Funding search · EIN 232516754 · Ephrata, PA
Gooding Group 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.
- 202
- grants reported
- $271,943
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $400
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Thaddeus Stevens College1 grant · $53,026
- Alzheimer'S Association4 grants · $42,005
- Habitat for Humanity4 grants · $13,400
- Veteran'S Honor Park3 grants · $12,600
- Fulton Theatre3 grants · $10,515
- Penn State University4 grants · $10,500
- Bethel Ame Cultural Center1 grant · $10,000
- Long'S Park Ampitheater Foundation1 grant · $10,000
- Great Give Cc1 grant · $8,800
- Lancaster History1 grant · $5,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 202 grants.
- $53,026
Thaddeus Stevens College · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Participant programs
- $10,665
Alzheimer'S Association · Reading, PA · 2021
Participant programs
- $10,540
Alzheimer'S Association · Reading, PA · 2023
Participant programs
- $10,450
Alzheimer'S Association · Reading, PA · 2024
Participant programs
- $10,350
Alzheimer'S Association · Reading, PA · 2022
Participant programs
- $10,000
Habitat for Humanity · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Participant programs
- $10,000
Long'S Park Ampitheater Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Participating programs
- $10,000
Bethel Ame Cultural Center · Lancaster, PA · 2021
Participating programs
- $8,800
Great Give Cc · New Haven, CT · 2022
Participating programs
- $6,300
Veteran'S Honor Park · Lititz, PA · 2024
Participating programs
- $5,000
Lancaster History · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Participating programs
- $5,000
Fulton Theatre · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operating expenses
- $5,000
Fulton Theatre · Lancaster, PA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $4,500
Penn State University · University Park, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,500
Pa College of Health & Sciences · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Participant programs
- $3,150
Veteran'S Honor Park · Lititz, PA · 2022
Participating programs
- $3,150
Veteran'S Honor Park · Lititz, PA · 2021
Participating programs
- $3,050
Thaddeus Stevens Foundation · Lancaster, PA · 2021
Scholarship
- $3,000
Penn State University · University Park, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,600
Habitat for Humanity · Lancaster, PA · 2021
Participant programs
- $2,500
Historic Preservation Trust · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Participant programs
- $2,500
Mainspring of Ephrata · Ephrata, PA · 2022
Participating programs
- $2,500
Ephrata Legion Post 429 · Ephrata, PA · 2021
Participating programs
- $2,500
Good Samaritan Services · Lancaster, PA · 2021
Particpation programs
- $2,000
Elizabethtown College · Elizabethtown, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
S Dale High Center · Lancaster, PA · 2021
Participating programs
- $1,500
Pennsylvania College of Health · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,500
Shippensburg University · Shippensburg, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,500
University of Virginia · Charlottsville, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,500
Central Penn College · Summerdale, PA · 2023
Participating programs
- $1,500
Shippensburg University · Shippensburg, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,500
Harrisburg University of Science · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Participant programs
- $1,500
Lebanon Valley College · Annville, PA · 2022
Participating programs
- $1,500
Penn State University · University Park, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,500
Shippensburg University · Shippensburg, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,500
University of Virginia · Charlottsville, VA · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,500
Central Penn College · Summerdale, PA · 2021
Participating programs
- $1,500
Lebanon Valley College · Annville, PA · 2021
Participating programs
- $1,500
Penn State University · University Park, PA · 2021
Scholarship
- $1,500
South Eastern University · Lakeland, FL · 2021
Scholarship
- $1,500
University of Virginia · Charlottsville, VA · 2021
Scholarship
- $1,023
Thorne · Ephrata, PA · 2024
Participating programs
- $1,000
Alliance for Progress · Rosemont, IL · 2023
Participant programs
- $1,000
Elizabethtown College Business · Elizabethtown, PA · 2023
Participant programs
- $1,000
Elizabethtown College Family Bus Ct · Elizabethtown, PA · 2023
Business development
- $1,000
F&M College Fund · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Scholarships
- $1,000
Goldey Beacom College · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Scholarships
- $1,000
Junior Achievement · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $1,000
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Participant programs
- $1,000
Alliance for Progress · Rosemont, IL · 2022
Participant programs
- $1,000
Goldey Beacom College · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Scholarships
- $1,000
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Participant programs
- $1,000
Milagro House · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Assistance to indigent families
- $1,000
Alliance for Progress · Rosemont, IL · 2021
Participant programs
- $1,000
F&M College Fund · Lancaster, PA · 2021
Scholarships
- $1,000
Goldey Beacom College · Wilmington, DE · 2021
Scholarships
- $1,000
Jr Achievement of Central Pa · Lancaster, PA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $1,000
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce · Lancaster, PA · 2021
Participant programs
- $900
United Way of Lancaster · Lancaster, PA · 2021
Participant programs
- $730
Blessings of Hope · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Participating programs
- $575
Lititz Public Library · Lititz, PA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $515
Fulton Theatre · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operating expenses
- $500
American Foundation for Suicide · Washington, DC · 2024
Participating programs
- $500
Ephrata Community Ambulance · Ephrata, PA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $500
Lincoln Fire Co 1 · Ephrata, PA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $500
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2023
Participating programs
- $500
Pioneer Fire Company · Ephrata, PA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $500
Roherstown Fire Company · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operating expense
- $500
Singerly Fire Company · Elkton, MD · 2023
Operating expenses
- $500
Ephrata Community Ambulance · Ephrata, PA · 2022
Operating expenses
- $500
Lincoln Fire Co 1 · Ephrata, PA · 2022
Operating expenses
- $500
Pa College of Health & Sciences · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Participant programs
- $500
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2022
Participating programs
- $500
Pioneer Steam Fire Engine · Ephrata, PA · 2022
Operating expenses
- $500
Roherstown Fire Company · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operating expense
- $500
Singerly Fire Company · Elkton, MD · 2022
Operating expenses
- $500
Ephrata Ambulance Assoc · Ephrata, PA · 2021
Participant progams
- $500
Lincoln Fire Co 1 · Ephrata, PA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $500
Milagro House · Lancaster, PA · 2021
Assistance to indigent families
- $500
Pioneer Steam Fire Engine · Ephrata, PA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $500
Roherstown Fire Company · Lancaster, PA · 2021
Operating expense
- $500
Singerly Fire Company · Elkton, MD · 2021
Operating expenses
- $450
Ephrata Public Library · Ephrata, PA · 2023
Participant programs
- $450
Hospice Community Care · Lancaster, PA · 2021
Participation programs
- $400
Ephrata Area Educ Foundation · Ephrata, PA · 2023
Participant programs
- $400
Ephrata Community Health Foundation · York, PA · 2023
Participant programs
- $400
Ephrata Performing Arts · Ephrata, PA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $400
Ephrata Rec Center · Ephrata, PA · 2023
Participant programs
- $400
Excentia Human Services · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Participant programs
- $400
Friendship Community · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Participant programs
- $400
Girl Scouts of Pa · Miquon, PA · 2023
Participant programs
- $400
Habitat for Humanity · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Participant programs
- $400
Hospice Community Care · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Participation programs
- $400
Lancaster County Conservancy · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Participating programs
- $400
Lancaster County Court of Common Pl · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Participant incentives
- $400
Lancaster County Food Hub · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Participating programs
- $400
Lancaster Theological Seminary · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Participant programs
- $400
Leadership Lancaster · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Participant programs
- $400
Lititz Public Library · Lititz, PA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $400
Love 146 · New Haven, CT · 2023
Programs
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