$18.4M in expenses

The lancaster county community foundation served lancaster county residents in 2024 by providing funds for community benefit organizations (not-for-profits) and programs through its "extragive" program, its discretionary impact strategies, and its overall "grantmaking" program. The community foundation awarded a total of $15.0 million in total grant dollars to community benefit organizations in 2024.approximately 56.7% of total grant dollars, or $8.5 million, were invested in the community through the "extragive," a one day online giving campaign aimed at boosting philanthropic giving in lancaster county. The program included community donations of $8.0 million with a stretch pool and prizes of over $526,000 from the community foundation and sponsors. 444 community benefit organizations received grant funding as a result of this program.approximately 10.2%, or $1,500,000, of total grant dollars (71 grants), enhanced by additional expenditures in non-grant allocations and expenses of $330,000, were invested in the community via the discretionary impact strategies. These include the "building bridges and "building equity" strategies that seek to enhance equity and inspire connection within our community, and the 100th anniversary strategy that focused on health and well being, creative expression, the next generation and our planet.approximately 33.3% or $5.0 million of total grant dollars were invested through its grantmaking program to community benefit organizations in the form of over 500 grants. Such grants were derived from donor advised funds, scholarship funds, field of interest funds, and designated funds.