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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-2751003

Anne B Sweigart Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Lancaster, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 51 grants and $353,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
September 1st deadline - grants distributed in november
Restrictions
Restricted to charitable organizations in the denver and ephrata areas

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Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $353,500

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $8,194,967

  • Tax year 2023

    $360,000

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $8,493,565

  • Tax year 2022

    $345,000

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $8,467,501

  • Tax year 2021

    $378,440

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $8,559,655

  • Tax year 2020

    $266,000

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $8,687,551

  • Tax year 2019

    $312,350

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $8,896,468

  • Tax year 2018

    $355,000

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $9,179,837

Grants paid in 2024

51 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rider UniversityLawrence TWP, NJ

    Scholarship

    $50,000
  2. Ephrata Area Social ServicesEphrata, PA

    General support

    $25,000
  3. Good Samaritan Shelter IncEphrata, PA

    General support

    $23,000
  4. Ephrata Area Rehab Services (ears)Ephrata, PA

    General support

    $20,000
  5. Lititz Warwick Community ChestLititz, PA

    General support

    $17,500
  6. Historical Society of the Cocalico ValleyEphrata, PA

    General support

    $15,000
  7. Ephrata Recreation CenterEphrata, PA

    General support

    $10,000
  8. Lincoln Cemetery Assoc of Lancaster CountyEphrata, PA

    General support

    $10,000
  9. Lititz Recreation CenterLititz, PA

    General support

    $10,000
  10. Gretna TheatreMount Gretna, PA

    General support

    $10,000
  11. Real Life Comm ServicesDenver, PA

    General support

    $10,000
  12. Mount Gretna Historical SocietyMount Gretna, PA

    General support

    $7,500
  13. Gretna MusicElizabethtown, PA

    General support

    $7,500
  14. Boy Scouts of AmericaLancaster, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  15. Ephrata Cloister AssociatesEphrata, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  16. Ephrata Public LibraryEphrata, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  17. Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy TrinityEphrata, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  18. Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy ServicesLancaster, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  19. Lititz Historical FoundationLititz, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  20. Lititz Public LibraryLititz, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  21. Muddy Creek Evangelical ChurchDenver, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  22. Aaron's AcresMillersville, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  23. Girls on the RunLandisville, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  24. Pennsylvania Canine Search & RescueAdamstown, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  25. Grace House BlessingsBowmansville, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  26. West Chester UniversityBaltimore, MD

    General

    $5,000
  27. Zion Lutheran ChurchFrackville, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  28. Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  29. Lancaster Science FactoryLancaster, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  30. Terre Hill Area Historical SocietyTerre Hill, PA

    General support

    $4,500
  31. St Lukes United Church of ChristLititz, PA

    General support

    $3,000
  32. The Bridge Youth CenterEphrata, PA

    General support

    $3,000
  33. Girl Scouts in the Heart of PACamp Hill, PA

    General support

    $3,000
  34. Servant Stage CompanyStrasburg, PA

    General support

    $3,000
  35. Elanco Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN

    General support

    $3,000
  36. Ephrata Pioneer Fire CompanyEphrata, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  37. Lincoln Fire CompanyEphrata, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  38. Stevens Fire CompanyStevens, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  39. Christian EndeavorEphrata, PA

    General suppoert

    $2,500
  40. Brickerville Fire CompanyLititz, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  41. Fivepointville Fire CompanyDenver, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  42. Martindale Fire CompanyMartindale, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  43. Weaverland Fire CompanyTerre Hill, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  44. West Earl Fire CompanyBrownstown, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  45. TNT Youth MinistriesEphrata, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  46. Lititz Fire CompanyLititz, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  47. Smokestown Fire Co No 1Denver, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  48. Reamstown Fire Co No 1Reamstown, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  49. Conservation FDN Lancaster CntyLancaster, PA

    General support

    $2,000
  50. The Arc of the United StatesWashington, DC

    General support

    $2,000
  51. Salem Evangelical Lutheran ChurchDelmont, PA

    General support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education5 grants $69,50056% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $25,00020% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety4 grants $10,0008% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $7,0006% of the total
  5. Youth development2 grants $6,0005% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3,0002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $3,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania48 grants $298,500
  2. New Jersey1 grant $50,000
  3. Indiana1 grant $3,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Fred N BuchTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Richard CummingsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,500
  • W Craig BrossmanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Patrick J CastagnaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Clarence E SpohnTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,500

The return

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