Gooding Group Foundation
Ephrata, PA · EIN 23-2516754. Reported 268 grants totalling $333,168 to 141 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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. Gooding Group 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 $400. Half of everything it gave fell between $200 and $1,000; the smallest was $23 and the largest $53,026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thaddeus Stevens College | Lancaster, PA | $54,526 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Reading, PA | $52,205 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Veteran's Honor Park | Lititz, PA | $15,850 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bethel AME Church | Lancaster, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Lancaster, PA | $13,800 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Penn State University | University Park, PA | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fulton Theatre | Lancaster, PA | $10,515 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bethel AME Cultural Center | Lancaster, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Long's Park Ampitheater Foundation | Lancaster, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Great Give Cc | New Haven, CT | $8,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lancaster History | Lancaster, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lebanon Valley College | Annville, PA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Shippensburg University | Shippensburg, PA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Virginia | Charlottsville, VA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Progress | Rosemont, IL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Goldey Beacom College | Wilmington, DE | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lancaster Chamber of Commerce | Lancaster, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pa College of Health & Sciences | Lancaster, PA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Historic Preservation Trust | Lancaster, PA | $3,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Thaddeus Stevens Foundation | Lancaster, PA | $3,176 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Penn College | Summerdale, PA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| F&m College Fund | Lancaster, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Harrisburg University of Science | Harrisburg, PA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ephrata Legion Post 429 | Ephrata, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Samaritan Services | Lancaster, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mainspring of Ephrata | Ephrata, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milagro House | Lancaster, PA | $2,400 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elizabethtown College Business | Elizabethtown, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| JR Achievement of Central Pa | Lancaster, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Lincoln Fire Co 1 | Ephrata, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Roherstown Fire Company | Lancaster, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| S Dale High Center | Lancaster, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Singerly Fire Company | Elkton, MD | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Grove City College | Grove City, PA | $1,700 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | $1,700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lancaster County Court of Common Pl | Lancaster, PA | $1,600 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Love 146 | New Haven, CT | $1,600 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Men of Iron | Manheim, PA | $1,600 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Vision Corps Foundation | Lancaster, PA | $1,600 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hospice Community Care | Lancaster, PA | $1,525 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ephrata Community Ambulance | Ephrata, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Marywood College | Scranton, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pennsylvania College of Health | Lancaster, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pioneer Steam Fire Engine | Ephrata, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| South Eastern University | Lakeland, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Towson University | Towson, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lititz Public Library | Lititz, PA | $1,425 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ephrata Public Library | Ephrata, PA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ephrata Area Educ Foundation | Ephrata, PA | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ephrata Community Health Foundation | York, PA | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ephrata Performing Arts | Ephrata, PA | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ephrata Rec Center | Ephrata, PA | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friendship Community | Lancaster, PA | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lancaster County Food Hub | Lancaster, PA | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lancaster Theological Seminary | Lancaster, PA | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leadership Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Schreiber Pediatric | Lancaster, PA | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YWCA of Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Thorne | Ephrata, PA | $1,023 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elizabethtown College Family Bus Ct | Elizabethtown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement | Lancaster, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lebanon Va Hospice | Lebanon, PA | $850 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Excentia Human Services | Lancaster, PA | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of America | Miquon, PA | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Pa | Miquon, PA | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Lancaster, PA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Blessings of Hope | Lancaster, PA | $730 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lancaster County Conservancy | Lancaster, PA | $575 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ephrata Ambulance Assoc | Ephrata, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pioneer Fire Company | Ephrata, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Soceity | Harrisburg, PA | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Excentia | Lancaster, PA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stratosphere Cheerabilities | Lancaster, PA | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boulevard Baptist Church | Anderson, SC | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Handi Vangelism | Ephrata, PA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pa SPCA Lancaster Center | Lancaster, PA | $275 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Heart Assoc | Lancaster, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Legion | Ephrata, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arm of Hope - Ghana | Mount Joy, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Berks Heim | Leesport, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Iglesia Misionera La Senda | Reading, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mental Health of America | Lancaster, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uzrc Benevolent Fund | Lititz, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Warren General Hospital | Warren, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Earl Fire Co | Bownstown, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wounded Warrior | Wormleysburg, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leo's Helping Paws | Lancaster, PA | $217 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation | Millersville, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Lancaster, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brittany's Hope | Elizabethtown, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| God's Love We Deliver | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humane League of Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lancaster Early Education | Lancaster, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Warwick Educational Foundation | Lititz, PA | $152 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conner Kleffel Memorial Foundation | Ephrata, PA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Faith Friendship | Mountville, PA | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lititz Fire Company | Lititz, PA | $150 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Washington, DC | $126 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mennonite Disaster Service | Lititz, PA | $126 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Miracle Network | Hershey, PA | $106 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lititz Warwick Community Chest | Lititz, PA | $101 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities USA | Lancaster, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| East Randolph Fire Department | Randolph, VT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Landmark Baptist Church | Kokomo, IN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Food Bank of De | Newark, DE | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fresenius Kidney Care | Harrisburg, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heiffer International | Little Rock, AR | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Homeland Hospice | Harrisburg, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lancaster Public Library | Lancaster, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lititz Springs Park | Lititz, PA | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Camping Corporation | Arendtsville, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mohler Church | Ephrata, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rheems Fire Department | Elizabethtown, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shenango Valley Animal Shelter | Hermitage, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Hospital | Memphis, TN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union City Presbyterian Church | Union City, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Churches Elizabethtown Area | Elizabethtown, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Warwick Community Ambulance | Lititz, PA | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Action Partnership | Lancaster, PA | $60 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Mt Olive | Mt Olive, NC | $60 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Centerville Pet Rescue | Lancaster, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ephrata Pioneer Fire Co | Ephrata, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope International | Lancaster, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orca | Lancaster, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pet Pantry- Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Venture Lititz | Lititz, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Raven Ridge Wildlife | Washington Boro, PA | $42 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wolf Sanctuary of Pa | Liititz, PA | $27 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $26 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mennonite Central Committee | Akron, PA | $26 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Philadelphia, PA | $26 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Lancaster, PA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Central Penn Food Bank | Harrisburg, PA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Humane Society of the US | Washington, DC | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Robeson Elementary | Birdsboro, PA | $23 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
61 of 141 (43%) 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 42%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Milagro House
ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT FAMILIES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 66 | $61,225 | $400 |
| 2021 | 68 | $68,865 | $400 |
| 2022 | 47 | $114,021 | $500 |
| 2023 | 57 | $49,890 | $400 |
| 2024 | 30 | $39,167 | $200 |
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
91% 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 $400. 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 Gooding Group Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). 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: 345 South Reading Road, Ephrata, PA, 17522. 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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