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 20222025. 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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  • 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

$218,000
2022
$309,754
2023
$322,791
2024
$312,000
2025

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.