How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
-
Lissette Santana
645 Hamilton Street Suite 700
Allentown, PA 18101
(610) 774-3357
www.pplcares.com - Form and materials
- Applications are publicly available online at pplcares.com
- Deadlines
- Deadlines vary for different programs throughout the year, with final deadline occurring on sept. 15
- Restrictions
- Awards are limited to organizations operating within the company's service territory.
Assets and giving by year
-
Tax year 2025
$6,461,755
- Grants listed
- 283
- Assets, end of year
- $53,897,316
-
Tax year 2024
$6,222,698
- Grants listed
- 271
- Assets, end of year
- $53,384,658
-
Tax year 2023
$5,073,161
- Grants listed
- 288
- Assets, end of year
- $54,065,811
-
Tax year 2022
$5,014,590
- Grants listed
- 374
- Assets, end of year
- $52,715,916
-
Tax year 2021
$3,700,260
- Grants listed
- 325
- Assets, end of year
- $58,209,940
-
Tax year 2020
$3,915,469
- Grants listed
- 332
- Assets, end of year
- $55,541,142
-
Tax year 2019
$3,374,980
- Grants listed
- 345
- Assets, end of year
- $51,886,603
-
Tax year 2018
$3,586,926
- Grants listed
- 288
- Assets, end of year
- $47,766,845
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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United Way of the Greater Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PA
Program support
$3,108,912 -
United Way of Rhode IslandProvidence, RI
Program support
$498,533 -
Lehigh Valley Community FoundationAllentown, PA
Program support
$400,000 -
ArtsquestBethlehem, PA
Program support
$352,200 -
Rhode Island Community Food BankProvidence, RI
Program support
$88,950 -
Greater Susquehanna Valley United WaySunbury, PA
Program support
$73,419 -
Central Pennsylvania Food BankHarrisburg, PA
Program support
$50,000 -
McAuley CorporationProvidence, RI
Program support
$30,000 -
Northern Ri Food PantryCumberland, RI
Program support
$30,000 -
Downcity DesignProvidence, RI
Program support
$25,000 -
Greater Philadelphia YMCAConshohocken, PA
Program support
$24,000 -
Schuylkill United WayPottsville, PA
Program support
$20,899 -
United Way of the National Capital AreaWashington, MD
Program support
$20,867 -
United Way of Lancaster CountyLancaster, PA
Program support
$20,117 -
Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA
Program support
$20,100 -
American Red Cross Mid Central PA ChaptHarrisburg, PA
Program support
$20,000 -
Inspiring MindsProvidence, RI
Program support
$20,000 -
Jonnycake Center of WesterlyWesterly, RI
Program support
$20,000 -
Ksu Thorobreds Foundation IncFrankfort, KY
Program support
$20,000 -
Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, PA
Program support
$20,000 -
Penn State HarrisburgUniversity Park, PA
Program support
$20,000 -
Rising Tide Community Loan FundBethlehem, PA
Program support
$20,000 -
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA
Program support
$20,000 -
Tennessee State University FoundationNashville, TN
Program support
$20,000 -
The Sandra Feinstein Gamm TheatreWarwick, RI
Program support
$20,000 -
URI Foundation and Alumni EngagementKingston, RI
Program support
$20,000 -
United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne CountiesScranton, PA
Program support
$19,957 -
United Way of the Capital RegionEnola, PA
Program support
$19,129 -
The Cooperage ProjectHonesdale, PA
Program support
$18,600 -
Allentown School District FoundationAllentown, PA
Program support
$17,500 -
United Way of Greater HazletonHazleton, PA
Program support
$17,126 -
Pocono Services for Families and ChildrenE Stroudsburg, PA
Program support
$17,000 -
The Penn State Philanthropic Fund on BehUniversity Park, PA
Program support
$17,000 -
Providence After School Alliance IncProvidence, RI
Program support
$16,500 -
Boys Girls Club of Newport CountyNewport, RI
Program support
$15,000 -
Community College of Rhode Island FoundaLincoln, RI
Program support
$15,000 -
Firetree PlaceWilliamsport, PA
Program support
$15,000 -
For the Cause IncBerwick, PA
Program support
$15,000 -
Greater Providence YMCAProvidence, RI
Program support
$15,000 -
Leadership Rhode Island Educational FounProvidence, RI
Program support
$15,000 -
Lehigh Valley Zoological SocietySchnecksville, PA
Program support
$15,000 -
Manufacturers Resource CenterAllentown, PA
Program support
$15,000 -
Meals on Wheels of the Greater LehighAllentown, PA
Program support
$15,000 -
Midwest Food BankMiddletown, PA
Program support
$15,000 -
Newport Tree ConservancyNewport, RI
Program support
$15,000 -
United Way of Wyoming ValleyWilkesbarre, PA
Pro
$14,217 -
Variety the Children's CharityWexford, PA
Program support
$14,000 -
Can Do Community FoundationHazleton, PA
Program support
$13,200 -
Valley Youth House Committee IncBethlehem, PA
Program support
$12,600 -
Partnership for Career DevelopmentEnola, PA
Program support
$12,500 -
Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture FounCamp Hill, PA
Program support
$12,500 -
Junior Achievement of South Central PennYork, PA
Program support
$12,000 -
Lykens Valley Children's MuseumElizabethville, PA
Program support
$12,000 -
Lacawac Sanctuary Foundation IncLake Ariel, PA
Program support
$11,500 -
Macungie Ambulance CorpsMacungie, PA
Program support
$11,500 -
The Lancaster Science CenterLancaster, PA
Program support
$11,000 -
Wayne County Community FoundationHonesdale, PA
Program support
$10,881 -
The University of Tennessee Foundat IonKnoxville, TN
Program support
$10,107 -
Girls on the Run Rhode IslandWarwick, RI
Program support
$10,050 -
A Leadership JourneyProvidence, RI
Program support
$10,000 -
Allentown Symphony Association IncAllentown, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Appalachian Audubon SocietyCamp Hill, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Assets LancasterLancaster, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Bloomsburg Area Young Men's ChristianBloomsburg, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Center for Employment Opportunities (CEOHarrisburg, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Central Susquehanna Opportunities IncShamokin, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Coalition Center for Environmental SustaJamestown, RI
Program support
$10,000 -
Collaborative Autism MovementHazleton, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
East Bay Community Action ProgramRiverside, RI
Program support
$10,000 -
Elizabethtown Community HousingElizabethtown, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Film Arts Culture & Tourism SpecialistHarrisburg, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Future City Central PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Great Lakes Center for the ArtsBay Harbor, MI
Program support
$10,000 -
Greater Wilkes-Barre Growth PartnershipWilkesbarre, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary AssociationKempton, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
House of Hope CDCWarwick, RI
Program support
$10,000 -
Im Able FoundationWyomissing, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Jane Addams Resource Corporation RiProvidence, RI
Program support
$10,000 -
Junior Achievement of Northeastern PennsWilkes Barre, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Lancaster Area Habitat for HumanityLancaster, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Lancaster County Food HubLancaster, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Lancaster County Workforce Investment BoLancaster, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Latino Hispanic American Community CenteHarrisburg, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Leaf Project IncLandisburg, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Martin Luther King Community CenterNewport, RI
Program support
$10,000 -
Meals on Wheels of Ri IncProvidence, RI
Program support
$10,000 -
Milagro HouseLancaster, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
New England Institute of TechnologyE Greenwich, RI
Program support
$10,000 -
New Hope Ministries IncDillsburg, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Nonprofit & Community Assistance CenterPittson, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Npower IncBrooklyn, NY
Program support
$10,000 -
Progresso LatinoCentral Falls, RI
Program support
$10,000 -
Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh VallAllentown, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Ri Women in the TradesNorth Scituate, RI
Program support
$10,000 -
Rodale InstituteKutztown, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Summer Program for YouthCarlisle, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Thaddeus Stevens FoundationLancaster, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
The InstituteWilkes Barre, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Wildlife Leadership AcademyLock Haven, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Witf IncHarrisburg, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
YMCA of Pawtucket IncPawtucket, RI
Program support
$10,000 -
Youth InfusionE Stroudsburg, PA
Program support
$10,000 -
Lycoming County United WayWilliamsport, PA
Program support
$9,937 -
Providence Children's MuseumProvidence, RI
Program support
$9,675 -
American Printing House for the Blind inLouisville, KY
Program support
$9,500 -
Casa Guadalupe CenterAllentown, PA
Program support
$9,500 -
Hispanic Society of AmericaNew York, NY
Program support
$9,500 -
Penn's NortheastPittston, PA
Program support
$8,500 -
The Rhode Island College FoundationProvidence, RI
Program support
$8,250 -
United Disabilities Services FoundationLancaster, PA
Program support
$8,000 -
The Groden CenterProvidence, RI
Program support
$7,575 -
Bethlehem Area Education FoundationBethlehem, PA
Program support
$7,500 -
Harrisburg Area YMCAHarrisburg, PA
Program support
$7,500 -
In-SightWarwick, RI
Program support
$7,500 -
Joshway IncEaston, PA
Program support
$7,500 -
The ARC Susquehanna ValleySunbury, PA
Program support
$7,500 -
The Da Vinci Discovery Center of ScienceAllentown, PA
Program support
$7,500 -
The Edible ClassroomColumbia, PA
Program support
$7,500 -
Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA
Program support
$7,500 -
Whitaker Center for Science and the ArtsHarrisburg, PA
Program support
$7,500 -
Young Women's Christian Association of BethlehemBethlehem, PA
Program support
$7,500 -
Raven Ridge Wildlife CenterWash Boro, PA
Program support
$7,200 -
Clinton County United WayLock Haven, PA
Program support
$7,136 -
Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KY
Program support
$6,800 -
Nicholas Wolff Foundation IncMillville, PA
Program support
$6,780 -
Community Action Committee of the LehighBethlehem, PA
Program support
$6,500 -
Lititz Public LibraryLititz, PA
Program support
$6,500 -
Pocono Mountains United WayStroudsburg, PA
Program support
$6,060 -
Schuylkill Chamber Foundation IncPottsville, PA
Program support
$6,000 -
Friends of Camp Louise Shickshinny PAShavertown, PA
Program support
$5,500 -
Osterhout Free LibraryWilkes Barre, PA
Program support
$5,500 -
Wildlands Conservancy IncEmmaus, PA
Program support
$5,181 -
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA
Program support
$5,125 -
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community CenterAllentown, PA
Program support
$5,050 -
Allentown Art MuseumAllentown, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
American Red Cross Rhode Island ChapterProvidence, RI
Program support
$5,000 -
Big Brothers Big Sisters Capital RegionHarrisburg, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Books Are WingsPawtucket, RI
Program support
$5,000 -
Boys and Girls Club of Allentown IncAllentown, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Boys & Girls Club of BethlehemBethlehem, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Boys & Girls Club of PawtucketPawtucket, RI
Program support
$5,000 -
Boys & Girls Clubs of ProvidenceProvidence, RI
Program support
$5,000 -
Boys & Girls Clubs of WarwickWarwick, RI
Program support
$5,000 -
Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeastern PenScranton, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Camelot for ChildrenAllentown, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Carlisle Family YMCACarlisle, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Clinton County Economic Partnership FounLock Haven, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Cops N Kids of the Lehigh Valley IncBethlehem, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Danville Area Community CenterDanville, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Diakon Child Family and Community MinMechanicsburg, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Ephrata Public LibraryEphrata, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Girl Scouts in the Heart of PACamp Hill, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Girls on the Run of Southeastern SuburbaFort Washington, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Greater Hazleton Area Civic PartnershipHazleton, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Greater Wyoming Valley Area YMCAWilkes Barre, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Jane and Anette M Herr Memorial LibraryMifflinburg, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Jim Thorpe Rotary ClubJim Thorpe, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
John R Kauffman Jr Public LibrarySunbury, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Keystone Service Systems DBA Keystone HuHarrisburg, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Lancaster City AllianceLancaster, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Leadership NortheastWilkes Barre, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Marywood UniversityScranton, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Mount Carmel Area Community CenterMount Carmel, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
North Branch Land TrustDallas, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Northeastern PA Educ TV AssnPittson, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Northwest African American Museum IncSeattle, WA
Program support
$5,000 -
Perkiomen Watershed ConservancySchwenksville, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Pocono Environmental Education CenterDingmans Fry, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Regional Engagement CenterSelinsgrove, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Seeds of Northeastern PennsylvaniaHonesdale, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Shamokin Coal Township Public LibraryShamokin, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Social Enterprise Institute USALancaster, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Susquehanna Health FoundationWilliamsport, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
The Susquehanna Greenway PartnershipLewisburg, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Urban League of Metropolitan St LouisSaint Louis, MO
Program support
$5,000 -
Weis Center for the Performing ArtsLewisburg, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Young Men's Christian Association of ScrantonDunmore, PA
Program support
$5,000 -
Shamokin Area Business for Economic ReviCoal Township, PA
Program support
$4,720 -
Developmental Education Services of MonrStroudsburg, PA
Program support
$4,500 -
Lehighton Area Memorial LibraryLehighton, PA
Program support
$4,000 -
Richland Community LibraryRichland, PA
Program support
$4,000 -
The Opportunity TrustSt Louis, MO
Program support
$4,000 -
United Way of Berks CountyReading, PA
Program support
$3,886 -
United Way of Bucks CountyLevittown, PA
Program support
$3,548 -
Riverfront Parks CommitteeWilkes Barre, PA
Program support
$3,500 -
Northeast PA Manufacturers and EmployerPottsville, PA
Program support
$3,300 -
Northampton Area Public Library IncNorthampton, PA
Program support
$3,000 -
Orwigsburg Area Free Public LibraryOrwigsburg, PA
Program support
$3,000 -
River Valley Regional YMCAWilliamsport, PA
Program support
$3,000 -
Upper Delaware Preservation CoalitionLackawaxen, PA
Program support
$3,000 -
Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyAllentown, PA
Program support
$2,995 -
Greater Wilkes-Barre AssociationExeter, PA
Program support
$2,500 -
Manheim Township School DistrictLancaster, PA
Program support
$2,500 -
Providence PromiseProvidence, RI
Program support
$2,500 -
Volunteer Center of the Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PA
Program support
$2,500 -
River Crossing Young Mens Christian AssoAllentown, PA
Program support
$2,027 -
Gateways to ChangeCranston, RI
Program support
$2,000 -
The Moravian Historical SocietyNazareth, PA
Program support
$1,700 -
The Herren ProjectPortsmouth, RI
Program support
$1,615 -
Danville Area School DistrictDanville, PA
Program support
$1,500 -
Easterseals Eastern PennsylvaniaAllentown, PA
Program support
$1,500 -
Greenwood School DistrictMillerstown, PA
Program support
$1,500 -
Palisades Area School DistrictKintnersville, PA
Program support
$1,500 -
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA
Program support
$1,500 -
Stageone Family TheatreLouisville, KY
Program support
$1,500 -
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundatiStaten Island, NY
Program support
$1,104 -
Centre College of KentuckyDanville, KY
Program support
$1,050 -
Laurel HouseNorristown, PA
Program support
$1,008 -
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA
Program support
$1,000 -
Nanticoke Fire Department Hanover FireNanticoke, PA
Program support
$1,000 -
Sankara Eye Foundation USAMilpitas, CA
Program support
$1,000 -
The UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA
Program support
$1,000 -
Kutztown University FoundationKutztown, PA
Program support
$903 -
Shelby County Agricultural and MechanicaBethlehem, PA
Program support
$900 -
The Memorial Library of Nazareth and VicNazareth, PA
Program support
$900 -
Tourette Association of America IncMansfield, MA
Program support
$800 -
Civic Theatre of Allentown PAAllentown, PA
Program support
$756 -
Beyond the BattleExeter, RI
Program support
$750 -
The Bloomsburg University Foundation IncBloomsburg, PA
Program support
$750 -
Allentown Area Ecumenical Food BankAllentown, PA
Program support
$724 -
American Writers MuseumChicago, IL
Program support
$500 -
Avengers Flag FootballMacungie, PA
Program support
$500 -
Bethlehem TWP Athletic Assn of BethlehemBethlehem, PA
Program support
$500 -
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lehigh VAllentown, PA
Program support
$500 -
Bloomsburg Food CupboardBloomsburg, PA
Program support
$500 -
Blue Ridge Hook and Ladder Fire CompanyStroudsburg, PA
Program support
$500 -
Breath of Hope Ri IncWarwick, RI
Program support
$500 -
Burrillville Glocester Youth Soccer AssoChepachet, RI
Program support
$500 -
Cancer Support Community of the GreaterAllentown, PA
Program support
$500 -
Genesius CorporationReading, PA
Program support
$500 -
Gildas Club KentuckianaLouisville, KY
Program support
$500 -
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania IncMiquon, PA
Program support
$500 -
Governor Mifflin Soccer ClubShillington, PA
Program support
$500 -
Harvest Full of HopeShelbyville, KY
Program support
$500 -
Hazleton Animal Shelter AssocHazleton, PA
Program support
$500 -
Kentucky Center for the Arts CorporationLouisville, KY
Program support
$500 -
Lehigh Township Athletic AssociatonCherryville, PA
Program support
$500 -
Macungie Memorial Park AssociationMacungie, PA
Program support
$500 -
Mifflin Township Forest Rangers Fire CoMifflinville, PA
Program support
$500 -
Mifflintown Youth BaseballMifflintown, PA
Program support
$500 -
Minersville Fire RescueMinersville, PA
Program support
$500 -
Minsi Trails Council Boy Scouts of AmericaAllentown, PA
Program support
$500 -
Nazareth Area Food BankNazareth, PA
Program support
$500 -
Nepa WolfpackCovington TWP, PA
Program support
$500 -
New England Fire Company IncTamaqua, PA
Program support
$500 -
Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational TePittston, PA
Program support
$500 -
Northwestern Lehigh Youth Wrestling AssoOrefield, PA
Program support
$500 -
Parkland Area Soccer ClubOrefield, PA
Program support
$500 -
Peaceable Kingdom IncWhitehall, PA
Program support
$500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Philanthropy and grantmaking14 grants $1,077,96441% of the total
- Arts and culture23 grants $505,90119% of the total
- Education32 grants $228,3829% of the total
- Food and agriculture9 grants $205,6748% of the total
- Human services17 grants $124,4835% of the total
- Youth development14 grants $124,3235% of the total
- 13 other causes61 grants $338,99413% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Pennsylvania206 grants $5,271,602
- Rhode Island41 grants $1,027,898
- Kentucky9 grants $40,425
- Tennessee2 grants $30,107
- Massachusetts4 grants $21,940
- New York5 grants $20,927
- Maryland1 grant $20,867
- Michigan2 grants $10,050
- Missouri3 grants $9,500
- Washington1 grant $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Lissette O SantanaPRESIDENT Hours 1.92Pay $0
- Tadd J HenningerVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0.19Pay $0
- Christine MartinVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.06Pay $0
- Greg CornettVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.06Pay $0
- Andrew ElmoreVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.12Pay $0
- Vanessa D HartlineASSISTANT TREASURER Hours 0.19Pay $0
- Sonia DasilvaASSISTANT TREASURER Hours 0.12Pay $0
- Bree ArchambaultCORPORATE SECRETARY Hours 0.64Pay $0
- Arden LeydenASSISTANT CORPORATE SECRETARY Hours 0.48Pay $0
- Joseph P Bergstein JrDIRECTOR Hours 0.12Pay $0
- Wendy StarkDIRECTOR Hours 0.12Pay $0
- David ArthurDIRECTOR Hours 0.12Pay $0
- Ryan W HillDIRECTOR Hours 0.12Pay $0
The return
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- Foundations that fund arts and culture in Pennsylvania
- Foundations that fund education in Pennsylvania
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