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Private foundation (trust)EIN 232680871Est. 1992-03

WILLIS AND ELSIE SHENK FOUNDATION

LANCASTER, PA 17603

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$11.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$302K

FY 2023

Grants Made

38

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$8K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

April 1 and august 1

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$902K

Total Expenses

$443K

Qualifying Distributions

$342K

Distributable Amount

$543K

Min. Investment Return

$551K

Payout rate 63%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.63%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

38 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $50K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $376K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

127 grants

LANCASTER CONSERVANCY
$164K
4 grants
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LANCASTER
$60K
3 grants
FULTON OPERA HOUSE FOUNDATION
$55K
4 grants
LANCASTERHISTORYORG
$45K
3 grants
LINDEN HALL
$42K
3 grants
LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY
$37K
3 grants
LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST
$35K
3 grants
LANCASTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$35K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

127 grants

<$10K
103
grants
$10–50K
23
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

Pennsylvania
$1.0M
100% of total
North Carolina
$3K
0% of total

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