Funding search · EIN 251494744 · New Florence, PA
Thoburn Foundation for Education
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 71
- grants reported
- $111,750
- total given
- 2020–2024
- filing years
- $1,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2024. 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- New Florence Library3 grants · $8,500
- Ligonier Valley Ymca4 grants · $8,000
- Ligonier Valley Library3 grants · $6,500
- Alexis McClelland3 grants · $6,000
- George Golden3 grants · $5,000
- Ligonier Valley Historical Society3 grants · $5,000
- Abigail Mack2 grants · $4,500
- Madeline Manges2 grants · $4,500
- Megan Glista2 grants · $4,500
- Michael Knupp3 grants · $4,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 71 reported grants, largest first.
- $4,000
New Florence Library · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Donation
- $4,000
Ligonier Valley Middle School · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Donation
- $3,500
Ligonier Valley High School · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Donation
- $2,500
Abigail Mack · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,500
Bailey Ann O'Brien · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,500
Erin Mundorff · Seward, PA · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,500
Madeline Manges · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,500
Megan Glista · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,500
Ligonier Valley Library · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Donation
- $2,500
New Florence Library · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Donation
- $2,000
Alexis McClelland · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,000
George Golden · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,000
Ligonier Valley Library · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Donation
- $2,000
Ligonier Valley Ymca · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Annual grant
- $2,000
Abigail Mack · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,000
Alex Torrance · Latrobe, PA · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,000
Haylee Oates · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,000
Ligonier Valley Historical Society · Laughlintown, PA · 2023
Donation
- $2,000
Ligonier Valley Ymca · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Annual grant
- $2,000
Madeline Manges · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,000
Megan Glista · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,000
Alexis McClelland · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Scholarships
- $2,000
Ligonier Valley Library · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Donation
- $2,000
Ligonier Valley Ymca · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Annual grant
- $2,000
New Florence Library · New Florence, PA · 2022
Donation
- $2,000
Alexis McClelland · Ligonier, PA · 2020
Scholarships
- $2,000
Ligonier Valley Ymca · Ligonier, PA · 2020
Youth camp
- $1,500
Ligonier Valley Historical Society · Laughlintown, PA · 2024
Donation
- $1,500
Michael Knupp · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Scholarships
- $1,500
George Golden · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Scholarships
- $1,500
Michael Knupp · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Scholarships
- $1,500
Rebecca Caldwell · New Florence, PA · 2023
Scholarships
- $1,500
George Golden · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Scholarships
- $1,500
Ligonier Valley Historical Society · Laughlintown, PA · 2022
Donation
- $1,500
Michael Knupp · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Scholarships
- $1,500
Rebecca Caldwell · New Florence, PA · 2022
Scholarships
- $1,500
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Youth camp
- $1,500
Ellis Elizabeth Stewart · Ligonier, PA · 2020
Scholarships
- $1,500
Mikayla Homyak · Ligonier, PA · 2020
Scholarships
- $1,500
Rebecca Caldwell · New Florence, PA · 2020
Scholarships
- $1,500
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art · Ligonier, PA · 2020
Yourh camp
- $1,000
Jennifer Hiles · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Scholarships
- $1,000
Lindsey McClelland · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Scholarships
- $1,000
MacKenzie Anecia Boring · New Florence, PA · 2024
Scholarships
- $1,000
Damiana Bradley · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Scholarships
- $1,000
Emma Burns · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Scholarships
- $1,000
Jennifer Hiles · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Scholarships
- $1,000
Lindsey McClelland · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Scholarships
- $1,000
Nicholas Beitel · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Scholarships
- $1,000
Damiana Bradley · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Scholarships
- $1,000
Faith McDowell · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Scholarships
- $1,000
Haylee Oates · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Scholarships
- $1,000
Jennifer Hiles · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Scholarships
- $1,000
Lindsey McClelland · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Scholarships
- $1,000
Mia Lynn · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Scholarships
- $1,000
Morgan Glista · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Scholarships
- $1,000
Nicholas Beitel · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Scholarships
- $1,000
Alex Torrance · Latrobe, PA · 2020
Scholarships
- $1,000
Damiana Bradley · Ligonier, PA · 2020
Scholarships
- $1,000
Ethan Kibbe · Seward, PA · 2020
Scholarships
- $1,000
Faith McDowell · Ligonier, PA · 2020
Scholarships
- $1,000
Kailee Lear · Ligonier, PA · 2020
Scholarships
- $1,000
Mia Lynn · Ligonier, PA · 2020
Scholarships
- $1,000
Morgan Glista · Ligonier, PA · 2020
Scholarships
- $1,000
Nicole Fratrich · Seward, PA · 2020
Scholarships
- $1,000
Rachel Horrell · New Florence, PA · 2020
Scholarships
- $1,000
Sarah Elizabeth Marsh · Acme, PA · 2020
Scholarships
- $500
Nicholas Beitel · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Scholarships
- $500
New Florence Borough · New Florence, PA · 2023
Donation
- $500
Latrobe Conservation Trust · Latrobe, PA · 2020
Memorial donation
- $250
Leukemia Society · New York, NY · 2020
Memorial donation
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