The Rice Family Foundation concentrates its giving into a small number of large, mission-driven grants focused on health care, higher education, and disability-support programming. They favor substantial gifts that fund patient care, scholarship support at law schools, and capital purchases for therapeutic services, often repeating support to the same institutions.
The Rice Family Foundation makes some of its largest grants in health care and education, with repeated support for Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute and GW Law Scholarship. Those gifts show a pattern of funding established institutions for patient care and student support rather than one-off project grants. The foundation also backs disability-related recreation and therapeutic programming, as seen in its support for Shining Stars Therapeutic Riding Program. Across the recent grants list, the same organizations often reappear in later years, suggesting continued relationships rather than isolated awards. The foundation’s giving also reaches basic-needs and community-serving organizations in south-central Pennsylvania, including food programs, family health services, and youth-serving nonprofits. Several awards are tied to specific operating needs or capital purchases, such as plant improvements, equipment, and program costs. Recent grants also include support for a cancer institute, a law school scholarship fund, and a therapeutic riding program, which together illustrate how the foundation combines higher-dollar institutional support with targeted community grants.
In health care, the Rice Family Foundation gave $500,000 to Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute for patient care in 2024, matching a $500,000 grant to the same institution in 2023. That repeated support places cancer care among the clearest strands in its recent giving. In higher education, it awarded $320,000 in both 2024 and 2025 to GW Law Scholarship for programs and operational costs. It also gave $20,000 to Maret School Annual Fund-financial Aid Youth Gift for student financial aid, showing support for education at both the scholarship and school-aid level. For disability and therapeutic recreation, the foundation gave $250,000 to Shining Stars Therapeutic Riding Program to purchase a 60-acre horse farm, then added $50,000 in 2024 for operational costs. That combination points to a mix of capital and ongoing program support. Basic-needs and family support also appear through grants to New Hope Ministries for food and basic needs and to Katallasso Family Health Center for clinical supplies.
Typical awards are modest relative to the foundation’s largest gifts: the grant-size distribution sits at $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $6,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent-grants list, however, shows a separate pattern of much larger institutional grants, including multi-year awards that recur to the same recipients. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund and makes direct grants. Its annual grant programs accept unsolicited requests, and the stated focus is education, health, and the well-being of individuals, primarily in the greater Hanover area.
$931K
$21.8M
$492K
$988K
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 95% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Highly concentrated giving: a very small number of large grants (including multi-year/repeat awards) to a few core grantees rather than many small gifts; mix of regional (PA) and national institutional recipients.
Notable grantees: Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, GW Law (George Washington University Law School Scholarship), Shining Stars Therapeutic Riding Program
Giving is overwhelmingly Pennsylvania-based: 95% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is Pennsylvania. Hanover appears frequently, along with Hershey, Gettysburg, York, Dillsburg, Littlestown, and New Oxford. Outside Pennsylvania, named recipients include Washington, DC, and Cape May Court House, New Jersey. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 204 grants going to U.S. organizations.
Its annual grant programs accept unsolicited requests. The active programs described are annual competitive or direct grant programs for nonprofit organizations, with primary focus on the greater Hanover, Pennsylvania area and occasional support beyond Hanover when missions align.
The stated focus areas are education, health, well-being, and community development. Recent grants also show support for cancer patient care, law school scholarships, therapeutic riding, food and basic needs, clinical supplies, and operational or capital needs for community nonprofits.
No. Hanover is the main local center of giving, and 95% of grants go to recipients in Pennsylvania, but the recent list includes recipients in Gettysburg, Hershey, York, Dillsburg, Littlestown, New Oxford, Washington, DC, and Cape May Court House, New Jersey.
The listed grant-size distribution is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $6,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. At the same time, the recent grants list includes several much larger awards, including seven-figure-scale patterns concentrated in a few institutions over multiple years.
Yes. Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute received $500,000 in both 2023 and 2024, GW Law Scholarship received $320,000 in both 2024 and 2025, and Shining Stars Therapeutic Riding Program received $250,000 in 2023 followed by $50,000 in 2024. This points to recurring support for selected organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW LAW SCHOLARSHIP | WASHINGTON, DC | $320,000 | 2025 | PROGRAMS & OPERATIONAL COSTS |
| YWCA HANOVER | HANOVER, PA | $100,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| VNA HANOVER & SPRING GROVE | HANOVER, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | PHYSICAL PLANT - HVAC, DOORS, IT IMPROVEMENTS |
| HANOVER AREA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES | HANOVER, PA | $40,000 | 2025 | FOR RUTHS HARVEST AND FOR PAL |
| KATALLASSO FAMILY HEALTH CENTER | YORK, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | CLINICAL SUPPLIES |
| HOFFMAN HOMES FOR YOUTH | LITTLESTOWN, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | RESIDENCE REPAIRS - WASHERS/DRYERS |
| GOD'S MEAL BARREL | HANOVER, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | RENTAL AND OVERHEAD EXPENSES |
| HANOVER YMCA | HANOVER, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL COSTS |
| NEW HOPE MINISTRIES | DILLSBURG, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | FOOD & BASIC NEEDS |
| ADAMS RESCUE MISSION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | FOOD PURCHASES |
| ROOTS FOR BOOTS | NEW OXFORD, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | MILITARYSHARE PROGRAM |
| THE LORD'S PLACE | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL COSTS |
| EPAC | HANOVER, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | REPLACING SEATING |
| YORK COUNTY SPCA | YORK, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| PENNCARES | HANOVER, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | IN-HOME PROGRAM SUPPLIES |
| HART CENTER | NEW OXFORD, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL COSTS |
| CENTRAL PA FOOD BANK | HARRISBURG, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | FOOD PURCHASES IN HANOVER |
| SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERV (SAVES) | HANOVER, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| SALVATION ARMY | HANOVER, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| AFL - ACCOUNTABILITY FOR LIFE | YORK, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | LAPTOPS/ COLLEGE PREP |
| HANOVER SOCCER CLUB | HANOVER, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | FENCING/ PARKING LOT/ FIELDS GRASS |
| KELLEY LATTA MINISTRIES | HANOVER, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| FIVE ANGELS MEMORIAL SOCCER FUND | HANOVER, PA | $6,000 | 2025 | REFEREES |
| ANTHONY'S WAY FOUNDATION | HANOVER, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| HANOVER PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOC | HANOVER, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL COSTS |
| BRO2GO | YORK, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | MENTORING PROGRAM |
| CLEARVIEW TERRACE II | HANOVER, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| OLIVIA'S HOUSE | HANOVER, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | MARKETING - SOCIAL MEDIA/MURALS |
| PSU AND PENN STATE HEALTH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | HERSHEY, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | HHS MINI-THON |
| THE MARGARET E MOUL HOME | YORK, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | PURCHASE NEW FLOOR CLEANER |
| YORK HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | YORK, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| CLUB ODAT | HANOVER, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | INFRASTUCTURE WALLS, FLOORING, ETC |
| RUTH'S HARVEST LITTLESTOWN | LITTLESTOWN, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| THRIVE MINISTRIES | HANOVER, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | CLIENT RENT, UTILITIES, BEDDING, ETC |
| ADAMS COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CTR | GETTYSBURG, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SO CENTRAL PA | YORK, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM EXPENSES |
| WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE & THE ARTS | HARRISBURG, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | STEAM PROGRAM |
| CENTER FOR YOUTH & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | GETTYSBURG, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| SUSAN BYRNES HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER | YORK, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | HEALTH EDUCATION |
| CONEWAGO VALLEY PACK PALS PROGRAM | NEW OXFORD, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| HOUSE OF HOPE YORK | JACOBUS, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOSPICE & COMMUNITY CARE | YORK, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | HOSPICE FOR VETERANS |
| LIFEPATH CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES | YORK, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| COVENANT HOUSE PA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| CHILDREN'S HOME OF YORK | YORK, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | WALK-IN REFRIDGERATOR/ APPLIANCES |
| OPEN ARMS RECOVERY CENTER | HANOVER, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | CHRISTMAS HELP |
| BELL SOCIALIZATION SERVICES | YORK, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS |
| HOOD COLLEGE | FREDERICK, MD | $4,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL COSTS |
| HACC FOUNDATION | LANCASTER, PA | $4,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL COSTS |
| YORK COUNTY RAIL TRAIL AUTHORITY | SEVEN VALLEYS, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | MAINTENANCE & IMPROVEMENTS |
GW LAW SCHOLARSHIP
$320,000PROGRAMS & OPERATIONAL COSTS
YWCA HANOVER
$100,000VARIOUS PROGRAMS
VNA HANOVER & SPRING GROVE
$50,000PHYSICAL PLANT - HVAC, DOORS, IT IMPROVEMENTS
HANOVER AREA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
$40,000FOR RUTHS HARVEST AND FOR PAL
KATALLASSO FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
$25,000CLINICAL SUPPLIES
HOFFMAN HOMES FOR YOUTH
$25,000RESIDENCE REPAIRS - WASHERS/DRYERS
GOD'S MEAL BARREL
$20,000RENTAL AND OVERHEAD EXPENSES
HANOVER YMCA
$20,000OPERATIONAL COSTS
NEW HOPE MINISTRIES
$15,000FOOD & BASIC NEEDS
ADAMS RESCUE MISSION
$15,000FOOD PURCHASES
ROOTS FOR BOOTS
$15,000MILITARYSHARE PROGRAM
THE LORD'S PLACE
$10,000OPERATIONAL COSTS
EPAC
$10,000REPLACING SEATING
YORK COUNTY SPCA
$10,000VARIOUS PROGRAMS
PENNCARES
$10,000IN-HOME PROGRAM SUPPLIES
HART CENTER
$10,000OPERATIONAL COSTS
CENTRAL PA FOOD BANK
$10,000FOOD PURCHASES IN HANOVER
SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERV (SAVES)
$10,000VARIOUS PROGRAMS
SALVATION ARMY
$10,000VARIOUS PROGRAMS
AFL - ACCOUNTABILITY FOR LIFE
$10,000LAPTOPS/ COLLEGE PREP
HANOVER SOCCER CLUB
$10,000FENCING/ PARKING LOT/ FIELDS GRASS
KELLEY LATTA MINISTRIES
$10,000PROGRAM SERVICES
FIVE ANGELS MEMORIAL SOCCER FUND
$6,000REFEREES
ANTHONY'S WAY FOUNDATION
$5,000VARIOUS PROGRAMS
HANOVER PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOC
$5,000OPERATIONAL COSTS
BRO2GO
$5,000MENTORING PROGRAM
CLEARVIEW TERRACE II
$5,000OPERATING EXPENSES
OLIVIA'S HOUSE
$5,000MARKETING - SOCIAL MEDIA/MURALS
PSU AND PENN STATE HEALTH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$5,000HHS MINI-THON
THE MARGARET E MOUL HOME
$5,000PURCHASE NEW FLOOR CLEANER
YORK HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$5,000VARIOUS PROGRAMS
CLUB ODAT
$5,000INFRASTUCTURE WALLS, FLOORING, ETC
RUTH'S HARVEST LITTLESTOWN
$5,000VARIOUS PROGRAMS
THRIVE MINISTRIES
$5,000CLIENT RENT, UTILITIES, BEDDING, ETC
ADAMS COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CTR
$5,000MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SO CENTRAL PA
$5,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE & THE ARTS
$5,000STEAM PROGRAM
CENTER FOR YOUTH & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
$5,000VARIOUS PROGRAMS
SUSAN BYRNES HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER
$5,000HEALTH EDUCATION
CONEWAGO VALLEY PACK PALS PROGRAM
$5,000VARIOUS PROGRAMS
HOUSE OF HOPE YORK
$5,000OPERATING SUPPORT
HOSPICE & COMMUNITY CARE
$5,000HOSPICE FOR VETERANS
LIFEPATH CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
$5,000VARIOUS PROGRAMS
COVENANT HOUSE PA
$5,000VARIOUS PROGRAMS
CHILDREN'S HOME OF YORK
$5,000WALK-IN REFRIDGERATOR/ APPLIANCES
OPEN ARMS RECOVERY CENTER
$5,000CHRISTMAS HELP
BELL SOCIALIZATION SERVICES
$5,000SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS
HOOD COLLEGE
$4,000OPERATIONAL COSTS
HACC FOUNDATION
$4,000OPERATIONAL COSTS
YORK COUNTY RAIL TRAIL AUTHORITY
$3,000MAINTENANCE & IMPROVEMENTS
Current and upcoming funding from Rice Family Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations; prior Rice Family Foundation grantees are eligible to reapply. Grants are intended for organizations focused on education, health and well-being primarily in the greater Hanover, PA area.
Deadline: Applications are due no later than July 31 each year for awards to be made by December 31 of the same year.
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