Clark Associates Charitable Foundation
Historical FunderLancaster, Pennsylvania · EIN 25-6773373 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$6.8M
Organizations funded295
Typical grant$2,000
Total assets$54.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,200 and $10,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | MICHAEL THORNTON |
|---|---|
| Address | 2205 OLD PHILADELPHIA PIKE, LANCASTER PA 17602 |
| Phone | 7173927550 |
| Form and materials | FILE GRANT APPLICATION; INCLUDES NAME OF ORGANIZATION, ADDRESS, PHONE, CONTACT PERSON, MISSION OF ORGANIZATION, HISTORY OF ORGANIZATION, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, KEY STAFF/PERSONNEL, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PURPOSE OF REQUEST, TOTAL AMOUNT OF REQUEST, 501(C)3 DOCUMENTATION |
| Deadlines | NOVEMBER 1 |
| Restrictions | NONE |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
29% of grants went outside Pennsylvania.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Street Rescue Mission | Lancaster, PA | Support community overcoming poverty and homelessness | $1,200,000 |
| Lancaster Conservancy | Lancaster, PA | Support preservation of natural lands in lancaster and york counties, pa | $851,000 |
| Children Deserve a Chance Foundation | Lancaster, PA | Support youth education | $250,000 |
| Lancaster County Christian School | Lancaster, PA | Funding for the school musical | $250,000 |
| Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center | Lancaster, PA | Services for children with disabilities and families | $250,000 |
| Stone Ridge Foundation | Altavista, VA | Provide funds for building kitchen and community center | $250,000 |
| Lancaster County Council of Churches | Lancaster, PA | Provide support for needy and marginalized members of society | $215,000 |
| Columbia Education Foundation | Columbia, PA | Provide support for creative and innovative education strategies | $120,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Lancaster, PA | Help young people reach their full potential | $112,000 |
| Bethany Slavic Church | Ephrata, PA | Support missions efforts in former soviet countries | $110,000 |
| Conestoga Valley Education Foundation | Lancaster, PA | Provide to staff and students of the district | $110,000 |
| Manheim Township Education Foundation | Lancaster, PA | Support youth education | $110,000 |
| Pequea Valley Education Foundation | Kinzers, PA | Support youth education | $110,000 |
| Warwick Education Foundation | Lititz, PA | Support youth education | $110,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Lancasterlebanon | Lancaster, PA | Providing support to needy families by building homes, communities, and hope | $100,000 |
| Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank | Reading, PA | Provide food to people in need | $100,000 |
| Lancaster Education Foundation | Lancaster, PA | Provide support for a variety of school projects in school district of lancaster | $100,000 |
| New Hope Counseling Center | Quarryville, PA | Provide hope and restoration through counseling | $100,000 |
| The Janus School | Mount Joy, PA | Provide support for students with learning disabilities | $100,000 |
| East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church | Lancaster, PA | Support church missions | $98,800 |
| Casa of Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | Provide support for children who have experienced abuse or neglect | $95,000 |
| Spartan Foundation for Education | New Holland, PA | Enhance global educational opportunities of students | $65,000 |
| Bethesda Mission | Harrisburg, PA | Providing missionary services for poor and homeless with shelter, food, clothing and sharing of good news of jesus christ | $60,000 |
| Feeding Hope | Durant, OK | Supports refugee children with meals | $55,000 |
| Gigi's Playhouse Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | Provides programs and support for individuals with down syndrome and their families | $52,800 |
| Anchorage Breakfast Ministry | Lancaster, PA | Serve the community by helping neighbors who need food | $50,000 |
| Mennonite Disaster Service | Lititz, PA | Provide assistance for disaster survivors | $50,000 |
| Agape | Bloomsburg, PA | Support provision of community services to people in need | $45,000 |
| Millersville University | Millersville, PA | Scholarships | $44,000 |
| Breaking Breadjohn Mccurry Ministries | Madisonville, KY | Providing operating costs for religious services and activities | $40,000 |
| Discovery Corner Preschool | Lancaster, PA | Help children experience christ's love in a safe, nurturing, and encouraging learning environment | $40,000 |
| Meals on Wheels | Lancaster, PA | Provide food to homebound individuals | $40,000 |
| Benchmark Program | Lancaster, PA | Propel at-risk youth towards success using weight lifting, academics, and career coaching | $38,400 |
| Blessings of Hope | Lancaster, PA | Provide food to those in need | $37,500 |
| Conestoga Valley Christian Community Services | Lancaster, PA | Provide support the needy in the community | $37,500 |
| Advantage Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | Provide learning opportunities to students | $36,800 |
| Aaron's Acres | Lancaster, PA | Support for children and young adults with disabilities | $36,500 |
| Good Samaritan Shelter | Ephrata, PA | Serve homeless women and children in ephrata, pa | $35,000 |
| Power Packs Project | Lancaster, PA | Provide weekend food and nutritional information to families | $35,000 |
| Little Conestoga Creek Foundation | Lancaster, PA | Provide support to restore portions of little conestoga creek | $33,300 |
| Pennsylvania Dutch Council | Lancaster, PA | Provide for educational programs for boys by donating items needed | $32,500 |
| Foundation for Free Enterprise Education | Erie, PA | Provide learning opportunities to students | $25,000 |
| Frankfort Intermediate School PTO | Fort Ashby, WV | Support youth education | $25,000 |
| Lancaster Science Factory | Lancaster, PA | Support environment for learning | $25,000 |
| United Way | Lancaster, PA | Improve quality of life for people with mental illness | $23,750 |
| Bloomsburg University Foundation | Bloomsburg, PA | Support higher education | $20,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Mason Valley | Yerington, NV | Help young people reach their full potential | $20,000 |
| Brethren Village Retirement Community | Lancaster, PA | Care for the elderly | $20,000 |
| Christ's Home | Paradise, PA | Support childrens program | $20,000 |
| Clinic for Special Children | Strasburg, PA | Help children with metabolic disorders | $20,000 |
| Elijah House Academy | Richmond, VA | Providing a christ-centered and accessible choice in education that cultivates the hearts, minds, and bodies of our city's children | $20,000 |
| Messiah University | Mechanicsburg, PA | Scholarships and other higher education support | $20,000 |
| Shippensburg University Foundation | Shippensburg, PA | Postsecondary education | $20,000 |
| Star Rock Ministries | San Clemente, CA | Meaningful christian camp experiences that grow relationships, character, skills and faith for children and families from low income… | $20,000 |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown, PA | Scholarship program | $16,500 |
| Penn State University | University Park, PA | Undergraduate and graduate educational funding | $16,500 |
| Lebanon Valley College | Annville, PA | Scholarships | $16,000 |
| Ephrata Performing Arts Center | Ephrata, PA | Sponsorship of community based theater organization | $15,000 |
| Kids Against Hunger United | Broomall, PA | Provide food for those in need | $15,000 |
| Kutztown University Foundation | Kutztown, PA | Funds to support students, faculty, programs and capital needs of kutztown university | $15,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 295 grants to organizations.
The return also lists 1 grant to individuals ($247,267). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,811,947 | 296 |
| 2023 | $6,868,526 | 276 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 12, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543169349100944
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 25-6773373
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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