Community Aid Inc
New Cumberland, PA · EIN 26-4376213. Reported 285 grants totalling $5,646,949 to 173 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
173organizations funded
$15,000median reported grant
$5,646,949granted, 2021-2024
57%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:
- 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.
- How spread out its giving is. 173 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.
- How much its list changes. 57% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $15,000. Half of what it reported fell between $7,670 and $25,016; 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.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Share | Carlisle, PA | $275,690 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Hope Ministries Inc | Dillsburg, PA | $266,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Union Snyder Caa | Selinsgrove, PA | $234,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Water Street Ministries | Lancaster, PA | $212,633 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Christian Churches United of the Tri-County Area | Harrisburg, PA | $203,014 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anchor Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | $120,551 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Midwest Food Bank Nfp Inc | Normal, IL | $96,639 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Milagro House | Lancaster, PA | $95,826 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Paxton Street Home Benevolent Society Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $91,655 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hanover Area Council of Churches | Hanover, PA | $89,753 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bridge of Hope Harrisburg Area | Harrisburg, PA | $87,637 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Safe Harbour Inc | Carlisle, PA | $87,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lancaster County Food Hub | Lancaster, PA | $83,722 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children Aid Society | New Oxford, PA | $83,515 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carlisle Cares | Carlisle, PA | $78,297 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bethesda Mission | Harrisburg, PA | $78,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dig Furniture Bank | Milton, PA | $75,077 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Womans Concern Inc | Lancaster, PA | $75,053 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grace Covenant Community Church | Middleburg, PA | $73,387 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Agape Love From Above to Our Community | Bloomsburg, PA | $72,842 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Medards House | New Cumberlnd, PA | $66,341 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Marys Shelter | Reading, PA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Susquehanna Opportunities Inc | Shamokin, PA | $63,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Diocese of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $62,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Servants Inc | Red Lion, PA | $60,245 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Conestoga Valley Christian Community Services | Lancaster, PA | $58,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tenfold | Lancaster, PA | $57,047 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kelley Latta Ministries Inc | Hanover, PA | $55,070 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Counties | Carlisle, PA | $51,687 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Caiu Champions for Children Inc | Enola, PA | $50,051 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Loft Community Partnership | Millersville, PA | $50,026 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Victim Witness Assistance Program | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Union Evangelical Lutheran Church | York, PA | $49,422 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northumberland County Council for the Arts | Shamokin, PA | $45,078 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation | Lancaster, PA | $45,050 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harvest Food Pantry Inc | York, PA | $45,022 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Veterans Outreach of Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | $43,773 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Love Covers | Marysville, PA | $43,016 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $42,762 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| House of Hope York Pa | Jacobus, PA | $42,553 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Young Womens Christian Association of Carlisle Pa | Carlisle, PA | $42,517 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greenlight Operation | Camp Hill, PA | $40,546 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Duncannon Fire Company No 1 | Duncannon, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lifeline Resource Center | Millersburg, PA | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Yocumtown Church of God | Etters, PA | $37,730 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hershey Christian Academy | Hershey, PA | $37,198 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Middlecreek Area Community Center | Beaver Springs, PA | $32,892 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Susquehanna Valley Dental Health Clinic | Sunbury, PA | $31,220 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Pennsylvania Operation Warm Hearts | Mechanicsburg, PA | $30,073 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Vickies Angel Walk Inc | New Cumberlnd, PA | $30,068 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Visiting Nurse Assn of Hanover & Spring Grove | Hanover, PA | $30,059 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brethren Housing Association | Harrisburg, PA | $30,020 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rcaa Health Services Inc | Mt Carmel, PA | $30,002 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Katallasso Inc | York, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rudden Family Foundation Inc | Reading, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mission Central Inc | Mechanicsburg, PA | $29,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lancaster-Lebanon Education Foundation | Lancaster, PA | $27,568 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family Service of Greater Harrisburg Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $27,559 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bell Socialization Services Inc | York, PA | $27,092 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| ONE80 Ministries | Mechanicsburg, PA | $26,527 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| York County Food Bank | York, PA | $25,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Suits to Careers Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $25,096 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leg Up Farm Inc | Mount Wolf, PA | $25,056 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bethany Christian Services | Grand Rapids, MI | $25,055 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hanover Public Library Association Inc | Hanover, PA | $25,048 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rebuilding Together Greater Hbg Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $25,041 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fayette Area Lions Den Inc | Mc Alistervle, PA | $25,038 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fountain Gate Church and Ministries | Harrisburg, PA | $25,032 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Refuge Evangelism | Camp Hill, PA | $25,013 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Visioncorps | Lancaster, PA | $25,007 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cocoa Packs Inc | Hershey, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crossroads Christian Ministries | Oberlin, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Duboistown Fire Department | Duboistown, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Glad Tidings Assembly of God | Middletown, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation of Reading Pennsylvania Inc | Reading, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Join Hands Ministry | New Bloomfld, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Londonderry School | Harrisburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lower Paxton Township Parks & Recreation | Harrisburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Central Community Action Program Inc | Gettysburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adams County Community Foundation Inc | Gettysburg, PA | $24,819 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Columbia Day Care Program Incorporated | Bloomsburg, PA | $23,807 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Churches of God General Conference | Findlay, OH | $23,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Solanco Neighborhood Ministries | Quarryville, PA | $22,680 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spring Grove Area School District | Spring Grove, PA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Faith Assembly of God Church Inc of New Cumberland Pa | New Cumberlnd, PA | $21,012 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of Harrisburg Capital Region | Camp Hill, PA | $20,095 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Employment Skills Center | Carlisle, PA | $20,036 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Champions of Pa Inc | Palmyra, PA | $20,018 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peace Promise Inc | Boiling Spgs, PA | $20,017 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Borough of Hanover | Hanover, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hanoverdale Church of the Brethren | Hummelstown, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | Mcclure, PA | $19,056 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hoffman Homes Inc | Littlestown, PA | $18,754 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hopes Haven | York, PA | $17,606 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Life for Girls Inc | Dover, PA | $17,494 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of York Springs Pa | York Springs, PA | $15,151 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Caitlins Smiles Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $15,108 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Susquehanna Sight Services Inc | Sunbury, PA | $15,074 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Church World Service Inc | Elkhart, IN | $15,004 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abundant Harvest Church | Duncannon, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hughesville Friends Church | Hughesville, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Paw Packs Program Inc | Newville, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbia Presbyterian Church | Columbia, PA | $14,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $14,031 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wildheart International Ministries | Harrisburg, PA | $14,017 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Halfway Environment for Alcoholics Recovering Inc | Lancaster, PA | $13,853 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Harrisburg Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $13,650 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Farm of Hope Inc | Hershey, PA | $13,615 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wellspan Health | York, PA | $13,015 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dauphin County Library System | Harrisburg, PA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries | Etters, PA | $12,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harvest Transitional Living Program Inc | York, PA | $12,522 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sonshine Ministries | Carlisle, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 18 South Youth Ministries | Red Lion, PA | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shining Stars Therapeutic Riding Program Inc | Gettysburg, PA | $10,069 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ebenezer Baptist Church | Lancaster, PA | $10,066 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Conestoga United Methodist Church | Conestoga, PA | $10,044 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| AMIRACLE4SURE | Harrisburg, PA | $10,026 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bainbridge Fire Company | Bainbridge, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brethren Community Ministries | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Reading, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Star Initiative | Lititz, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opportunity House | Reading, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shalom House | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Socks It 2 Me Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Andrews in the Valley Episcopal | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vibrant a Christian Church | Mechanicsburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pink Hands of Hope | Mechanicsburg, PA | $9,828 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dallastown Area School District | Dallastown, PA | $9,047 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parish Resource Center Inc | Lancaster, PA | $8,003 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Community Church of Mifflintown | Mifflintown, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gbc | Gettysburg, PA | $7,670 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Home of York | Hellam, PA | $7,528 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Foundation for Enhancing Communities | Harrisburg, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Planning Services of Snyder Union & Northumberland Counties | Lewisburg, PA | $7,036 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Life Center for Children and Mothers Inc | Glen Rock, PA | $6,981 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mountain Be Removed Outreach Center | Penbrook, PA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| York County Childrens Advocacy Center | York, PA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Animal Rescue League of Berks County Inc | Birdsboro, PA | $6,415 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Life Community Church | Carlisle, PA | $6,266 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trinity UMC | Danville, PA | $6,109 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caring Community Church of God | Hummelstown, PA | $5,180 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St David's United Church of Christ | Hanover, PA | $5,169 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christian Life Assembly of God | Camp Hill, PA | $5,133 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Arc Susquehanna Valley | Sunbury, PA | $5,113 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd of Paxtang | Harrisburg, PA | $5,093 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Will Hose Company of Sunbury Penna | Sunbury, PA | $5,082 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Peter's Lischeys Ucc | Spring Grove, PA | $5,063 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United in Christ Lutheran Church | Lewisburg, PA | $5,062 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Benders Evangelical Lutheran Church | Biglerville, PA | $5,054 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Joseph T Simpson Public Library | Mechanicsburg, PA | $5,053 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carlisle Area Healthcare Auxiliary Inc | Carlisle, PA | $5,045 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| York Suburban Education Foundation | York, PA | $5,041 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Assembly of God | Mifflinburg, PA | $5,036 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church | Carlisle, PA | $5,031 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends & Neighbors of Pennsylvania Inc | York, PA | $5,027 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keystone Service Systems Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $5,025 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dover Area School District | Dover, PA | $5,024 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lancaster Moravian Church | Lancaster, PA | $5,024 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maranatha-Carlisle | Carlisle, PA | $5,024 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grace Chapel | Elizabethtown, PA | $5,019 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fountain Gate Community Outreach Services Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $5,018 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Contact Helpline | Harrisburg, PA | $5,017 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania Tourette Syndrome Alliance Inc | Hanover, PA | $5,017 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shes Somebodys Daughter | Lemoyne, PA | $5,016 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Assembly of God Church of Newport Pennsylvania | Newport, PA | $5,015 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pressley Ridge | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,015 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gospel Tabernacle of the Christian & Alliance Church of Shamokin Pa | Shamokin, PA | $5,012 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Substance Abuse Services Inc | Lancaster, PA | $5,012 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Suicide Prevention of York | Dallastown, PA | $5,012 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clare House Inc | Lancaster, PA | $5,002 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Home Association of Red Lion Post 1446 Veterans of Foreign Wars | Red Lion, PA | $5,002 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
69 of 173 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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.
- Project Share
TO SUPPORT NON-PROFIT PARTNERS SERVING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 106 of 173 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | $861,063 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 96 | $2,208,896 | $20,215 |
| 2023 | 115 | $1,981,855 | $14,000 |
| 2024 | 41 | $595,135 | $10,011 |
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.
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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 the strongest signal available 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.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- 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.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $15,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Pennsylvania.
- 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 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 156, New Cumberland, PA, 17070.
EIN 26-4376213 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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