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Fairfield County Foundation

Public charity
Foundations · LANCASTER, OH · EIN 34-1623983

About

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.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Foundations
Employees
6
Volunteers

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2022-12-31
Revenue
$6.0M
Expenses
$4.4M
Assets
$59.7M
Liabilities
$5.1M

Financial history

$7.7M$3.9M$0
16171819202122
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2022: $6.0M · Peak FY2019: $7.7M · Avg: $6.0M

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
Grants Given
$683K
FAIRFIELD COUNTY FOUNDATION
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Address

162 E Main ST
Lancaster, OH, 43130-371

Governance

Voting board members15
Independent members15
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %4.0%
Permanent endowment %66.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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