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United Service Foundation Inc

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.

$525k
Granted FY2023
36
Itemized grants FY2023
31
Organizations funded FY2023
45%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2023
$355k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2023
$6,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
31 to 35
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
6
Total assets, FY2023
$10M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 45% of the organizations United Service Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 37% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $132k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’23
Human ServicesArts & CultureInternationalEducationEnvironmentRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202331$355k45%
FY202135$410k51%
FY202033$405kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Religion$380kEducation$164kArts & Culture$121kCrime & Legal$105kHuman Services$98kInternational$93kHousing & Shelter$65kCivil Rights$63kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Kansas State University$133,5003n/a
Body Wisdom Inc$67,50035%
Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth Rjoy$55,00031%
Someone to Tell It to Inc$53,000219%
Camp Hebron Inc$50,00032%
American Friends Service Committee$32,0003n/a
New Holland Early Learning Center$28,00031%
Paxton Street Home Benevolent Society$25,00011%
Mennonite Mission Network$25,0001n/a
Parish Resource Center Inc$24,00032%
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All grantees of United Service Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Kansas State University$133,5003n/a
Body Wisdom Inc$67,50035%
Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth Rjoy$55,00031%
Someone to Tell It to Inc$53,000219%
Camp Hebron Inc$50,00032%
American Friends Service Committee$32,0003n/a
New Holland Early Learning Center$28,00031%
Paxton Street Home Benevolent Society$25,00011%
Mennonite Mission Network$25,0001n/a
Parish Resource Center Inc$24,00032%
Advoz$22,000356%
Jubilee Home$17,20024%
Handfuls of Hope Inc$16,00014%
Church World Service Inc$16,00030%
Selflessservice Inc$15,000117%
World Help Foundation$15,0001n/a
Crossnet Ministries$15,00021%
Bull City Athletic Association$11,0001n/a
Amiracle4sure Inc$11,00021%
Keystone Theatrics$10,0001n/a
North Carolina Justice Center$10,00020%
Mount Level Community Haven$10,0001n/a
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc$9,00020%
Urban Ministries of Wake County Inc$8,00010%
Shalom Project$5,80023%
The Green Chair Project$5,50010%
We Help Children and Families Inc$5,00017%
Left Out Organization Program Inc$5,0001n/a
Brethren Housing Association$5,00010%
Lancaster Mennonite Conference Historical Society$5,00011%
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank$5,00010%
The Center for Rural Strategies Inc$5,00010%
Rainforest Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Messiah University$5,00010%
Bright Side Opportunities Corporati$5,00011%
Hinkletown Mennonite School$5,0001n/a
Movement Strategy Center$5,00010%
1 for the Planet Inc$4,00010%
Lancaster Health Center$3,00010%
Kratt Brothers Creature Hero Society$3,00016%
Earth Quaker Action Team$1,0001n/a
Lancaster Bail Fund$1,0001n/a
Center for Art Humor & Soul Inc$1,00010%
Painted Bride Art Center Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($411k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

United Service Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 33 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBody Wisdom Inc: $67,500 over 3y, 5.4% of budgetRestorative Justice for Oakland Youth Rjoy: $55,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetSomeone to Tell It to Inc: $53,000 over 2y, 19% of budgetCamp Hebron Inc: $50,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetNew Holland Early Learning Center: $28,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetPaxton Street Home Benevolent Society: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetParish Resource Center Inc: $24,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetAdvoz: $22,000 over 3y, 56% of budgetJubilee Home: $17,200 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetHandfuls of Hope Inc: $16,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetChurch World Service Inc: $16,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSelflessservice Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetCrossnet Ministries: $15,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetAmiracle4sure Inc: $11,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetNorth Carolina Justice Center: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFood Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUrban Ministries of Wake County Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetShalom Project: $5,800 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetThe Green Chair Project: $5,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWe Help Children and Families Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetBrethren Housing Association: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLancaster Mennonite Conference Historical Society: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCentral Pennsylvania Food Bank: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Center for Rural Strategies Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRainforest Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMessiah University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBright Side Opportunities Corporati: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMovement Strategy Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget1 for the Planet Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLancaster Health Center: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKratt Brothers Creature Hero Society: $3,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetCenter for Art Humor & Soul Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPainted Bride Art Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 33.

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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 Community FoundationPA21.2× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Lancaster County Community Foundation · Central Pennsylvania Food Bank · Clark Associates Charitable Foundation · The Foundation for Enhancing Communities · High Foundation · Eden Bridge Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

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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About United Service Foundation Inc

How much does United Service Foundation Inc give?
United Service Foundation Inc reported 36 itemized grants totaling $354,800, out of $525,450 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 31 and 35 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does United Service Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2023, its largest causes are Religion (8%), Education (4%), Arts & Culture (3%).
Who are United Service Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2023: Kansas State University ($134k), Body Wisdom Inc ($68k), Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth Rjoy ($55k).
Does United Service Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 45% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does United Service Foundation Inc 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 United Service Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Lancaster County Community Foundation, Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, Clark Associates Charitable Foundation.
Where is United Service Foundation Inc based?
United Service Foundation Inc is based in PA.

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 65 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $524k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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