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Community Aid Inc

York, PA · EIN 26-4376213. Reported 323 grants totalling $6,049,599 to 186 organizations across tax years 2021-2025, on Form 990 Schedule I.

186organizations funded
$14,031median reported grant
$6,049,599granted, 2021-2025
43%of grantees funded again the next year
5%of dollars to its largest recipient

Does this grantmaker accept applications?

Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.

Three things in the filing do bear on it:

  1. What kind of organization it is. For Community Aid Inc, the IRS classifies it under human services rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE P29) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
  2. How spread out its giving is. 186 distinct organizations, with 5% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
  3. How much its list changes. 43% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.

How big are its grants?

The median reported grant is $14,031. Half of what it reported fell between $7,500 and $25,000; the smallest was $5,002 and the largest $125,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.

Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
$5,000 - $10,000
107 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
110 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
94 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
7 grants
$100,000 - $250,000
5 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Project ShareCarlisle, PA$305,690552025
New Hope Ministries IncDillsburg, PA$266,000442024
Union Snyder CaaSelinsgrove, PA$249,000552025
Water Street MinistriesLancaster, PA$212,633332023
Christian Churches United of the Tri-County AreaHarrisburg, PA$203,014442024
Midwest Food Bank Nfp IncNormal, IL$126,639442025
Anchor LancasterLancaster, PA$120,551442024
Hanover Area Council of ChurchesHanover, PA$99,383552025
Milagro HouseLancaster, PA$95,826332023
Bridge of Hope Harrisburg AreaHarrisburg, PA$92,656442025
Lancaster County Food HubLancaster, PA$92,222552025
Paxton Street Home Benevolent Society IncHarrisburg, PA$91,655332024
Safe Harbour IncCarlisle, PA$87,500442024
Central Susquehanna Opportunities IncShamokin, PA$86,500442025
Dig Furniture BankMilton, PA$85,081332025
Children Aid SocietyNew Oxford, PA$83,515332023
Grace Covenant Community ChurchMiddleburg, PA$79,500552025
Agape Love From Above to Our CommunityBloomsburg, PA$78,842442025
Carlisle CaresCarlisle, PA$78,297222023
Bethesda MissionHarrisburg, PA$78,000332024
A Womans Concern IncLancaster, PA$75,053442024
Diocese of HarrisburgHarrisburg, PA$73,790332025
Medards HouseNew Cumberlnd, PA$73,361442025
Conestoga Valley Christian Community ServicesLancaster, PA$68,800442025
Servants IncRed Lion, PA$65,248442025
Marys ShelterReading, PA$65,000222024
Duncannon Fire Company No 1Duncannon, PA$57,500332025
TenfoldLancaster, PA$57,047542024
Kelley Latta Ministries IncHanover, PA$55,070332023
Hellenic Orthodox Church of the AnnunciationLancaster, PA$55,050332025
Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry CountiesCarlisle, PA$51,687332023
Caiu Champions for Children IncEnola, PA$50,051222023
Loft Community PartnershipMillersville, PA$50,026222023
Victim Witness Assistance ProgramHarrisburg, PA$50,000222022
Union Evangelical Lutheran ChurchYork, PA$49,422222023
Northumberland County Council for the ArtsShamokin, PA$45,078222023
Harvest Food Pantry IncYork, PA$45,022222023
Cocoa Packs IncHershey, PA$45,000222025
Veterans Outreach of PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, PA$43,773222024
Love CoversMarysville, PA$43,016332023
Bethesda Mission of HarrisburgHarrisburg, PA$42,762112022
House of Hope York PaJacobus, PA$42,553332024
The Young Womens Christian Association of Carlisle PaCarlisle, PA$42,517222023
Greenlight OperationCamp Hill, PA$40,546222024
Join Hands MinistryNew Bloomfld, PA$39,000332025
Lifeline Resource CenterMillersburg, PA$38,000222024
Yocumtown Church of GodEtters, PA$37,730222023
Hershey Christian AcademyHershey, PA$37,198222023
Bell Socialization Services IncYork, PA$34,332442025
Boys & Girls Club of Harrisburg IncHarrisburg, PA$33,250222025
Middlecreek Area Community CenterBeaver Springs, PA$32,892222023
Susquehanna Valley Dental Health ClinicSunbury, PA$31,220222023
Central Pennsylvania Operation Warm HeartsMechanicsburg, PA$30,073222023
Vickies Angel Walk IncNew Cumberlnd, PA$30,068222023
Visiting Nurse Assn of Hanover & Spring GroveHanover, PA$30,059222023
Brethren Housing AssociationHarrisburg, PA$30,020112022
Rcaa Health Services IncMt Carmel, PA$30,002222023
Katallasso IncYork, PA$30,000112023
Rudden Family Foundation IncReading, PA$30,000112024
Mission Central IncMechanicsburg, PA$29,200222024
Faith Assembly of God Church Inc of New Cumberland PaNew Cumberlnd, PA$28,512332025
Lancaster-Lebanon Education FoundationLancaster, PA$27,568222023
Jewish Family Service of Greater Harrisburg IncHarrisburg, PA$27,559222023
ONE80 MinistriesMechanicsburg, PA$26,527112023
York County Food BankYork, PA$25,700112022
Suits to Careers IncHarrisburg, PA$25,096112023
Leg Up Farm IncMount Wolf, PA$25,056112022
Bethany Christian ServicesGrand Rapids, MI$25,055112022
Hanover Public Library Association IncHanover, PA$25,048112022
Peace Promise IncBoiling Spgs, PA$25,043222025
Rebuilding Together Greater Hbg IncHarrisburg, PA$25,041112022
Fayette Area Lions Den IncMc Alistervle, PA$25,038112022
Fountain Gate Church and MinistriesHarrisburg, PA$25,032112022
City of Refuge EvangelismCamp Hill, PA$25,013112023
VisioncorpsLancaster, PA$25,007112022
Crossroads Christian MinistriesOberlin, PA$25,000112023
Duboistown Fire DepartmentWilliamsport, PA$25,000112023
Glad Tidings Assembly of GodMiddletown, PA$25,000112022
Jewish Federation of Reading Pennsylvania IncReading, PA$25,000112023
Londonderry SchoolHarrisburg, PA$25,000112022
Lower Paxton Township Parks & RecreationHarrisburg, PA$25,000112023
South Central Community Action Program IncGettysburg, PA$25,000112023
Adams County Community Foundation IncGettysburg, PA$24,819332024
Columbia Day Care Program IncorporatedBloomsburg, PA$23,807222023
Churches of God General ConferenceFindlay, OH$23,600112023
Columbia Presbyterian ChurchColumbia, PA$22,795222025
Solanco Neighborhood MinistriesQuarryville, PA$22,680112023
Spring Grove Area School DistrictSpring Grove, PA$22,500112022
Central Susquehanna Sight Services IncSunbury, PA$21,597332025
Family Promise of Harrisburg Capital RegionCamp Hill, PA$20,095332023
Employment Skills CenterCarlisle, PA$20,036222023
Center for Champions of Pa IncPalmyra, PA$20,018112022
Borough of HanoverHanover, PA$20,000112024
Hanoverdale Church of the BrethrenHummelstown, PA$20,000112023
Trinity Lutheran ChurchMcclure, PA$19,056112022
Hoffman Homes IncLittlestown, PA$18,754112023
Hopes HavenYork, PA$17,606332024
New Life for Girls IncDover, PA$17,494112023
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of York Springs PaYork Springs, PA$15,151222023
Caitlins Smiles IncHarrisburg, PA$15,108222023
Church World Service IncElkhart, IN$15,004112024
Abundant Harvest ChurchDuncannon, PA$15,000112023
Hughesville Friends ChurchHughesville, PA$15,000112024
Paw Packs Program IncNewville, PA$15,000112022
American National Red CrossWashington, DC$14,031112022
Wildheart International MinistriesHarrisburg, PA$14,017112023
Halfway Environment for Alcoholics Recovering IncLancaster, PA$13,853222022
Farm of Hope IncHershey, PA$13,615222023
Mountain Be Removed Outreach CenterPenbrook, PA$13,518222025
Wellspan HealthYork, PA$13,015112023
Dauphin County Library SystemHarrisburg, PA$13,000112022
Pennsylvania Citizens for Better LibrariesEtters, PA$12,600112021
Harvest Transitional Living Program IncYork, PA$12,522112023
Sonshine MinistriesCarlisle, PA$12,500112024
18 South Youth MinistriesRed Lion, PA$11,500112024
Off the Streets York IncYork, PA$11,500112025
Shining Stars Therapeutic Riding Program IncGettysburg, PA$10,069222023
Ebenezer Baptist ChurchLancaster, PA$10,066222023
Conestoga United Methodist ChurchConestoga, PA$10,044112022
Peyton Walker FoundationCamp Hill, PA$10,032112025
AMIRACLE4SUREHarrisburg, PA$10,026112023
American Red CrossHarrisburg, PA$10,000112021
Bainbridge Fire CompanyBainbridge, PA$10,000112023
Brethren Community MinistriesHarrisburg, PA$10,000112021
Habitat for Humanity International IncReading, PA$10,000112024
Martin Luther King JR Memorial Scholarship CommitteeLancaster, PA$10,000112025
North Star InitiativeLititz, PA$10,000112024
Opportunity HouseReading, PA$10,000112023
Shalom HouseHarrisburg, PA$10,000112024
Socks It 2 Me IncHarrisburg, PA$10,000112023
St Andrews in the Valley EpiscopalHarrisburg, PA$10,000112023
Vibrant a Christian ChurchMechanicsburg, PA$10,000112023
Pink Hands of HopeMechanicsburg, PA$9,828112024
Danville Child Development CenterDanville, PA$9,500112025
Dallastown Area School DistrictDallastown, PA$9,047112023
Parish Resource Center IncLancaster, PA$8,003112024
Lighthouse Community Church of MifflintownMifflintown, PA$8,000112024
Meadowbrook Christian SchoolMilton, PA$7,800112025
Young Mens Christian AssociationCarlisle, PA$7,800112025
GbcGettysburg, PA$7,670112022
Childrens Home of YorkHellam, PA$7,528112023
Friend IncorporatedKutztown, PA$7,516112025
The Foundation for Enhancing CommunitiesHarrisburg, PA$7,500112023
Mifflin County Dream Center CorporationBurnham, PA$7,402112025
Family Planning Services of Snyder Union & Northumberland CountiesLewisburg, PA$7,036112023
Olivet Boys and Girls Club of Reading and Berks County IncReading, PA$7,001112025
Anchored MinistriesElverson, PA$7,000112025
New Life Center for Children and Mothers IncGlen Rock, PA$6,981112021
Beacon Clinic for Health and HopeHarrisburg, PA$6,500112025
York County Childrens Advocacy CenterYork, PA$6,500112023
Animal Rescue League of Berks County IncBirdsboro, PA$6,415112024
New Life Community ChurchCarlisle, PA$6,266112023
Trinity UMCDanville, PA$6,109112023
Radiant HopeCamp Hill, PA$5,512112025
Caring Community Church of GodHummelstown, PA$5,180112023
St David's United Church of ChristHanover, PA$5,169112022
Christian Life Assembly of GodCamp Hill, PA$5,133112022
The Arc Susquehanna ValleySunbury, PA$5,113112022
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd of PaxtangHarrisburg, PA$5,093112022
Good Will Hose Company of Sunbury PennaSunbury, PA$5,082112022
St Peter's Lischeys UccSpring Grove, PA$5,063112022
United in Christ Lutheran ChurchLewisburg, PA$5,062112022
Benders Evangelical Lutheran ChurchBiglerville, PA$5,054112022
Joseph T Simpson Public LibraryMechanicsburg, PA$5,053112022
Carlisle Area Healthcare Auxiliary IncCarlisle, PA$5,045112022
York Suburban Education FoundationYork, PA$5,041112022
Assembly of GodMifflinburg, PA$5,036112022
St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran ChurchCarlisle, PA$5,031112023
Friends & Neighbors of Pennsylvania IncYork, PA$5,027112023
Keystone Service Systems IncHarrisburg, PA$5,025112023
Dover Area School DistrictDover, PA$5,024112022
Lancaster Moravian ChurchLancaster, PA$5,024112023
Maranatha-CarlisleCarlisle, PA$5,024112022
Grace ChapelElizabethtown, PA$5,019112022
Fountain Gate Community Outreach Services IncHarrisburg, PA$5,018112023
Contact HelplineHarrisburg, PA$5,017112023
Pennsylvania Tourette Syndrome Alliance IncHanover, PA$5,017112022
Shes Somebodys DaughterLemoyne, PA$5,016112023
Assembly of God Church of Newport PennsylvaniaNewport, PA$5,015112023
Pressley RidgePittsburgh, PA$5,015112023
Gospel Tabernacle of the Christian & Alliance Church of Shamokin PaShamokin, PA$5,012112023
Substance Abuse Services IncLancaster, PA$5,012112022
Suicide Prevention of YorkDallastown, PA$5,012112023
First Presbyterian Church of StrasburgStrasburg, PA$5,006112025
Clare House IncLancaster, PA$5,002112023
Home Association of Red Lion Post 1446 Veterans of Foreign WarsRed Lion, PA$5,002112022

74 of 186 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.

It also reported 2 groups of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 115 of 186 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.

Human Services
45 orgs
Religion
12 orgs
Health Care
9 orgs
Education
9 orgs
Mental Health
7 orgs
Housing & Shelter
5 orgs
Food & Nutrition
4 orgs
Youth Development
4 orgs

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants reportedTotalMedian grant
202133$861,063$20,000
202296$2,208,896$20,215
2023115$1,981,855$14,000
202441$595,135$10,011
202538$402,650$8,150

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.

Where its money goes

97% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.

Pennsylvania
$5.8M
Illinois
$127K
Michigan
$25K
Ohio
$24K
Indiana
$15K
District of Columbia
$14K

Down to the city

Harrisburg, PA
$1.0M
Lancaster, PA
$887K
Carlisle, PA
$627K
Dillsburg, PA
$266K
York, PA
$256K
Selinsgrove, PA
$249K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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.

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program65 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund55 shared recipientsCentral Pennsylvania Food Bank53 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc46 shared recipientsThe Foundation for Enhancing Communities41 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc32 shared recipients

How to approach this grantmaker

  1. Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
  2. Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $14,031 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
  3. Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Pennsylvania.
  4. Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Community Aid Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.

On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 38 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.

Address of record on the latest return: 2001 Springwood Road, York, PA, 17403.

EIN 26-4376213 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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