The Dobson Foundation Inc | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 13-6168259

Foundation Overview

Based in Lancaster, PA, The Dobson Foundation Inc has awarded 360 grants totaling $2,908,655 to organizations in New York, Maine and 18 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $200 to $253,025, with a median award of $5,000.

Latest Tax Year
2025
Total Giving (all years)
$2,908,655
Total Assets
$4,982,914
Median Grant (all grants)
$5,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
29
Median Grant
$5,000
% Median Grant Decline
-50% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: May 2026

Foundation Intelligence

Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies

New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 34%

10 of 29 recipients (34%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
New York

Grants are geographically diversified with 35% in New York and funding distributed across 22 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (52%), Saratoga Springs (12%), Brooklyn (9%).

Funding Trajectory
-7%

Stable funding levels with 7% change over 9 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

Where is The Money Going?

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Dobson Foundation Inc's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
National Audubon Society $10,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Boys And Girls Club Of Lancaster $10,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust $5,000 Damariscotta, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Earthjustice $10,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Birdnote $500 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Planned Parenthood Of Nyc $10,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc $5,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Cornell Lab Of Orinthology $20,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Yale University $22,700 Boothbay, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Chesapeake Bay Foundation $1,500 New Haven, CT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Lancaster Conservancy $10,000 Annapolis, MD, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
St Lukes School $5,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Friends Of Hog Island $5,000 Middlebury, CT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Lancaster Farmland Trust $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
The Peregrine Fund $10,000 Bremen, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Lancaster County Historical Society $15,350 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
National Museum Of Racing $35,000 Saratoga Springs, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Seabird Institute $10,000 Rockland, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Amazon Conservation Association $5,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
American Civil Liberties Union $20,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
American School Of Classical Studie $2,000 Princeton, NJ, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Enviornmental Advocates Of Ny $10,000 Albany, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Friends Of Lopez Island Pool $5,000 Lopez Island, WA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Freiends Of Susquehana River Art $10,000 York, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Gladys Porter Zoo $1,000 Brownsville, TX, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Lancaster Ems $200 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
National Maratime Historical Societ $1,000 Peekskill, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Save The Children $500 Fairfield, CT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
We Conserva Pa $1,000 Harrisburg, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2025
Audubon Society New York $10,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Bigelow Laboratory 4 Ocean Sciences $10,000 East Boothbay, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Boys And Girls Club Of Lancaster $1,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust $10,000 Damariscotta, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Earthjustice $10,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Birdnote $5,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Planned Parenthood Of Nyc $10,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
The Nature Studies Conservatory $10,000 Arlington, VA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc $10,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Cornell Lab Of Orinthology $20,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Yale University $10,000 Boothbay, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Birdlife International $10,000 Ithaca, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Chesapeake Bay Foundation $1,000 New Haven, CT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay $1,000 Cambridge, CAMBRIDGE, UK To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Lancaster Conservancy $500 Annapolis, MD, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Saratoga Historical Society $500 Montpelier, VT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
St Lukes School $1,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
The Opera House At Boothbay Harbor $1,000 Barrington, RI, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Water Street Mission $1,000 Boothbay Harbor, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Friends Of Hog Island $10,000 Middlebury, CT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Lancaster Farmland Trust $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
The Peregrine Fund $20,000 Bremen, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Boothbay Region Land Trust $1,000 Boothbay Harbor, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Buffalo Bill Center $300 Cody, WY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Island Press $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Jalopy Theatre $2,500 Brooklyn, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Lancaster County Historical Society $11,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Lancaster History $10,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra $1,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
National Museaum Of Racing $14,970 Saratoga Springs, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Nyc Bird Alliance $10,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Seabird Institute $20,000 Rockland, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase Founda $10,000 Elkton, MD, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Audubon Society New York $10,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Bigelow Laboratory 4 Ocean Sciences $10,000 East Boothbay, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Boys And Girls Club Of Lancaster $1,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust $10,000 Damariscotta, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Earthjustice $10,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Birdnote $5,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Planned Parenthood Of Nyc $10,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
The Nature Studies Conservatory $10,000 Arlington, VA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc $10,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Cornell Lab Of Orinthology $20,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Yale University $10,000 Boothbay, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Birdlife International $10,000 Ithaca, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Chesapeake Bay Foundation $1,000 New Haven, CT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay $1,000 Cambridge, CAMBRIDGE, UK To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Lancaster Conservancy $500 Annapolis, MD, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Saratoga Historical Society $500 Montpelier, VT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
St Lukes School $1,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
The Opera House At Boothbay Harbor $1,000 Barrington, RI, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Water Street Mission $1,000 Boothbay Harbor, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Friends Of Hog Island $10,000 Middlebury, CT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Lancaster Farmland Trust $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
The Peregrine Fund $20,000 Bremen, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Boothbay Region Land Trust $1,000 Boothbay Harbor, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Buffalo Bill Center $300 Cody, WY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Island Press $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Jalopy Theatre $2,500 Brooklyn, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Lancaster County Historical Society $11,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Lancaster History $10,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra $1,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
National Museaum Of Racing $14,970 Saratoga Springs, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Nyc Bird Alliance $10,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Seabird Institute $20,000 Rockland, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase Founda $10,000 Elkton, MD, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2024
The Adriondack Council Inc $5,000 Elizabethtown, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Audubon Society Maine $5,000 Falmouth, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Bigelow Laboratory 4 Ocean Sciences $10,000 East Boothbay, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Boys And Girls Club Of Lancaster $5,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust $30,000 Damariscotta, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Earthjustice $5,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Avenues For Justice $5,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Backstretch Ee Service Team Of Ny $1,000 Saratoga Springs, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra $500 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Lancaster History $1,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
National Audubon Society Inc $20,650 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Birdnote $1,000 Asheville, NC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Planned Parenthood Of Nyc $20,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
The Nature Studies Conservatory $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc $10,000 Boothbay, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Cornell Lab Of Orinthology $15,000 Ithaca, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Yale University $11,500 New Haven, CT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Birdlife International $1,500 Cambridge, CAMBRIDGE, UK To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Chesapeake Bay Foundation $1,000 Annapolis, MD, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Amazon Conservation Association $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Earthspan $1,000 Waynesboro, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Lancaster Conservancy $5,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Friends Of Bird Life $10,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Friends Of Lopez Island And Pool $5,000 Lopez Island, WA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Green City Force $2,000 Brooklyn, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Living Traditions $1,000 Boston, MA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
International Crane Foundation Inc $1,000 Baraboo, WI, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
National Museum Of Dance $12,000 Saratoga Springs, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
New York Law School $1,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Northeast Wilderness Trust $500 Montpelier, VT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Nyc Audubon $5,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Saratoga Historical Society $2,500 Saratoga Springs, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
St Lukes School $1,000 Barrington, RI, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
The Humane Society $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
The Opera House At Boothbay Harbor $1,000 Boothbay Harbor, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
The Wilderness Society $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Water Street Mission $500 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Westover School Middlebury Ct $5,000 Middlebury, CT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
World Central Kitchen $5,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Friends Of Hog Island $15,000 Bremen, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
Lancaster Farmland Trust $5,000 Strasburg, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
The Peregrine Fund $10,000 Boise, ID, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
American Civil Liberties Union $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2023
The Adriondack Council Inc $5,000 Elizabethtown, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Audubon Society Maine $5,000 Falmouth, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Bigelow Laboratory 4 Ocean Sciences $5,000 East Boothbay, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Boys And Girls Club Of Lancaster $5,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust $5,000 Damariscotta, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Earthjustice $5,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Island Press-center For Resource Ec $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Jalopy Theatre And School Of Music $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra $500 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Lancaster History $1,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
National Audubon Society Inc $20,505 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
National Museum Of Racing $20,500 Saratoga Springs, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Planned Parenthood Of Nyc $20,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
The Nature Studies Conservatory $5,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc $1,000 Boothbay, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Cornell Lab Of Orinthology $10,000 Ithaca, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Yale University $20,000 New Haven, CT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Adirondack Land Trust $1,000 Keene, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Allegro Orchestra Lancaster $500 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Amazon Conservation Association $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Covenant House $1,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Environmental Advocates Of New York $2,000 Albany, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Friends Of Bird Life $5,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Friends Of Lopez Island And Pool $5,000 Lopez Island, WA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Green City Force $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Humane Society $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
International Crane Foundation Inc $1,000 Baraboo, WI, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
National Resources Defense Council $5,000 Albany, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
New York Civil Liberties Unio $5,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Northeast Wilderness Trust $500 Montpelier, VT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Nyc Audubon $5,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Opera House Of Boothbay Harbor $1,000 Boothbay Harbor, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Rachels Network $5,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Saratoga County History Center $1,000 Ballston Spa, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Seabird Institute $20,000 Bremen, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
St Pauls Church $1,000 Ventura, CA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
The Wilderness Society $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Water Street Mission $500 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Westover School Middlebury Ct $1,000 Middlebury, CT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Yosemite Conservancy $500 San Francisco, CA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
World Central Kitchen $5,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Friends Of Hog Island $10,000 Bremen, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Lancaster Farmland Trust $5,000 Strasburg, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
The Peregrine Fund $5,000 Boise, ID, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
American Civil Liberties Union $5,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Los Amigos Del Arte Popular $1,000 Encinitas, CA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
National Steeplechase Association $10,000 Elkton, MD, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Lenfest Institute For Journalism $1,000 Philadelphia, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
The Adriondack Council Inc $5,000 Elizabethtown, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Audubon Society Maine $5,000 Falmouth, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Bigelow Laboratory 4 Ocean Sciences $5,000 East Boothbay, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Boys And Girls Club Of Lancaster $5,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust $5,000 Damariscotta, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Earthjustice $5,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Island Press-center For Resource Ec $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Jalopy Theatre And School Of Music $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra $500 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Lancaster History $1,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
National Audubon Society Inc $20,505 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
National Museum Of Racing $20,500 Saratoga Springs, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Planned Parenthood Of Nyc $20,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
The Nature Studies Conservatory $5,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc $1,000 Boothbay, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Cornell Lab Of Orinthology $10,000 Ithaca, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Yale University $20,000 New Haven, CT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Adirondack Land Trust $1,000 Keene, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Allegro Orchestra Lancaster $500 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Amazon Conservation Association $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Covenant House $1,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Environmental Advocates Of New York $2,000 Albany, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Friends Of Bird Life $5,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Friends Of Lopez Island And Pool $5,000 Lopez Island, WA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Green City Force $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Humane Society $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
International Crane Foundation Inc $1,000 Baraboo, WI, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
National Resources Defense Council $5,000 Albany, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
New York Civil Liberties Unio $5,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Northeast Wilderness Trust $500 Montpelier, VT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Nyc Audubon $5,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Opera House Of Boothbay Harbor $1,000 Boothbay Harbor, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Rachels Network $5,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Saratoga County History Center $1,000 Ballston Spa, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Seabird Institute $20,000 Bremen, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
St Pauls Church $1,000 Ventura, CA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
The Wilderness Society $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Water Street Mission $500 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Westover School Middlebury Ct $1,000 Middlebury, CT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Yosemite Conservancy $500 San Francisco, CA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
World Central Kitchen $5,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Friends Of Hog Island $10,000 Bremen, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Lancaster Farmland Trust $5,000 Strasburg, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
The Peregrine Fund $5,000 Boise, ID, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
American Civil Liberties Union $5,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Los Amigos Del Arte Popular $1,000 Encinitas, CA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
National Steeplechase Association $10,000 Elkton, MD, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
Lenfest Institute For Journalism $1,000 Philadelphia, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2022
The Adriondack Council Inc $5,000 Elizabethtown, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
Audubon Society Maine $5,000 Falmouth, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
Bigelow Laboratory 4 Ocean Sciences $10,000 East Boothbay, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
Boys And Girls Club Of Lancaster $4,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust $30,000 Damariscotta, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
Earthjustice $10,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
Friends Of Hog Island $20,000 Bremen, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
Island Press-center For Resource Ec $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
Jalopy Theatre And School Of Music $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
Lancaster Conservatory $10,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
National Audubon Society Inc $253,025 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
National Museum Of Racing $30,000 Saratoga Springs, NY, US To Accomplish 501 2021
Planned Parenthood Of Nyc $30,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc $5,000 Annapolis, MD, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
The Childrens Enviornmtl Foundtn $2,500 Valhalla, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
The Nature Studies Conservatory $5,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc $5,000 Boothbay, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
Cornell Lab Of Orinthology $10,000 Ithaca, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
Lancaster County Community Foundati $10,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
Adirondack History Museum $5,000 Elizabethtown, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
Will Seed Project $1,000 Portland, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
Yale University $25,000 New Haven, CT, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2021
The Adriondack Council Inc $5,000 Elizabethtown, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2020
Adirondack Land Trust Inc $1,000 Keene, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2020
Amazon Conservation Association $1,000 Washington, DC, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2020
American Birding Association Inc $1,000 Delaware City, DE, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2020
Audubon Society Maine $5,000 Falmouth, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2020
Backstretch Employee Service Team $1,000 Elmont, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2020
Bigelow Laboratory 4 Ocean Sciences $5,000 East Boothbay, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2020
Birdlife International $5,000 Cambridge, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, UK To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2020
Boys And Girls Club Of Lancaster $10,000 Lancaster, PA, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2020
Childrens Enviormental Literacy $2,500 Chappaqua, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2020
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust $10,000 Damariscotta, ME, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2020
Cornell University $10,000 Ithaca, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2020
Doctors Without Borders $1,000 New York, NY, US To Accomplish 501c3 Purpose 2020
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EIN 13-6168259
Website N/A
Address 55 NORTH SCHOOL LANE Lancaster, PA 17603-0000

Key People (2)

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President Sarah Jeffords Esq
Treasurer Kenneth Totilo

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