Ppl Foundation
Allentown, PA · EIN 46-1605118. Reported 1,541 grants totalling $26.5M to 883 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$3,000median grant
$26.5Mgranted, 2021-2025
883recipients, as named on its returns
47%of grantees funded again the next year
$53.9Massets, latest filing
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. Ppl 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $875 and $10,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $3,108,912. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
883 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley | Allentown, PA | $11.0M | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley (uwglv) | Allentown, PA | $2,033,682 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $1,252,246 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Artsquest | Bethlehem, PA | $704,450 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lehigh Valley Community Foundation | Allentown, PA | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Operation Help Ppl - Allentown Pa | Allentown, PA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wildlands Conservancy Inc | Emmaus, PA | $311,931 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science | Allentown, PA | $273,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way | Sunbury, PA | $219,766 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Scholarship America Inc | Detroit, MI | $215,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey | Philadelphia, PA | $119,147 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Berks County | Reading, PA | $113,755 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of New York City | New York, NY | $112,899 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Museum Inc | Bloomsburg, PA | $110,340 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Downcity Design | Providence, RI | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Resurrected Community Development Corporation | Allentown, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of the Capital Region | Enola, PA | $99,135 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Scholarship America Inc | Saint Peter, MN | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rhode Island Community Food Bank | Providence, RI | $88,950 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Way of Lancaster County (pa) | Lancaster, PA | $88,761 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross Mid Central Pa Chapter | Harrisburg, PA | $87,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties | Scranton, PA | $85,731 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Greater Hazleton Inc | Hazleton, PA | $83,150 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Central Pennsylvania Food Bank | Harrisburg, PA | $83,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Os Johnson Technical Institute | Scranton, PA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania Inc | Pittston Twp, PA | $69,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lycoming County United Way | Williamsport, PA | $67,979 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Cooperage Project | Honesdale, PA | $63,550 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Way of Wyoming Valley | Wilkes Barre, PA | $62,330 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Save the Bay | Providence, RI | $60,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wildlife Leadership Academy | Lock Haven, PA | $60,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Leaf Project Inc | Landisburg, PA | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cops N Kids | Bethlehem, PA | $59,539 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Thaddeus Stevens Foundation | Lancaster, PA | $57,700 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bradbury-Sullivan Lgbt Community Center | Allentown, PA | $57,550 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Way of the National Capital Area | Washington, DC | $57,192 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pocono Mountains United Way | Stroudsburg, PA | $56,946 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity for Rhode Island South County | Charlestown, RI | $56,040 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Lancaster Science Center | Lancaster, PA | $56,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Uri Foundation and Alumni Engagement | Kingston, RI | $55,579 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mcauley Corporation | Providence, RI | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| For the Cause Inc | Berwick, PA | $54,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Schuylkill United Way | Pottsville, PA | $54,070 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Philadelphia YMCA | Conshohocken, PA | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Focus Central Pennsylvania | Danville, PA | $50,850 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Rescue Workers | Williamsport, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berwick YMCA | St Berwick, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carlisle Cares | Carlisle, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Social Services of Ri | Providence, RI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities (ceo) Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| City Year Providence | Providence, RI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jonnycake Center of Westerly | Westerly, RI | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Lehigh Valley Zoo | Schnecksville, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| William Allen High School Enhancement Program | Allentown, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Valley Youth House Committee Inc | Bethlehem, PA | $49,100 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation | Schnecksville, PA | $48,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Lancaster County | Lancaster, PA | $47,917 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Northern Ri Food Pantry | Cumberland, RI | $47,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Providence After School Alliance | Providence, RI | $46,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Improved Milton Experience | Milton, PA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pocono Services for Families and Children | East Stroudsburg, PA | $44,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cedar Crest College | Allentown, PA | $43,150 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lancaster Area Habitat for Humanity | Lancaster, PA | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Schuylkill Chamber Foundation Inc | Pottsville, PA | $42,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Assocation | Pittston, PA | $40,375 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bucks County Housing Group | Warminster, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Inspiring Minds | Providence, RI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Manufacturers Resource Center | Allentown, PA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Penn State Harrisburg | University Park, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Smith College | Northampton, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Summer Program for Youth | Carlisle, PA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Tennessee State University Foundation | Nashville, TN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Columbia County Traveling Library Inc | Bloomsburg, PA | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre | Warwick, RI | $36,100 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Penn's Northeast | Pittston, PA | $36,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross Rhode Island Chapter | Providence, RI | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Communities in Schools of Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Firstworks | Providence, RI | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| House of Hope Cdc | Warwick, RI | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Midwest Food Bank | Middletown, PA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| New England Institute of Technology | East Greenwich, RI | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Institute | Wilkes Barre, PA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Urban Regenerative Farm Incorporated | Harrisburg, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lacawac Sanctuary Foundation Inc | Lake Ariel, PA | $34,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wayne County Community Foundation | Honesdale, PA | $34,161 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Lykens Valley Children's Museum | Elizabethville, PA | $33,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| African American Museum of Bucks County | Langhorne, PA | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Regional Engagement Center | Selinsgrove, PA | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| New Hope Ministries Inc | Dillsburg, PA | $32,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Valley Young Mens Christian Association | Allentown, PA | $31,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northampton County Area Community College Foundation | Bethlehem, PA | $30,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence | Providence, RI | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Central Pa Conservancy | Carlisle, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Great Lakes Center for the Arts | Bay Harbor, MI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Greater Wilkes-Barre Growth Partnership | Wilkes Barre, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Newport County Development Council | Newport, RI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pocono Northeast Development Fund | Pittston, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ri Women in the Trades | Scituate, RI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc | Knoxville, TN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Year Up | Providence, RI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Muhlenberg College | Allentown, PA | $29,525 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| River Valley Regional YMCA | Williamsport, PA | $27,900 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Allentown Symphony Association Inc | Allentown, PA | $27,513 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Foundation | Mt Joy, PA | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partnership for Career Development | Enola, PA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Downtown Shenandoah Inc | Shenandoah, PA | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arc Susquehanna Valley | Sunbury, PA | $26,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Kindness Project | Emmaus, PA | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Young Women's Christian Association of Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | $25,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rhode Island Kids Count | Providence, RI | $25,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Leadership Ri Educational Foundation | Providence, RI | $25,050 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Black Heritage Association of the Lehigh Valley | Allentown, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Pawtucket | Pawtucket, RI | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mt Hope Learning Center | Providence, RI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Newport Tree Conservancy | Newport, RI | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| One Neighborhood Builders | Providence, RI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Onward We Learn | Providence, RI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pearl S Buck International | Perjasie, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation Inc | Williamsport, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rising Tide Community Load Fund | Bethlehem, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sharing Excess | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics | Smithfield, RI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Century Promise | Allentown, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cops N Kids of the Lehigh Valley Inc | Bethlehem, PA | $24,716 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bethlehem Area Education Foundation | Bethlehem, PA | $24,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fulton Theatre Company | Lancaster, PA | $23,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Literacy Center | Allentown, PA | $23,250 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Rhode Island College Foundation | Providence, RI | $23,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Im Able Foundation | Wyomissing, PA | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| John R Kauffman JR Public Library | Sunbury, PA | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Assets Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lancaster City Alliance | Lancaster, PA | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Northwest African American Museum Inc | Seattle, WA | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation | Camp Hill, PA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Edible Classroom | Wash Boro, PA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hispanic Society of America | New York, NY | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Joshua Group | Harrisburg, PA | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shamokin Coal Township Library | Shamokin, PA | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of the National Capital Area | Washington, MD | $20,867 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Connecting for Children and Families | Woonsocket, RI | $20,412 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Allentown School District Foundation | Allentown, PA | $20,200 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Young Voices | Providence, RI | $20,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Books Are Wings | Pawtucket, RI | $20,100 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Girls on the Run Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $20,050 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross Mid Central Pa Chapt | Harrisburg, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| City Year Inc | Providence, RI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc | Allentown, PA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley | Bethlehem, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Davinci Center for Community Progress | Providence, RI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District | Tiverton, RI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Poor | Scranton, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Hazleton Area Civic Partnership | Hazleton, PA | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Green Schools Inc | Plymouth, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kentucky State University | Frankfort, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ksu Thorobreds Foundation Inc | Frankfort, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New Bethany Inc | Bethlehem, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northampton County Area Community College | Bethlehem, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northeastern Pa Educ Tv Assn | Pittston, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Providence Pulbic Library | Providence, RI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association | Providence, RI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rising Tide Community Loan Fund | Bethlehem, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Via of the Lehigh Valley Inc | Bethlehem, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Women's Christian Association of Bethlehem | Bethlehem, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Providence Children's Museum | Providence, RI | $19,675 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Brodheads Watershed Association | Henryville, PA | $19,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA Guadalupe Center | Allentown, PA | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hazleton Integration Project Inc | Hazleton, PA | $19,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Williamsport Symphony Orchestra | Williamsport, PA | $18,450 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Bloomsburg University Foundation Inc | Bloomsburg, PA | $18,375 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Employment Opportunity & Training Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania | Scranton, PA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Louis Black Repertory Company Inc | University City, MO | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Mix at Arbor Place | Lancaster, PA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Upper Delaware Preservation Coalition | Lackawaxen, PA | $18,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Bethlehem | Bethlehem, PA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ephrata Public Library | Ephrata, PA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Greater Wyoming Valley Area YMCA | Wilkes Barre, PA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| James V Brown Library | Williamsport, PA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trust for Public Land | Philadelphia, PA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Weis Center for the Performing Arts | Lewisburg, PA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts | Harrisburg, PA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Young Men's Christian Association of Scranton | Dunmore, PA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Penn State Philanthropic Fund on Beh | University Park, PA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Allentown Inc | Allentown, PA | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc | Miquon, PA | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Leadership Northeast | Wilkes Barre, PA | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Opportunity Trust | St Louis, MO | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| United Way of Columbia and Montour County | Bloomsburg, PA | $16,377 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Susquehanna Health Foundation | Williamsport, PA | $16,300 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA | $16,213 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lehigh Valley Zoological Society | Schnecksville, PA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Center for Dairy Excellence Foundation | Harrisburg, PA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Warwick | Warwick, RI | $15,100 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Trinity Repertory Company | Providence, RI | $15,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Audubon Society of Rhode Island | Smithfield, RI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pa | Bethlehem, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bloomsburg Area YMCA | Bloomsburg, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County | Newport, RI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys Girls Club of Newport County | Newport, RI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community College of Rhode Island Founda | Lincoln, RI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Danville Area Community Center | Danville, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Firetree Place | Williamsport, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Greater Providence YMCA | Providence, RI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Leadership Rhode Island Educational Foun | Providence, RI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Leadership Ri | Providence, RI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Martin Luther King Community Center | Newport, RI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mcauley Ministries | Providence, RI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meals on Wheels of Ri Inc | Providence, RI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh | Allentown, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Energy Education Development Program | Manassas, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Botanic Garden | Oakdale, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Project Green Schools | Plymouth, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Read to Succeed Inc | Hope, RI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saca Development Corporation | Lancaster, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Learning Community Charter School | Central Falls, RI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Susquehanna Greenway Partnership | Lewisburg, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wildheart | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clinton County United Way | Lock Haven, PA | $14,922 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY | $14,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hand in Hand Family Resource Center | Berwick, PA | $14,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Branch Land Trust | Dallas, PA | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Variety the Children's Charity | Wexford, PA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Trustees of the Smith College | Northampton, MA | $13,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | Fairfax, VA | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Macungie Ambulance Corps | Macungie, PA | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Natural Lands Trust Inc | Media, PA | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Can Do Community Foundation | Hazleton, PA | $13,200 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Getting Ahead Foundation | Lewisburg, PA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pa | Camp Hill, PA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library | Orwigsburg, PA | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy | Schwenksville, PA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Southside Community Land Trust | Providence, RI | $12,501 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross of Greater Pa | State College, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeastern Pennsylvania | Scranton, PA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brethren Housing Association | Harrisburg, PA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| In-Sight | Warwick, RI | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Milagro House | Lancaster, PA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Minsi Trails Council Boy Scouts of America | Allentown, PA | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Nepa Rainbow Alliance | Wilkes Barre, PA | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Osterhout Free Library | Wilkes Barre, PA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foun | Camp Hill, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Penn State University | State College, PA | $12,303 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Friends of Camp Louise Shickshinny | Shavertown, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of South Central Penn | York, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Young Women's Christian Association of Allentown | Allentown, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Free Enterprise Education | Erie, PA | $11,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Audubon Society | Audubon, PA | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications | Bethlehem, PA | $10,773 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association | Kempton, PA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
350 of 883 (40%) 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 47%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 987 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 | 325 | $3,700,260 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 374 | $5,014,590 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 288 | $5,073,161 | $4,500 |
| 2024 | 271 | $6,222,698 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 283 | $6,461,755 | $5,000 |
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
84% 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
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How to approach this foundation
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ppl 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: 645 Hamilton Street Ste 900, Allentown, PA, 18101. 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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