The Lancaster County Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Passion Grants to support programming in a broad range of focus areas including human services, the environment, restoring historical structures, clean water, human rights/inclusion, the arts, preschool child development, and projects in Eastern Lancaster County.
Donor Name: Lancaster County Community Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
County: Lancaster County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/20/2022
Size of the Grant: $32,300
Details:
Focus Areas
- Human Services
- ADA F. HARR Fund – Provides home health or custodial care to people living in their homes who are affected by illness or disability in Lancaster County.
- Katherine K. Gaeth Fund – Funding for human service support that provides a direct benefit to clients, such as housing needs and home modifications, utilities, home care assistance, and food access.
- Eastern Lancaster County – Supports programs working with residents in Eastern Lancaster County, exclusively in the geographic regions of Conestoga Valley School District, Eastern Lancaster County School District, and Pequea Valley School District.
- Environment – Encourages environmental protection, conservation, and environmental education efforts.
- Preserve and protect the natural resources and environment of Lancaster County.
- Increase the awareness of the public of the need to manage and conserve natural resources and to protect the environment.
- Investigate, explore, study, and evaluate new, useful, and efficient methods, procedures, and technologies relating to resource conservation, waste management, and protection of the environment.
- Human Rights/Inclusion – Supports programs that fight hate and bigotry while seeking social justice for the most vulnerable members of Lancaster County, through internships, scholarships, workshops, and education.
- Visual Arts – Provides support to visual arts programs in Lancaster County, with a preference given for those that serve underrepresented or underserved groups in their community.
- Performing Arts – Supports performing arts programs in the Lancaster County community, with a preference given for those that serve underrepresented or underserved groups in their community.
- Infant, Toddler, and Pre-School Children – Supports programs that increase early childhood development for children from birth to age five.
Funding Information
- Human Services
- ADA F. HARR Fund – $32,300 available, grant range $10,000 – $32,300.
- Katherine K. Gaeth Fund – $24,200 available, grant range $10,000 – $24,200.
- Eastern Lancaster County – $28,900 available, grant range $10,000 – $28,900.
- Environment – $32,600 available, grant range $10,000 – $32,600.
- Human Rights/Inclusion – $15,000 available, grant range $7,500 – $15,000.
- Visual Arts – $15,000 available, grant range $7,500 – $15,000.
- Performing Arts- $28,600 available, grant range $10,000 – $28,600.
- Infant, Toddler, and Pre-School Children – $25,300 available, grant range $10,000 – $25,300.
Eligibility Criteria
- Provide your organizational Non-Discrimination Policymeeting all federal requirements as it applies to your type of organization
- Align with the Community Foundation’s Anti-Hate policy
- Serve Lancaster County residents without discrimination
- Current 501(c)(3) designation from the IRS
- Registered with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations unless otherwise exempt per the Institutions of Purely Public Charity Act
- Complete IRS Form 990 Annually
- Annual Audit or a financial review by an independent CPA within the last 12 months
- In good standing with all existing awards and contracts with the Lancaster County Community Foundation
For more information, visit Passion Grants.