$2.2M in expenses

Grant-making the foundation operates a diverse grants program organized into eight funding areas: animal welfare, arts & humanities, community improvement & economic development, conservation & environment, education, health & fitness, human needs, and religion & faith. Altogether, 211 nonprofits providing charitable services in our community were supported in 2024.a significant portion of grants are awarded for capacity-building, which is defined as any activity that increases the nonprofit's operational, programmatic, financial, or organizational maturity. Foundation donors with donor advised funds have also embraced the concept of capacity-building grant-making. In 2024, 41 capacity-building grants ranging from $1,000 to $100,000 and totaling $659,400 were issued. Financial process improvement, communications, and data management are funding priorities, but grants are also issued for facility improvements, program expansion and technology. Grants totaling $213,552 were awarded to local first responder organizations that included police & fire departments, EMS and swat teams. Post-secondary scholarships of $134,000 were awarded to local students furthering their education. Additionally, just over $213,000 was awarded to local students enrolled in private k-12 schools who demonstrated financial need.

$2.0M in expenses

Community leadership the foundation works to identify and address community issues and opportunities and also serves as a leader and convener. For years we have hosted free educational sessions for local nonprofits on a variety of topics impacting the sector. While we had been pleased with the results of those sessions, we knew that a more comprehensive educational program was needed. In response, we developed the community pillars program which provides in-depth educational sessions on six broad topics: mission, strategy & evaluation; governance & leadership; legal compliance & ethics; finance & operations; fundraising & resource development; and public awareness & advocacy. The pillars program was modeled after an accreditation tool of the pennsylvania association of nonprofit organizations, a leading authority on nonprofit governance and management. The pillars program convened its second annual class in the fall of 2024 with a 25% increase in enrollment over last year. Launched in 2023, WCCF hosts the community snapshot website which serves as a community needs assessment tool for both charities and donors. Information gleaned from our research, focus groups and annual survey is continuously accessible to all community members. On community snapshot, nonprofits have the ability to specify their individual needs which is a component unique to our website. The result is a centralized location to learn about broad community needs, as well as the specific needs of local nonprofits providing valuable services in our community. Our donors have quickly embraced this tool and have directed more than $100,000 in grants from donor advised funds to needs identified on the community snapshot website. Annually, the foundation hosts a giving event, WCCF gives, which is conducted over several months. Community giving begins on june 1 with check contributions and concludes on a designated day in september when credit card contributions are also accepted from 8 a.m. To 8 p.m. Via a dedicated website. The WCCF does not charge any fees to charities or donors to participate in WCCF gives and annually secures a bonus pool to encourage giving. Cumulatively, over $13,750,000 in grants has been issued through WCCF gives.

$58K in expenses

Donor services the foundation accepts and administers a diversity of gift and fund types to meet the varied philanthropic objectives of our donors and the needs of washington county. We work to educate and engage donors in identifying and addressing community issues and grant-making opportunities. As detailed above, we created the community snapshot website, which serves to educate donors about community needs. Donors may also learn about local charities through our primary website, which features a searchable database of more than 100 registered 501(c)(3) local charities providing services in washington county.