Funding search · EIN 232680871 · Lancaster, PA

Willis and Elsie Shenk Foundation

Name: Willis and Elsie Shenk Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

115
grants reported: $934,943
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

lancaster blue center gardens heritage maintenance memorial sampson

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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.

Lancaster Conservancy6 grants · $213,943
Lancaster Farmland Trust3 grants · $75,000
Little Conestoga Creek Foundation2 grants · $50,000
Lancaster County Community Foundation2 grants · $45,000
Lancasterhistoryorg3 grants · $45,000
Lancaster Country Day School3 grants · $38,500
Linden Hall3 grants · $35,000
The Edible Classroom3 grants · $32,500
Lancaster County Food Hub3 grants · $30,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster3 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$328,500

2022

$302,443

2023

$304,000

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 115 grants.

$60,000
Lancaster Conservancy · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Mini excavator
$50,000
Lancaster Farmland Trust · Strasburg, PA · 2024
Land/farm acquisition(s)
$50,000
Lancaster Conservancy · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Work study program in conservation careers
$28,943
Lancaster Conservancy · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Fund utv purchase
$25,000
Lancaster Conservancy · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Fund truck purchase
$25,000
Lancaster Conservancy · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Interpretive educators
$25,000
Little Conestoga Creek Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Blue-green corridor project
$25,000
Lancaster Country Day School · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Playground renovation project
$25,000
Little Conestoga Creek Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Grant & blue green corridor
$25,000
Fulton Opera House Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Breakout performance campaign
$25,000
Lancaster Conservancy · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Protect & restore
$25,000
Lancaster County Community Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Extraordinary give fbo conservancy
$25,000
Linden Hall · Lititz, PA · 2022
Shenk structural challenge
$20,000
Lancaster County Community Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Extraordinary give fbo lancaster conservancy & lancaster country day school
$15,000
Lancasterhistoryorg · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Heritage center
$15,000
Lancaster Farmland Trust · Strasburg, PA · 2023
Operations
$15,000
Lancasterhistoryorg · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Heritage center
$15,000
Lancasterhistoryorg · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Heritage center
$15,000
The Edible Classroom · Washington Boro, PA · 2022
Operations
$10,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations
$10,000
Horizons at Lancaster Country Day School · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations
$10,000
Lancaster County Food Hub · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations
$10,000
Southeast Lancaster Health Services · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations
$10,000
Tenfold · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Capital campaign
$10,000
The Edible Classroom · Washington Boro, PA · 2024
Operations
$10,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operations
$10,000
Horizons at Lancaster Country Day School · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operations
$10,000
Lancaster County Food Hub · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operations
$10,000
Tenfold · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Tlc operations
$10,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operations
$10,000
Horizons at Lancaster Country Day School · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operations
$10,000
Lancaster County Food Hub · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operations
$10,000
Lancaster Farmland Trust · Strasburg, PA · 2022
Farm land acquisition & stream bank restoration
$8,500
Lancaster Country Day School · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Playground renovations
$7,500
The Edible Classroom · Washington Boro, PA · 2023
Operations
$5,000
Casa of Lancaster County · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations
$5,000
Greystone Manor Trc · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Sir sampson sponsorship
$5,000
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Memorial gardens maintenance
$5,000
Jeff Musser Foundation · Akron, PA · 2024
Operations
$5,000
Lancaster Science Factory · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Blue star program
$5,000
Linden Hall · Lititz, PA · 2024
Operations
$5,000
Milagro House · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations
$5,000
Swan · Lyndell, PA · 2024
Operations
$5,000
United Disabilities Services · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations
$5,000
Casa of Lancaster County · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operations
$5,000
Demuth Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operations
$5,000
Greystone Manor Trc · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Sir sampson sponsorship
$5,000
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Memorial gardens maintenance
$5,000
Jeff Musser Foundation · Akron, PA · 2023
Operations
$5,000
Lancaster City Police Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Mounted patrol support
$5,000
Lancaster Country Day School · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Teacher supplies & special events grant
$5,000
Lancaster General Health Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Cancer research
$5,000
Lancaster Science Factory · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operation
$5,000
Linden Hall · Lititz, PA · 2023
Shenk structural challenge
$5,000
Milagro House · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operations
$5,000
Samaritan Counseling Center · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operations
$5,000
Swan · Lyndell, PA · 2023
Operations
$5,000
The Salvation Army · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Lancaster, pa operations
$5,000
United Disabilities Services · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Dog program & operations
$5,000
Casa of Lancaster County · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operations
$5,000
Greystone Manor Trc · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Sir sampson sponsorship
$5,000
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Memorial gardens maintenance
$5,000
Jeff Musser Foundation · Akron, PA · 2022
Operations
$5,000
Lancaster City Police Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Crisis intervention training
$5,000
Lancaster City Police Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Mounted patrol support
$5,000
Lancaster General Health Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Cancer research
$5,000
Lancaster Science Factory · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operations
$5,000
Milagro House · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operations
$5,000
Samaritan Counseling Center · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operations
$5,000
Swan · Lyndell, PA · 2022
Operations
$5,000
Tenfold · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Tlc operations
$5,000
The Salvation Army · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Lancaster, pa operations
$5,000
United Disabilities Services · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Dog program & operations
$3,500
Aaron'S Acres · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations
$2,500
Arc of Lancaster Lebanon · Lititz, PA · 2024
Operations
$2,500
Demuth Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations
$2,500
Fulton Theater Company · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations
$2,500
Keystone Human Services · Grantville, PA · 2024
Susquehanna service dogs
$2,500
Lancaster General Health Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations
$2,500
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations
$2,500
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations
$2,500
The Salvation Army · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Lancaster, pa operations
$2,500
Visioncorps · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations
$2,500
Water Street Ministries · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations
$2,500
Aaron'S Acres · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operations
$2,500
Arc of Lancaster Lebanon · Lititz, PA · 2023
Operations
$2,500
Fulton Theater Company · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operations
$2,500
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operations
$2,500
Visioncorps · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operations
$2,500
Water Street Ministries · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operations
$2,500
Aaron'S Acres · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operations
$2,500
Arc of Lancaster Lebanon · Lititz, PA · 2022
Operations
$2,500
Demuth Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operations
$2,500
Fulton Opera House Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operations
$2,500
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operations
$2,500
Visioncorps · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operations
$2,500
Water Street Ministries · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operations
$2,000
Lifecycles · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operations
$1,000
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations
$1,000
Rockford Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operations

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