Community Funds
The Community Foundation gives you a way to put your passions into action. We connect you to a wide spectrum of local community benefit organizations and help you make a long-term impact on the issues that matter to you. Learn more about Forever Lancaster, browse our community funds below, or get inspired by local stories of giving.


This donor advised fund is meant to provide a vehicle for Nathaniel Rosado to make consistent charitable donations year after year to the causes he is passionate about.

New Holland Area Historical Society
To collect, organize and preserve information and historical materials that provide insight to understanding the life and times of the New Holland area, and to share this with others.

New Holland Band Foundation Fund
This fund is used for preserving live music performances by the New Holland Band. The funds will be used to supplement or pay the cost of live music concerts for the cultural and educational benefit of our community.

This fund is for the general operational support of the North Museum of Natural History & Science. The North Museum is a resource to the community, preserving and protecting over 360,000 objects and artifacts that focus on the natural heritage of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Occupational Development Center Fund
This fund supports the Occupational Developmental Center, which provides high-quality and cost-effective nonprofit vocational training and employment opportunities for Lancaster County adults with developmental disabilities.

Parish Resource Center Church Renewal Initiative
The proceeds of this fund will be used to support programs that encourage innovation in the Lancaster church community.

Patrick Kenney, Jr. Memorial Education Fund
Supporting projects to encourage better Human Relations in Lancaster County.

Pennsylvania Farm Link Endowment Fund
This fund supports the charitable and educational purposes of the PA Farm Link, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the mission of creating farming opportunities for the next generation.

Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
This fund provides ongoing support and stability toward educational and arts enrichment programming. The Guild’s Three Tier Craft Education program features ongoing workshops and other opportunities for emerging artists, established professionals and the craft collector or enthusiast who loves and supports their fine work.

This fund helps to sustain Philhaven’s ability to provide behavioral healthcare resources in the communities it serves. These resources include services to clients who cannot otherwise afford them, prevention and educational resources for clients and the general public, start-up funds for new initiatives, and staffing or materials that add value to current services and resources.

Polite Family Community Association
Your support helps mentor, coach, and foster community service and education for generations.

Reimagining Our Community (ROC) Giving Circle
The Reimagining Our Community (ROC) Giving Circle is a way for the community to support BIPOC small business resources through collective philanthropy.

Reparations Action Fund for Tomorrow
History In 2023, Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster established the Reparations Action Fund for Tomorrow (RAFFT) to address systemic inequities experienced by descendants of enslaved Africans. Understanding generations of racial injustice have resulted from chattel slavery and Jim Crow segregation, other congregations of all faith traditions and individuals are invited to contribute a portion of […]

Residents of Moravian Manor Communities Education Award
The Residents of Moravian Manor Communities Education Award was established to provide an annual award to a graduating senior from Warwick High School.

Rick Frankhouser Scholarship for Music and/or Linguistics
This scholarship is in memory of Rick Frankhouser and his love of music and linguistics as universal forms of communication.

Robert “Bob” Derr Memorial Scholarship Fund
This fund honors Bob Derr and his legacy of coaching and teaching at Warwick for 49 years.

Rotary Club of Lancaster Centennial Fund
The Rotary Centennial Fund is to encourage endowment giving from Rotary members, Rotary families and the community. Funds will be used by the Rotary Club of Lancaster Foundation to support community programs in the City of Lancaster, School District of Lancaster and surrounding communities.


