FundersPennsylvania

The Steinman Foundation

Lancaster, PA · EIN 23-6266377. Reported 350 grants totalling $25.4M to 204 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,500median grant
$25.4Mgranted, 2021-2024
204organizations funded
52%of grantees funded again the next year
$121.7Massets, 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 Steinman 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 $10,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,000 and $35,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $7,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
2 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
41 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
91 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
90 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
56 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
42 grants
$100,000 and Up
28 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Steinman Institute for Civic EngagementHarrisburg, PA$12.0M222024
Lancaster Farmland TrustStrasburg, PA$1,505,394332024
Hdc MidatlanticLancaster, PA$750,000112023
Lancaster County Community FoundationLancaster, PA$700,000542024
Boys and Girls Club of LancasterLancaster, PA$610,483442024
Franklin & Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA$522,500322023
Lancaster County Local Journalism FundLancaster, PA$500,000112022
Little Conestoga Creek FoundationLancaster, PA$460,000112021
Touchstone FoundationLancaster, PA$437,198432024
Lancaster City AllianceLancaster, PA$425,000442024
LancasterhistoryorgLancaster, PA$400,000112024
United Way of Lancaster CountyLancaster, PA$387,189442024
Horizons at Lancaster Country Day SchoolLancaster, PA$263,000442024
Lancaster ConservancyLancaster, PA$250,000222023
Community Action PartnershipLancaster, PA$200,175332024
Lancaster Community Safety NetLancaster, PA$200,000112021
TenfoldLancaster, PA$170,000442024
Water Science InstituteLancaster, PA$170,000222023
Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA$168,146432024
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA$168,000222024
Lancaster Science FactoryLancaster, PA$158,025442024
The Foundation of EdcLancaster, PA$150,000112021
Lancaster Lebanon IU13Lancaster, PA$127,213332024
Penn State College of MedicineHershey, PA$125,000222024
The Literacy CouncilLancaster, PA$125,000332024
New Tech Network IncNapa, CA$120,140222023
The Lancaster Lgbtq CenterLancaster, PA$107,000332023
Lancaster General Health FoundationLancaster, PA$100,000112024
Susan P Byrnes Health Education CenterYork, PA$95,000442024
St Josephs Childrens HealthLancaster, PA$93,250442024
Precision CoboticsLititz, PA$90,000222024
Cocalico School DistrictDenver, PA$89,300332024
Music for EveryoneLancaster, PA$85,000332024
The Conservation FoundationNapersville, IL$80,000112022
Bright Side Opportunities CorpLancaster, PA$79,968332023
All Star CodeNew York, NY$75,000112021
Central Pennsylvania Food BankHarrisburg, PA$75,000112023
The Film CollaborativeLos Angeles, CA$75,000112024
Lancaster Chamber of CommerceLancaster, PA$68,000442024
Mental Health America of LancasterLancaster, PA$66,500332023
Lancaster Clean Water PartnersLancaster, PA$65,000112024
Patients R Waiting IncEast Petersburg, PA$65,000112022
North Museum of Natural History & Science-LancasterLancaster, PA$61,000442024
Manheim Central School DistrictManheim, PA$60,160222023
Central Market TrustLancaster, PA$60,000112024
Girls on the Run of LancasterLancaster, PA$60,000442024
Good Samaritan ServicesLancaster, PA$60,000332023
Lancaster Public LibraryLancaster, PA$60,000222024
Girls IncPhiladelphia, PA$58,622332023
BellxcelWestwood, MA$56,130112021
Museum of Science - Wee EngineerBoston, MA$55,828332024
AssetsLancaster, PA$55,000222024
Ephrata Area Education FoundationEphrata, PA$50,989222024
Lafayette Fire CompanyLancaster, PA$50,800332023
CASALancaster, PA$50,000222022
Economic Development Co of Lanc CoLancaster, PA$50,000112024
Lancaster Area Habitat for HumanityLancaster, PA$50,000112022
Lancaster Lebanon EducationLancaster, PA$50,000112024
Lancaster OsteopathicLancaster, PA$50,000112021
Lancaster Redevelopment FundLancaster, PA$50,000222022
Leadership LancasterLancaster, PA$48,950332024
AssistSuffield, CT$40,000442024
Latin American AllianceLancaster, PA$40,000332023
Luthercare for KidsLitiz, PA$40,000112024
The Factories MinistriesLancaster, PA$40,000112021
Xfinity - Internet EssentialsPhiladelphia, PA$39,699112021
Foundation of Lancaster ChamberLancaster, PA$39,000222024
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$38,500442024
YWCALancaster, PA$37,500222023
Bench Mark ProgramLancaster, PA$35,809112022
Envision ExcellenceRockville, MD$35,000112021
Hands-on HouseLancaster, PA$35,000222022
Pennsylvania Society for BiomedicalCamp Hill, PA$35,000332024
School District of LancasterLancaster, PA$32,315332024
Communities in Schools of PaHarrisburg, PA$30,000112021
Eastern Lancaster County School DistrictNew Holland, PA$30,000222023
Emu at LancasterLancaster, PA$30,000222023
Junior Achievement-LancasterLancaster, PA$30,000332024
LuthercareLititz, PA$30,000112021
M Gates Co Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA$30,000442024
Aaron's AcresLancaster, PA$27,459112022
C Yarberough Co Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA$26,250442024
Cnh IndustrialRacine, WI$25,000112023
La Academia PartnershipLancaster, PA$25,000112024
Lancaster Recreation CommissionLancaster, PA$25,000112022
Live Event AssociationHarrisburg, PA$25,000222022
Spanish American Civic AssociationLancaster, PA$25,000112024
O Marvin Co Mansfield UniversityMansfield, PA$22,500332023
R Emlet Co Shippensburg UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$22,500332024
Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburg, VA$20,000112024
Girl Scouts in the Heart of PaHarrisburg, PA$20,000112022
Real Life Community ServicesDenver, PA$20,000112021
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressWashington, DC$20,000222023
Samaritan CenterLancaster, PA$20,000112021
The Common WheelLancaster, PA$20,000222022
The Edible ClassroomWashington Boro, PA$20,000222024
Psce Program FundLancaster, PA$19,850222022
Pennsylvania LegislativeHarrisburg, PA$19,000332023
A Fidler Co Shippensburg UniversityShippensburg, PA$18,750222022
D Phillips Co Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA$18,750222022
Let's Go 1-2-3Philadelphia, PA$18,000112024
The MixLancaster, PA$17,500222023
P Fogell Co Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA$16,875222023
D Jensen Co Widener UniversityChester, PA$16,000222022
T Ward Co Bryn Mawr CollegeByrn Mawr, PA$16,000222022
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital RegionHarrisburg, PA$15,000112024
Elizabethtown Community HousingElizabethtown, PA$15,000112021
J Fidgett Co St Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$15,000112021
Lancaster EmsLancaster, PA$15,000112021
Milagro HouseLancaster, PA$15,000112023
N Fidler - West Chester UniversityWest Chester, PA$15,000222024
Plant the Seed of LearningEphrata, PA$15,000112024
T Tang Co Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$15,000222024
Reporters Committee forWashington, DC$12,500112021
Hempfield FoundationLandisville, PA$12,000112022
A Leese Co Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA$11,250222024
B Felsinger Co University of RochesterRochester, PA$11,250222024
H Murse Co Franklin & Marshall CollegeLandcaster, PA$11,250222024
J Montgomery Co American UniversityWashington, DC$11,250112021
L Paparella - Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY$11,250222024
M Bywater Co Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA$11,250222024
M Watson Co Towson UniversityTowson, MD$11,250112021
O Schmid Co Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PA$11,250112021
K Fickles Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA$11,000112024
A Prieto Co Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA$10,750222024
A Ramsay Co St Joseph's UniversityMerion, PA$10,750222024
R Holder-Orta Co Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA$10,750222024
MantecYork, PA$10,250112023
A Dede Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA$10,000112024
AdvozLancaster, PA$10,000112022
Elizabethtown Community Housing (echos)Elizabethtown, PA$10,000112023
Gigi's Playhouse LancasterLancaster, PA$10,000222024
Lancaster Creative FactoryLancaster, PA$10,000112023
Lancaster Pride AssociationLancaster, PA$10,000112024
Lighthouse Vocational ServicesNew Holland, PA$10,000112024
Mr Mitchell for MathematicsLancaster, PA$10,000112024
Partnership for Public HealthLancaster, PA$10,000112021
Positive Media Academy IncLancaster, PA$10,000112021
Rock Lititz PropertiesLititz, PA$10,000112023
The Conservation FoundationLancaster, PA$10,000112023
The Sparks FoundationMohnton, PA$10,000112022
United Churches Elizabethtown AreaElizabethtown, PA$10,000112024
United Disabilities ServicesLancaster, PA$10,000112022
Warwick Senior High SchoolLititz, PA$10,000112023
Workforce LiveLitiz, PA$10,000112024
B Hurst Co Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA$9,500112023
T Feiler Co Widener UniversityChester, PA$9,500222024
C Dejesus Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA$9,000112024
A Howard Co Widener UniversityChester, PA$8,750222024
G Mentzer - Co Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA$8,750222024
Pa College of Art & DesignLancaster, PA$8,230222024
American UniversitySyracuse, NY$7,500112022
E Long University of VermontBurlington, VT$7,500112024
J Fidgert Co Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$7,500112022
L Mcphail Virginia Tech UniversityBlacksburg, VA$7,500112024
L Reynolds Co Mount Allison UniversitySackville Nb, Alberta$7,500112021
Logan Paparella Co Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY$7,500112022
Nicole Fidler Co West Chester UniversityWest Chester, PA$7,500112022
O Schmid Co Franklin & Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA$7,500112023
T Buckwalter Co Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA$7,500112021
Tyler Tang Co Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$7,500112022
YMCA of the RosesLancaster, PA$7,500112022
Samueli AcademySanta Ana, CA$7,000222024
City of Lancaster PaLancaster, PA$6,593112023
A Peffer Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA$6,500112024
Conestoga Valley School DistrictLancaster, PA$6,500112023
Lancaster 4-H Co Psce Program FundLancaster, PA$6,150112023
Church World Services IncLancaster, PA$6,001112021
Janus SchoolMount Joy, PA$6,000112023
B Foose Co Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA$5,500222024
J Ayala Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA$5,500112024
K Blose Co Erikson InstituteChicago, IL$5,500112023
Kirsten Blose Co Erikson InstituteChicago, IL$5,500112022
M Battacharya Co Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA$5,500112023
M Burris Co Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA$5,500112023
Lancaster DowntownersLancaster, PA$5,336112021
Advanced Cooling TechnologiesLancaster, PA$5,000112023
B Griffiths Lebabon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA$5,000112024
Columbia Borough School DistrictColumbia, PA$5,000112021
Demuth FoundationLancaster, PA$5,000112022
Emerald FoundationLancaster, PA$5,000112021
J Bushong Co Widener UniversityChester, PA$5,000112021
Lancaster Foundation for EducationLancaster, PA$5,000112023
Media Impact FundersPhiladelphia, PA$5,000112024
Mom's House of LancasterLancaster, PA$5,000112021
Pennsylvania Guild of CraftmenLancaster, PA$5,000112022
Rock LititzLititz, PA$5,000112023
Team Pennsylvania FoundationHarrisburg, PA$5,000222024
Thaddeus Stevens FoundationLancaster, PA$5,000112024
Lancaster MennoniteLancaster, PA$4,730112021
C Fisher Co Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA$4,000112021
D Mercado Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA$4,000112024
D Mercado Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA$4,000112024
J Abel Fort Hayes State UniversityHayes, KS$4,000112024
B Brody Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA$3,750112024
F Roda Co Philadelphia UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$3,750112021
University of RochesterRochester, PA$3,750112023
K Ragsdale Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA$3,500112024
E Luska Millsersville UniversityMillersville, PA$3,000112024
A Ashton Capella UniversityMinneapolis, MN$2,500112024
Arbor Place IncMenomonie, WI$2,000112021
J Brein Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA$2,000112024
E Kenner Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA$1,500112024
S Settle Kairos UniversitySioux Falls, SD$1,500112024

87 of 204 (43%) 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 52%, 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 122 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
29 grants
Arts & Culture
16 grants
Community Improvement
12 grants
Human Services
12 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
11 grants
Environment
10 grants
Recreation & Sports
6 grants
Youth Development
5 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202184$4,670,187$10,925
202278$2,733,751$15,000
202392$8,162,879$10,750
202496$9,854,690$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. 97% 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.

Pennsylvania
$24.7M
California
$202K
Massachusetts
$127K
New York
$101K
Illinois
$91K
Maryland
$46K
District of Columbia
$44K
Connecticut
$40K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 The Steinman 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: 23 E King Street, Lancaster, PA, 17602. 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.

EIN 23-6266377 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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