LGBTQ+ Giving Circle Fund
The LGBTQ+ Giving Circle was created thanks to the leadership of local community volunteers. Their leadership helped put together an Advisory Committee, which will guide the overall vision of the Giving Circle. The individuals on the committee will reflect diversity in: career/vocation, age, race, gender identities and sexualities within the LGBTQ communities, ally-identifying, and lived experiences.
The LGBTQ+ Giving Circle concept started as conversations with community members as a way to encourage collective philanthropy that is invested prudently to provide grant opportunities to Lancaster-based community benefit organizations. Ultimately, the grants from this Giving Circle will support projects that celebrate LGBTQ+ Lancastrians and make positive impacts in their lives in Lancaster County. In order to provide coordination and oversight, the advisory committee will oversee the LGBTQ+ Giving Circle and ensure a consistent and equitable approach to the activities, fundraising, and grantmaking of the Circle.
In Memoriam
The LGBTQ+ Giving Circle honors the memory of Terry Lee Bigler, a founding contributor to this fund. Through his vital work and contributions, Terry was a beloved role-model and builder of a more vibrant, inclusive Lancaster County. His lifelong leadership and philanthropic legacy lives on in each affirming project supported through this fund.
Read Terry Lee Bigler’s Obituary
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Connect
Donate
You can donate by check, credit card, stock donation, IRA distributions, and more. Contact Clinton Bublitz at the Community Foundation if you have any questions.
Impact
Grants
This giving circle provides grants to CBOs working to raise visibility and address the needs of LGBTQ+ communities within Lancaster County.
