Community Funds

Founded in 1952, we have contributed over $2,000,000 and countless hours of service to Lancaster community projects like Longs Park, Kids Kamp, Conestoga View Christmas party, and more. Our major fundraiser, the Longs Park Chicken BBQ, is our primary revenue source. This fund is intended to support the operational expenses of The Seftoma Club of Lancaster and support our annual fundraising efforts with a long-term revenue source.

The Clare House Endowment Fund will be used to provide the resources necessary to continue shelter programs and services for homeless women and children in Lancaster County.

In memory of Coach Lenward “Wood” McMillan Jr., this fund was established to benefit William Penn Senior High School in York each year with the “Out of the Woods Award”. To continue with his legacy, two students from William Penn can earn a $1000 award each year.

This fund supports Compass Mark in developing valuable skills in children and adults: decision-making, communication, critical thinking, problem solving and more. Compass Mark meets people at any mark on their compass and guides them to where they need to be.

Honoring Rita Smith-Wade-El’s legacy of tireless advocacy on behalf of the African American community, this fund exists to support the creation and advancement of arts and education focused on people of African descent.

The Drops of Hope fund carries on the legacy of an unborn child by providing memorial plaques and other meaningful “drops of hope” to families.

This fund assists economically disadvantaged individuals to attend technical schools and to start and/or grow businesses. 

This fund provides a stable source of long-term funding to ensure the library is able to fulfill its mission to provide free access to information, education, technology, services, and entertainment to facilitate an informed society.

This fund will provide for innovative learning within the Elizabethtown school community with emphasis on, but not limited to, promoting literacy while impacting student learning and enhancing the overall educational experience of the students. The learning initiatives should be proposed by teachers and should help to advance the excellence of the school district’s instructional program with the incorporation of technology, creativity or hands-on involvement.

Recognizing the resiliency, tenacity and talent within Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Immigrant communities; and understanding the deep inequities both in community and within philanthropy; Xavier Garcia-Molina created the Equity Fund and Equity Council in partnership with the Lancaster County Community Foundation. 

This fund provides perpetual support for the mission and ministry of First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, PA.

This fund is to support the world-class Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania as a museum and an educational resource for the public. Support includes research, preservation of artifacts, education, interpretation and development of the museum staff and site operations.

Established in recognition of the Fulton’s 150+ years of services as our community’s artistic home, the Fulton Theatre Fund helps to maintain and preserve this National Historic Landmark Theatre. Fund contributions ensure that the Fulton continues to serve as our community’s meeting place and annually benefit more than 130,000 individuals who look to the theatre as a source of entertainment, education and enrichment

This fund provides the opportunity for individuals to contribute legacy gifts to Meals on Wheels of Lancaster in order to ensure the long-term sustainability of the program, as well as funds to help underwrite the cost of food for those who cannot afford to pay for the service.

This fund supports causes in the local community and beyond that are meaningful to Steve Geisenberger and Christine Sable.

This fund was established to advance educational opportunities and to support music, arts, and culture in celebration of the life of Georgie M. Delemos.