Laurel Highlands
Ligonier, PA · EIN 25-1093334. Reported 224 grants totalling $4,263,319 to 125 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
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. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 125 distinct organizations, with 10% 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. 61% 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 $14,180. Half of what it reported fell between $8,500 and $20,388; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $170,833. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette County Agricultural Improvement Association | Dunbar, PA | $431,446 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Uniontown Heritage Consortium | Uniontown, PA | $184,468 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mountain Watershed Association | Melcroft, PA | $153,520 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Regional Trail Corporation | West Newton, PA | $137,078 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy | Homestead, PA | $134,715 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Touchstone Center for Crafts | Farmington, PA | $132,368 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Union Township | Uniontown, PA | $121,133 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neubauers Flowers & Market House | Uniontown, PA | $100,701 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Perennial Project | Brownsville, PA | $97,680 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Latshaw Productions & Marketing Inc | Trafford, PA | $78,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Living Treasures Wild Animal Park | Jones Mills, PA | $75,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| City of Connellsville | Connellsville, PA | $71,537 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Westmoreland Museum of Art | Greensburg, PA | $70,097 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Touchstone Center for Crafts | Farmington, PA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westmoreland Cultural Trust | Greensburg, PA | $61,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Joyces Jewelry Inc | Uniontown, PA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christian W Klay Winery Inc | Chalk Hill, PA | $59,204 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jumonville | Hopwood, PA | $58,197 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fort Ligonier Days Inc | Ligonier, PA | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater | Mill Run, PA | $57,039 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ligonier Valley Historical Society | Laughlintown, PA | $55,928 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fort Ligonier Association | Ligonier, PA | $54,844 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ohiopyle Vacation Rentals | Farmington, PA | $53,315 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holiday Inn Express & Suites Donega | Donegal, PA | $47,655 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yough River Brewing Co | Connellsville, PA | $43,623 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greensburg Civic Theatre | Greensburg, PA | $43,208 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,718 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mt Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival Foundation | Mt Pleasant, PA | $40,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival Inc | Latrobe, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Caddie Shak | Donegal, PA | $39,758 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The National Road Heritage Corridor | Washington, PA | $37,387 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hampton Inn By Hilton Greensburg | Greensburg, PA | $35,963 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce | Ligonier, PA | $35,031 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ridge Runner Distillery | Chalk Hill, PA | $34,726 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Overlys Country Christmas Inc | Greensburg, PA | $33,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ligonier Center for Agriculture and Education | Ligonier, PA | $32,243 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Lamp Theatre Corporation | Irwin, PA | $32,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Latrobe-Laurel Valley Regio | Latrobe, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jennerstown Speedway Complex LLC | Scottdale, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs | Pleasant Unty, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seven Springs Mountain Resort | Champion, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amys Quilt Room | Uniontown, PA | $29,749 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Westmoreland County Historical Society | Greensburg, PA | $29,503 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Latrobe Art Center | Latrobe, PA | $29,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Laurelville Mennonite Church Center | Mt Pleasant, PA | $28,977 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Historic Stone House Restaurant & I | Farmington, PA | $27,113 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| White Water Adventurers | Ohiopyle, PA | $26,853 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Keystone Raceway Park | New Alexandria, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stage Right Inc | Greensburg, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Lodge at Indian Lake Resort | Central City, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Borough of Dunbar | Dunbar, PA | $24,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Main Street Theatre Company | Uniontown, PA | $24,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Lodge at Chalk Hill | Mc Kees Rocks, PA | $23,841 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Westmoreland Fayette Historical Society | Scottdale, PA | $23,330 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| East End United Community Center | Uniontown, PA | $23,228 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mountain Ridge Trails Resort | Berlin, PA | $23,061 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connellsville Festival Association Inc | Connellsville, PA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Festivals Association Inc | Greensburg, PA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Summersounds Inc | Greensburg, PA | $22,375 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hilton Garden Inn Uniontown | Uniontown, PA | $22,161 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Downtown Greensburg Project | Greensburg, PA | $22,043 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art | Altoona, PA | $21,882 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Benners Meadow Run Rv Campground | Farmington, PA | $21,720 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stahlstown Flax Scutching Festival | Stahlstown, PA | $21,373 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Springhill Suites By Marriott Pitts | Latrobe, PA | $21,363 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Connellsville Area Historical Society | Connellsville, PA | $21,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Inc | Latrobe, PA | $21,294 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fayette County | Uniontown, PA | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival Inc | Latrobe, PA | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Braddocks Restaurant & Tavern | Farmington, PA | $20,345 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arnold Palmer Regional Airport | Latrobe, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hurst Media Works | Johnstown, PA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oak Lodge | Saltsburg, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Perry Township | Star Junction, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fayette County Historical Society | Uniontown, PA | $19,153 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Disalvo's Station | Latrobe, PA | $18,056 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christmas in the Mountains | Donegal, PA | $15,874 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foggy Mountain Lodge & Pub | Stahlstown, PA | $15,406 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Joltbike LLC | Uniontown, PA | $15,058 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wright at Polymath Park | Acme, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westmoreland Historical Society | Greensburg, PA | $14,465 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Somerset County Fair | Meyersdale, PA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania Maple Festival | Meyersdale, PA | $13,394 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Frank Lloyd Wrights Kentuck Knob | Chalk Hill, PA | $13,288 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohiopyle Stewart Volunteer Fire Company | Ohiopyle, PA | $11,898 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Casino Theatre | Vandergrift, PA | $11,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society | Harrison City, PA | $11,717 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Summit Inn Resort | Farmington, PA | $10,280 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dunbar Historical Society | Dunbar, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indian Creek Valley Atv Club | Indian Head, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meyersdale Area Historical Society | Meyersdale, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohiopyle Trading Post & River Tours | Ohiopyle, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sand Hill Berries | Mount Pleasant, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tubmill Trout Club Unlimited | New Florence, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chapel Hills Wines | Dawson, PA | $9,375 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lone Pine Acres | Uniontown, PA | $9,122 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Afterburner Farm | Confluence, PA | $8,675 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Flax Scutching Festivale | Stahlstown, PA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Geyer Performing Arts Center | Scottdale, PA | $8,280 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 512 Coffee & Ice Cream | Latrobe, PA | $7,811 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delmont Pilgrimage Inc | Delmont, PA | $7,785 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Latrobe Area Chamber of Commerce | Latrobe, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westmoreland Performing Arts | Greensburg, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maple Bottom Farm | Scottdale, PA | $7,443 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania Farm Bureau | Camp Hill, PA | $7,335 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohiopyle Treehouse | Chalk Hill, PA | $7,280 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Vincent College | Latrobe, PA | $7,050 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Champion Lakes Golf Course | Bolivar, PA | $6,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coffee at Crawford | Connellsville, PA | $6,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Champion Lake Golf Club | Bolivar, PA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Monongahela River Railroad and Transportation Museum | Brownsville, PA | $6,044 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Red Barn Winery LLC | Delmont, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trout Unlimited | Youngstown, PA | $5,865 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Laurel Highlands Meadery | Greensburg, PA | $5,734 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Great Scott Escapes | Scottdale, PA | $5,696 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jacobs Creek Watershed Association | Scottdale, PA | $5,650 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ligonier Valley Rail Road Association | Ligonier, PA | $5,604 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harmony Acres Dairy | Belle Vernon, PA | $5,396 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uniontown Art Club | Uniontown, PA | $5,385 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Invisible Man Brewing | Greensburg, PA | $5,082 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Somerset Chamber of Commerce | Somerset, PA | $5,025 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delmont Apple N Arts Festival Inc | Delmont, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Farm Town Productions | Dawson, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sew Special | Uniontown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Grayson House | Uniontown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
55 of 125 (44%) 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.
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.
- Fayette County Agricultural Improve
MarketingOperatingCapital - Fayette County Agricultural Improvement Association Inc
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What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 45 of 125 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 | 9 | $167,676 | $17,196 |
| 2022 | 62 | $1,056,500 | $13,059 |
| 2023 | 74 | $1,483,623 | $13,695 |
| 2024 | 79 | $1,555,520 | $15,000 |
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
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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.
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 $14,180 -- 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 Laurel Highlands'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: 113 E Main Street, Ligonier, PA, 15658.
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