Funding search · EIN 010564355 · Harrisburg, PA

The Foundation for Enhancing Communities

Name: The Foundation for Enhancing Communities grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

1,009
grants reported: $24.9M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $11,323
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

community development human service arts educational humanities health

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Sankara Eye Foundation USA6 grants · $3.8M
The Pennsylvania State University2 grants · $1.0M
Guiding Eyes for the Blind1 grant · $750,000
Good Samaritan Health Services Foundation of Lebanon Pa1 grant · $472,534
Perry County Council of the Arts5 grants · $452,284
Tfec Properties2 grants · $412,994
United Way of the Capital Region7 grants · $374,405
Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg6 grants · $313,621
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank5 grants · $265,649
Messiah University2 grants · $262,174

Giving over time

$3.6M

2022

$6.3M

2023

$7.3M

2024

$7.7M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,009 grants.

$1.2M
Sankara Eye Foundation USA · Milpitas, CA · 2025
Health
$1.0M
The Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2023
Educational
$997,819
Sankara Eye Foundation USA · Milpitas, CA · 2024
Health
$935,420
Sankara Eye Foundation USA · Milpitas, CA · 2023
Health
$750,000
Guiding Eyes for the Blind · Yorktown Heights, NY · 2025
Human service
$514,601
Sankara Eye Foundation USA · Milpitas, CA · 2022
In support of 82,376 surgeries performed 1-1-22 to 6-30-22
$472,534
Good Samaritan Health Services Foundation of Lebanon Pa · York, PA · 2024
Health
$390,870
Tfec Properties · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Community development
$250,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$232,174
Messiah University · Mechanicsburg, PA · 2025
Educational
$158,581
Randi'S House of Angels · Camp Hill, PA · 2022
Project closeout
$156,503
Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Religion
$153,788
United Way of the Capital Region · Enola, PA · 2025
Community development
$126,972
Perry County Council of the Arts · Newport, PA · 2025
Arts, humanities
$125,000
Union Community Care · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Health
$123,951
Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation · Altoona, PA · 2024
Environmental
$121,549
The Wildcat Foundation · Mechanicsburg, PA · 2024
Scholarship
$120,352
Pennsylvania Community Foundation Association · Erie, PA · 2022
Project closeout
$119,103
Perry County Council of the Arts · Newport, PA · 2024
Arts, humanities
$111,226
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Educational
$108,376
Perry County Council of the Arts · Newport, PA · 2023
Arts, humanities
$105,001
Sankara Eye Foundation USA · Milpitas, CA · 2022
General support
$103,500
Friends of the West Shore Theatre · New Cumberland, PA · 2024
Arts, humanities
$100,000
Parish Presbyterian Church · Franklin, TN · 2025
Religion
$100,000
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation · King of Prussia, PA · 2025
Health
$100,000
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation · King of Prussia, PA · 2022
Project beyond diagnosis: addressing service access gaps and barriers
$96,289
Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Human service
$95,000
Lgd Alliance · Saint Petersburg, FL · 2023
Health
$92,416
United Way of the Capital Region · Enola, PA · 2024
Community development
$91,033
Perry County Council of the Arts · Newport, PA · 2022
2022 distribution
$88,871
St Thomas Lutheran Church · Saint Thomas, PA · 2025
Religion
$87,400
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Human service
$83,144
St Thomas Cemetery Association · St Thomas, PA · 2025
Community development
$81,072
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Human service
$80,178
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library · Waynesboro, PA · 2025
Educational
$79,537
Dickinson College (Scholarship) · Carlisle, PA · 2025
Educational
$77,946
Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Human service
$77,705
King'S College · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2022
Send us forth campaign
$75,785
Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Human service
$75,701
United Way of the Capital Region · Enola, PA · 2023
Community development
$75,343
Perry County Literacy Council · Newport, PA · 2024
Educational
$73,270
Summit Health Foundation · Chambersburg, PA · 2025
Health
$71,739
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Educational
$71,599
Harrisburg Symphony Association · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Arts, humanities
$67,808
St Thomas Lutheran Church · Saint Thomas, PA · 2024
Community development
$64,173
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Educational
$59,518
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Educational
$59,195
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Educational
$59,070
Blue Mountain Escape · Mechanicsburg, PA · 2025
Human service
$57,103
Upmc Pinnacle Foundation · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Health
$56,573
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Human service
$56,514
Harrisburg Symphony Association · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Arts, humanities
$54,872
St Thomas Lutheran Church · Saint Thomas, PA · 2023
Religion
$54,128
Ywca Greater Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Community development
$52,516
Harrisburg Symphony Association · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Arts, humanities
$52,442
Upmc Pinnaclehealth Foundation · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Health
$52,295
Dickinson College (Scholarship) · Carlisle, PA · 2024
Scholarship
$52,295
Dickinson College (Scholarship) · Carlisle, PA · 2023
Scholarship
$52,003
Upmc Pinnacle Foundation · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Health
$51,913
Ywca Carlisle & Cumberland County · Carlisle, PA · 2025
Human service
$51,275
Congregation Ner Tamid · Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 2025
Religion
$51,226
Ywca Greater Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Community development
$51,199
Ywca Carlisle & Cumberland County · Carlisle, PA · 2024
Human service
$51,000
Sanskruti Foundation · Matthews, NC · 2024
Religion
$50,500
United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County · Carlisle, PA · 2023
Community development
$50,222
Trinity Lutheran Church · Camp Hill, PA · 2024
Community development
$50,000
Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Religion
$50,000
Friends of the West Shore Theatre · New Cumberland, PA · 2025
Arts, humanities
$50,000
Feeding Pennsylvania · Lemoyne, PA · 2024
Human service
$50,000
Hunger-Free Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Human service
$50,000
Latino Connection Foundation · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Educational
$50,000
National Brain Tumor Society · Newton, MA · 2024
Health
$50,000
United Way of Lebanon County · Annville, PA · 2024
Community development
$50,000
First Start Partnerships for Children and Families · Chambersburg, PA · 2023
Educational
$50,000
Lebanon Family Health Services · Lebanon, PA · 2023
Health
$49,575
St Thomas Lutheran Church · St Thomas, PA · 2022
To be used for general support
$46,665
Gettysburg College · Gettysburg, PA · 2025
Educational
$46,665
Hood College · Frederick, MD · 2025
Educational
$45,000
Pa Steam Academy · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Educational
$44,668
Menno Haven · Chambersburg, PA · 2025
Health
$44,214
St Thomas Twp Volunteer Fire Company · St Thomas, PA · 2025
Community development
$40,981
Gettysburg College · Gettysburg, PA · 2024
Educational
$40,981
Hood College · Frederick, MD · 2024
Educational
$40,606
Ywca of Greater Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Community development
$40,457
Susquehanna Art Museum · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Arts, humanities
$40,274
Randi'S House of Angels · Camp Hill, PA · 2022
Proejct closeout
$40,230
The Wildcat Foundation · Mechanicsburg, PA · 2025
Scholarship
$40,000
Central Penn College Education Foundation · Summerdale, PA · 2024
Educational
$40,000
Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Where needed.
$40,000
Vyo-USA · Old Bridge, NJ · 2022
For general support
$39,205
Lgbt Center of Central Pa · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Educational
$38,964
Pennsylvania State Health Milton S Hershey Medical Center · Hershey, PA · 2023
Health
$38,496
Perry County Literacy Council · Newport, PA · 2023
Educational
$38,265
The Wildcat Foundation · Mechanicsburg, PA · 2023
Scholarship
$37,862
Gettysburg College · Gettysburg, PA · 2023
Educational
$37,862
Hood College · Frederick, MD · 2023
Educational
$37,676
Open Stage of Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Arts, humanities
$36,742
Habitat for Humanity of Franklin County · Chambersburg, PA · 2025
Human service
$35,868
First United Methodist Church of Mechanicsburg · Mechanicsburg, PA · 2024
Community development
$34,757
Lancaster County Community Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2025
Community development

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.