New Life Thrift Shop
To operate a thrift store selling donated clothing, furniture and household items to raise funds to then contribute to other PA non-profit organizations who provide relief supplies
New Life Thrift Shop at a glance
In short: New Life Thrift Shop gave $390K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $195K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $390,142
- +31.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $195,071
- +31.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $195,071
- Total assets
- $1,008,066
- +1.4% 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 New Life Thrift Shop funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mennonite Central Committee ($308K). Together the top 2 received $390K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 10 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How New Life Thrift Shop gives
- Giving grew 83% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $124K (2020) to $390K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $390K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mennonite Central Committee Akron, PA | relief funding | $307,928 |
| Cumberland Valley Relief Center Chambersburg, PA | relief funding | $82,214 |
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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 | $1,008,066 | $947,846 | $924,931 | $390,142 | 2 | $4,957 |
| 2024 | $994,631 | $833,317 | $812,194 | $296,607 | 2 | $664 |
| 2023 | $1,004,191 | $735,659 | $702,774 | $266,821 | 2 | $40 |
| 2022 | $982,064 | $616,880 | $573,088 | $212,830 | 2 | $37 |
| 2021 | $951,640 | $548,903 | $513,398 | $244,822 | 2 | $46 |
| 2020 | $920,301 | $361,027 | $331,459 | $124,453 | 2 | $43 |
About New Life Thrift Shop
Based on IRS filings
New Life Thrift Shop is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Chambersburg, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $390K. Net investment income was $5K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
New Life Thrift Shop is led by Mahlon Bomberger, President since 2024 (on filings since 2022); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mahlon Bomberger
President
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2022
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynette Miller
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Gamber
Director
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Armstrong
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allen Lehman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Blaine Detwiler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patti Wagner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Leland
Secretary
Treasurer → Director, 2022
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Baer
Vice President
Vice President → Director, 2023
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan Nolt
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Del Martin (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Linda Gascoigne (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Wanda Horst (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Cory Pittman (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: John Reinert (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Lorraine Eby (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Marie Starr (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 New Life Thrift Shop
How much does New Life Thrift Shop give each year?
New Life Thrift Shop gave $390K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $297K across 2 grants.
How large is New Life Thrift Shop?
New Life Thrift Shop reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $948K.
What is New Life Thrift Shop?
New Life Thrift Shop is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Chambersburg, PA. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does New Life Thrift Shop operate?
New Life Thrift Shop has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is New Life Thrift Shop's EIN?
New Life Thrift Shop's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3706104. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 2, 2026)
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