Kinsley Foundation
Seven Valleys, PA · EIN 23-2870170. Reported 319 grants totalling $9,808,528 to 168 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. Kinsley 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 $8,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $1,000,000. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York College of Pa | York, PA | $1,351,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ladew Gardens- Outright Gift Commitment | Monkton, MD | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| York County Industrial Development Authority | York, PA | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lifepath Christian Ministries | York, PA | $502,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Penn-Mar Foundation | Freeland, MD | $447,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $420,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ladew Topiary Gardens | Monkton, MD | $360,740 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| York County History Center | York, PA | $312,058 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Wellspan York Health Foundation | York, PA | $250,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fair Hill Foundation | Elkton, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| York Country Day School | York, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| York County Libraries | York, PA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| York Development Industrial Authority | York, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Appell Center Annual Gift | York, PA | $193,050 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of York | York, PA | $176,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shining Stars Therapeutic Ministries | Gettysburg, PA | $166,666 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| York Catholic High School | York, PA | $165,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| First Fruits | Red Lion, PA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Fruits Farm | Red Lion, PA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Holderness School | Plymouth, NH | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pappus House | York, PA | $109,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bell Socialization Sewrvices | York, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Connections | York, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Partnership for Economic Development of York Co | York, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| York Art Association Inc | York, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Riding Stables | Gettysburg, PA | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| YMCA of York | York, PA | $81,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hospice and Community Care | York, PA | $66,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Byrnes Health Education Ctr in Memory of Gary Gilbert | York, PA | $60,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Farm & Natural Lands Trust | York, PA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA | York, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crispus Attucks | York, PA | $50,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Adams County Historical Society | Gettysburg, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Appell Center | York, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Crispus Attucks Association | York, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cultural Alliance York County | York, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Misericorida Nursing and Rehab Center | York, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Papus House | York, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Equiteam Support Services | Dallastown, PA | $46,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| New Birth of Freedom BSA | Mechanicsburg, PA | $40,077 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Junior Acheivement | York, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Pa National Horse Show Foundation | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Red Cross of Central Pa Annual Donation | Harrisburg, PA | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| York City Parks Conservancy | York, PA | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| York County Community Fdn | York, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross - York Chptr | York, PA | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ladew Gardens Patron Circle Membership | Monkton, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Weeconnect Early Learning Center | York, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of the Roses | York, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hoffman Homes for Youth | Littlestown, PA | $29,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| County of York | York, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wellspring for Life Farm | Monkton, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| YWCA - Hanover | York, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gettysburg Foundation | Gettysburg, MD | $22,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harford Land Trust | Churchville, MD | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Byrnes Health Education Ctr | York, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Brynes Health Education Center | York, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Hope Ministries | Dillsburg, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Penn National Horse Show | New Cumberland, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Red Cross of Central Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| YMCA - Spring Grove Project | Spring Grove, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Peace Promise | Mechanicsburg, PA | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| House of Hope York County | Jacobus, PA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Margaret Moul Home | York, PA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | York, PA | $15,900 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hdc Midatlantic | Lancaster, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Central Railway of York | New Freedom, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northern Central Railway York | New Freedom, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leg Up Farm | Mt Wolf, PA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Program for Female Offenders York City Police Outdoor Eating | York, PA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| York County Parks | York, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spiritrust Lutheran Fdn Benevolent Care Fund | York, PA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Birth of Freedom Council Boy Scouts of America | Mechanicsburg, PA | $10,374 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eichelberger Performing Arts | Hanover, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girls on the Run Mid State Pa | Enola, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Goodwill Fire Company #1 | Germansville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Greenlight Operation | Leymoyne, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Associatio | Wrightsville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Misericordia Nursing and Rehab | York, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Maryland Horse Industry MD Horse Library Ed Center | Annapolis, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Watershed Alliance of York | York, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| White Rose Leadership Institute | York, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| York Day Nursery | York, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Women's Care Center | York, PA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Sparrow Place | Glen Rock, PA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York County Food Bank Inc Donation for Iron Chef | York, PA | $8,400 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Positive Energy Art Foundation | York, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Susquehanna Score | York, PA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| York Literacy Institute | York, PA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase | Elkton, MD | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Susquehanna | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Church of the Brethem Child Development Center | Newnan, GA | $5,379 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bethany Christian Services of Pa | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Buchanan Valley Fire Department | Orrtanna, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creative York | York, PA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ladew Gardens Cottage Garden Restoration | Monkton, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parliament Arts Organization | York, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pink Power | Hanover, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Spiritrust Lutheran Fdn | York, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| York County Literacy Council | York, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ronny Maher Memorial | Monkton, MD | $4,484 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leadership York | York, PA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Land Preservation Trust | Timonium, MD | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| York Opiod Collaborative | York, PA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lancaster County Cconservancy | Lancaster, PA | $2,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Better York | York, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cornerstone Youth Home Childrens Aid Society Service Project | York, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dreamwrights Center for Comm Arts | York, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Olivia's House | York, PA | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Variety the Childrens Charity | Worcester, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York County Bar Foundation | York, PA | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dallastown Area Scholarship Committee | Dallastown, PA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Keystone Kidspace | York, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Area Boy Scout Council | Baltimore, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Daef | Dallastown, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Off the Streets | Lancaster, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase Foundation | Elkton, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Virginia Point to Point Foundation | Upperville, VA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Village Library | Jacobus, PA | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gettysburg Riding Club Inc | Gettysburg, PA | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Village Library | Jacobus, PA | $1,100 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Beyond the Wire | Owings Mills, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of York County Regional Mounted Police | York, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic School Donation | York, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope | Stewartstown, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maryland Agricultural Council | Monrovia, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Manor Conservancy Inc | Monkton, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| York Academy Regional Charter School | York, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| York Township | Dallastown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christ Lutheran Church | York, PA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Garden Club of York | York, PA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Martin Library | York, PA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York County Rail Trail Authority | Seven Valleys, PA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | York, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Women's Club of York | York, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Counseling Services Addison County | Middlebury, VT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Easter Seals Central Pa | York, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gift of Life Donor Orgnisation Memory of Brenda Vervake | Boca Raton, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jacobus Lions Club Foundation | Jacobus, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| NAMI York County | York, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness | York, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Preservation Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York County SPCA | York, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| York Polar Beaers | York, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 4 Chaplains Memorial of York County | York, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimers Foundation of America in Memory of George Lepley SR | Chicago, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | Lancaster, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Art Alliance of Central Pa | Lemont, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Central Pa Horse Rescue | Lewisberry, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Espohageal Cancer Action Network | Newman, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| First Presbyterian Church Memory of Natalie Lobach Pucillo | York, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gideon's Bible International | Hanover, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| John Hopkins (kimmel Cancer Center) | Balitmore, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pleasant Grove Um Church | York Haven, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salem Lutheran Church | Baltimore, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sey Co Nursery School | Stewartstown, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Suicide Prevention of York | Dallastown, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sun Coast Hospice in Memory of Jodi Geiger | Clearwater, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Berks County | Reading, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York Fresh Food Farms | York, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| York County Honors Choir | York, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coudersport Volunteer Ambulance Associat | Coudersport, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coudersport Volunteer Fire Dep | Coudersport, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Four Diamonds- Mini Thon Co Cyhs | York, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Arc of York County | York, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Daily Bread in Honor of Deacon Stephen Pichler | York, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
70 of 168 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 59%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 117 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | $1,332,641 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 65 | $2,789,149 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 60 | $1,568,303 | $5,750 |
| 2024 | 68 | $1,681,508 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 69 | $2,436,927 | $10,000 |
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
74% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $8,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 Kinsley Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 6259 Reynolds Mill Road, Seven Valleys, PA, 17630. 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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