About Hall Foundation
Our mission is to lift individuals and strengthen communities by creating opportunities for growth through education, community service, and charitable giving.
Focus Areas
Education (scholarships)Hunger relief / food banksHealth (blood drives)Basic needs (coats, winter gear)Community improvement & service projectsSupport for local nonprofits via employee-directed giving
Who They Fund
postsecondary students / scholarship recipientslocal community residents served by community programsyouth and young peoplepatients and medical research beneficiariesolder adults / continuing care residents
About Hall Foundation
Hall Foundation’s recent giving shows a strong tilt toward local community organizations in central Pennsylvania, alongside tuition support for students and smaller awards tied to health, arts, and basic needs. One of the clearest signals in the grant list is its repeated support for Harrisburg Area YMCA, including multiple awards in 2023 and 2024 for community and cultural improvement and other community programs. The foundation also backs scholarship activity through several grants to Central Penn College Educ Found and other education-focused recipients. The foundation’s mission statement emphasizes creating opportunities for growth through education, community service, and charitable giving, and the recent grants reflect that mix in practice. Community-serving nonprofits such as Hha for Elegant Progressions, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, and Bethesda Mission appear among the larger awards, suggesting a preference for direct support to organizations that serve local residents. Its giving also reaches beyond one type of institution: the list includes school-related support, community enrichment, and public-health-oriented grants such as Coaches Vs Cancer. The overall picture is of a funder that gives in modest-to-mid-sized amounts and favors practical support for organizations embedded in the communities it serves.
What Hall Foundation Funds
Education is one of Hall Foundation’s clearest themes. The recent grant list includes $10,000 to West Chester University for scholarship support, $10,000 and $5,000 to Central Penn College Educ Found for scholarships, and $5,000 to The Nativity School of Harrisburg for higher education. The foundation also funds community and cultural improvement. Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra received $15,000 and $5,000, while Art Association of Harrisburg received $5,000 for education and exhibitions. In the basic-needs and community-support space, Salvation Army Harrisburg received $5,000, and Bethesda Mission received $5,000. Health appears in both direct service and research-linked giving. Coaches Vs Cancer received $10,000 and $5,000 for medical services and research, and Boys and Girls Club of American received $20,000 and $10,000 for other community programs.
How Hall Foundation Gives
Hall Foundation’s typical grant size is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are $2,000, $2,000, and $2,500. That points to a large volume of smaller awards, with occasional larger grants layered on top. The foundation is a private family foundation, and its 2025 filing shows $583,500 in annual grants against $5,232,802 in assets. The recent record suggests recurring support rather than one-off relationships. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Hha for Elegant Progressions, Harrisburg Area YMCA, Central Penn College Educ Found, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, Coaches Vs Cancer, and Thaddeus Stevens Foundation. Grantmaking is largely direct and program-oriented, with employee-directed charitable giving also listed among its active programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$205K
Total Assets
$4.9M
Total Revenue
$198K
Total Expenses
$330K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2K and $3K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$3K
Geographic Reach
Local8 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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