Funding search · EIN 236401901 · Harrisburg, PA
Schwab-Silfen Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 457
- grants reported
- $2.5M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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44 grants matching “harrisburg” · $39,260
- $1,850
Humane Society of Harrisburg Area · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,500
Penn State University - Harrisburg · Middletown, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,500
Art Association of Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Ypoc Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Harrisburg Area Learning Academy · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Helping the Harrisburg Family · Hershey, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $800
Greater Harrisburg Area Naacp · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $500
Harrisburg Tool Library · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $500
Theatre Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $2,000
Humane Society of Harrisburg Area · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,500
Penn State University - Harrisburg · Middletown, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Harrisburg Area Higher Learning · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Harrisburg Area Ymca · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Open Stage of Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Ypoc Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $510
Greater Harrisburg Area Naacp · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $500
Ywca Greater Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $350
Harrisburg Area Tamil Sangam · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $300
Harrisburg Area Riverboat Society · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $250
Harrisburg Telugu Association · Camp Hill, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $250
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & Credc · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,500
Humane Society of Harrisburg Area · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,500
Penn State University - Harrisburg · Middletown, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Ypoc Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Harrisburg Area Higher Learning · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Harrisburg Film Festival · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Helping the Harrisburg Family · Hershey, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $750
Greater Harrisburg Ymca · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $600
Theatre Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $500
Open Stage of Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $500
Greater Harrisburg Area Naacp · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $350
Harrisburg Telugu Association · Camp Hill, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,500
Penn State University - Harrisburg · Middletown, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Harrisburg Area Learning Academy · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Harrisburg Film Festival · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Harrisburg University of Sci & Tech · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Ywca Greater Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Helping the Harrisburg Family · Hershey, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Humane Society of Harrisburg Area · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Ypoc Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $500
Harrisburg Young Professionals · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $500
Theatre Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $500
Greater Harrisburg Area Naacp · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $250
Harrisburg Area Ymca · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- University of Pennsylvania4 grants · $270,000
- University of Maryland College Park4 grants · $266,000
- Birthright Israel Foundation3 grants · $227,216
- Jewish Federation of Gtr Hbg1 grant · $135,150
- Jewish Federation of Greater Hbg2 grants · $119,884
- Jewish Federation of Greater1 grant · $113,000
- The Pump Foundation4 grants · $90,000
- Friends of United Hatzalah3 grants · $86,400
- Make-a-Wish Foundation4 grants · $63,000
- Turtle Athletic Foundation3 grants · $55,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 457 grants.
- $135,150
Jewish Federation of Gtr Hbg · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $127,216
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $118,109
Jewish Federation of Greater Hbg · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $113,000
Jewish Federation of Greater · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $105,500
University of Maryland College Park · College Park, MD · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $91,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $90,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $90,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $60,500
University of Maryland College Park · College Park, MD · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $60,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $50,500
Jewish Community Center of · Owings Mills, MD · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $50,000
University of Maryland College Park · College Park, MD · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $50,000
University of Maryland College Park · College Park, MD · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $37,800
Friends of United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $30,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $29,400
The Aubri Brown Club · Morgan Hill, CA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $27,500
Make-a-Wish Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $27,000
Friends of United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $25,000
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $25,000
Second Round Foundation · Towson, MD · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $25,000
The Pump Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $25,000
The Pump Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $25,000
The Pump Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $21,600
Friends of United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $20,000
Turtle Athletic Foundation · McClean, VA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $20,000
American Red Cross · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $20,000
Jewish Community Foundation · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $20,000
Make-a-Wish Philadelphia Delaware · Blue Bell, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $20,000
Second Round Foundation · Towson, MD · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $20,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $20,000
Turtle Athletic Foundation · McClean, VA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $18,000
Aubry Brown Club · Morgan Hill, CA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $16,500
The Aubri Brown Club · Morgan Hill, CA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $15,900
Beth El Temple · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $15,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $15,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hosp · Memphis, TN · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $15,000
Turtle Athletic Foundation · McClean, VA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $15,000
The Pump Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $14,000
Make-a-Wish Southern Florida · Tampa, FL · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $13,000
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $11,000
Jewish National Fund · Rockville Centre, NY · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $11,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Force · New York, NY · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $10,500
Jewish National Fund · Rockville Centre, NY · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $10,500
Make-a-Wish Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Community Outreach Center · Monsey, NY · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Make-a-Wish Philadelphia Delaware · Blue Bell, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
The Jonathan Odgen Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Maggie'S Place · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Jewish Family Services · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Sixers Youth Foundation · Camden, NJ · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
The Jonathan Odgen Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Jewish Family Services · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $9,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $8,530
Beth El Temple · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $8,000
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $7,500
Sixers Youth Foundation · Camden, NJ · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $7,500
The Ladylike Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $7,000
University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $7,000
Beth El Congregation · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $6,800
American Cancer Society · Hershey, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $6,780
American Cancer Society · Hershey, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $6,700
Toys for Tots · Triangle, VA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $6,695
Beth El Temple · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $6,150
Special Olympics - Pennsylvania · Summerdale, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $6,100
American Friends of Magen · New York, NY · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $6,000
Beth El Congregation · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $6,000
Morgan Pressel Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $6,000
American Foundation of Suicide Prev · New York, NY · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $6,000
Penn State University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,800
American Heart Association · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,650
Friends of the Israel Defense Force · New York, NY · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,500
Fairleigh Dickinson University · Teaneck, NJ · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,500
Gary Sinise Foundation · Woodland, CA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,500
Special Olympics - Pennsylvania · Summerdale, PA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,500
St Judes Children'S Research Hosp · Memphis, TN · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,350
The Pap Corps · Deerfield Beach, FL · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Dream · Oakland, CA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Easterseals · York, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Hopes & Heroes Children'S Cancer · New York, NY · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Jewish Community Foundation of · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Jewish National Fund · Rockville Centre, NY · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Keystone Human Services · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Morgan Pressel Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
The Ladylike Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
The Pap Corps · Deerfield Beach, FL · 2025
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Fairleigh Dickinson University · Teaneck, NJ · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Gary Sinise Foundation · Woodland, CA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Israel Tennis Centers Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
The Jonathan Odgen Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
The Ladylike Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Assistance League of Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Beth El Congregation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Make-a-Wish Southern Florida · Tampa, FL · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Pa Wounded Warriors · Camp Hill, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Panther Ram Foundation · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
The Ladylike Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
United Way of the Capital Region · Enola, PA · 2023
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Habitat for Humanity of the Gtr Hbg · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Organization's exempt purpose
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Similar grant size
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