Funding search · EIN 136119187 · Hershey, PA
Lawrence a Appley 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.
- 75
- grants reported
- $1.2M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $12,500
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Covenant Pathways4 grants · $110,000
- Girls Rising4 grants · $92,834
- Ymca of San Diego County3 grants · $75,000
- Artreach4 grants · $68,000
- Ecumenical Council of Pasadena3 grants · $65,000
- Palomar College3 grants · $60,000
- Nativity Prep3 grants · $48,000
- Community Bikes3 grants · $45,000
- Tech Impact2 grants · $45,000
- Northfield Mount Hermon School4 grants · $40,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 75 reported grants, largest first.
- $30,000
Covenant Pathways · Gallup, NM · 2025
Charitable
- $30,000
Chrisis House · El Cajon, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $30,000
Covenant Pathways · Vanderwagen, NM · 2024
Charitable
- $30,000
Covenant Pathways · Vanderwagen, NM · 2022
Charitable
- $27,754
Girls Rising · San Diego, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $27,000
Artreach · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charitable
- $26,000
Artreach · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $25,680
Girls Rising · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Tech Impact · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Charitable
- $25,000
Ymca of San Diego County · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $25,000
Ecumenical Council of Pasadena · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Ymca of San Diego County · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Ymca of San Diego County · San Diego, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Friends in Deed · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $24,400
Girls Rising · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $22,500
Youth Without Borders · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Crisis House · El Cajon, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $20,000
Ecumenical Council of Pasadena · Pasadena, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $20,000
Palomar College · San Marcos, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $20,000
Palomar College · San Marcos, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $20,000
Tech Impact · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Charitable
- $20,000
Covenant Pathways · Vanderwagen, NM · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
Ecumenical Council of Pasadena · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
Palomar College · San Marcos, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $17,500
St Andrew Nativity School · Portland, OR · 2025
Charitable
- $16,000
Nativity Prep · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Charitable
- $16,000
Nativity Prep · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Charitable
- $16,000
Nativity Prep · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Community Bikes · Hamilton, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $15,000
Community Bikes · Hamilton, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
Pasadena Unified School District Fbo Padadena Hs Drama Club · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
Community Bikes · Hamilton, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Human Trafficking Coalition of the Palm Beaches · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Old Pine Community Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
US Rowing Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Girls Rising · San Diego, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $12,500
Childrens Book Bank · Portland, OR · 2025
Charitable
- $12,500
Childrens Book Bank · Portland, OR · 2024
Charitable
- $12,500
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education · Portland, OR · 2024
Charitable
- $12,500
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education · Portland, OR · 2023
Charitable
- $12,500
Smart Reading · Portland, OR · 2023
Charitable
- $12,500
Childrens Book Bank · Portland, OR · 2022
Charitable
- $12,500
Lake Avenue Community · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $12,500
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education · Portland, OR · 2022
Charitable
- $11,111
Investigative Newsource · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,600
Reins · San Marcos, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Artreach · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Austin Pets Alive · Austin, TX · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Banding Together · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
First Congregational Church of Pasadena · Pasadena, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Holy Family Services · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Human Trafficking Coalition of the Palm Beaches · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Investigative Newsource · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
My Refuge House · Midway City, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Northfield Mount Hermon School · Mount Hermon, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Austin Pets Alive · Austin, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Banding Together · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
First Congregational Church of Pasadena · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Human Trafficking Coalition of the Palm Beaches · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
North County African American Women'S Association · Oceanside, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Northfield Mount Hermon School · Mount Hermon, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Austin Pets Alive · Austin, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Banding Together · San Diego, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
First Congregational Church of Pasadena · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Holy Family Services · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Lake Avenue Community · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
North County African American Women'S Association · Oceanside, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Northfield Mount Hermon School · Mount Hermon, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
First Congregational Church of Pasadena · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
North County African American Women'S Association · Oceanside, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Northfield Mount Hermon School · Mount Hermon, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Teri · Oceanside, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Artreach · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Tphs Scholarship Fund · San Diego, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Metropolitan Area Advisory · Chula Vista, CA · 2025
Charitable
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