· Private foundation
Robert M Lauman Charitable Fnd
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k15 grants · $77k
- $10k–50k5 grants · $63k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| SHREINERS HOSPITAL | $15,000 |
| THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF | $15,000 |
| LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH FDN | $12,000 |
| GRETNA THEATRE | $11,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $10,000 |
| THE DWIGHT D EISENHOWER SOCIETY | $8,146 |
| BRIDGE YOUTH CENTER OF EPHRATA | $8,000 |
| FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY | $7,500 |
| LITITZ REC CENTER | $7,500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $7,000 |
| A GIFT OF SMILES | $7,000 |
| CONESTOGA VALLEY CHRISTIAN COMMUNIT | $6,000 |
| HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF COCALICO VLY | $5,000 |
| VISION CORPS | $5,000 |
| KPETS | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY21–25, $117k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
20 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $27k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- VVISIONCORPS4× · 2021–2025 · $35k · revenue +34%
- DDDWIGHT D EISENHOWER SOCIETY4× · 2022–2025 · $27k · revenue +82%
- FCFRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY4× · 2022–2025 · $25k · revenue +22%
Funded once
- SHSHRINERS HOSPITALone grant, 2021 · $17k
- ZSZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIAgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $12k · revenue +65%
- WSWATER STREET MINISTRIESgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +38%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
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.
To enrich the quality of life in Lancaster County by building vibrant and inclusive communities connecting arts, culture, education, and economic vitality.
The mission of the adamstown library is to maintain and improve the quality of life in our community by providing access to cultural, intellectual, and informational resources and programs to promote life-long learning for all ages. the…
The organization performs the daily management of the lancaster central market in a manner that facilitates the economic health of standholders' businesses while remaining consistent with traditional market and historic preservation…
The children's museum of lancaster (hands-on-house) has the following mission: creating landmark learning experiences for children and their families through play.
The library's mission is to provide free access to information, education, technology, services and enterrainment to facilitate an informed society. the vision of the library is to be highly valued community source of information,…
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.
Lancaster preschool believes that the preschool is an extension of the home environment where children can learn new skills, interact with teachers and peers, and experience hands-on learning opportunities through developmentally…
The lancaster community library is a center for the cultural, intellectual, and recreational pursuits of the community. through its materials, programs, and services, the library promotes literacy, provides lifetime learning opportunities,…
To perform charitable, literacy, scientific, religious, and educational activities in order to promote economic and community development within the greater williamsport and lycoming county areas.
Danville child development center is a community based organization dedicated to giving children a strong foundation for lifelong success by providing supports to families and high quality early learning experiences in safe, nurturing and…
To provide comprehensive, skillful, cost effective emergency and non- emergency health care services to the lancaster community while continuing to evolve with changing health care needs.
The child development council of northeastern pa, inc. was established to provide child care and nutritional services to working families.
How this is measured
16 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. 16 of the 32 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds VISIONCORPS ↗
- Who funds LITITZ COMMUNITY CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds DWIGHT D EISENHOWER SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY ↗
- Who funds LEBANON COUNTY CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES ↗
- Who funds ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA ↗
- Who funds WARWICK EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds WATER STREET MINISTRIES ↗
- Who funds A GIFT OF SMILES ↗
- Who funds ORIGINAL MOUNT GRETNA CICADA MUSIC FESTIVAL INC ↗
- Who funds CONESTOGA VALLEY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES ↗
- Who funds HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE COCALICO VALLEY ↗
- Who funds Music for Everyone ↗
- Who funds TNT YOUTH MINISTRY ↗
- Who funds POWER PACKS PROJECT ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Lancaster County Community Foundation · Clark Associates Charitable Foundation · Ferree Foundation · Kalas Foundation · Willis and Elsie Shenk Foundation · Pryor E & Arlene R Neuber Charitable Trust · The Steinman Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Robert M Lauman Charitable Fnd funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Robert M Lauman Charitable Fnd. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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