Stackpole-Hall Foundation
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About Stackpole-Hall Foundation
The Stackpole-Hall Foundation concentrates large, place-based gifts in and around St. Marys/Elk County, PA, supporting critical community infrastructure, healthcare for older adults, emergency services, and local education access. Grants are largely capital or program-specific investments (equipment, building expansions, facility units, and a named scholarship) that strengthen essential local institutions rather than broad national causes. The foundation favors established local nonprofits and institutions that serve immediate community needs.
Focus Areas
Local emergency medical services and rescue operations (ambulance equipment, transport costs, search & rescue facility expansion)Capital projects for community nonprofits (building expansions and facility construction in St. Marys/Elk County)Elder care facility enhancement (Alzheimer/dementia unit development at regional nursing home)Regional higher-education scholarship funding (named scholarship to support local students)
Who They Fund
young children / pre-K familiesK–12 and high school studentsolder adults with dementia/Alzheimer's
About Stackpole-Hall Foundation
A defining thread in The Stackpole-hall Foundation’s recent giving is direct support for local institutions that keep Elk County functioning: ambulance service, rescue operations, schools, libraries, and community facilities. One of its largest recent grants went to St Marys Ambulance Service Inc for cardiac monitors and hydraulic transport costs, alongside another major award for stair chairs and a power stretcher, showing a practical focus on emergency response capacity. The foundation also backed Elkland Search and Rescue for a building expansion, reinforcing that pattern of infrastructure-oriented funding. Education and community continuity appear in the portfolio as well. The foundation made a $100,000 grant to the Elk County Community Foundation - Cfna to establish the R. Dauer Stackpole Pitt Scholarship, and it supported St Marys Area School District for pre-K program expansion. These gifts fit a grantmaking style centered on place-based needs in and around St. Marys and neighboring Elk County communities. The recurring recipients in the recent grants list also suggest that the foundation often sustains existing local organizations over time rather than making scattered one-off awards.
What Stackpole-Hall Foundation Funds
Emergency services receive some of the foundation’s clearest project support. It gave $172,664 to St Marys Ambulance Service Inc for cardiac monitors and hydraulic transport costs, and later awarded $42,946 for stair chairs and $39,600 for a stair chair and power stretcher. Its education-related giving includes both facilities and programming. The foundation awarded $70,625 to Johnsonburg Area School District for a library media center and $58,268 to St Marys Area School District for pre-K program expansion. Community infrastructure also shows up in capital grants. Dickinson Center Inc received $125,000 for the St. Marys building project and $48,000 for the same project in a later year, while Ridgway Public Library received $62,000 for renovations. The foundation also supported recreation and family-facing services, including $75,000 to Ridgway Borough for the O.B. Grant Park project and $35,000 to Variety the Children’s Charity for the My Bike, My Stroller, My Voice program.
How Stackpole-Hall Foundation Gives
Typical award sizes cluster in the middle five figures, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $13,953, and a p75 of $21,457. The recent grants list also shows repeated support to the same organizations over multiple years, including Grace Episcopal Church, Dickinson Center Inc, St Marys Ambulance Service Inc, and the Episcopal Diocese of Nw PA. That pattern points to sustained, multi-year relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation makes competitive grants and accepts unsolicited proposals through active programs serving Elk County, including the General Grant Program and the General Grantmaking program. It also funds a named summer jobs program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.8M
Total Assets
$36.6M
Total Revenue
$3M
Total Expenses
$2.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $21K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$21K
Geographic Reach
Local6 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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