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Council authorizes Lebanon Area Foundation pass-through fund for parks donations
Summary
The council approved an agreement with the Lebanon Area Foundation to create a pass-through fund for gifts to the Lebanon Parks Department, allowing donors to give through the foundation and the parks department to absorb modest administrative fees.
The City Council approved an agreement with the Lebanon Area Foundation to create a pass‑through fund to accept gifts and contributions for the Lebanon Parks Department (Council Bill 68‑64, Ordinance 7106).
City staff said the arrangement is intended to make it easier for donors to give and to attract grants or gifts that might prefer to work with a community foundation rather than write a check directly to the city. The foundation’s administrative fee was described by a councilor as typically “about 2%,” and staff said the parks department would absorb those fees if a gift is received.
Councilors noted that past gifts have included smaller donations such as a $750 park bench; the pass‑through fund is meant to provide a ready mechanism for larger or recurring philanthropic support. The council approved the ordinance on first and second reading.
