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Fairfield County Foundation

Grantmaking foundation in Lancaster, Ohio · EIN 34-1623983

Total giving
$4.2MTax year 2024
Total assets
$76MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2024Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

BUILDING A LEGACY THROUGH PHILANTHROPY AND STEWARDSHIP TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY. THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY FOUNDATION HAS HELPED DONORS CREATE LASTING CHARITABLE LEGACIES THAT CARRY ON THEIR NAMES, THEIR VALUES AND THEIR PRIORITIES. WITHIN THE FOUNDATION ARE MORE THAN 300 INDIVIDUAL CHARITABLE FUNDS, EACH CREATED BY DONORS TO ADDRESS THOSE LOCAL CAUSES THEY ARE MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT. FOUNDATION GRANTS SUPPORT THE ARTS, CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROJECTS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ACADEMICS AND MUCH MORE. FROM SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DESERVING FAIRFIELD COUNTY YOUTH AND EQUIPMENT TO KEEP PEOPLE FIT AND HEALTHY, TO IMPROVEMENTS TO GREEN SPACES THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTY AND GRANTS TO FEED THE HUNGRY, THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY FOUNDATION TOUCHES EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY IN SOME WAY.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$1.8M2020
$2.3M2021
$3M2022
$2.6M2023
$4.2M2024

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Fairfield County Foundation$350K2022
True Vision Christian Community$160K2022
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio$140K2022
Fairfield Community Health Center$120K2022
Family Y of Lancaster and Fairfield$60K2022

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.fairfieldcountyfoundation.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2024. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.