The Lancaster Community Fund is a permanent unrestricted charitable endowment dedicated to serving the Lancaster area. 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.
~2007 Lancaster Fund Grant Recipients~
City of Lancaster - Night on the Square
Lancaster Association of Churches - Low Income Food Exchange
Lancaster EMS, Inc - Defibrillator Upgrade
Lancaster Fire Department - Pager Replacement
Lancaster School District - Opera for the Young - Mozart's "Magic Flute"
Southwest Opportunities Center, Inc - Work Floor Solutions
2007 Night on the Square Bob Hoffman awarding the EMS grant to Scott Reuter
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~
Tom Carroll
Brian Gardner
Jeff Gruetzmacher
Robert Hoffman
John McNamara
Ruth Rupnow
Robin Schacht
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.
For more information regarding a prospective gift to the Lancaster Community Fund please contact Dewey Christoph of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin at (608)319-2025 or toll free at (800)995-2379.
