Link Foundation
Camp Hill, PA · EIN 84-2631976. Reported 116 grants totalling $828,000 to 72 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. 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. Link 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 $6,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $25,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brethren Housing Association | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Hope Ministries | Dillsburg, PA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pa | Camp Hill, PA | $39,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of the Capital Region | Enola, PA | $38,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run of Lancaster | Landisville, PA | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Capital Area Girls on the Run | Lemoyne, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Free Enterprise Education | Erie, PA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Joshua Group | Harrisburg, PA | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bridge of Hope | Exton, PA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of South Central Pa | York, PA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Light House Rehabilitation Center | New Holland, PA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Spanish American Civic Association | Lancaster, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Housing Development Corporaton Midatlantic | Lancaster, PA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Capital Area School for the Arts Charter School | Harrisburg, PA | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tenfold | Lancaster, PA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Logos Academy Harrisburg Formerly New City School | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army Harrisburg Capital City Region | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Vista School | Hershey, PA | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Peace Promise Inc | Mechanicsburg, PA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Scholars Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aaron's Acres | Lancaster, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arbor Place Inc Dba the Mix | Lancaster, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Check Up Center of South Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community First Fund | Lancaster, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cracked Pot Coffee Shop | Mechanicsburg, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ja of South Central Pa | York, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Logos Academy of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nativity School of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Penn State University | State College, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Children Deserve a Chance Foundation | Lancaster, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Theatre Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YWCA Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Logos Academy | York, PA | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Steam Academy Charter School | Hummelstown, PA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Diakon Child Family & Community Ministries | Topton, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Susan P Byrnes Health Education Center Inc | York, PA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Mix at Arbor Place | Lancaster, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA of Lancaster County Inc | Lancaster, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Samaritan Services | Phoenixville, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joseph T Simpson Public Library | Mechanicsburg, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keystone Fc | Mechanicsburg, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| York Community Resource Center | York, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Affordable Housing Associates of Dauphin County Inc | Steelton, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge of Hope Harrisburg Area | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brighter Financial Futures Inc | Winfield, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Church World Service Inc | Elkhart, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dauphin County CASA | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harrisburg Catholic Elementary School | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harrisburg Fair Housing Council Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tec Centro Workforce Network | Erie, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Disabilities Services | Lancaster, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vista Adult Services Organization | Hershey, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wildheart International Ministries | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christian School Association of Greater Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harrisburg Area Learning Academy | Harrisburg, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Champions | Harrisburg, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cornerstone Youth Center | Elizabethtown, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation | Camp Hill, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Push the Rock | Emmaus, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Line Mountain Nourishing Eagles to Soar Weekend Backpack Food Program | Tower City, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Radiant Hope | Dillsburg, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Lancaster Lebanon | Lititz, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Susquehanna Art Museum | Harrisburg, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Promise of Harrisburg Capital Region | Camp Hill, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greenlight Operation | Camp Hill, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Missionary Athletes International | Charlotte, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mountainside Nursery School | Dillsburg, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sacramento Community Fire Company | Sacramento, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Peter's Lutheran Church Together Community Program | Middletown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
27 of 72 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 55%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 80 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 | 10 | $100,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 26 | $242,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 40 | $237,500 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 40 | $248,500 | $5,500 |
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
99% 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 $6,500. 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 Link Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 3045 Market St, Camp Hill, PA, 17011. 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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