Funding Amount

US $2,500 - US $25,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • Serve Lancaster County residents without discrimination.

Geography

  • In Lancaster County to enhance visibility and support
  • Within Lancaster County

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • Provide organizational Non-Discrimination Policy meeting all federal requirements as it applies to your type of organization (FAQs).
  • Be aware of the Community Foundation’s Anti-Hate policy.

Overview

The LGBTQ+ Giving Circle Grant aims to empower community-based organizations (CBOs) in Lancaster County to enhance visibility and support for LGBTQ+ communities. Priority is given to initiatives addressing the needs of the most vulnerable groups affected by systemic injustices, including racism, homophobia, and transphobia. Eligible organizations must serve residents without discrimination and hold a current 501(c)(3) designation. This grant fosters inclusivity and addresses pressing social issues within the local LGBTQ+ community.

The LGBTQ+ Giving Circle will provide grants to CBOs working to raise visibility and address the needs of LGBTQ+ communities within Lancaster County.
Priority will be given to proposals that center the most vulnerable LGBTQ+ communities and provide support for those most affected by systemic injustices such as racism, homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny.

Eligibility

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.harity Act.Provide organizational Non-Discrimination Policy meeting all federal requirements as it applies to your type of organization (FAQs).Be aware of the Community Foundation’s Anti-Hate policy.

What Lancaster County Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
373
Total given
$14.75M
Median grant
$19K
Range
$5,020–$1.05M
  • By dollars: Pennsylvania 98%, New York <1%, Utah <1%. Top recipient cities: Lancaster, PA; Lititz, PA; Elizabethtown, PA.
  • 95% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Example grants

  • Dayspring Christian Academy · Mountville, PA

    Donor recommended grants from donor advised funds for general operating support and…

    $1.05M

  • Lancaster County Conservancy · Lancaster, PA

    General operating support and donor recommended grants from donor advised funds for…

    $542K

  • Water Street Ministries · Lancaster, PA

    General operating support and donor recommended grants from donor advised funds for…

    $393K

  • Moravian Manor · Lititz, PA

    General operating support

    $333K

  • YWCA Lancaster · Lancaster, PA

    General operating support, race against racism, women of achievement event, poetry…

    $317K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • LGBTQ
  • Nonprofits
  • Social justice

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