Recent Grants

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YCCF takes very seriously the responsibility of stewarding community funds entrusted to our care by the extraordinary generosity of York County donors. Volunteers and staff vet every grant proposal to strive for the best possible community outcomes. Below is a list of the grants that were awarded in the past year through YCCF’s discretionary funds.

Fund for York County, Education and Workforce:

$9,526 to York Fresh Food Farms for Get York Hands Dirty
$5,000 to Steam Into History for Steam Into Summer
$10,000 to Children’s Home of York for Children’s Home of York – Bridges Program
$140,000 to Communities In Schools of Pennsylvania to support York City School District
$20,000 to Communities In Schools of Pennsylvania to support salaries of Site Coordinators in York City School District. This is Year 1/3
$8,360 to Leg Up Farm, Inc. for Using Music Interventions to Support Speech and Occupational Gains in Special Needs Students
$10,000 to MANTEC for the What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? Student Video Contest
$7,400 to YMCA of York and York County for an Aquaponics Feasibility Study
$4,500 to York College of Pennsylvania for YCP Hacks 2017
$9,965 to CASA for Bilingual Workforce and Economic Empowerment Program
$8,000 to Susquehanna SCORE for the New Business Hot List

Fund for York County, Downtown and Neighborhood Revitalization:

$5,000 to Application Trail Conservancy for a Feasibility Study for the South Mountain Trolley Greenway Rail-Trail
$17,000 to the City of York for Messaging Campaign for Gavin Advertising to develop communications plan educating community/stakeholders about city’s fiscal crisis
$60,000 to Downtown Inc for Tracking and Advancing the Revitalization of Downtown York
$30,000 to Salem Square Community Association, Inc. to support the Elm Street Program
$57,000 to the City of York for the City of York’s Gun Violence Intervention Initiative

Fund for York County, Timely Opportunities:

$5,000 to Salvation Army for Early Learning Center Reading Program
$2,250 to YWCA York for Funding New Donors training session
$2,821 to Centro Hispano Jose Hernandez to cover cost of sending generators/equipment to Puerto Rico
$2,500 to 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania for the 2017 Commonwealth Awards
$1,000 to City of York to sponsor awards for State of the City Event
$500 to City of York for Diversity Dinner Legacy Sponsor
$3,500 to Communities In Schools of Pennsylvania for Pastries with Santa event
$5,000 to Philanthropic Endeavors for Dialogue through Art
$1,000 to SOFM, Inc. for the 2017 International & Culture Festival EXPO
$3,500 to Leadership York for Future Leaders of York program Year 2 funding
$3,000 to YWCA York for 2017 Leadership Summit: Dialogue on Race
$500 to YWCA York for Justice Sponsor Race Against Racism
$5,000 to Council on Foundations for Sponsorship 2017 Pennsylvania Foundations Public Policy Conference
$5,000 to Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center for Community Defense Program
$297 to City of York for Parks Conservancy Event
$2,500 to Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations for PANO Program Sponsorship
$2,500 to Leave A Legacy York for program support
$2,500 to United Way of York County for Major Sponsor of the Building the Future Leaders of York County Conference

FIELD OF INTEREST
Agriculture:

$30,000 to Farm & Natural Lands Trust of York County for the Priority Land Preservation Program

Codorus:

$20,000 to York County Rail Trail Authority for Completing Northern Extension of Heritage Rail Trail: Rt. 30 to N George Street
$10,000 to Red Lion Borough for Red Lion Borough Stormwater Plan
$10,000 to York Township for Queenswood Improvements

Energy:

$2,040 to County of York for Act 129-New LED Flood Fixtures Retrofit Project
$1,316 to Dallastown Area School District for Act 129 Project
$5,000 to Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12 for Act 129 Project
$550 to Red Lion Municipal Authority for Act 129-LED Lighting Upgrade
$1,026 to WellSpan Health for Act 129-Lighting Maintenance
$304 to WellSpan Health for Act 129-Project Lighting Maintenance
$2,369 to WellSpan Health for Act 129-Parking Lights
$5,000 to YMCA of York and York County for Act 129-LED Project
$5,000 to WellSpan Health for Act 129-Lighting Maintenance
$5,000 to County of York for Act 129-Data Server Upgrades

EMBRACING AGING:

$4,500 to York College of Pennsylvania for the Aging Hackathon
$5,000 to Albright Care Services for Senior Life Trail and Nature Park
$3,220 to Creative York for Connecting Creativity to Memories: Clay Art Activities for Seniors
$9,000 to Downtown Inc for North Duke Street Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility Improvement Project
$5,000 to First United Methodist Church of Hanover for Young at Heart
$2,384 to Jewish Community Center of York for Stable Steps Case Study
$10,000 to rabbittransit for Driver to Rider Program
$5,000 to Steam Into History for Books, Box Cars and Bayonets
$4,500 to Susquehanna Folk Music Society for Celebrating the Wisdom of the Elders Through Storytelling
$2,320 to The Well Family Life Center for Slice of Life
$9,730 to WellSpan Health for Falls Free York County
$6,425 to Windy Hill Senior Center, Inc. for Intergenerational iPad Training for Older Adults
$10,000 to YMCA of York and York County for Diabetes Awareness and Education Campaign
$10,000 to Cloverfield Kingston House for Health, Wellness and Fitness
$42,682 to Servants, Inc. for Home Helps Program: To Support FT Project Manager
$6,000 to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Penn State-OLLI for the Founders Fundraiser Partnership
$2,625 to Northeastern Area Social Service Center of York County, Inc. for Creative Aging, a Program of stARTSomething, Arts in Education

WOMEN’S GIVING CIRCLE

$200 to City of York for Honorarium to City of York for Hosting WGC Luncheon
$200 to Jewish Community Center of York for Honorarium
$25,000 to Communities In Schools of Pennsylvania for CIS Program/City of York School District

YORK FEDERAL FELLOWS

$4,880 to The Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education for Professional Development
$4,840 to Katallasso Inc. for Professional Development
$5,000 to Appell Center for the Performing Arts for Professional Development
$5,000 to Child Care Consultants, Inc. for Professional Development
$5,000 to Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center for Professional Development
$3,760 to WellSpan Health for Professional Development
$4,840 to York Area Development Corporation for Professional Development
$5,000 to York County Children’s Advocacy Center for Professional Development

OTHER

$914 to Downtown Inc for Maintenance of the Planters in Downtown York City
$4,400 to Downtown Inc to Support Costs for Downtown Mulching and Replace/Operation of Gum Machine
$4,950 to YMCA of York and York County for Diabetes Awareness and Education Campaign
$5,150 to WellSpan Health for Parkinson’s Exercise Class Continuation and Expansion
$5,331 to York Town Craft Guild for General Support
$500 to York College of Pennsylvania for Hackathon Implementation
$5,000 to Philanthropic Endeavors for Dialogue through Art
$2,000 to Cultural Alliance of for Animating Democracy Workshop
$6,500 to Crispus Attucks Association to Hire a Consultant to Determine Level of Engagement/Future of Goodridge House
$1,700 to Family First Health for Nurse-Family Partnership – Certified Lactation Educator Counselors
$15,000 to Downtown Inc to Cover the Costs of July 4th Fireworks Display at PeoplesBank Stadium in Downtown York