Funding search · EIN 201060557 · Lancaster, PA
Ferree 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.
- 73
- grants reported
- $2.9M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- Franklin & Marshall College4 grants · $1.0M
- Fulton Opera House Foundation3 grants · $260,000
- Lancaster Country Day School3 grants · $150,000
- World of Scouting Museum1 grant · $100,000
- Fulton Theatre1 grant · $100,000
- Hospice of Lancaster County2 grants · $75,000
- North Museum3 grants · $70,000
- Samaritan Counseling Center2 grants · $70,000
- Lancasterlebanon Habitat for Humanity2 grants · $70,000
- Community First Fund1 grant · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 73 reported grants, largest first.
- $400,000
Franklin & Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Ware institute of civic engagement
- $400,000
Franklin & Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Civic engagement
- $100,000
Franklin & Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Ware college house program endowment
- $100,000
Fulton Theatre · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $100,000
Franklin & Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2023
House program
- $100,000
Fulton Opera House Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2023
General operating
- $100,000
Fulton Opera House Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Annual
- $100,000
World of Scouting Museum · Valley Forge, PA · 2022
General operating
- $60,000
Fulton Opera House Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2023
2023 grant
- $50,000
Lancaster Country Day School · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $50,000
Lancaster County Food Hub · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $50,000
Lancasterlebanon Habitat for Humanity · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $50,000
Samaritan Counseling Center · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $50,000
Lancaster Country Day School · Lancaster, PA · 2023
2023 grant
- $50,000
Central Penn College Education Foundation · Summerdale, PA · 2022
Medical assisting scholarship program
- $50,000
Community First Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Community first fund credit union
- $50,000
Elizabethtown College · Elizabethtown, PA · 2022
Cyber college
- $50,000
Hospice of Lancaster County · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Expansion of pediatric palliative care services
- $50,000
Lancaster Country Day School · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Annual
- $50,000
Lancaster Mennonite · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Capital campaign - lincoln highway campus
- $50,000
Spanish American Civic Association · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Tuition for low-income enrollees at tec centro
- $50,000
Union Community Care · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Mobile healthcare
- $50,000
Willow Valley Memory Care · Willow Street, PA · 2022
Willow valley memory care center
- $40,000
North Museum · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $40,000
Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic · Lancaster, PA · 2023
2023 grant
- $35,000
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay · Lancaster, PA · 2023
2023 grant
- $30,000
Central Market Trust · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $25,000
Hope Inspire Love · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $25,000
Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $25,000
Hospice of Lancaster County · Lancaster, PA · 2023
2023 grant
- $25,000
Swan - Scaling Walls a Note at a Time · Lyndell, PA · 2023
2023 grant
- $25,000
Lancaster General Health Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Clinical trials - location/staffing
- $25,000
Planned Parenthood · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Capital campaign
- $22,880
Lancaster Science Factory · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $20,000
Oxford Area Historical Association · Oxford, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $20,000
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $20,000
Advoz Mediation & Restorative Practices · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Victim offender conference & making peace workshops
- $20,000
Friendship Community · Lititz, PA · 2022
Purchase adaptive vehicle
- $20,000
Lancasterlebanon Habitat for Humanity · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Open doors building campaign
- $20,000
Samaritan Counseling Center · Lancaster, PA · 2022
General operating
- $16,920
Good Samaritan Services · Ephrata, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $15,000
Aarons Acres · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $15,000
Arch Street Center · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $15,000
Echos · Elizabethtown, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $15,000
Visioncorps · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $15,000
North Museum · Lancaster, PA · 2023
2023 grant
- $15,000
North Museum · Lancaster, PA · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Feasibility study
- $10,000
Crossnet Ministries · New Holland, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $10,000
Lancaster Conservancy · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $10,000
Parish Resource Center · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $10,000
Lancaster Conservancy · Lancaster, PA · 2023
2023 grant
- $10,000
The Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
2023 grant
- $10,000
7th Ward Reunion · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Event sponsorship
- $10,000
Lancaster Conservancy · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Protect natural lands
- $8,000
Servant Stage · Strasburg, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $7,950
Servant Stage · Strasburg, PA · 2023
Performance sponsor
- $7,500
Lancaster Science Factory · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Director salary
- $7,500
Lancaster Science Factory · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Hands-on stem and math workshops to-go
- $7,500
Susquehanna Service Dogs · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Capital purchases
- $5,000
Lancaster County Christian School · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $5,000
Mt Hope Nazarene Retirement Community · Manheim, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $5,000
African American Cultural Alliance · Lancaster, PA · 2023
2023 grant
- $5,000
Boy Scouts of America (Pa Dutch Council) · Lancaster, PA · 2023
2023 grant
- $5,000
Lancaster Safety Coalition · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Surveillance camera purchase
- $5,000
Music for Everyone · Lancaster, PA · 2023
2023 grant
- $5,000
Lancaster Safety Coalition · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Surveillance camera purchase
- $5,000
Music for Everyone · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Instrument repair program
- $5,000
Servant Stage · Strasburg, PA · 2022
Charles dickens' a christmas carol performance
- $4,000
Long'S Park Art Festival · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $3,588
Pogil · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $3,250
Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center · Lancaster, PA · 2024
2024 grant
- $1,300
Pa Guild of Craftsman · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Retail therapy software program
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