Clark Associates Charitable Foundation

• Clark Associates Charitable Foundation funds work in three areas: people in need, innovative youth educational programmes, and youth programmes in music and the arts, and applicants must be a registered 501c3 charity operating in and around its business locations or where its employees volunteer.
• Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations fall between $500 and $40,000, and the median grant is $2,500, so a modest request fits best, though the largest grant was around $1,500,000.
• It accepts applications on a rolling basis, with no stated deadline, so there is flexibility on timing; organisations should contact the Foundation's executive director to find out how to obtain an application.
• A high share of grant dollars (83%) has gone to organisations it had already funded in earlier years, which suggests it leans towards continuing relationships, so new applicants should be ready to build a case on sound financial operations, non-government funding sources, active volunteerism and a clear rationale for the request.
• The Foundation does not fund organisations solely supporting animals, youth sport teams, political causes, or general operating expenses, so those should not apply.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Water Street Rescue Mission · Support community overcoming poverty and homelessness
  $1,200,0002024 tax year
• Lancaster Conservancy · Support preservation of natural lands in lancaster and york counties, pa
  $851,0002024 tax year
• Stone Ridge Foundation · Provide funds for building kitchen and community center
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Children Deserve a Chance Foundation · Support youth education
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Lancaster County Christian School · Funding for the school musical
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center · Services for children with disabilities and families
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Lancaster County Council of Churches · Provide support for needy and marginalized members of society
  $215,0002024 tax year
• Columbia Education Foundation · Provide support for creative and innovative education strategies
  $120,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.