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High Foundation at a glance

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High Foundation

Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$4.3M
Granted FY2021
1
Grants FY2021
1
States reached
$4.3M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
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01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2021.

Education$590kYouth Development$262kHousing & Shelter$221kReligion$187kCommunity Improvement$170kHealth$153kHuman Services$101kArts & Culture$95kOther$0
02FY2021 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$4,289,270
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$4,289,270
02Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Lancaster General Health Foundation

The lancaster general health foundation is organized and operated to benefit, perform the functions of, or carry out the purposes of members of the healthcare system of lancaster general health, a non-profit corporation described in…

Philanthropy
2
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
3
Gettysburg College

Gettysburg college is a residential, undergraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences.

Education
4
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & Industry

The lancaster chamber of commerce & industry's mission is to create the environment, facilitate partnerships, and lead on issues that elevate business success. the chamber has 5 strategic priorities: public policy, workforce, business…

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5
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
6
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design

Pennsylvania college of art & design is a professional art college offering a bfa degree, certificates, credentials, and curricula that enable students of all ages to pursue art as their life's work.

Education
7
Lancaster General Health

Provides managerial and financial support to its controlled organizations and is also responsible for undertaking activities designed to advance the general health of the community.

Health
8
Lancaster County Academy

Lancaster county academy's mission is to empower non-traditional learners to achieve academic success, career readiness and personal growth through flexible, student-centered programs that values independence, resilience, and real-world…

Education
9
Cedar Crest College

Cedar crest college is a liberal arts college primarily for women dedicated to the education of the next generation of leaders. the college prepares students for life in a global community by educating the whole student at all stages of…

Education
10
LaGrange College

Education - lagrange college challenges the minds and inspires the souls of its students. founded in 1831 and committed to its relationship with the united methodist church and its wesleyan and liberal arts traditions, the college supports…

Education
11
Lancaster Science Center

To inspire curiosity, creativity, and confidence by fostering an inclusive environment for hands-on stem exploration. we actively seek to make our facility and educational programs accessible to all.

Arts & Culture
12
Lincoln University

Lincoln university is a public, historically black university (hbcu) that provides a liberal arts based, undergraduate education on its main residential campus in chester county, pennsylvania; and professional programs on its urban campus…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Lancaster County Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Elizabethtown College. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

36 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 36 of the 48 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/36
Grantees still filing
32/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $4,289,270 · OtherIndividual grant recipient+25 more: $621,199 · Other+25 moreELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE: $300,000 · EducationELIZABETH…LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE: $100,000 · EducationLEBANON V…THADDEUS STEVENS FOUNDATION: $80,000 · EducationTHADDEUS …LANCASTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $25,000 · Education+4 more: $20,000 · EducationTHE CHILDREN DESERVE A CHANCE FOUNDATION: $250,000 · PhilanthropyLANCASTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $5,000 · PhilanthropyTREASURES OF HOPE FOUNDATION: $167,000 · ReligionLANCASTER COUNTY FOOD HUB: $15,000 · ReligionNEW PERSON MINISTRIES INC: $10,000 · ReligionTENFOLD COMMUNITY LENDING: $50,000 · Housing & ShelterCOMMUNITY FIRST FUND: $50,000 · Housing & ShelterCHESTNUT HOUSING CORPORATION: $40,000 · Housing & ShelterSPANISH AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION FOR EQUALITY INC: $100,000 · Community ImprovementFULTON THEATRE COMPANY: $50,000 · Arts & CultureROCK FORD FOUNDATION: $20,000 · Arts & CulturePRIMA ARTS INC: $15,000 · Arts & CultureLONG'S PARK AMPHITHEATER FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$4,910,469Education$525,000Philanthropy$305,000Religion$192,000Housing & Shelter$140,000Community Improvement$100,000Arts & Culture$95,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE: $300,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE CHILDREN DESERVE A CHANCE FOUNDATION: $250,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetSPANISH AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION FOR EQUALITY INC: $100,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetLEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHADDEUS STEVENS FOUNDATION: $80,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetTENFOLD: $54,775 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetLANCASTER HEALTH CENTER: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTENFOLD COMMUNITY LENDING: $50,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetWATER STREET MINISTRIES: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFULTON THEATRE COMPANY: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCOMMUNITY FIRST FUND: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLANCASTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FACTORY MINISTRIES: $50,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetCHESTNUT HOUSING CORPORATION: $40,000 over 1y, 21% of budgetBRIGHT SIDE OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATI: $40,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetSAMARITAN CENTER: $35,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetLANCASTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH CENTRAL PA: $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetMOM'S HOUSE INC OF LANCASTER: $20,500 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetASCEND CLINICAL SERVICES DBA NAAMAN CLINICAL SERVICES: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetROCK FORD FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetMILAGRO HOUSE INC: $17,924 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetPRIMA ARTS INC: $15,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetLANCASTER COUNTY FOOD HUB: $15,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGIRLS ON THE RUN OF LANCASTER: $12,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetA WOMAN'S CONCERN INC: $10,500 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetNEW PERSON MINISTRIES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetUNITED DISABILITIES SERVICES FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetLONG'S PARK AMPHITHEATER FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 7.7% of budgetTRUSTEES OF CLARK UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRensselaer Polytechnic Institute: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEYTON WALKER FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetGROVE CITY COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Lancaster County Comm…High FoundationThe Steinman Foundati…Clark Associates Char…Pryor E & Arlene R Ne…Dart Foundation fka S…City Limits FoundationWillis and Elsie Shen…Ppl FoundationThomas a and Georgina…Richard S & Ann B Bar…United Way of Lancast…
Lancaster County Community FoundationPA60.3× affinity27 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Lancaster County Community Foundation · High Foundation · The Steinman Foundation · Clark Associates Charitable Foundation · Pryor E & Arlene R Neuber Charitable Trust · Dart Foundation fka Solid Waste Management Foundation · City Limits Foundation · Willis and Elsie Shenk Foundation · Ppl Foundation · Thomas a and Georgina T Russo Foundation · Richard S & Ann B Barshinger Family Fdn · United Way of Lancaster County

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
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How do I get to High Foundation?

Find your warmest path to High Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 48 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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