Lancaster County Community Foundation
24 W King Street Suite 201, Lancaster, PA · IRS data through FY2024
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $23,951,452 | $19,489,916 | $163,998,631 |
| FY2023 | $20,208,618 | $16,083,356 | $149,777,793 |
| FY2022 | $16,848,863 | $17,131,820 | $132,739,620 |
| FY2021 | $104,729,352 | $21,613,512 | $153,848,489 |
| FY2020 | $19,491,842 | $19,577,966 | $72,299,137 |
| FY2019 | $19,909,236 | $16,957,237 | $67,000,290 |
| FY2018 | $26,648,775 | $16,783,193 | $57,618,112 |
| FY2017 | $21,047,169 | $15,271,954 | $54,353,260 |
| FY2016 | $10,544,514 | $12,493,289 | $50,048,470 |
| FY2015 | $22,106,910 | $10,165,935 | $50,435,401 |
| FY2014 | $14,687,435 | $8,217,115 | $42,041,139 |
| FY2013 | $7,529,081 | $7,474,599 | $36,032,783 |
| FY2012 | $4,963,588 | $5,144,180 | $34,020,066 |
| FY2011 | $4,140,354 | $3,588,932 | $32,064,989 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Lancaster County Community Foundation (EIN 20-0874857), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $16,249,306 | 68% |
| Program service revenue | $0 | 0% |
| Other revenue | $7,702,146 | 32% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $18,361,983 | 94% |
| Management & general | $767,843 | 4% |
| Fundraising | $360,090 | 2% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 68% of total revenue in FY2024.
- Program services accounted for 94% of functional expenses, management & general 4%, and fundraising 2%.
- 94% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2024. That is higher than 71.4% of 42 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in PA.
- Net assets covered about 101 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 38th percentile among 2818 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in PA.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.1% of 2871 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in PA.
- Total revenue rose from $4,140,354 in FY2011 to $23,951,452 in FY2024. Revenue increased in 9 and decreased in 4 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 4 of 14 reported years (FY2012, FY2016, FY2020, FY2022).
- The highest revenue on record here is $104,729,352 in FY2021.
- Net assets grew from $32,064,989 to $163,998,631 between FY2011 and FY2024.
- Contributions and grants made up 53% of revenue in FY2011 and 68% in FY2024.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
WE EMBOLDEN EXTRAORDINARY COMMUNITY BY INVESTING IN PEOPLE AND IDEAS THAT WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF LANCASTER COUNTY.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 2004 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | T31 — Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (in PA) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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