Pennsylvania · Private foundation
Thomas L Cline Foundation
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.
- $324k
- Granted FY2019
- 8
- Grants FY2019
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 71%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
72% of Thomas L Cline Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Adams County Community Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 3 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year Thomas L Cline Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $324k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2019
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 1
- Total assets, FY2019
- $3.1M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 71% of the organizations Thomas L Cline Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 70% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 30% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $214k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 7 | $304k | 71% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $195k | 75% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $287k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conewago Valley School District | $300,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Adams County Arts Council | $240,000 | 3 | 16% |
| The Keewaydin Foundation | $200,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet | $100,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Truenorth Wellness Services | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Adams County Library System Inc | $73,325 | 1 | 3% |
| East Berlin Community Library | $20,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Totem Pole Playhouse | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Gettysburg Area Recreation Authority | $18,747 | 1 | n/a |
| Positive Energy Arts Foundation | $16,000 | 1 | 9% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conewago Valley School District | $300,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Adams County Arts Council | $240,000 | 3 | 16% |
| The Keewaydin Foundation | $200,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet | $100,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Truenorth Wellness Services | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Adams County Library System Inc | $73,325 | 1 | 3% |
| East Berlin Community Library | $20,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Totem Pole Playhouse | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Gettysburg Area Recreation Authority | $18,747 | 1 | n/a |
| Positive Energy Arts Foundation | $16,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Strawberry Hill Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| UPPER ADAMS CHRISTIANS TOGETHER dba Johns Meals | $5,000 | 1 | 8% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($191k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Thomas L Cline Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: Adams County Community Foundation Inc · Robert C Hoffman Tw Charitable · Rice Family Foundation · Airie Knipel Harry V and J William Warehime Foundation · The Donald B and Dorothy L Stabler Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Thomas L Cline Foundation
- How much does Thomas L Cline Foundation give?
- Thomas L Cline Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $324,325 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Thomas L Cline Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (39%), Education (20%), Arts & Culture (18%).
- Who are Thomas L Cline Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Conewago Valley School District ($300k), Adams County Arts Council ($240k), The Keewaydin Foundation ($200k).
- Does Thomas L Cline Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 71% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Thomas L Cline Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Thomas L Cline Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Adams County Community Foundation Inc, Robert C Hoffman Tw Charitable, Rice Family Foundation.
- Where is Thomas L Cline Foundation based?
- Thomas L Cline Foundation is based in PA.
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