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Emerald Foundation

The Emerald Foundation, the charitable arm of Emerald Asset Management, is located at 2120 Oregon Pike.

The Emerald Foundation focuses on bringing everyone together by Engaging the community and non-profit organizations in a way that will Enrich and Empower Everyone. The Emerald Foundation Community Campus hosts social, educational and recreational activities for the entire community. The E is also a hub for local and national non-profit organizations. The Emerald Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit

organization. It was founded in 1997 by Joe Besecker, Founder, Chairman, President and CEO of the parent company, Emerald Asset Management, headquartered in Leola, Pennsylvania. The Emerald Foundation contributes funding to worthy charitable nonprofit organizations, with an emphasis on supporting organizations that focus on youth, education and healthcare research.

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Emerald Foundation Community Campus 2120 Oregon Pike
Lancaster, PA
17601

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+17175607572

Website

http://Emeralde.org/

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Our Story

Our mission is to *engage* the community and nonprofit organizations in a way that will *enrich* and *empower* lives. *Everyone* is welcome at The E, our hub for nonprofits.

The Emerald Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 2010, which has historically contributed funding to worthy charitable, non-profit organizations that focus on education, youth, and healthcare research.

In an effort to impact the community in a much larger way, we have since purchased a 30,000-sq-ft building in Lancaster, PA, now referred to as The Emerald Community Campus (ECC) or the “E”. The building was a former community center and includes office space, gymnasium, café, ballroom, outdoor pool, tennis courts, soccer fields, and much more.

We have turned the building into a non-profit hub and community center. The Emerald Foundation is no longer simply distributing funds directly to non-profits, but now utilizing the “E” to help and support worthy non-profits within the building as well as establishing its own non-profit programming to address unmet community needs. Furthermore, by having many non-profits working together within the building, we are developing new ideas, and sharing space and resources which decreases our tenant’s overhead costs. Through this collaboration among so many non-profits in the community, we are establishing best practices and ultimately increasing the quality of services as well as program efficiency and effectiveness.

Organizational Services/Programming📷 inside the “E”

Non-Profit Rental subsidy:

We currently have the following 6 non-profit tenants that lease space in the “E” at well below market pricing.

· Big Brothers, Big Sisters (capital region)

· Parkinson’s Circle of Care Alliance and Rock Steady Boxing

· Girl Scouts in the heart of Pennsylvania

· T. Alexander Foundation

· Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy (KPETS)

· Merakey School for Autism and Emotional support (formerly NHS)

In addition, we rent our ballroom, kitchen, gym and meeting rooms to non-profits for very reduced rates. We have had more than 55 non-profit organizations rent space from us for fundraising events, board meetings, educational meetings, volunteer recruiting, mixers etc.

Emerald Foundations own non-profit programming addressing unmet needs in the community:

“Access to Opportunities” – after-school programming

Occupational Training - for young adults with intellectual disabilities

Utilize the building in collaboration with local schools to teach life skills such as cleaning, basic cooking, set up and tear down of events, mailings etc., to young adults with disabilities.

Quarterly Executive Director “Meet and Greet” and “Lunch and Learn” program

Focused on collaboration and sharing among executive directors of non-profits in the community.

Food Pantry for the community – “Autumn’s Pantry”: Servicing 25-35 families twice a month; Partnership with Youth Advocate Program and Lititz Christian school

The “E” Emerging Artist Series (Currently fine art with plans to expand to music and theater)

· Featuring monthly aspiring fine artist

· Host an exhibit event/ “meet and greet” the artist

The “E” speaker/forum/vendor series- examples include:

“Diversity in the Classroom”;Parkinson's symposium; Motivational speaker; Hope in the Addiction Epidemic; Drug prevention for Athletes; drug prevention (Collaboration with Caron); Vendor forums etc.