Lancaster, Pennsylvania · EIN 256773373. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $6.8M across 296 grants in 2024, a median of $2K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543169349100944. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 296 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water Street Rescue Mission | PA | $1,200,000 | SUPPORT COMMUNITY OVERCOMING POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS |
| 2 | Lancaster Conservancy | PA | $851,000 | SUPPORT PRESERVATION OF NATURAL LANDS IN LANCASTER AND YORK COUNTIES, PA |
| 3 | Children Deserve a Chance Foundation | PA | $250,000 | SUPPORT YOUTH EDUCATION |
| 4 | Lancaster County Christian School | PA | $250,000 | FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOL MUSICAL |
| 5 | Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center | PA | $250,000 | SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND FAMILIES |
| 6 | Stone Ridge Foundation | VA | $250,000 | PROVIDE FUNDS FOR BUILDING KITCHEN AND COMMUNITY CENTER |
| 7 | Additional Miscellaneous Donations | PA | $247,267 | PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO EMPLOYEES EXPERIENCING HARDSHIP |
| 8 | Lancaster County Council of Churches | PA | $215,000 | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR NEEDY AND MARGINALIZED MEMBERS OF SOCIETY |
| 9 | Columbia Education Foundation | PA | $120,000 | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATION STRATEGIES |
| 10 | Boys & Girls Club | PA | $112,000 | HELP YOUNG PEOPLE REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL |
| 11 | Bethany Slavic Church | PA | $110,000 | SUPPORT MISSIONS EFFORTS IN FORMER SOVIET COUNTRIES |
| 12 | Conestoga Valley Education Foundation | PA | $110,000 | PROVIDE TO STAFF AND STUDENTS OF THE DISTRICT |
| 13 | Manheim Township Education Foundation | PA | $110,000 | SUPPORT YOUTH EDUCATION |
| 14 | Pequea Valley Education Foundation | PA | $110,000 | SUPPORT YOUTH EDUCATION |
| 15 | Warwick Education Foundation | PA | $110,000 | SUPPORT YOUTH EDUCATION |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 170 | $3.1M |
| 2021 | 203 | $5.3M |
| 2022 | 211 | $4.9M |
| 2023 | 276 | $6.9M |
| 2024 | 296 | $6.8M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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