The Bill and Janet Lasko Foundation concentrates its giving on local community-based programs in the Exton/Pennsylvania region, with a strong emphasis on services for youth and family stability and on community health access. A small number of repeated, sizable grants to grassroots organizations — especially youth centers and a CASA program — show a preference for direct service organizations that deliver hands-on support to vulnerable children, families, and uninsured residents. The foundation favors sustaining a few core partners rather than dispersing many small awards.
A repeated pattern of sizable support for Casa Youth Advocates stands out in the Bill and Janet Lasko Foundation’s recent grantmaking. Across 2023 to 2025, the foundation awarded the organization three grants totaling more than $376,000, making it one of the clearest signals of where the funder directs its resources. That same direct-service orientation appears in its support for youth centers, low-cost health care, and local food and family support programs in Chester County and nearby Pennsylvania communities. The Bill and Janet Lasko Foundation funds organizations that work with children, families, and residents who need practical help. Its recent awards include backing for youth programming at Parkesburg Point Youth Center and The Garage Community & Youth Center, along with community health access through Community Volunteers in Medicine. The foundation also supported West Chester Food Cupboard, Cywa Food Pantry, Mitzvah Circle, and The Coatesville Area Public Library, indicating a local portfolio that reaches beyond a single issue area while staying rooted in hands-on community services. The grant record suggests a preference for a small set of ongoing partners rather than widely scattered one-off gifts.
Youth services are a major thread in the foundation’s giving. In 2025, it gave $75,000 to Parkesburg Point Youth Center and $40,000 to The Garage Community & Youth Center; both awards support organizations centered on community goals and youth programming. It also backed Oxford Lighthouse Youth Center with $18,000 in 2025 after prior grants of $16,925 in 2023 and $16,629 in 2024. Community health access is another clear theme. The foundation awarded Community Volunteers in Medicine $75,000 in 2025, following grants of $60,000 in both 2023 and 2024. Food access also appears in the record through $25,000 to West Chester Food Cupboard, $10,000 to Cywa Food Pantry in both 2023 and 2024, and $10,000 to Mitzvah Circle in 2024. Education-oriented support appears as well, including $6,700 to The Coatesville Area Public Library.
Typical awards sit in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $18,462, and a p75 of $55,000. The record shows repeated support for the same organizations across multiple years, including Casa Youth Advocates, Community Volunteers in Medicine, The Garage Community & Youth Center, Oxford Lighthouse Youth Center, and Cywa Food Pantry. That pattern points to sustained support rather than isolated gifts. The foundation gives locally, is not a funder of individuals, and does not make program-related investments. Its recent grants are all in Pennsylvania.
$415K
$3.6M
$2.1M
$419K
Most grants fall between $10K and $55K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$55K
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Concentrated, repeat funding: a small portfolio of core grantees receives multiple and relatively large grants (three organizations account for the majority of dollars), indicating multi-year or continuing support to local direct-service providers rather than one-off or widely dispersed grants.
Notable grantees: CASA Youth Advocates, Community Volunteers in Medicine, The Garage Community & Youth Center, Parkesburg Point Youth Center
Grantmaking is fully Pennsylvania-based: 100% of recorded grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top giving state is PA. Recipients cluster in Chester County and nearby communities, including Media, West Chester, Kennett Square, Parkesburg, Oxford, Exton, Coatesville, and Norristown. The geography reflects a local focus rather than multi-state or national distribution, with repeated awards landing in the same southeastern Pennsylvania corridor.
The record shows support for community-based service organizations working with youth, families, health access, food assistance, and education. Recent grantees include youth centers, a community health clinic, food cupboards, a library, and CASA services for abused and neglected children in Chester County and nearby Pennsylvania communities.
Yes. Several organizations received grants in multiple years, including Casa Youth Advocates in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Community Volunteers in Medicine in 2023, 2024, and 2025; The Garage Community & Youth Center in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Oxford Lighthouse Youth Center in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Cywa Food Pantry in 2023 and 2024.
Typical awards are in the mid-five-figure range. The grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $10,000, a median of $18,462, and a p75 of $55,000.
All recorded grants go to recipients in Pennsylvania. The geographic distribution is entirely local, with grants landing in places such as Media, West Chester, Kennett Square, Parkesburg, Oxford, Exton, Coatesville, and Norristown.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASA YOUTH ADVOCATES | MEDIA, PA | $165,218 | 2025 | COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION |
| COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE | WEST CHESTER, PA | $75,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY HEALTH GOALS OF THE ORGAN |
| PARKESBURG POINT YOUTH CENTER | PARKESBURG, PA | $75,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION |
| THE GARAGE COMMUNITY & YOUTH CENTER | KENNETT SQUARE, PA | $40,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION |
| WEST CHESTER FOOD CUPBOARD | WEST CHESTER, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION |
| OXFORD LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH CENTER | OXFORD, PA | $18,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION |
| BELIEVE AND ACHIEVE FOUNDATION | EXTON, PA | $16,500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION |
| CASA YOUTH ADVOCATES | MEDIA, PA | $113,234 | 2024 | COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION |
| COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE | WEST CHESTER, PA | $60,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH GOALS OF THE ORGAN |
| THE GARAGE COMMUNITY & YOUTH CENTER | KENNETT SQUARE, PA | $37,500 | 2024 | COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION |
| PARKESBURG POINT YOUTH CENTER | PARKESBURG, PA | $20,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION |
| OXFORD LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH CENTER | OXFORD, PA | $16,629 | 2024 | COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION |
| CYWA FOOD PANTRY | COATSVILLE, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION |
| MITZVAH CIRCLE | NORRISTOWN, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION |
| THE COATESVILLE AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY | COATESVILLE, PA | $6,700 | 2024 | COMMUNITY EDUCATION GOALS FO THE ORG |
| CASA YOUTH ADVOCATES | MEDIA, PA | $97,884 | 2023 | COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION |
| COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE | WEST CHESTER, PA | $60,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY HEALTH GOALS OF THE ORGAN |
| THE GARAGE COMMUNITY & YOUTH CENTER | KENNETT SQUARE, PA | $40,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION |
| OXFORD LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH CENTER | OXFORD, PA | $16,925 | 2023 | COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION |
| CYWA FOOD PANTRY | COATSVILLE, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION |
| WEST SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER | WEST CHESTER, PA | $1,363 | 2023 | COMMUNITY EDUCATION GOALS OF THE ORG |
PARKESBURG POINT YOUTH CENTER
$75,000COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION
OXFORD LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH CENTER
$18,000COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION
BELIEVE AND ACHIEVE FOUNDATION
$16,500COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION
PARKESBURG POINT YOUTH CENTER
$20,000COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION
OXFORD LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH CENTER
$16,629COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION
CYWA FOOD PANTRY
$10,000COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION
THE COATESVILLE AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY
$6,700COMMUNITY EDUCATION GOALS FO THE ORG
OXFORD LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH CENTER
$16,925COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION
CYWA FOOD PANTRY
$10,000COMMUNITY GOALS OF ORGANIZATION
WEST SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER
$1,363COMMUNITY EDUCATION GOALS OF THE ORG