Ainsworth Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, and its filing says contributions go only to preselected organisations, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; a connection with the foundation should come first.
- Its stated focus of education, public health, pet health, environmental issues and economic development is the best test of fit, and no geographic focus is stated, so location alone should not rule you out.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 30 grants fall between $20,000 and $250,000, half were $50,000 or less, and the median was $50,000, though its largest grant of $285,000 shows that bigger awards occur.
- In its most recent filing, 42% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the previous filing, so its giving leans towards repeat recipients and a new applicant should expect the relationship to matter.
Overview
Ainsworth Foundation is a US private foundation based in Saegertown, PA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (yahoo.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation describes its focus as education, public and pet health, environmental issues and economic development. Its recorded grants are for general fund support and go to a varied set of charitable organisations. Recipients include a health-care foundation, a conservancy, a vacation camp, food-rescue and soup-kitchen organisations, family and women’s services, an active-ageing foundation, a theatre, and mental-health organisations. Pennsylvania and Ohio account for the largest shares of the recorded grant dollars, with awards also reaching other states. The filing says that contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations and are not open to unsolicited requests. It does not set out any broader public application process or a more specific common grant purpose.
Themes
- Education
- Public health
- Pet health
- Environmental issues
- Economic development
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia and New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 42% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 30 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 22% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 42% of grant dollars went to organisations Ainsworth Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 19% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 17 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- French Creek Valley Conservancy · General fund$250,0002023 tax year
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation · General fund$250,0002023 tax year
- Crawford Heritage Community Foundation · General fund$148,2012023 tax year
- Pretty Lake Vacation Camp · General fund$100,0002023 tax year
- 412 Food Rescue · General fund$50,0002023 tax year
- Wings Flight of Hope · General fund$50,0002023 tax year
- Active Aging Foundation · General fund$50,0002023 tax year
- Fieldstone Therapeutic · General fund$50,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Richard A Lang — Director
- G Thomas Lang — Director
- Richard D Moyer — Secretary / Treasurer
- Sean P Lang — Vice President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,195,115 | $1,065,000 | $29,345,422 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,413,235 | $1,208,201 | $30,848,461 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
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.
Sources
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- Saegertown, PA
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Contact
- Saegertown, PA