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 20212024. 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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  • 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

$68,865
2021
$114,021
2022
$49,890
2023
$39,167
2024

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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