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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-0784157

DB Anderson Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Lancaster, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $74,631 paid in grants.

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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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $74,631

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,431,890

  • Tax year 2024

    $53,900

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,048,688

  • Tax year 2023

    $89,683

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,684,441

  • Tax year 2022

    $43,391

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,125,136

  • Tax year 2021

    $47,088

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,333,503

  • Tax year 2020

    $56,535

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,299,450

  • Tax year 2019

    $50,060

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,194,525

  • Tax year 2018

    $133,755

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,083,176

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wilkes UniversityWilkes Barre, PA

    Educational - general tax exempt purpose

    $11,800
  2. Cook Baptist ChurchCook, MN

    Educational - general tax exempt purpose

    $10,000
  3. Jerusalem Education Fund IncBala Cynwyd, PA

    Educational - general tax exempt purpose

    $10,000
  4. Ground Zero Boxing Club of LancasterConestoga, PA

    Youth development - general tax exempt purpose

    $9,000
  5. Stone Independent SchoolLancaster, PA

    Educational - general tax exempt purpose

    $5,831
  6. University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC

    Educational - general tax exempt purpose

    $5,000
  7. Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood SPGS, CO

    Educational - general tax exempt purpose

    $4,000
  8. Lancaster Country Day SchoolLancaster, PA

    Educational - general tax exempt purpose

    $4,000
  9. Kakenya's DreamArlington, VA

    Educational - general tax exempt purpose

    $3,000
  10. Urualla Progressive UnionBowie, MD

    Educational - general tax exempt purpose

    $3,000
  11. Holy Rosary Regional Catholic SchoolPlymouth MTNG, PA

    Educational - general tax exempt purpose

    $2,000
  12. Danville Child Development CenterDanville, PA

    Educational - general tax exempt purpose

    $2,000
  13. Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA

    Educational - general tax exempt purpose

    $2,000
  14. Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA

    Educational - general tax exempt purpose

    $2,000
  15. Building Bridges Foundation at Anderson FarmConestoga, PA

    Therapy for veterans- general tax exempt purpose

    $500
  16. West Willow Fire DepartmentWillow Street, PA

    Public safety - general tax exempt purpose

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $26,63171% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $9,00024% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $2,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania11 grants $49,631
  2. Minnesota1 grant $10,000
  3. South Carolina1 grant $5,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $4,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $3,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • David B AndersonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brian CarringtonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Beth CarringtonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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