Ephrata Community Health Foundation
The Ephrata Community Health Foundation is a community-based, non-profit organization formed to support the ephrata community hospital's mission of assuring that the community of northern and eastern Lancaster county, Pennsylvania has access to exceptional health care services that are high in quality, compassionate and cost effective.the objectives of the foundation will be achieved by making distributions to the hospital for carrying out the mission of the hospital, including but not limited to:1)furthering the enhancement of the hospital's ability to expand health services in our community;2)funding the purchase of new clinical and support-related technologies and the construction of health care facilities;3)extending charitable health care to qualifying individuals; and4)addressing health priorities, including obesity and smoking and tobacco use in our community.
Ephrata Community Health Foundation at a glance
In short: Ephrata Community Health Foundation gave $9.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $9.2M), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $9,157,845
- +1858.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,157,845
- +1858.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,157,845
- Total assets
- $6,452,399
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ephrata Community Health Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ephrata Community Hospital ($9.2M).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 7 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Ephrata Community Health Foundation gives
- Giving grew 2886% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $126K (2019) to $9.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $9.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ephrata Community Hospital York, PA | General Support | $9,157,845 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,452,399 | $9,636,979 | $9,415,782 | $9,157,845 | 1 | $308,317 |
| 2024 | $5,916,122 | $1,008,138 | $795,655 | $467,523 | 1 | $314,000 |
| 2023 | $5,458,280 | $799,923 | $843,787 | $481,740 | 2 | $14,828 |
| 2022 | $5,157,083 | $1,110,234 | $841,310 | $306,712 | 1 | $328,913 |
| 2021 | $5,862,254 | $641,119 | $491,919 | $145,880 | 2 | $121,133 |
| 2020 | $4,665,600 | $1,052,462 | $940,430 | $537,343 | 2 | $97,350 |
| 2019 | $4,548,579 | $1,098,988 | $456,131 | $126,344 | 1 | $261,965 |
About Ephrata Community Health Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Ephrata Community Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in York, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $9.2M. Net investment income was $308K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ephrata Community Health Foundation is led by Roxanna Gapstur PhD RN, President & CEO - Wellspan Health since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Roxanna Gapstur PhD RN
President & CEO - Wellspan Health
President → President & CEO, 2020
President & CEO → President & CEO - Wellspan Health, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allen Wessel
Chair
Director → Vice Chairman, 2021
Vice Chairman → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joyce Hoover
Director
Secretary & Treasurer → Chairman, 2021
Chairman → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Blake S. Daub
Director
Secretary & Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey S. Stauffer
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven C. Bade
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tina M. Citro
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Heck
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rufus Martin
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Orie Chambers
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Buczkowski
Executive Vice President & CFO - Wellspan Health
Senior Vice President & CFO → Executive Vice President & CFO - Wellspan Health, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn S. Kline
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd S. Stewart
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harvey Green
Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2023
6.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: John Porter Jr. (2019–2024) — Former Director & COO
- Former: Harvey Nolt (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jason Trout (2019–2023) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Michele McHenry (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Virginia L. Good (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Gilbert L. Sager (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Troia Butcher (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Carrie Willetts (2019–2022) — Former Director
- Former: Michael O'Connor (2019–2022) — Former Director
- Former: Anita Yoder (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Frank Reid (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Gil Sager (2019–2020) — Chairman
- Former: Joseph Annese DO (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kevin Kohl (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kevin Mosser (2019–2020) — Former Ceo-Wsh
- Former: Leon Burkholder (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Kane (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Patrick Glavce (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: William Longenecker (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Dane Burkholder (2019) — Director
- Former: Dick Young (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Ephrata Community Health Foundation
How much does Ephrata Community Health Foundation give each year?
Ephrata Community Health Foundation gave $9.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $468K across 1 grant.
How large is Ephrata Community Health Foundation?
Ephrata Community Health Foundation reported $6.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.6M.
What is Ephrata Community Health Foundation?
Ephrata Community Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in York, PA. It holds $6.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Ephrata Community Health Foundation operate?
Ephrata Community Health Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Ephrata Community Health Foundation's EIN?
Ephrata Community Health Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-0940005. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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