The Grimm Foundation
Waymart, PA · EIN 38-7194349. Reported 468 grants totalling $1,182,854 to 278 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$340median grant
$1,182,854granted, 2021-2024
278organizations funded
48%of grantees funded again the next year
$2,176,025assets, latest filing
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. The Grimm 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $340. Half of everything it gave fell between $100 and $1,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $106,700. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 278 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Freedom | Carbondale, PA | $244,225 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Path Now | Houston, TX | $197,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Waymart Church | Waymart, PA | $114,050 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wayne Memorial Health Foundation | Honesdale, PA | $100,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Operation Military Lift LLC Ser B | Atlantic Beach, FL | $72,449 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Commonwealth Foundation | Harrisburg, PA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Racing With Jesus Ministries | Tolland, CT | $52,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jdseam Giving LLC Ser B | Jacksonville Beach, FL | $49,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jdseam Giving LLC Ser B | Spring, TX | $22,950 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Pastors Network | Elverson, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Flag | Colleyville, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wayne County Public Library | Honesdale, PA | $12,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grace Ridge Church | Honesdale, PA | $10,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Freedom Foundation | Olympia, WA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Keystone Mission | Scranton, PA | $8,450 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Waymart Volunteer Fire Company | Waymart, PA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nepa Youth for Christ | Scranton, PA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Community Academy | St Paul, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Second Cape May Baptist Church | Marmora, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Neighborhood Center | Scranton, PA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wayne County Community Foundation | Honesdale, PA | $4,950 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Calvary United Methodist Church | Waymart, PA | $4,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army Ladore Conference Center | Waymart, PA | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Canaan Bible Chapel | Lake Ariel, PA | $4,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trehab Center | Montrose, PA | $4,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bethel Woods | Liberty, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peckville Assembly of God | Blakely, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Clinton Baptist Church | Lake Ariel, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spruce Lake | Canadensis, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Canaan Christian Academy | Lake Ariel, PA | $3,850 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope Ministries Inc | Kenoza Lake, NY | $3,515 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scranton Cultural Center | Scranton, PA | $2,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Legacy of Rudy Schemitz Scholar Fun | White Mills, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nep Sno Trails | Scott Twp, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvanians for Human Life | Scranton, PA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carbondale YMCA | Carbondale, PA | $2,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Francis of Assisi Kitchen | Scranton, PA | $2,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Josephs Center Foundation | Dunmore, PA | $2,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wayne County Historical Society | Honesdale, PA | $2,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Option Women's Center | Scranton, PA | $2,035 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuar | White Mills, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Endless Mountain Health Systems | Montrose, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Human Resources Center | Honesdale, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pensacola Christian College | Pensacola, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Triboro Christian Academy | Old Forge, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Troopers Helping Troopers Fndn | Harrisburg, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Methodist Homes Foundation | Binghamton, NY | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Victory Junction | Randleman, NC | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wrgn Radio | Hunlock Creek, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dessin Animal Shelter | Honesdale, PA | $1,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospice of the Sacred Heart | Dunmore, PA | $1,550 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Church | Waymart, PA | $1,550 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bianca's K-9 Haven | Jermyn, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Olive Branch Mennonite Missions | Denver, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteers of America | Wilkesbarre, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,425 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bible Centered Ministies Int'l | Lancaster, PA | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | Honesdale, PA | $1,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospice | Honesdale, PA | $1,150 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship | Honesdale, PA | $1,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Highlights Foundation | Honesdale, PA | $1,080 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Agency for Comm Empowerment Nepa | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anne Virbitsky Thomas Benefit | Honesdale, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Pike Community Foundation | Milford, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Little Creek Foundation | Lake Ariel, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| M C Birmelin Youth Athlete Mem Fd | Honesdale, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Missionary Retreat Fellowship | Jefferson Twp, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| NAMI Scranton & Northeast Pa | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nativitymiguel School of Scranton | Dunmore, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bianca Beck Memorial Found | Honesdale, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Travis Canfield Memorial Fund | Honesdale, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Lacka & Wayne Co | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wayne-Pike Child Evanfellowship | Honesdale, PA | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beach Lake Free Methodist Church | Beach Lake, PA | $900 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $850 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bethany United Methodist Church | Bethany, PA | $800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pkd Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aldenville Baptist Church | Prompton, PA | $700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cold Spring Chapel | Pleasant Mount, PA | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wayne County YMCA | Honesdale, PA | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Agrace Foundation | Madison, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Allied Services Hospice | Scranton, PA | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ally Strong | Honesdale, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aly's Treasured Heart the Dime Bank | Hawley, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association | Harrisburg, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anita Thompson | Waymart, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Benefit 4 Gin's Tavern | Fectoryville, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central United Methodist Church | Honesdale, PA | $500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colony of Mercy | Lenoir, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Pres Church Facilities Minist | Danville, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Monticello, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| For Pete's Sake Cancer Respite Foun | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friendship Fire & Hose Co | Elizabethtown, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Pike Comm Foundation | Milford, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Griffin Pond Animal Shelter | South Abington Twp, PA | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat Humanity Wayne County Pa | Honesdale, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Help Hope Live 2 Radnor Corporate Center | Radnor, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| It Takes a Village | Tyler Hill, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marie D John T Howe Mem Scholarship | Dunmore, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marywood University | Scranton, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mercy House | Santa Ana, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milford Bible Church Bene Fund | Milford, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pittston American Legion Post 477 | Pittston, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safer Streets Tamaqua's Little Feet | Tamaqua, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seeds | Honesdale, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seven Loaves Soup Kitchen Inc | Tunkhannock, PA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Bianca Beck Memorial Foundation | Honesdale, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nissi Project | Pensacola, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Wyoming Valley Nurses Pantry | Wilkesbarre, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Watkins Glen Motor Racingimrrc | Watkins Glen, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waymart Area Historical Society | Waymart, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wayne County Food Pantry | Honesdale, PA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Word of Life | Schroon Lake, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth for Christ | Scranton, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pleasant Mount Public Library | Pleasant Mount, PA | $450 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bethany Presbyterian Church | Bethany, PA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shriner's Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Joseph's Center | Scranton, PA | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Oklahoma City, OK | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Joseph Marello Parish | Pittston, PA | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crosspoint Bible Church | Honesdale, PA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| First Baptist Church-Hollisterville | Moscow, PA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St John the Evangelist Church | Honesdale, PA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Love for Life | Newtown, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| America's Keswick Addictionrecovery | Whiting, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aspergerautism Network | Watertown, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bethany Public Library | Bethany, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brian M Sheare Memorial Fund | Clifford Twp, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cdd of Pike County Ltd | Milford, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cjr Memorial Foundation | Hawley, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cooperative Christian Ministry | Concord, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Pres Church Building Fund | Smithfield, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hawley Public Library | Hawley, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Honesdale Lions Club | Beach Lake, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Festival | Honesdale, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hricak Mcandrew American Legion | Archbald, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Como United Methodist Church | Lakewood, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mem Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pine Level Volunteer Fire Dep't | Selma, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Retts Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Settlers Cares Foundation | Hawley, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Severn Church | Gloucester, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shine After-School Program | Tamaqua, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St John's Eucharistic Chapel | Honesdale, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Susan Olszewski Stone Hon Endow | Montrose, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Zipper Function Project | Hawley, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vip | Honesdale, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Waymart Mennonite School | Waymart, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wayne-Pike Shriners Club | Waymart, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ascension Parish | Forest City, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Billy's New Hope Barn Inc | Honesdale, PA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Buckingham Baptist Church | Starlight, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Calkins Union Cemetery Association | Milanville, PA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Damascus Township Ambulance | Tyler Hill, PA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Delaware Valley Raptor Center | Milford, PA | $200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Honesdale Hose Co No 1 | Honesdale, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mike's Masters | Carbondale, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northern Wayne Fire Company | Lakewood, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prompton Fire Department | Prompton, PA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Dominic's Academy | Honesdale, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St John the Evangelist Parish | Honesdale, PA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Katharine Drexel Altar & Rosary | Forest City, PA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Umw Calvary United Methodist Church | Waymart, PA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Victims Intervention Program | Honesdale, PA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wayne County Children & Youth Svcs | Honesdale, PA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wayne Woodlands Manor | Waymart, PA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Damacus Manor United Meth Church | Damascus, PA | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alert Hook & Ladder Fire Company 2 | Honesdale, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Allied Services Skilled Nursing | Scranton, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Altamahaw Baptist Church | Elon, NC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Amedisys Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amyloidosis Foundation | Clarkston, MI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Appalachian Trail Conservatory | Harpers Ferry, WV | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arlene Robbins Shaw Scholarship Fnd | Beach Lake, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Astrazeneca Hope Lodge of Acs-Phila | Cheltenham, PA | $100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beach Lake Fire Co | Beach Lake, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Benedictine Sisters | Clyde, MO | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bethany Village Memorial Garden | Bethany, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Birchardville Baptist Church | Montrose, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys Town | Boys Town, NE | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Browndale Fire Company | Forest City, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Calkins Baptist Church | Milanville, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camp Ramah in the Poconos | Lakewood, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carbondale Historical Society | Carbondale, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Advocacy Center of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clinton Center Baptist Church | Waymart, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clinton Center Cemetery Association | Irvington, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clyde F Barker Transplant House | Philadelphia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | Honesdale, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cortez Community Church | Jefferson Township, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cross Road Assembly of God | Elmhurst, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| D&h Canal Historical Society | High Falls, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dalton Methodist Church | Dalton, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dementia Society of America | Doylestown, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Disabled American Veterans | Wilkes Barre, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dyberry Day Camp | Honesdale, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Equinunk United Methodist Church | Equinunk, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Congregational Church-Harford | Harford, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Forest City Ems | Forest City, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Wayne County Library | Honesdale, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gait Equine Assisted Services | Milford, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ghp Holiday Lighting Fund | Honesdale, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goodwill Industries of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grace Church of Bethlehem | Bethlehem, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grace Episcopal Church | Honesdale, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grace Lutehran Church | Hop Bottom, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hamlin Assembly of God | Lake Ariel, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harford Fair | New Milford, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hawley United Methodist Church | Hawley, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillside Cemetery | Damascus, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Honesdale Biddy Basketball Assoc | Honesdale, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Honesdale Community Pantry | Honesdale, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Howell Family Funeral Home | Waymart, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lackawanna County CASA | Scranton, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lake Ariel Fire Company | Lake Ariel, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lccc Veteran Military Scholarship Luzerne County Comm College | Schnecksville, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation the Cooper Center | Triangle, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meals on Wheels of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Medical Oncology Assoc Pres Fund | Kingston, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Melanoma Research Foundation | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Multiple Systems Atrophy Coalition | Mclean, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nat'l Assoc of Prolife Nursing | Cameron, LA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nebzydoskiwhite Scholarship Fund | Lake Ariel, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Jackson United Meth Church | Jackson, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northeast Search & Rescue | Stroudsburg, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northersters Barbershop Chorus C/O C Kreider | Hawley, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pa Fox & Coyote Hunters Assoc Inc | Bangor, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Penn Parks & Forests Foundation | Camp Hill, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Personal Home Healthcare & Hospice | Blakely, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pleasant Mount United Mthdst Church | Pleasant Mount, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prompton Borough Park Fund | Prompton, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Robby's College Fund | Eynon, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seelyville Volunteer Fire Company | Honesdale, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Simpson Industrial Redevelopment Co | Simpson, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Smith Hill United Methodist Church | Honesdale, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Canaan Bible Protestcemetery C/O a Vansickle | Lake Ariel, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St John Vianney Parish | Scott Twp, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St John's Episcopal Church | Hamlin, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St John's Lutheran Church | Honesdale, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Michael's Orthodox Church | Jermyn, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Paul United Methodist Church | Oxon Hill, MD | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Rose of Lima Parish | Carbondale, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Thomas More Church | Lake Ariel, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Tikhon's Monastery | Waymart, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tabernacle Bible Church | Honesdale, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
86 of 278 (31%) 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.
Plus 57 grants to individuals totalling $84,500 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.
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.
- Camp Freedom
SUPPORT-MILITARY/FIRST RESPONDERS - Waymart Church
SUPPORT LOCAL CHURCH/EDUC PROGRAMS - New Path Now
SUPPORT CHRISTIAN BELIEFS-TEENAGERS - Wayne Memorial Health Foundation
SUPPORT LOCAL HOSPITAL/MEDICAL NEEDS - Commonwealth Foundation
SUPPORT IDEAS INTO PUBLIC POLICY - Racing With Jesus Ministries
SUPPORT MINISTRY TO RACING COMMUNITY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 114 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 107 | $256,065 | $500 |
| 2022 | 126 | $211,820 | $250 |
| 2023 | 125 | $347,559 | $330 |
| 2024 | 110 | $367,410 | $250 |
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. 61% 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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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Grimm 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 172, Waymart, PA, 18472. 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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