1889 Foundation Inc
Johnstown, PA · EIN 25-1719695. Reported 135 grants totalling $17.2M to 66 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For 1889 Foundation Inc, by its IRS classification it raises and distributes funds for human services (NTEE P12).
- How spread out its giving is. 66 distinct organizations, with 15% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 57% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 56% median for grantmaking charities -- lower than the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $26,500. Half of what it reported fell between $15,376 and $116,313; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $1,075,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Population Health | Johnstown, PA | $2,583,406 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Greater Johnstown Community Y M C a | Johnstown, PA | $2,549,997 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Way of the Southern Alleghenies | Johnstown, PA | $2,404,545 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hosanna Industries Inc | Gibsonia, PA | $2,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hyndman Area Health Center Inc | Hyndman, PA | $995,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Learning Lamp Inc | Johnstown, PA | $786,313 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Richland School District | Johnstown, PA | $574,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Womens Help Center Inc | Johnstown, PA | $502,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dlp Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown, PA | $451,744 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | $425,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown | Johnstown, PA | $383,947 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance | Indiana, PA | $289,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Johnstown Area Heritage Association | Johnstown, PA | $287,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Alternative Community Resource Program Inc | Johnstown, PA | $287,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Flood City Boxing Academy Inc | Johnstown, PA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Johnstown School District | Johnstown, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Communities in Schools of Pennsylvania Inc | Camp Hill, PA | $165,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Veteran Community Initiatives Inc | Johnstown, PA | $151,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vision Together 2025 Inc | Johnstown, PA | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Laurel Highlands Alzheimers Foundation | Johnstown, PA | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Southern Alleghenies Emergency Medical Services Council Inc | Altoona, PA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vision Together 2025 | Johnstown, PA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Foundation | Johnstown, PA | $111,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cambria County Transit Authority | Johnstown, PA | $107,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hope 4 Johnstown | Johnstown, PA | $105,650 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Johnstown Area Regional Industries Inc | Johnstown, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pathways Community Hub Institute Inc | Toledo, OH | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Cambria County Child Advocacy Center Inc | Johnstown, PA | $89,340 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johnstown Symphony Orchestra | Johnstown, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Coaches for Kids Foudation | Johnstown, PA | $40,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cambria County Backpack Project | Johnstown, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cambria County Student Hockey League Inc | Johnstown, PA | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Beginnings Inc | Johnstown, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Easter Seals Western and Central Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dlp Conemaugh Physician Practices | Johnstown, PA | $32,337 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Childrens Aid Home Programs of Somerset County Inc | Somerset, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Windber Area School District | Windber, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dlp Conemaugh Physician Practices | Johnstown, PA | $27,044 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cresson Volunteer Fire Company | Cresson, PA | $26,598 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| City of Johnstown | Johnstown, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Communtiy Action Partnership of Cambria County Inc | Johnstown, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| County of Somerset | Somerset, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portage Area Ambulance Association | Portage, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Francis University | Loretto, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reade Township Road District | Blandburg, PA | $23,120 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cambria County Department of Emergency Services | Ebensburg, PA | $20,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berlin Lions Club of Pennsylvania | Berlin, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cambria and Somerset Counties Conservancy | Johnstown, PA | $18,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cambria County Drug Coalition Inc | Johnstown, PA | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ambitec Inc Dba Rts Tactical | Miami Beach, FL | $15,703 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Patton Borough | Patton, PA | $14,440 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Variety the Childrens Charity | Wexford, PA | $13,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Outdoor Odyssey at Roaring Run | Boswell, PA | $11,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | Cresson, PA | $10,842 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Movement Collective | Somerset, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown | Johnstown, PA | $9,200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Somerset Area School District | Somerset, PA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cc Swat Auxiliary Inc | Johnstown, PA | $7,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Chance Fundraising | Windber, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Small Town Hope Inc | N Cambria, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cuddles for Kids | Johnstown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sandyvale Cemetery Association Inc | Johnstown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Victim Services Inc | Johnstown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
34 of 66 (52%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Center for Population Health
POPULATION HEALTH STRATEGIES - Greater Johnstown Community YMCA
AT RISK YOUTH AND DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAMMING AND SAFE HAVEN PROJECT - Richland School District
PENNSYLVANIA MATCH GRANT COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROJECT - United Way of the Southern Alleghenies
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS - Learning Lamp Inc
CHILD CARE WORKS - SOMERSET/PLAYGROUND UPGRADE/CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTING - Hosanna Industries Inc
HOUSING STABILIZATION FOR HOMEOWNERS IN NEED
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 41 of 66 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 28 | $1,858,093 | $23,750 |
| 2021 | 21 | $3,689,648 | $59,000 |
| 2022 | 26 | $3,765,224 | $45,500 |
| 2023 | 31 | $3,940,919 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 29 | $3,988,842 | $52,340 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $26,500 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from 1889 Foundation Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 28 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 1 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 4 Valley Pike, Johnstown, PA, 15905.
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