To support innovative programs and initiatives that improve and transform the overall health and wellness of our region.
1889 Foundation Inc centers its grantmaking on health and wellness in Cambria and Somerset Counties, with a long-running pattern of large awards to population-health infrastructure, youth services, and community care coordination. One of the clearest signals is the $1,075,000 grant in 2025 to the Center for Population Health for population health strategies, alongside repeated support for the Greater Johnstown Community YMCA for at-risk youth programming and early childhood initiatives. The foundation also backs place-based partners that connect health, education, and basic needs, including United Way of the Southern Alleghenies, Learning Lamp Inc, and Hyndman Area Health Center Inc. Its priorities extend beyond clinical care into childhood development, mental and behavioral health, social determinants of health, and medical education and training. The recent record shows support for emergency shelter, housing stabilization, mobile health and dental outreach, tutoring, and community wellness programming. Several awards are also tied to collaborative initiatives and designated programs, including work with the Center for Population Health and scholarship and training support for future health professionals.
Population health is a core theme. The foundation gave $1,075,000 in 2025 to the Center for Population Health for population health strategies, and another $508,406 in 2024 for the same purpose. It also funds care coordination through the Community Care HUB and community health worker work. In childhood development, 1889 Foundation Inc awarded $674,997 in 2024 to Greater Johnstown Community YMCA for at-risk youth programming and an early childhood initiative, and $229,500 in 2025 for childhood development. Health access appears in its support for Hyndman Area Health Center Inc, including $500,000 in 2023 for a new mobile health clinic and $150,000 in 2024 for a mobile dental clinic. The foundation also ties health to housing and shelter, with $500,000 grants to Hosanna Industries Inc for housing stabilization and awards to Women’s Help Center Inc for emergency shelter for women and children.
Typical grant size sits at a $20,000 p25, $30,000 median, and $135,000 p75, though the recent record includes several much larger strategic awards. The foundation makes both solicited and invited grants: discretionary grants accept open applications, while strategic grants and several designated initiatives are invitation-based. Recipients appear across multiple years, including the Center for Population Health, Greater Johnstown Community YMCA, United Way of the Laurel Highlands, Hosanna Industries Inc, Hyndman Area Health Center Inc, and Dlp Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center. The structure includes program-specific funding, challenge grants, scholarships, and long-term initiative support rather than only one-off awards.
$4M
$18.2M
$2.9M
$5.7M
Most grants fall between $20K and $135K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$135K
SUSAN MANN
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly concentrated in Pennsylvania, with 97% of grants to recipients in the HQ state and a top giving focus in Cambria County and Somerset County. Recent recipients cluster in Johnstown, including the Center for Population Health, Greater Johnstown Community YMCA, United Way of the Southern Alleghenies, and Learning Lamp Inc. Outside Johnstown, grants also reached Gibsonia, Hyndman, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 78 grants in the United States.
Its active programs and recent grants point to population health, childhood development, mental and behavioral health, medical education and training, physical health and wellness, and social determinants of health. The foundation also supports arts and health through Creative Health Impact Grants.
Yes for several programs, including General Grantmaking, Discretionary Grants, Creative Health Impact Grants, and Center for Population Health Support. Strategic Grants and some designated scholarship or initiative funds are invitation-based.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $20,000, a median of $30,000, and a p75 of $135,000. Recent grants also include larger strategic and initiative awards well above that range.
Grantmaking is concentrated in Pennsylvania, with 97% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. The foundation’s stated geography centers on Cambria County and Somerset County, and many recent awards go to organizations in Johnstown.
Recent grants show support for community health providers, youth-serving organizations, schools, housing and shelter providers, and medical centers. Examples in the recent record include population-health partners, the Greater Johnstown Community YMCA, Hyndman Area Health Center Inc, and Women’s Help Center Inc.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTER FOR POPULATION HEALTH | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $1,000,000 | 2026 | POPULATION HEALTH STRATEGIES |
| HOSANNA INDUSTRIES INC | GIBSONIA, PA | $500,000 | 2026 | HOUSING STABILIZATION FOR HOMEOWNERS IN NEED |
| GREATER JOHNSTOWN COMMUNITY YMCA | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $462,000 | 2026 | CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND SAFE SPACES INITIATIVE |
| HYNDMAN AREA HEALTH CENTER INC | HYNDMAN, PA | $345,000 | 2026 | JOHNSTOWN CLINIC |
| UNITED WAY OF THE SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $331,123 | 2026 | COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS |
| ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY RESOURCE PROGRAM INC | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $255,500 | 2026 | FUND CHILD PSYCHIATRIST & DONATION |
| PITTSBURGH GATEWAYS CORPORATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $175,000 | 2026 | JUPITER BUILDING DEVELOPMENT |
| SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES EMS COUNCIL INC | ALTOONA, PA | $120,000 | 2026 | REGIONAL EMS SIMULATION TRAILER |
| DLP CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $100,979 | 2026 | PATIENT SUPPORT AND HEALTHCARE EDUCATION |
| LEARNING LAMP INC | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $100,000 | 2026 | EARLY CHILDHOOD SCREENINGS |
| FLOOD CITY BOXING ACADEMY INC | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $100,000 | 2026 | TUTORING, MENTORING AND PHYSICAL HEALTH |
| WOMEN'S HELP CENTER INC | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $100,000 | 2026 | EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR HOMELESSNESS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN |
| VETERAN COMMUNITY INTIATIVES | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $75,000 | 2026 | RURAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH/MENTAL HEALTH |
| PENNSYLVANIA RURAL ARTS ALLIANCE | LORETTO, PA | $60,000 | 2026 | CREATIVE HEALTH IMPACT GRANT |
| CAMBRIA COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INC | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $52,340 | 2026 | CHILD ABUSE OUTREACH AND AWARENESS |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE ALLEGHENIES | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $35,000 | 2026 | WALK OF HOPE AND SOMERSET COUNTY RECOVERY DISASTER FUND |
| LAUREL HIGHLANDS ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $25,000 | 2026 | RESPITE CARE |
| COUNTY OF SOMERSET | SOMERSET, PA | $25,000 | 2026 | EMERGENCY SERVICES - PULSE POINT |
| UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $16,000 | 2026 | CLASSROOM IN THE COMMUNITY PROJECT |
| WINDBER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | WINDBER, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | JED PROGRAM - MENTAL HEALTH & SUICIDE PREVENTION |
| EASTER SEALS WESTERN & CENTRAL PA | PITTSBURGH, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | EQUITABLE HEARING HEALTH |
| PENNSYLVANIA HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | CULINARY EDUCATION CENTER SCHOLARSHIPS |
| THE CHILDREN'S AID HOME PROGRAMS OF SOMERSET COUNTY INC | SOMERSET, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | FOSTER CARE PROGRAM |
| OUTDOOR ODYSSEY AT ROARING RUN INC | BOWELL, PA | $11,100 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING |
| MOVEMENT COLLECTIVE | SOMERSET, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | PATHFINDERS OUTDOOR ADVENTURES AND MENTORSHIP |
| CC SWAT AUXILIARY INC | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $7,800 | 2026 | TACTICAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRAINING, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT |
| SMALL TOWN HOPE INC | NORTHERN CAMBRIA, PA | $7,500 | 2026 | TREEHOUSE FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVE |
| HERITAGE JOHNSTOWN | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $7,500 | 2026 | PATH OF THE FLOOD RACE YOUTH REGISTRATIONS |
| VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY | WEXFORD, PA | $7,000 | 2026 | MY BIKE MY STROLLER PROGRAM |
| CENTER FOR POPULATION HEALTH | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $1,075,000 | 2025 | POPULATION HEALTH STRATEGIES |
| RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $574,000 | 2025 | PENNSYLVANIA MATCH GRANT COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROJECT |
| UNITED WAY OF THE SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $552,300 | 2025 | COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS |
| HOSANNA INDUSTRIES INC | GIBSONIA, PA | $500,000 | 2025 | HOUSING STABLILIZATION |
| GREATER JOHNSTOWN COMMUNITY YMCA | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $229,500 | 2025 | CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT |
| WOMEN'S HELP CENTER INC | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $200,000 | 2025 | EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR HOMELESSNESS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN |
| DLP CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $99,642 | 2025 | PATIENT SUPPORT AND HEALTHCARE EDUCATION |
| PENNSYLVANIA HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $96,000 | 2025 | CULINARY EDUCATION CENTER |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF PENNSYLVANIA | HARRISBURG, PA | $85,000 | 2025 | FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| HOPE 4 JOHNSTOWN | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $75,650 | 2025 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH GATHERINGS |
| PENNSYLVANIA RURAL ARTS ALLIANCE | LORETTO, PA | $60,000 | 2025 | CREATIVE HEALTH IMPACT GRANT |
| COACHES FOR KIDS FOUNDATION | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $40,800 | 2025 | SATURDAY NIGHT LIFE PROJECT FOR YOUTH |
| LEARNING LAMP INC | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $30,000 | 2025 | EARLY CHILDHOOD INTIATIVE |
| BEGINNINGS INC | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE |
| LAUREL HIGHLANDS ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | RESPITE CARE |
| CITY OF JOHNSTOWN | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | LICENSE PLATE READERS |
| VETERAN COMMUNITY INITIATIVES | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | RURAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH/MENTAL HEALTH |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE ALLEGHENIES | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | WALK OF HOPE |
| FLOOD CITY BOXING ACADEMY INC | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | TUTORING AND MENTORING |
| COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF CAMBRIA COUNTY | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE & SHARE THE WARMTH CAMPAIGN |
| EASTER SEALS WESTERN & CENTRAL PA | PITTSBURGH, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | EQUITABLE HEARING HEALTH |
CENTER FOR POPULATION HEALTH
$1,000,000POPULATION HEALTH STRATEGIES
GREATER JOHNSTOWN COMMUNITY YMCA
$462,000CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND SAFE SPACES INITIATIVE
HYNDMAN AREA HEALTH CENTER INC
$345,000JOHNSTOWN CLINIC
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS
ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY RESOURCE PROGRAM INC
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FUND CHILD PSYCHIATRIST & DONATION
PITTSBURGH GATEWAYS CORPORATION
$175,000JUPITER BUILDING DEVELOPMENT
SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES EMS COUNCIL INC
$120,000REGIONAL EMS SIMULATION TRAILER
DLP CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC
$100,979PATIENT SUPPORT AND HEALTHCARE EDUCATION
FLOOD CITY BOXING ACADEMY INC
$100,000TUTORING, MENTORING AND PHYSICAL HEALTH
WOMEN'S HELP CENTER INC
$100,000EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR HOMELESSNESS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN
VETERAN COMMUNITY INTIATIVES
$75,000RURAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH/MENTAL HEALTH
PENNSYLVANIA RURAL ARTS ALLIANCE
$60,000CREATIVE HEALTH IMPACT GRANT
CAMBRIA COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INC
$52,340CHILD ABUSE OUTREACH AND AWARENESS
WALK OF HOPE AND SOMERSET COUNTY RECOVERY DISASTER FUND
LAUREL HIGHLANDS ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION
$25,000RESPITE CARE
COUNTY OF SOMERSET
$25,000EMERGENCY SERVICES - PULSE POINT
WINDBER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
$15,000JED PROGRAM - MENTAL HEALTH & SUICIDE PREVENTION
EASTER SEALS WESTERN & CENTRAL PA
$15,000EQUITABLE HEARING HEALTH
PENNSYLVANIA HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$15,000CULINARY EDUCATION CENTER SCHOLARSHIPS
THE CHILDREN'S AID HOME PROGRAMS OF SOMERSET COUNTY INC
$15,000FOSTER CARE PROGRAM
OUTDOOR ODYSSEY AT ROARING RUN INC
$11,100MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING
MOVEMENT COLLECTIVE
$10,000PATHFINDERS OUTDOOR ADVENTURES AND MENTORSHIP
CC SWAT AUXILIARY INC
$7,800TACTICAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRAINING, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT
SMALL TOWN HOPE INC
$7,500TREEHOUSE FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVE
HERITAGE JOHNSTOWN
$7,500PATH OF THE FLOOD RACE YOUTH REGISTRATIONS
CENTER FOR POPULATION HEALTH
$1,075,000POPULATION HEALTH STRATEGIES
RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
$574,000PENNSYLVANIA MATCH GRANT COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROJECT
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS
GREATER JOHNSTOWN COMMUNITY YMCA
$229,500CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
WOMEN'S HELP CENTER INC
$200,000EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR HOMELESSNESS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN
DLP CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
$99,642PATIENT SUPPORT AND HEALTHCARE EDUCATION
PENNSYLVANIA HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$96,000CULINARY EDUCATION CENTER
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF PENNSYLVANIA
$85,000FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT
HOPE 4 JOHNSTOWN
$75,650COMMUNITY OUTREACH GATHERINGS
PENNSYLVANIA RURAL ARTS ALLIANCE
$60,000CREATIVE HEALTH IMPACT GRANT
COACHES FOR KIDS FOUNDATION
$40,800SATURDAY NIGHT LIFE PROJECT FOR YOUTH
BEGINNINGS INC
$25,000EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE
LAUREL HIGHLANDS ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION
$25,000RESPITE CARE
CITY OF JOHNSTOWN
$25,000LICENSE PLATE READERS
VETERAN COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
$25,000RURAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH/MENTAL HEALTH
FLOOD CITY BOXING ACADEMY INC
$25,000TUTORING AND MENTORING
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF CAMBRIA COUNTY
$20,000EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE & SHARE THE WARMTH CAMPAIGN
EASTER SEALS WESTERN & CENTRAL PA
$20,000EQUITABLE HEARING HEALTH
