Category: Funds

(York, PA, April 7, 2026) The York County Community Foundation (YCCF) is excited to announce the first-round of its 2026 grant awards totaling $626,242 to thirty-four nonprofit organizations across York County that are driving meaningful, lasting change. Through strategic investments in housing, health, education, workforce development, environmental stewardship, and community connection, these grants reflect YCCF’s […]

When it comes to raising children, the old adage, It takes a village, remains true to this day. As for teaching children, early childhood education experts agree that the child’s village can help lay the foundation for a lifetime of learning. For York City children, that foundation is growing stronger thanks to the York City […]

This July, my family gathered to celebrate what would have been my sister, Michele’s, 48th birthday. Together, we laughed at the many memories of her ditzy sayings, shared stories about her mischievous childhood, and recounted her antics as a top-notch prankster. We smiled at how she made countless women feel beautiful, both inside and out […]

Michele McKinney works as the Finance and Payroll Specialist at YCCF and is a long-time supporter of the York County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (YCSPCA). After a staff visit, Michele fondly remembered the day her family welcomed Gracie Mae into their home. “We would randomly stop in to see which dogs […]

We are pleased to announce the 17 new funds created in 2022: Agency Funds: DreamWrights Center for Community Arts Flexible Fund Gretchen Wolf Swartz Scholarship Fund, Inc. Flexible Fund Susquehanna Heritage Corporation Flex Fund York Academy Foundation Endowment Fund Designated Funds: Dale “Sid” Trump Memorial Scholarship Fund Edmund and Esther Miller Scholarship Fund James V. […]

York, PA —Mabel L. Slifer was the type of woman who cared about the less fortunate, making regular gifts to organizations like the Salvation Army and Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). Before Mabel passed in 2017, she developed a specially crafted estate plan that placed her entire residuary estate in the hands […]