The Lancaster Community Fund is a permanent unrestricted charitable endowment dedicated to serving the Lancaster community. The Fund is comprised of donations made by all types of people, both current and former residents who feel the need to give something back to the community of Lancaster. Donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by the law.
~2009 Lancaster Fund Grant Recipients~
Family Connections of SW WI - Books
Grant County Fair Association - Awards
City of Lancaster - Night on the Square, Summer Program Scholarships
Lancaster Association of Churches - Low Income Food Exchange
Lancaster EMS, Inc - Media Center
Lancaster Fire Department - Pager Replacement
Lancaster School District - Opera for the Young
Southwest Opportunities Center, Inc - Dining Room Chairs
The Fund provides means for individuals, organizations and businesses to support their charitable interests through funds that focus on special interests such as the elderly, historic preservation, the arts, the environment, and education.
The fund works through grants determined by an eight member advisory board that reviews prospective applicants that meet all requirements such as being a non-profit organization, encouraging community growth, and serving the community of Lancaster.
~Lancaster Advisory Board~
Brian Gardner
Jeff Gruetzmacher
Ken Klaas
John McNamara
Shari Zentz
Tom Sheehan
There are many ways to give to the Lancaster Community fund: cash, appreciated stock, real estate and property, life insurance, charitable bequests - donations large and small are graciously accepted and appreciated. Click here to make an online donation.New!
For more information regarding a prospective gift to the Lancaster Community Fund please contact Sue Conley, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin at (608)758-0883 or toll free at (800)995-2379.
