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Landis Homes Retirement Community

Public charity · Grantmaker Lititz, PA EIN: 23-2194364 Website

The ministry of landis homes is to serve aging adults and their families by honoring and enriching their lives in a community of christ-like love.

Landis Homes Retirement Community at a glance

In short: Landis Homes Retirement Community gave $21K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$21,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,500
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,500
Total assets
$197,231,626
+7.0% 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.

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Who Landis Homes Retirement Community funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Manheim Township Fire and Rescue: $15KManheim Township Fire andRescue$15KMennonite Life: $6KMennonite Life$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Manheim Township Fire and Rescue ($15K). Together the top 2 received $21K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Lancaster

How Landis Homes Retirement Community gives

  • Giving grew 110% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $21K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $21K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Manheim Township Fire and Rescue Lancaster, PAGeneral Operations$15,000
Mennonite Life Lancaster, PAGeneral Operations$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$197,231,626$61,145,429$56,219,667$21,0002$2,741,395
2024$184,307,302$56,619,386$53,447,857$21,0002$4,167,071
2023$179,513,423$53,070,221$50,977,196$15,0001$3,775,073
2022$172,838,756$48,905,142$45,532,634$10,0001$3,656,119
2021$172,325,737$44,637,724$43,211,693$10,0001$2,392,185
2020$168,357,742$46,253,156$44,457,600$10,0001$1,092,037
2019$176,418,575$43,455,977$42,851,577$10,0001$1,630,473

About Landis Homes Retirement Community

Based on IRS filings

Landis Homes Retirement Community is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Lititz, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $197.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $21K. Net investment income was $2.7M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Landis Homes Retirement Community is led by Larry J. Zook, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 5 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Larry J. Zook

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Glen Moffett

    Chair

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • April Myers

    Director of Nursing

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2022) → $135K (2025)

  • Julie A. Lipisko

    Director of Nursing

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2024) → $124K (2025)

  • Bill Davis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Stoltzfus

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherwood Lingenfelter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mim Book

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Kessler

    Vice President of Health & Campus Services

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $129K (2023) → $154K (2025)

  • Abel Kandie

    Campus Supervisor

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2025)

  • Grace Itwaru

    Campus Supervisor

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $125K (2025)

  • Kenneth Moore

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corey Hamilton

    Vice President of Finance & CFO

    On filings since 2021

    27 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Evon Bergey

    Vice President of Operations & COO

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerry Horst

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Clark

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (21)
  • Former: Jenn Orantes (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Rachel Hess (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Janet Breneman (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Kristin Nebel (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Beth Trout (2021–2023) — Vice President of Advancement
  • Former: M. Dale Weaver (2022–2023) — Vice President of Tech & CTO
  • Former: Jessica Tshudy (2023) — Hc Household Team Leader
  • Former: Linda K. Lownsberry (2023) — Vice President of Human Resources
  • Former: Daniel Mast (2019–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Michelle Rassler (2019–2022) — Vice President of Operations
  • Former: Neil Musselman (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Allen Heinly (2021–2022) — Vice President of Human Resources
  • Former: Clair Sauder (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Eric Bender (2019–2021) — Vice President of Finance & CFO
  • Former: Linford L. Good (2019–2021) — Vice President of Planning & Mktg
  • Former: Pam Breneman (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Sandy Harnish (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Sue Shirk (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: David Hernley (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Eva Bering (2019) — Former Vice President of Operations
  • Former: Joseph A. Caputo (2019) — Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Heather Kessler — VP of Health & Campus Services: $154KHeather KesslerVP of Health & Campus Services$154KApril Myers — Director of Nursing: $135KApril MyersDirector of Nursing$135KGrace Itwaru — Campus Supervisor: $125KGrace ItwaruCampus Supervisor$125KJulie a Lipisko — Director of Nursing: $124KJulie a LipiskoDirector of Nursing$124KAbel Kandie — Campus Supervisor: $104KAbel KandieCampus Supervisor$104K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $154K, to Heather Kessler (VP of Health & Campus Services). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Landis Homes Retirement Community

How much does Landis Homes Retirement Community give each year?

Landis Homes Retirement Community gave $21K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $21K across 2 grants.

How large is Landis Homes Retirement Community?

Landis Homes Retirement Community reported $197.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $61.1M.

What is Landis Homes Retirement Community?

Landis Homes Retirement Community is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Lititz, PA. It holds $197.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Landis Homes Retirement Community operate?

Landis Homes Retirement Community has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Landis Homes Retirement Community's EIN?

Landis Homes Retirement Community's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2194364. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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