Alexander and Jane Boyd Ta Foundation
Buffalo, NY · EIN 23-2251378. Reported 314 grants totalling $12.0M to 137 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Alexander and Jane Boyd Ta Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $190,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Dauphin School District | Harrisburg, PA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Stephen's School | Harrisburg, PA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Nativity School of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Downtown Daily Bread | Harrisburg, PA | $380,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bethesda Mission | Harrisburg, PA | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Penn State Harrisburg | Middletown, PA | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bishop Mcdevitt High School | Harrisburg, PA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Pa Food Bank | Harrisburg, PA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hereditary Disease Foundation | New York, NY | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trinity High School | Camp Hill, PA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Allison Hill Community Ministry | Harrisburg, PA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA Camp Curtin | Harrisburg, PA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christian Churches United | Harrisburg, PA | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Harrisburg Academy | Lemoyne, PA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lebanon Valley College | Annville, PA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Catherine Laboure Parish School | Harrisbug, PA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Villanova University Co Mr Stephen Grourke | Villanova, PA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Covenant Community Corporation | Harrisburg, PA | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Susquehanna Township Penbrook Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $190,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harrisburg Catholic Elementary | Harrisburg, PA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Manada Conservancy Inc | Hummelstown, PA | $165,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historical Society of Dauphin Cou N | Harrisburg, PA | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Penn State College of Medicine | Hershey, PA | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hamilton Health Center | Harrisburg, PA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College | Harrisburg, PA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Saint Margaret Mary School | Harrisburg, PA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| State Street Academy | Bay City, MI | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beacon Clinic for Health & Hope Co Ms Mary Jensik | Harrisburg, PA | $137,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Living Well Institute | Hershey, PA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Penn State Mindy Sue Nese Scholarship | University Park, PA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Veterans Outreach of Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Breaking the Chainz | Harrisburg, PA | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Art Association of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Messiah University | Mechanicsburg, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Susquehanna Township School District | Harrisburg, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Hill School | Pottstown, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Veterans Outreach of Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Woodberry Forest School | Woodberry Forest, VA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA Greater Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lower Paxton Township Colonial Park Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Francis of Assisi | Harrisburg, PA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brethren Housing Association | Harrisburg, PA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick | Harrisburg, PA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Contact Helpline | Harrisburg, PA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Check-Up Center Co Ms Linda Hengst | Harrisburg, PA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown, PA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hood College | Frederick, MD | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Paxton Ministries | Harrisburg, PA | $77,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harrisburg University | Harrisburg, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of the Capital Region | Enola, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christian Churches United of the Tri-County Area (help Ministries) | Harrisburg, PA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christian Recovery Aftercare Ministry | Harrisburg, PA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colonial Park Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Linglestown Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Midwest Food Bank Pa | Middletown, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Paxtonia Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Penbrook Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Progress Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rutherford Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Swatara Township | Harrisburg, PA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Captial Region | Harrisburg, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Susquehanna Township School District Baseball Boosters | Harrisburg, PA | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Susquehanna Towship School District | Harrisburg, PA | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capital Region Literacy Council | Lemoyne, PA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Pennsylvania Food Bank | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fair Housing Council | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hamilton Health Center Co Ms Jeannine D Peterson | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Messiah College | Mechanicsburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Messiah College Co Mr Greg Gearhart | Mechanicsburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art | Millersburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pinnaclehealth Foundation | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Margaret Mary School | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| State Street Academy of Music | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upmc | Lititz, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YWCA Greater Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make-a-Wish | Pittsburgh, PA | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| AMIRACLE4SURE Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beacon Clinic for Health and Hope Co Ms Mary Jensik | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Penn College Fdn | Summerdale, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christ Lutheran Church Health Ministries | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dauphin County Library System | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Home for the Friendless | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Ms Central Pa Research | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vickie's Angel Foundation | New Cumberland, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tri-City Opport Indus Center Inc | Grove City, PA | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bates College | Lewiston, ME | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Capital Region | Harrisburg, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Paxtang Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rescue Fire Company 37 | Harrisburg, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Francis Assisi Soup Kitchen | Harrisburg, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Susquehanna Township Rescue Fire Co | Harrisburg, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hospice of Central Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Antioch Tabernacle Co Ms Crystal Adams | Harrisburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pitt | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Scouts in the Heart of Pa | Harriburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Penn College Foundation | Summerdale, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christ Lutheran Church Health Ministerties | Harrisburg, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christ Lutheran Church | Harrisburg, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fountain Community Outreach | Fountain Hill, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Whitaker Center | Harrisburg, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Pa Youth Ballet | Carlisle, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gaudenzia (delta Community Program) | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gaudenzia Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midwest Food Bank-Pennsylvania | Middletown, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Susquehanna Township Ems Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arc of Dauphin and Lebanon Counties | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capital Area School for the Arts | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capital Area Schools for the Arts | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Captial Region Literacy Council | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Pa Friend of Jazz | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fountain Gate Church | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospice of Central Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Keystone Human Services | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Theatre Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wildheart Ministries | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Pa Friends of Jazz | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colonial Park Fire Co | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities in Schools of Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet | Carlisle, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harrisburg Area Riverboat Society | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Linglestown Fire Co | Lower Paxton Townshi, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Civil War Museum | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennbook Fire Co | Penbrook, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Progress Fire Co | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rescue Fire Co | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rutherford Fire Co | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Susquehanna Are Museum | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Susquehanna Art Museum | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trevorton Heritage Society | Trevorton, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gettysburg Foundation | Gettysburg, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Susquehanna Township High School | Harrisburg, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge of Hope | Lancaster, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
80 of 137 (58%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 70%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 120 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | $2,680,500 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 76 | $3,171,000 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 82 | $3,078,500 | $30,000 |
| 2024 | 81 | $3,113,000 | $30,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 93% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Alexander and Jane Boyd Ta Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1504, Buffalo, NY, 14240. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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