Mim Enck Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker York, PA EIN: 87-6738764

Mim Enck Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in York, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $512K. Net investment income was $489K.

Mim Enck Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Mim Enck Charitable Foundation gave $512K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $73K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$511,589
+23.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+16.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$73,084
+5.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$100,000
Total assets
$8,348,987
+0.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Mim Enck Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Mount Gretna Arts Council: $147KMount Gretna Arts Council$147KBlack Rock Retreat: $100KBlack Rock Retreat$100KLancaster Farmland Trust: $100KLancaster Farmland Trust$100KLancaster County Conservancy: $100KLancaster County Conservancy$100KGretna Productions Inc: $31KGretna Productions Inc$31KMusic at Gretna Inc: $30KMusic at Gretna Inc$30KGreater Elizabethtown Area: $3KGreater Elizabethtown Area$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Mount Gretna Arts Council ($147K). Together the top 7 received $512K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K2$50–100K7$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 20 (55%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Mt GretnaLancasterElizabethtownQuarryville

How Mim Enck Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 16953% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 105% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2022 6 grants2023 6 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $512K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $512K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mount Gretna Arts Council Mount Gretna, PACharitable$147,464
Black Rock Retreat Quarryville, PACharitable$100,000
Lancaster Farmland Trust Lancaster, PAPreserve Farmland$100,000
Lancaster County Conservancy Lancaster, PAFor Land Protection &$100,000
Gretna Productions Inc Mt Gretna, PASponsorship Multiple$31,125
Music at Gretna Inc Mt Gretna, PASponsorships$30,000
Greater Elizabethtown Area Elizabethtown, PACamp Ladybug$3,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$8,348,987$654,111$613,312$511,5897$537,159$489,396$512,066
2024$8,311,265$353,510$506,095$414,5736$434,212$252,535$476,667
2023$8,463,267$1,658,617$571,081$193,0006$206,031$238,215$396,011
2022$7,372,503$6,916,756$32,136$3,0001$8,579$692,619$189,239

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mim Enck Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $512K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mim Enck Charitable Foundation's only listed officer is Counsel Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2022 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Counsel Trust Company

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    $11K (2022) → $40K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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

Counsel Trust Company — Trustee: $40KCounsel Trust CompanyTrustee$40K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $40K, to Counsel Trust Company (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Mim Enck Charitable Foundation

How much does Mim Enck Charitable Foundation give each year?

Mim Enck Charitable Foundation gave $512K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $415K across 6 grants.

What is Mim Enck Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Mim Enck Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $73,084, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Mim Enck Charitable Foundation give grants?

Mim Enck Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Mt Gretna, PA (3 grants) and Lancaster, PA (2 grants).

Does Mim Enck Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Mim Enck Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Mim Enck Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?

Mim Enck Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Mount Gretna Arts Council ($147,464), Black Rock Retreat ($100,000) and Lancaster Farmland Trust ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Mim Enck Charitable Foundation?

Mim Enck Charitable Foundation reported $8.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $537K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $512K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Mim Enck Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Mim Enck Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-6738764. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 23, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

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