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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-6266377

The Steinman Foundation

A private foundation in Lancaster, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 87 grants and $4.6 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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
Andrew Garner Foundation Program Co
PO Box 1328
Lancaster, PA 17608
(717) 291-8744
Form and materials
Scholarship application forms furnished upon request
Deadlines
March 1 of senior year of student applicant
Restrictions
Grants restricted to employees' children

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $4,596,373

    Grants listed
    87
    Assets, end of year
    $110,119,344
  • Tax year 2024

    $9,854,690

    Grants listed
    96
    Assets, end of year
    $111,498,613
  • Tax year 2023

    $8,162,879

    Grants listed
    92
    Assets, end of year
    $85,184,847
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,733,751

    Grants listed
    78
    Assets, end of year
    $93,152,647
  • Tax year 2021

    $4,670,187

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $90,731,580
  • Tax year 2020

    $4,404,117

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $83,982,849
  • Tax year 2019

    $4,519,530

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $82,604,072
  • Tax year 2018

    $3,780,262

    Grants listed
    74
    Assets, end of year
    $74,915,463

Grants paid in 2025

87 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Always LancasterLancaster, PA

    Local journalism & media literacy grants

    $1,384,826
  2. Lancaster HistoryorgLancaster, PA

    Economic & workforce development

    $600,000
  3. Thaddeus Stevens CollegeLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $369,000
  4. Lancaster-Lebanon IU 13Lancaster, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $162,555
  5. Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $136,000
  6. PA College of Art & DesignLancaster, PA

    Economic & workforce development

    $125,000
  7. TenfoldLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $125,000
  8. Lancaster City AllianceLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $100,000
  9. Lancaster General Health FoundationLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $100,000
  10. Penn State College of MedicineLancaster, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $100,000
  11. Franklin & Marshall CollegeLandcaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $90,000
  12. Historic Preservation TrustLancaster, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $80,000
  13. United Way of Lancaster CountyLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $80,000
  14. Touchstone FoundationLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $77,500
  15. KinberLititz, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $77,000
  16. Horizons at Lancaster CountryLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $70,000
  17. Eastern Lanc County School DistrictHarrisonburg, VA

    STEM alliance grants

    $50,000
  18. Lancaster Co Community FoundationLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $50,000
  19. Lancaster Recreation CommissionLancaster, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $50,000
  20. Lanc-Lebanon Education FoundationLancaster, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $50,000
  21. Music for EveryoneLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $50,000
  22. Thaddeus Stevens CollegeLancaster, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $50,000
  23. Economic Development Co of Lanc CoLancaster, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $47,500
  24. Boys & Girls Club of LancasterLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $40,000
  25. Lancaster County Local Journalism FundLancaster, PA

    Local journalism & media literacy grants

    $33,812
  26. Community Action PartnershipLancaster, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $32,000
  27. Lancaster Public LibraryLancaster, PA

    Economic & workforce development

    $30,000
  28. Lancaster Science FactoryLancaster, PA

    Early childhood education

    $30,000
  29. Foundation of Lanc ChamberLancaster, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $25,000
  30. MantecYork, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $25,000
  31. The Edible ClassroomColumbia, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $25,000
  32. Touchstone FoundationLancaster, PA

    Essentials rapid response

    $25,000
  33. Girls on the Run of LancasterLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $20,000
  34. Community Action PartnershipLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $18,500
  35. Lancaster Public LibraryLancaster, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $15,000
  36. Plant the Seed of Learning IncEphrata, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $15,000
  37. AssistSuffield, CT

    Community stewardship

    $10,000
  38. Leadership LancasterLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $10,000
  39. Rock Ford FoundationLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $10,000
  40. School District of LancasterLancaster, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $10,000
  41. St Josephs Childrens HealthLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $10,000
  42. Workforce LiveLititz, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $10,000
  43. A Leese Co Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  44. H Murse Co Franklin & Marshall CollegeLandcaster, PA

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  45. Lancaster Chamber of CommerceLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $7,500
  46. Lancaster Farmland TrustStrasburg, PA

    Community stewardship

    $7,500
  47. M Bywater Co Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  48. N Fidler Co West Chester UniversityWest Chester, PA

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  49. R Emlet Co Shippensburg UniversityShippensburg, PA

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  50. S Bare Co Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA

    Fellowship

    $7,500
  51. S Rios Co Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  52. J Ayala Co Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA

    Fellowship

    $7,000
  53. J Ly Co Drexel Central-Main BLDGPhiladelphia, PA

    Scholarship

    $6,250
  54. J Hornibrook Co Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA

    Fellowship

    $6,000
  55. T Surita Co Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA

    Fellowship

    $5,000
  56. Union CollegeSchenectady, NY

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  57. A Ashton Co Capella UniversityMinneapolis, MN

    Fellowship

    $4,500
  58. A Amico Co Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA

    Fellowship

    $4,000
  59. J Palm Co Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA

    Fellowship

    $4,000
  60. B Brody Co Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA

    Scholarship

    $3,750
  61. B Brody Co Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA

    Scholarship

    $3,750
  62. B Felsinger Co University of RochesterRochester, NY

    Scholarship

    $3,750
  63. C Yarberough Co Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA

    Scholarship

    $3,750
  64. E Long Co University of VermontBurlington, VT

    Scholarship

    $3,750
  65. L Paparella - Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY

    Scholarship

    $3,750
  66. L Paparella Co Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY

    Scholarship

    $3,750
  67. L McPhail Virginia Tech UniversityBlacksburg, VA

    Scholarship

    $3,750
  68. T Tang Co Drexel Central-Main BLDGPhiladelphia, PA

    Scholarship

    $3,750
  69. T Tang Co Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    Scholarship

    $3,750
  70. Economic Development Co of Lanc CoLancaster, PA

    Economic & workforce development

    $3,300
  71. A Dede Co Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA

    Fellowship

    $3,000
  72. D Mercado Co Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA

    Fellowship

    $3,000
  73. E Gerlach Co Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA

    Fellowship

    $3,000
  74. Justin Ly Co Drexel Central-Main BLDGPhiladelphia, PA

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  75. Manheim TWP School DistrictLancaster, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $2,250
  76. Music for EveryoneLancaster, PA

    Community stewardship

    $1,505
  77. J Abel Co Fort Hays State UniveristyHays, KS

    Fellowship

    $1,500
  78. Lancaster Chamber of CommerceLancaster, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $1,500
  79. S Settle Co Kairos UniversitySioux Falls, SD

    Fellowship

    $1,500
  80. Hempfield School DistrictLandisville, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $1,350
  81. J Dailey Co Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA

    Fellowship

    $1,250
  82. J Savicky Co Millersville UniversityMillersville, PA

    Fellowship

    $1,250
  83. B Griffiths Co Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA

    Fellowship

    $1,000
  84. Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA

    Fellowship

    $1,000
  85. Penn Manor School DistrictLancaster, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $900
  86. T Feiler Co Widener UniversityChester, PA

    Fellowship

    $625
  87. Lancaster SHRMLancaster, PA

    STEM alliance grants

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $1,566,33173% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $207,00010% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $202,5009% of the total
  4. Community development2 grants $125,0006% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $15,000<1% of the total
  6. Public affairs1 grant $10,000<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $7,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania75 grants $4,497,623
  2. Virginia2 grants $53,750
  3. New York4 grants $16,250
  4. Connecticut1 grant $10,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $7,500
  6. Minnesota1 grant $4,500
  7. Vermont1 grant $3,750
  8. Kansas1 grant $1,500
  9. South Dakota1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

12 people as filed

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

  • MS Beverly R SteinmanCHAIR EMERITUS & DIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • MS Pamela M ThyeCO-CHAIRMAN Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Mr Robert M KrasneCO-CHAIRMAN Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Mr Shane D ZimmermanCEO & TREASURER Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • MS Lauren V FrickPRESIDENT & SECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • MS Hale A KrasneDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • MS Caroline N HillDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Mr Dale L PrinceDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $40,000
  • MS G Anne OrbanDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • MS Lisa RiggsDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Mr Miguel NistalDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Hon Lawrence F StengelDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0

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