Kinsley Foundation
Seven Valleys, PA · EIN 23-2870170. Reported 250 grants totalling $7,371,601 to 135 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. 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 $5,000. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ladew Topiary Gardens | Monkton, MD | $360,740 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Penn-Mar Foundation | Freeland, MD | $322,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| York County History Center | York, PA | $262,058 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wellspan York Health Foundation | York, PA | $250,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fair Hill Foundation | Elkton, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Appell Center Annual Gift | York, PA | $193,050 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| York Catholic High School | York, PA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| York County Libraries | York, PA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Fruits | Red Lion, PA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holderness School | Plymouth, NH | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bell Socialization Sewrvices | York, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pappus House | York, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Partnership for Economic Development of York Co | York, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| York Art Association Inc | York, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Riding Stables | Gettysburg, PA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shining Stars Therapeutic Ministries | Gettysburg, PA | $83,333 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of York | York, PA | $76,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of York | York, PA | $61,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Community Connections | York, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Misericorida Nursing and Rehab Center | York, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Papus House | York, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hospice and Community Care | York, PA | $41,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adams County Historical Society | Gettysburg, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cultural Alliance York County | York, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Red Cross of Central Pa Annual Donation | Harrisburg, PA | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| York County Community Fdn | York, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross - York Chptr | York, PA | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Equiteam Support Services | Dallastown, PA | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Acheivement | York, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pa National Horse Show Foundation | Harrisburg, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Weeconnect Early Learning Center | York, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Birth of Freedom BSA | Mechanicsburg, PA | $29,462 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| York City Parks Conservancy | York, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gettysburg Foundation | Gettysburg, MD | $22,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brynes Health Education Center | York, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Penn National Horse Show | New Cumberland, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of the Roses | York, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hoffman Homes for Youth | Littlestown, PA | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Margaret Moul Home | York, PA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harford Land Trust | Churchville, MD | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hdc Midatlantic | Lancaster, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Central Railway York | New Freedom, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wellspring for Life Farm | Monkton, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leg Up Farm | Mt Wolf, PA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| York County Parks | York, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spiritrust Lutheran Fdn Benevolent Care Fund | York, PA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | York, PA | $10,900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| House of Hope York County | Jacobus, PA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Birth of Freedom Council Boy Scouts of America | Mechanicsburg, PA | $10,374 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Peace Promise | Mechanicsburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Maryland Horse Industry MD Horse Library Ed Center | Annapolis, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| White Rose Leadership Institute | York, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| York Day Nursery | York, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sparrow Place | Glen Rock, PA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Susquehanna Score | York, PA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Women's Care Center | York, PA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase | Elkton, MD | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| York County Food Bank Inc Donation for Iron Chef | York, PA | $6,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Susquehanna | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Buchanan Valley Fire Department | Orrtanna, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creative York | York, PA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parliament Arts Organization | York, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Lifepath Christian Ministries | York, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Program for Female Offenders York City Police Outdoor Eating | York, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Variety the Childrens Charity | Worcester, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York Literacy Institute | York, 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 |
| Olivia's House | York, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Area Boy Scout Council | Baltimore, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| Beyond the Wire | Owings Mills, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Daef | Dallastown, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Central Pa Horse Rescue | Lewisberry, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christ Lutheran Church | York, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Presbyterian Church Memory of Natalie Lobach Pucillo | York, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| John Hopkins (kimmel Cancer Center) | Balitmore, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pleasant Grove Um Church | York Haven, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 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 |
| Friends of the Village Library | Jacobus, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 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 |
59 of 135 (44%) 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 60%, 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 96 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
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 |
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. 68% 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 $5,000. 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 Kinsley 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: 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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