Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

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Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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Overview

Children's Program Fund

Overview: A fund focused on programs serving children and youth in York County.

Geographic Scope: York County, Pennsylvania

What They Fund:

  • Children's programs and initiatives

  • Youth services

  • Child welfare and development programs
  • Recent Grant Examples (2017):

  • York Fresh Food Farms: $9,526 for Get York Hands Dirty Program (connecting children to environment, community, and agriculture through urban farm)

  • Children's Home of York: $10,000 for BRIDGES™ program (Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Program for children and adolescents experiencing psychiatric symptoms and emotional disturbance)
  • Fund Components: Comprised of the following designated funds:

  • W. L. Cook and Jeannette B. Cook Fund

  • Flo A. Rider Children's Fund

  • G. Stuart and Margaret A. Rohler Fund

  • James Sadler & Catherine Halsted Fund

  • May D. MacBride Fund

  • National Leasing Company Fund

  • Shearer Industrial Supply Company Fund

  • York Penn Machinery Company Fund

  • Wolf Foundation Fund – Standing Advice

  • Philip A. and Elizabeth J. Hoover Fund
  • Contact Information:

  • Phone: (717) 848-3733

  • Address: 14 West Market Street, York, PA 17401

  • Hanover Office: (717) 630-1843
  • What Memorial Health Fund actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024

    Grants in 2024
    29
    Total given
    $1.21M
    Median grant
    $25K
    Range
    $8,000–$375K
    • By dollars: Pennsylvania 99%, Iowa 1%. Top recipient cities: York, PA; Lancaster, PA; Dallastown, PA.
    • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
    • 48% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

    Example grants

    • Lifepath Christian Ministries · York, PA

      Lifepath flex shelter and inclement weather shelter

      $375K

    • Family First Health · York, PA

      Family first health pharmacy start-up

      $100K

    • York County Spca · York, PA

      Safe pet program: keeping families and pets together

      $80K

    • Girls on the Run Mid State PA · Enola, PA

      Girls on the run: positive, holistic health outcomes for youth in 3rd through 8th grades

      $50K

    • Hospice & Community Care · Lancaster, PA

      Choices palliative & supportive care at home - (year 2/3)

      $50K

    IRS Form 990 filing, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitsyouth-programschild-welfarecommunity-gardens

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