Community Foundation Activates More Than $1 Million to Celebrate its 100th Anniversary
One Year to Change the Next 100
In 2024, to celebrate its 100th year, the Lancaster County Community Foundation activated a total of $1,146,000 from the community’s endowment to support local organizations, students, and communities.
Through once-in-a-century grant awards, special scholarships, partnerships with regional business chambers, and engaging public events, the Community Foundation invited residents to imagine ideas that would unleash opportunities to create a more vibrant, resilient, and inclusive shared future. 
“The Community Foundation knows that Lancaster County is full of changemakers who care deeply about the future of our shared community. It is inspiring to learn about and support so many bold new projects,” said CEO Sam Bressi.
Throughout the year, the Community Foundation invested more than $1 million in four future-focused categories, including: Creative Expression, Well-Being & Vibrancy, Next Generation, and Our Planet. Explore each award program and its recipients:
Creative Expression
The arts and innovation are an important part of a thriving culture and healthy economy. Learn how the community’s endowment invested in creative endeavors across the county—and how you can be a part of it.
Well-Being & Vibrancy
For our community to reach its full potential, we need to be physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy. Learn more about the path ahead, and how the community’s endowment is helping organizations get us there.
Next Generation
Caring for and elevating our community’s children and young adults impacts us all. Find out how these awards invested in the next generation.
Our Planet
Lancaster County’s farmland, green spaces, and waterways face unique environmental challenges. Find out how we worked to support local ecosystems by supporting local projects.
Scholarships
The Community Foundation catalyzed the future of promising scholars who will move Lancaster County forward for the next 100 years with special scholarships. Eight scholarships, each worth $2,500, were awarded to students pursuing an education in the four Shaping Tomorrow future-focused areas.
Community Boost Awards
The Community Foundation offered local chambers of commerce and business organizations an opportunity to boost their forward-focused initiatives. These unique Boost Awards of up to $5,000 each were designed to spark future shaping strategies and projects in local communities throughout the county.
