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The Donald B and Dorothy L Stabler Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$296M
Granted FY2024still arriving
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Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$292M
Largest
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0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Philanthropy$433MEducation$7.1MHealth$4.9MHuman Services$1.9MArts & Culture$925kReligion$668kHousing & Shelter$635kFood & Nutrition$610kOther$0
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Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$291,639,352
Median grant
1
States reached
$24M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DAF - STABLER CHARITABLE FUND$291,639,352
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.

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Delaware Valley University

See schedule o.we are inspired by the ideals of our founder who, in 1896, emphasized respect for all people and ideas, who honored knowledge with practice, progress and the common good. our historical commitment to experiential learning…

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Adamstown Area Library

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…

Education
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Mastery Charter High School

All students learn the academic and personal skills they need to be truly prepared for postsecondary success and able to pursue their dreams.

Education
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Center for Community Resources Inc

To coordinate services among private and government agencies for specialized populations to ensure service continuity, reduce duplication, and assist individuals and families in accessing appropriate mental health, intellectual…

Health
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Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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Philhaven

Philhaven promotes hope, healing and wholeness through the provision of behavioral resources.

Health
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Pocono Health System

We heal, comfort and care for the people of our community by providing advanced and compassionate health care of superior quality and value supported by education and clinical research.

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Community Action Commission

Commmunity action commission's mission is to build on the strengths and resources available, provide solutions, for complex issues, and empower individuals, families, and communities to move out of poverty.

Human Services
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Valley Day School

Valley day school is a private, non-profit, state-funded, special education school licensed by the pennsylvania department of education for students who are experiencing learning and/or adjustment difficulties.

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The Public School of Germantown

Germantown academy inspires students to be independent in thought; confident in expression; compassionate in spirit; collaborative in action; and honorable in deed. germantown academy is a private school educating students from pre-k…

Education
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21ST Century Cyber Charter School

Empower all students and families to become active participants in their own learning and equip them with skills for the future. we achieve this through engaging content, delvered by innovative teaching in a culture of caring.

Education
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Geneva College

Geneva college is a christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to god and neighbor.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way of Wyoming Valley; the most unlike its peers is Millersburg Ferry Boat Association. 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

235 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. 235 of the 341 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
48
Early backer (in before they grew)
233/235
Grantees still filing
158/235
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DAF - STABLER CHARITABLE FUND: $291,639,352 · OtherDAF - STABLER CHARITABLE FUNDDONOR ADVISED FUND: $141,052,188 · OtherDONOR ADVISED FUND+102 more: $7,710,800 · OtherDESALES UNIVERSITY: $362,000 · EducationCEDAR CREST COLLEGE: $340,000 · EducationGEISINGER COMMONWEALTH SCH OF MED: $340,000 · EducationPENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN: $340,000 · EducationJUNIATA COLLEGE: $340,000 · EducationALBRIGHT COLLEGE: $340,000 · EducationLANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE: $340,000 · EducationMarywood University: $340,000 · EducationMUHLENBERG COLLEGE: $340,000 · EducationUniversity of Scranton: $340,000 · EducationLAFAYETTE COLLEGE: $340,000 · EducationDAUPHIN COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM: $250,000 · Education+23 more: $1,520,000 · EducationHOMELAND CENTER: $250,000 · HealthSCHREIBER CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENT: $250,000 · HealthALS UNITED MID-ATLANTIC: $182,500 · HealthGAUDENZIA INC: $85,000 · HealthCommunity Check Up Center of S: $80,000 · HealthUNITED DISABILITIES SERVICES FOUNDATION: $75,000 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $75,000 · HealthSADLER HEALTH CENTER CORPORATION: $50,000 · HealthLEBANON VALLEY VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE CLINIC: $50,000 · HealthSUSAN P BYRNES HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER INC: $50,000 · Health+11 more: $317,000 · HealthNEW HOPE MINISTRIES INC: $250,000 · Human ServicesMISSION OF MERCY INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesHOSPICE OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA: $100,000 · Human ServicesPROJECT SHARE OF CARLISLE: $100,000 · Human ServicesVALLEY YOUTH HOUSE COMMITTEE INC: $85,000 · Human ServicesPINEBROOK FAMILY ANSWERS: $75,000 · Human ServicesVia of the Lehigh Valley Inc: $65,000 · Human ServicesBETHLEHEM EMERGENCY SHELTERING INC: $50,000 · Human ServicesThe Children's Home of Reading: $50,000 · Human ServicesHARRISBURG POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE: $50,000 · Human ServicesHANDUP FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Human ServicesCHOICES HEALTHCARE: $50,000 · Human Services+15 more: $410,500 · Human ServicesTHE DA VINCI DISCOVERY CENTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC: $175,000 · Arts & CultureWHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS: $150,000 · Arts & CultureSTATE THEATRE CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $60,000 · Arts & CultureARTSQUEST: $40,000 · Arts & CultureGamut Theatre Group: $25,000 · Arts & CultureSEMINARY RIDGE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Arts & CultureCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA YOUTH BALLET: $25,000 · Arts & CultureCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK: $255,000 · Food & NutritionALLENTOWN AREA ECUMENICAL FOOD BANK: $80,000 · Food & NutritionCOCOA PACKS INC: $50,000 · Food & NutritionLEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $170,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION: $125,000 · PhilanthropySERVANTS INC: $25,000 · Philanthropy
Other$440,402,340Education$5,532,000Health$1,464,500Human Services$1,435,500Arts & Culture$500,000Food & Nutrition$385,000Philanthropy$320,000

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDESALES UNIVERSITY: $362,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCEDAR CREST COLLEGE: $340,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetGEISINGER COMMONWEALTH SCH OF MED: $340,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMORAVIAN UNIVERSITY: $340,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN: $340,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetJUNIATA COLLEGE: $340,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetALBRIGHT COLLEGE: $340,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE: $340,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMarywood University: $340,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMUHLENBERG COLLEGE: $340,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Scranton: $340,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLAFAYETTE COLLEGE: $340,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK: $255,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHOMELAND CENTER: $250,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNEW HOPE MINISTRIES INC: $250,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetSCHREIBER CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENT: $250,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetDAUPHIN COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM: $250,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetALS UNITED MID-ATLANTIC: $182,500 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetTHE DA VINCI DISCOVERY CENTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC: $175,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetHARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $170,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetLEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $170,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetWILLIAMSON COLLEGE OF THE TRADES: $170,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS: $150,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION: $125,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetMISSION FOR EDUCATING CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: $110,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF HARRISBURGINC: $110,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetMISSION OF MERCY INC: $100,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHOSPICE OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA: $100,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetLEG UP FARM INC: $100,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetHOUSING ASSOCIATION AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $100,000 over 1y, 8.6% of budgetPROJECT SHARE OF CARLISLE: $100,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetVILLANOVA UNIVERSITY: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHARTER ARTS FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 8.4% of budgetWATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDREAM PARTNERSHIP: $100,000 over 1y, 29% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS IN THE HEART OF PA: $100,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetVALLEY YOUTH HOUSE COMMITTEE INC: $85,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGAUDENZIA INC: $85,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALLENTOWN AREA ECUMENICAL FOOD BANK: $80,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetCommunity Check Up Center of S: $80,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetPINEBROOK FAMILY ANSWERS: $75,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCOMMUNITY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN INC: $75,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED DISABILITIES SERVICES FOUNDATION: $75,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetCARLISLE CARES: $75,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $75,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA INC: $65,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetVia of the Lehigh Valley Inc: $65,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCHRISTIAN CHURCHES UNITED OF THE TRI-COUNTY AREA: $60,000 over 1y, 1.2% 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.

The Foundation for En…United Way of the Cap…Ppl FoundationJohn Crain Kunkel Fou…United Way of the Gre…Lehigh Valley Communi…McCormick Family Fdn …Lancaster County Comm…York County Community…Anne & Philip Glatfel…Members 1st Charitabl…Harry C Trexler Estate
The Foundation for Enhancing CommunitiesPA125.2× affinity71 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Foundation for Enhancing Communities · United Way of the Capital Region · Ppl Foundation · John Crain Kunkel Foundation · United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley · Lehigh Valley Community Foundation · McCormick Family Fdn Agent 80397 · Lancaster County Community Foundation · York County Community Foundation · Anne & Philip Glatfelter III Family Foundation · Members 1st Charitable Foundation · Harry C Trexler Estate

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 The Donald B and Dorothy L Stabler Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Donald B and Dorothy L Stabler 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 341 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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