Alexander and Jane Boyd Ta Foundation
Buffalo, NY · EIN 23-2251378. Reported 402 grants totalling $15.4M to 147 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Alexander and Jane Boyd Ta Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $190,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Salvation Army Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $525,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Central Dauphin School District | Harrisburg, PA | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Stephen's School | Harrisburg, PA | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Nativity School of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Downtown Daily Bread | Harrisburg, PA | $480,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Penn State Harrisburg | Middletown, PA | $475,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bethesda Mission | Harrisburg, PA | $400,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hereditary Disease Foundation | New York, NY | $400,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bishop Mcdevitt High School | Harrisburg, PA | $375,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Trinity High School | Camp Hill, PA | $375,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Allison Hill Community Ministry | Harrisburg, PA | $340,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Central Pa Food Bank | Harrisburg, PA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| YMCA Camp Curtin | Harrisburg, PA | $300,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Christian Churches United | Harrisburg, PA | $295,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hamilton Health Center | Harrisburg, PA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg Academy | Lemoyne, PA | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lebanon Valley College | Annville, PA | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Catherine Laboure Parish School | Harrisbug, PA | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Villanova University Co Mr Stephen Grourke | Villanova, PA | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Covenant Community Corporation | Harrisburg, PA | $240,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg Catholic Elementary | Harrisburg, PA | $220,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Historical Society of Dauphin Cou N | Harrisburg, PA | $200,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Penn State College of Medicine | Hershey, PA | $200,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| State Street Academy | Bay City, MI | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Breaking the Chainz | Harrisburg, PA | $190,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Susquehanna Township Penbrook Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $190,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Manada Conservancy Inc | Hummelstown, PA | $165,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Veterans Outreach of Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Midwest Food Bank Pa | Middletown, PA | $158,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College | Harrisburg, PA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Messiah University | Mechanicsburg, PA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Saint Margaret Mary School | Harrisburg, PA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Susquehanna Township School District | Harrisburg, PA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| YMCA Greater Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Central Pennsylvania Food Bank C/O Joseph S Arthur Ex Dir | Harrisburg, PA | $148,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Beacon Clinic for Health & Hope Co Ms Mary Jensik | Harrisburg, PA | $137,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Art Association of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Living Well Institute | Hershey, PA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Penn State Mindy Sue Nese Scholarship | University Park, PA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Hill School | Pottstown, PA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Veterans Outreach of Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Woodberry Forest School | Woodberry Forest, VA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Francis of Assisi | Harrisburg, PA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Brethren Housing Association | Harrisburg, PA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick | Harrisburg, PA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Contact Helpline | Harrisburg, PA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown, PA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg University | Harrisburg, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hood College | Frederick, MD | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Margaret Mary School | Harrisburg, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| United Way of the Capital Region | Enola, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Paxton Ministries | Harrisburg, PA | $97,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Colonial Park Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Linglestown Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lower Paxton Township Colonial Park Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paxtonia Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Penbrook Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Progress Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Rutherford Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Swatara Township | Harrisburg, PA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Captial Region | Harrisburg, PA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Community Check-Up Center Co Ms Linda Hengst | Harrisburg, PA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Upmc | Lititz, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| AMIRACLE4SURE Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $71,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Capital Region Literacy Council | Lemoyne, PA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Christian Recovery Aftercare Ministry | Harrisburg, PA | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fair Housing Council | Harrisburg, PA | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Central Penn College Fdn | Summerdale, PA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Christ Lutheran Church Health Ministries | Harrisburg, PA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Christian Churches United of the Tri-County Area (help Ministries) | Harrisburg, PA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dauphin County Library System | Harrisburg, PA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Susquehanna Township Rescue Fire Co | Harrisburg, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Make-a-Wish | Pittsburgh, PA | $58,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Susquehanna Township School District Baseball Boosters | Harrisburg, PA | $56,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Susquehanna Towship School District | Harrisburg, PA | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Pennsylvania Food Bank | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Home for the Friendless | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hamilton Health Center Co Ms Jeannine D Peterson | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Messiah College | Mechanicsburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Messiah College Co Mr Greg Gearhart | Mechanicsburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Ms Central Pa Research | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art | Millersburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pinnaclehealth Foundation | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| State Street Academy of Music | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vickie's Angel Foundation | New Cumberland, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| YWCA Greater Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beacon Clinic for Health & Hope | Harrisburg, PA | $47,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Beacon Clinic for Health and Hope Co Ms Mary Jensik | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bates College | Lewiston, ME | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hospice of Central Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Tri-City Opport Indus Center Inc | Grove City, PA | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Capital Region | Harrisburg, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fountain Community Outreach | Fountain Hill, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Paxtang Fire Company | Harrisburg, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rescue Fire Company 37 | Harrisburg, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Francis Assisi Soup Kitchen | Harrisburg, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Whitaker Center | Harrisburg, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Antioch Tabernacle Co Ms Crystal Adams | Harrisburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pitt | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities in Schools of Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Community Aid | York, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Scouts in the Heart of Pa | Harriburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Joan of Arc School | Marlton, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Central Pa Youth Ballet | Carlisle, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Central Penn College Foundation | Summerdale, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christ Lutheran Church Health Ministerties | Harrisburg, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Check-Up Center | Harrisburg, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Christ Lutheran Church | Harrisburg, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wildheart Ministries | Harrisburg, PA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Gaudenzia (delta Community Program) | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gaudenzia Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midwest Food Bank-Pennsylvania | Middletown, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Susquehanna Township Ems Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Theatre Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Arc of Dauphin and Lebanon Counties | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capital Area School for the Arts | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capital Area Schools for the Arts | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Captial Region Literacy Council | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Pa Friend of Jazz | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fountain Gate Church | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greenlight Operation | Lemoyne, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg Area Riverboat Society | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hospice of Central Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Keystone Human Services | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Civil War Museum | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Paxton Presbyterian Church | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Susquehanna Art Museum | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Tri-Cty Opport Indus Center Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Central Pa Friends of Jazz | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colonial Park Fire Co | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet | Carlisle, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Linglestown Fire Co | Lower Paxton Townshi, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peace Promise | York, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pennbook Fire Co | Penbrook, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Progress Fire Co | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rescue Fire Co | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Robert Jackson Veterans Center | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rutherford Fire Co | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Susquehanna Are Museum | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trevorton Heritage Society | Trevorton, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gettysburg Foundation | Gettysburg, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Susquehanna Township High School | Harrisburg, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge of Hope | Lancaster, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
88 of 147 (60%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 77%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 157 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | $2,680,500 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 76 | $3,171,000 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 82 | $3,078,500 | $30,000 |
| 2024 | 81 | $3,113,000 | $30,000 |
| 2025 | 88 | $3,356,000 | $27,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
93% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Alexander and Jane Boyd Ta Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1504, Buffalo, NY, 14240. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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