Powder Mill Foundation
York, PA · EIN 23-7751589. Reported 383 grants totalling $26.3M to 199 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. Powder Mill 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 $10,000 and $55,000; the smallest was $150 and the largest $3,000,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communty Connections for Children | York, PA | $3,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Partnership for Economic Development (ycea) | York, PA | $1,669,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| York College of Pennsylvania | York, PA | $1,518,852 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crispis Attucks Association | Lancaster, PA | $1,250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yorktowne Hotel | York, PA | $1,039,736 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Harrisburg University | Harrisburg, PA | $1,017,533 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| York County History Center | York, PA | $880,002 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of York County | York, PA | $816,871 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Downtown Inc | York, PA | $773,315 | 15 | 4 | 2024 |
| Parliament Art Organization | York, PA | $644,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cultural Alliance of York County | York, PA | $630,258 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| York County Rail Trail Authority | Seven Valleys, PA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Central Railway of York | New Freedom, PA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Susquehanna National Heritage | Wrightsville, PA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York Country Day | York, PA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York County Community Foundation | York, PA | $493,990 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of the Roses | York, PA | $271,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Hope Ministries | York, PA | $259,526 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Appell Center for Performing Arts | York, PA | $246,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Susquehanna National Heritage Area | Wrightsville, PA | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| YWCA of York County | York, PA | $233,545 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Accountability for Life | York, PA | $222,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bell Socialization Services Inc | York, PA | $213,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania College of Art and Design | Lancaster, PA | $210,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Aid Society | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | York, PA | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Servants | Red Lion, PA | $169,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| York Jewish Community Center (jcc) | York, PA | $165,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Braided River Collective | York, PA | $160,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Horn Farm | York, PA | $156,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Logosworks | York, PA | $151,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Progress Council | York, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Postive Energy Dance | York, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York City Parks Conservancy | York, PA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Farm and Natural Lands Trust | York, PA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lower Susqhehanna River | Wrightsville, PA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rainbow Rose Center | York, PA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City of York | York, PA | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Keystone Kidspace | York, PA | $111,070 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dreamwrights Youth & Family Center | York, PA | $110,919 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Main Street York | York, PA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family First Health | York, PA | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hospice and Community Care | York, PA | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Leadership York | York, PA | $104,200 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| House of Hope | Jacobus, PA | $103,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| York County | York, PA | $102,737 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| York County SPCA | York, PA | $102,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Belmont Theatre | York, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hanover YMCA | Hanover, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope | Stewartstown, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lancaster Conservancy | Lancaster, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pappus House | York, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Penn State York | York, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Saca | Lancaster, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| York County Day School | York, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| York County Food Bank | York, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| York Habitat for Humanity | York, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| York Tec Centro | York, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| York County Youth Development Center | York, PA | $96,765 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| White Rose Leadership | York, PA | $92,788 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lifepath Christian Ministries | York, PA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pa & MD Railroad Preservation Society | Airville, PA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| York Art Association | York, PA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Give Local York | York, PA | $88,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater York Dance | York, PA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Keystone Human Services | Harrisburg, PA | $84,553 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Creative York | York, PA | $81,320 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pedal for Peace | York, PA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Child Care Consultants | York, PA | $78,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eichelberger Performing Arts Center | Hanover, PA | $77,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools | Harrisburg, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Weeconnect Early Learning Center | York, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| York Day Early Learning Center | York, PA | $74,558 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Summitt Grove Camp & Conference Center | New Freedom, PA | $67,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clearview Terrace | Hanover, PA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Miss Bobbis Place | York, PA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Olivias House | York, PA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood-Keystone | Warminster, PA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shine Music Foundation | York, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| York Day Nursery | York, PA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| York County Planning Commission | York, PA | $57,375 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run Mid State Pa | Williamsport, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Keystone Oral Histories | York, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| York Symphony Orchestra | York, PA | $53,865 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Employers Education Foundation | York, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pa | Camp Hill, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Life Changing Pathways | York, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mantec | York, PA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Margaret Moul Home | York, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Positive Energy Arts Foundation | York, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prodigy Spectrum Management | York, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upmc Pinnacle Foundation | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Veterans Helping Hands | York, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York Area Development Corporation | Dillsburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| York Fresh Food Farms | York, PA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Thinkers of York | York, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association | Philadelphia, PA | $49,603 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Parliament Arts Organization | York, PA | $48,120 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Groto Community Center | York, PA | $46,606 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| York County Honor's Choir | York, PA | $46,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Arc of York County | York, PA | $45,548 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Home of York | York, PA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | York, PA | $43,605 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leg Up Farms | Mt Wolf, PA | $43,519 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| York County Literacy Council | York, PA | $42,997 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends and Neighbors of Pa | York, PA | $42,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ajb Foundation | Harrisburg, PA | $42,266 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| York Academy Regional Charter School | York, PA | $41,325 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northern York County Police | Dover, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Laugh and Learn Early Dev Center | York, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York Childrens Advocacy | York, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Penncares- Hanover | Hanover, PA | $33,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Morris Arboretum | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Pauls Lutheran Church | York, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stick and Move Boxing | York, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Summit Grove Camp and Conf Center | New Freedom, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Program | York, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| York Builders Association | York, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Life of York County | York, PA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| BRO2GO | Harrisburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Capital Area Girls on the Run | Lemoyne, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Harvest Food Pantry | York, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chldrens Home of York | Yorkana, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends & Neighbors of Pennsylvania | York, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Family Services of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of South Central Pa | York, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Justice House of Hope | York, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Latinos Unidos | York, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Life for Mothers and Children | Glen Rock, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Preservation Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Visioncorp | Lancaster, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| York Fringe | York, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Health Council of Central Pa | Camp Hill, PA | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Life for Girls | Dover, PA | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| York Xl | York, PA | $23,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| York County Bar Associationfoundation | York, PA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Downtown Inc (central Market Lighting) | York, PA | $22,386 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Main Street Hanover | Hanover, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maragaret Moul Home | York, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation | Camp Hill, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Whiterose Pickelball Association | York, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lyric Band of Hanover | Hanover, PA | $19,266 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| York County Agriculture Society | York, PA | $18,371 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crispus Attucks Association | York, PA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Garden Club of York | York, PA | $17,350 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bethany Christian Services | York, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chasing Rainbows | Dallastown, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Her House | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lancer's Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps | York, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sports Advisory Group LLC | New Market, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Typical Life Corporation | York, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Glen Hope Care Farm | Felton, PA | $14,995 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Score | York, PA | $14,140 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| York City Police Department | York, PA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Salvaging Creativity | York, PA | $10,702 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Birth of Freedom Councilboy Scouts | York, PA | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Reach | Red Lion, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Stewartstown Railroad Inc | Stewartstown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Golden Communities Foundation | West Chester Township, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Alliance of Mental Illness-York | York, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spring Grove Historical Society | Spring Grove, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stick N Move Boxing | York, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Program for Female Offenders of S Central Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Turning Point Counseling and Advocacy Center | York, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wellpan Vna and Hospice | York, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| York Benevolant Association | York, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York St Patricks Day Parade | York, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York Youth Symphony Orchestra | York, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| York Childrens Advocacy Center | York, PA | $9,850 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple Beth Israel | York, PA | $9,760 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Movement of York Inc | York, PA | $9,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Well the | York, PA | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rotary Club of York | York, PA | $9,217 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tafe | York, PA | $8,440 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Normandie Ridge | York, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Womens Care Center | York, PA | $6,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of York | York, PA | $6,640 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lebanon Cemetery | York, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pink Power | York, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Union Lutheran Church | York, PA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dillsburg Arts and Revitilization Council | Dillsburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historic Prospect Hills Cemetery Foundation | York, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper | Wrightsville, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Panther Foundation | York, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Preservation Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York City | York, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| York County Village Association | York, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York Professional Baseball Club | York, PA | $4,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| God's Meal Barrel | Hanover, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| York Professional Baseball Baseball Club | York, PA | $3,432 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Four Chaplains Fund | York, PA | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eastern York Recreation Authority | Wrightsville, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Lebanon Cemetery | York, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Better York | York, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St John Episcopal Church | York, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Watershed Alliance | York, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bonham House | York, PA | $1,476 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Susquehanna Score | York, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Garden Conservatory | York, PA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
88 of 199 (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 48%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- United Way of York County
BUILDING AT 138 E MARKET STREET - YWCA of York County
PLEDGE PAYMENTS AND SUPPORTS - Salvation Army
BUILDING RENOVATIONS, RED KETTLE PROGRAM, AND PLEDGE PAYMENT - Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
FEASABILITY STUDY & PLEDGE PAYMENT - Cultural Alliance of York County
STRATEGIC PLAN AND MARKETING - Belmont Theatre
MAIN STAGE LIGHTING, RIGGING AND ELECTRICAL
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 173 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | $2,752,750 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 91 | $5,201,714 | $23,750 |
| 2023 | 113 | $6,979,684 | $30,000 |
| 2024 | 87 | $11.4M | $20,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Powder Mill Foundation has 41 of them, worth $14.7M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| York College of Pennsylvania | York, PA | $6,523,424 |
| Yorktowne Hotel | York, PA | $1,000,000 |
| York County History Center | York, PA | $800,000 |
| Appell Center for Performing Arts | York, PA | $800,000 |
| Children's Aid Society | New York, NY | $550,000 |
| Lancaster Conservancy | Lancaster, PA | $400,000 |
| York County Day School | York, PA | $400,000 |
| YMCA of the Roses | York, PA | $320,000 |
| Bell Socialization Services Inc | York, PA | $300,000 |
| Partnership for Economic Development (ycea) | York, PA | $294,000 |
| Partnership for Economic Development (ycea) | York, PA | $250,000 |
| Logosworks | York, PA | $213,782 |
| Hanover YMCA | Hanover, PA | $200,000 |
| York Habitat for Humanity | York, PA | $200,000 |
| Farm and Natural Lands Trust | York, PA | $200,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% 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 Powder Mill 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: 140 E Market Street Po Box 2026, York, PA, 17405. 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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