Private Foundation

WILLIS AND ELSIE SHENK FOUNDATION

WILLIS AND ELSIE SHENK FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in LANCASTER, PA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $951K revenue, $461K expenses, $9.4M total assets. IRS filings disclose 256 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.1M.

EIN: 232680871 LANCASTER, PA Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$951K

Total Expenses$461K

Total Assets$9.4M

Grants Given256

Grant Total$2.1M

Filing Years2018–2024

Sample Grants Given

LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST

STRASBURG, PA · 2024

LAND/FARM ACQUISITION(S)

$50,000

LITTLE CONESTOGA CREEK FOUNDATION

LANCASTER, PA · 2024

BLUE-GREEN CORRIDOR PROJECT

$25,000

LANCASTER CONSERVANCY

LANCASTER, PA · 2024

INTERPRETIVE EDUCATORS

$25,000

LANCASTER CONSERVANCY

LANCASTER, PA · 2024

FUND TRUCK PURCHASE

$25,000

LANCASTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

LANCASTER, PA · 2024

EXTRAORDINARY GIVE FBO LANCASTER CONSERVANCY & LANCASTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

$20,000

Showing up to 5 of 256 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Hannah S Koch

CHAIR Mary Louise Shenk

DIRECTOR Randy R Moyer

DIRECTOR Stuart W Herr

TREASURER Wesley S Lewis

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Top Grant Purposes

OPERATIONS

$475,000 100 grants

OPERATING GRANT

$290,167 54 grants

HERITAGE CENTER

$145,000 6 grants

ELSIE SHENK ENDOWMENT

$75,000 3 grants

MINI EXCAVATOR

$60,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$951K	$461K	$9.4M
2023	$902K	$443K	$8.9M
2022	$1.2M	$505K	$8.4M
2020	$774K	$502K	$7.2M
2018	$411K	$555K	$5.9M

Between 2018 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $411K to $951K (+131%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.4M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in NC, PA.

NCPA

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