The Baldwin Leadership Program is a unique grant opportunity that promotes personal growth, leadership development, and meaningful community connections.
Donor Name: Lancaster County Community Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
County: Lancaster County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/11/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The $5,000 grant award supports your personally designed project and participation in an 18-month series of workshops that foster self-reflection, bridge building, joyfulness, and more.
Grant Period
September 19, 2025 – September 19, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicant organization must:
- Serve Lancaster County residents without discrimination.
- Have current 501(c)(3) designation from the IRS.
- Be registered with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations unless otherwise exempt per the Institutions of Purely Public Charity Act.
- Complete IRS Form 990 annually.
- Have an annual audit or a financial review by an independent CPA within the last 12 months.
- Be in good standing with all existing awards and contracts with the Lancaster County Community Foundation.
- Provide organizational Non-Discrimination Policy meeting all federal requirements as it applies to your type of organization.
- Be aware of the Community Foundation’s Anti-Hate Policy.
Evaluation Criteria
Community grant reviewers will use the following questions to evaluate and score applications:
- Project Goals – To what extent does the applicant write about their personal and leadership goals, including examples on how the Baldwin Leadership Program will help meet their goals in detail?
- Project Activities & Impact – To what extent does the response describe specific activities leading the applicant to meet their personal and leadership goals, and include a detailed description of how their idea might impact the community?
- Commitment & Readiness – Does the applicant describe reasons why they are ready for the Baldwin Leadership Program, and how they intend to meet the time commitment requirements in detail?
- An Experience – Does the applicant offer, in detail, one example of an experience when they felt out of their comfort zone, describing what they learned about themselves and one take away from that experience?
For more information, visit LCCF.
