Category: News

On June 13, 2013, Bryan Tate, Vice President of Philanthropy at the Community Foundation, testified before a joint hearing of the Pennsylvania Senate and House Urban Affairs Committees Future of Pennsylvania Cities Large and Small. His remarks follow.  Thank you Chairman Argall, Chairman Gillespie, Members of the Senate Committee on Urban Affairs & Housing, and Members […]

Op-Ed to the York Daily Record, July 2, 2013: YorkCounts and York County Community Foundation compliment the Chief Recovery Officer and the School District Recovery Advisory Committee for their diligence in evaluating options for the School District of the City of York. After months of research and evaluation, the Community Foundation submitted a report in […]

YorIt received so many great ideas for its 2013 Social Venture Challenge that the growing organization of young philanthropists decided to select two organizations to receive funding totaling $26,500. A Social Venture Challenge grant of $20,000 was awarded to CoWork 155, a co-working office site and community gathering place in the heart of downtown York […]

York County Community Foundation received a $1 million bequest from the Estate of John T. Smith, a local philanthropist and icon in the farming community. Mr. Smith, who died in July 2012, was an advocate for the agricultural community and a staunch supporter of student scholarships for agricultural studies. Mr. Smith’s bequest supports the Community […]

We’re very excited to announce our newest class of York Federal Fellows! The group of four went through a grueling application and interview process to earn a self-directed program of professional and personal growth that will take them from Minneapolis to Boston to Nashville. 2013 York Federal Fellows: Joan Mummert, York County Heritage Trust; Trent Davis, Servants […]

The Community Foundation launched its Professional Advisor Recognition Society at an event at The Yorktowne Hotel this morning. Thirteen local attorneys, financial planners, and tax planners were inducted in the Society to recognize them and thank them for their efforts in promoting charitable giving with their clients through the Community Foundation. Pictured are (top from […]

The Beautiful York Committee of York County Community Foundation has been hard at work with architects Murphy & Dittenhafer to Reclaim Continental Square. Check out some of the exciting ideas that came from those and public meetings! The goals of the project are to establish a destination and emphasize the town square; unify the space […]

The Community Foundation has received the largest ever gift to the Fund for York County! The $2.25 M gift to the Foundation’s most flexible fund for driving community improvement came from the estates of Roland and Lillian Whitmire. The Whitmires’ attorney, Jon Countess, guided them through the charitable giving process in helping them to create […]

The latest YorkCounts Indicators Report is available! Check it out online: there are some new and exciting possibilities offered by YorkCounts’ revised website. The Indicators Report presents current trends and provides insight into the quality of life in York County. YorkCounts is an initiative of York County Community Foundation.

The YorkCounts policing study has been completed and is available for review. YorkCounts, an initiative of York County Community Foundation, and the City of York contracted with the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) in 2011 to conduct the study, which was funded by private contributions and with a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community […]