Shady Maple Foundation
East Earl, PA · EIN 20-0903361. Reported 265 grants totalling $1,744,000 to 87 recipients 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. Shady Maple 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 $5,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $26,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelations of Freedom Ministries | New Holland, PA | $104,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conestoga Christian School | Morgantown, PA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Welsh Mountain Home | New Holland, PA | $72,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crossnet Ministries | New Holland, PA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Linville Hill Christian School | Paradise, PA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Terre Hill Mennonite School | Terre Hill, PA | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Vocational Services | New Holland, PA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orphan Resources International | Newmanstown, PA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ywam - Orlando | Montverde, FL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Upward Call Counseling Services | New Holland, PA | $29,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for Global Oppurtunities | Ephrata, PA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jubilee Ministries | Lebanon, PA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Petra Church | New Holland, PA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Factory Ministries | Paradise, PA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Water Street Ministries | Lancaster, PA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Peacemaker Center | Downingtown, PA | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shalom Mennonite School | Terre Hill, PA | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Silver Springs Ministries | Holtwood, PA | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Agricultural Solutions | State College, PA | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tidings of Peace Christian School | York, PA | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Align Life Ministries | Lebanon, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blessings of Hope | Ephrata, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blue Ball Mennonite Church | Blue Ball, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Breakloose International | Rochester, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Breath of Life Ministries Internati | Lancaster, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Hebron | Halifax, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dynamis World Ministries | Lancaster, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ephrata Mennonite School | Ephrata, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fairview Christian School | Reading, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Faith Builders Educational Programs | Guys Mills, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Faith Friendship Ministries Inc | Mountville, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friendship Community | Lititz, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Green Meadow Farm | Leola, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heralds of Hope | Breezewood, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Joni and Friends Pa | Mountville, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lancaster Bible College | Lancaster, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Life Counseling Ministries | Conestoga, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mountain Spring Mennonite Church | East Earl, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Star Initiative | Lititz, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Open Hands | West Milton, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Restart Training Center Ministry | Strasburg, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sunny Crest Home Inc | Morgantown, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Support for Prison Ministries | Brownstown, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ten Million for Christ | East Earl, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tenfold | Lancaster, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Potter's House Ministries | Brownstown, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Way of Jesus Academy | Lancaster, PA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ywam - Madison | Madison, WI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Day Seven Ministries | Lititz, PA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Good Samaritan Services | Lancaster, PA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Africa Association of Bible Schools | New Holland, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bethany Christian Services | Lancaster, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bible Visuals International Inc | Akron, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cbm Ministries of S Central Pa - J | Greencastle, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christ's Home | Warminster, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Clinic for Special Children | Strasburg, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cobys Family Services | Leola, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eastgate House of Prayer Inc | Terre Hill, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ephrata Community Church | Ephrata, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fairmount Homes | Ephrata Township, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Global Disciples | Lancaster, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hospice & Community Care | Lancaster, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Open Door Project | Pine Grove, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Still Waters Counseling Ministries | Morgantown, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Voice of the Martyrs | Bartlesville, OK | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| We Care Program | Atmore, AL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Why Not You Ministries | Blossburg, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ywam - Lancaster | Ephrata, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camp Andrews | Holtwood, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chazak Rescue | Gap, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes-La | Manheim, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| God's Universal Services | Leola, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hinkletown Mennonite School | Ephrata, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lancaster County Christian School | Lancaster, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lebanon Rescue Mission | Labanon, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Onelife Instituition | Manheim, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| All-Nations Association of Bible Sc | New Holland, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Parentyouth Understandi | Elizabethtown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cornerstone Reproductive Health | Gap, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Inspire Love | Lancaster, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pathways Community Homeschool | Terre Hill, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pathways Community School | East Earl, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sustainable Development Solutions | State College, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Swan | Lyndell, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of the Nations - Ywam Ko | Kailuakona, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Life | Lewisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zoe International | Santa Clarita, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
74 of 87 (85%) 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 84%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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 134 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 | 68 | $446,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 68 | $451,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 64 | $431,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 65 | $416,000 | $5,000 |
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
94% 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 $5,000. 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 Shady Maple Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 129 Toddy Dr Po Box 157, East Earl, PA, 17519. 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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