This small, family-run foundation directs its entire documented giving toward scholarship awards tied to the Brossman family. Grants are internal/related-party scholarship distributions rather than public-facing programmatic support, indicating the foundation’s primary purpose is to fund education for family members or descendants. There is no evidence of geographic or issue diversification outside this scholarship focus.
Highly concentrated giving: very few grants (3) totaling the foundation’s full reported giving, all to a single grantee (Brossman Family) and categorized as scholarships. This indicates repeat, targeted payments rather than broad philanthropic outreach or diversified grantee portfolio.
The William and Jemima Brossman Charita Charitable Foundation’s documented grantmaking is built around scholarship support for the Brossman family, with the largest recent awards going to Brossman Family in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. In 2023, 2024, and 2025, the foundation made scholarship distributions of $342,980, $363,915, and $363,286, showing a consistent pattern of very large internal scholarship grants. That family-directed emphasis sits alongside a smaller set of public grants to Pennsylvania institutions in education, culture, health, and community services. Among those outside awards, the foundation has repeatedly supported Fulton Theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with general operating grants in multiple years, and it has also backed Lancaster-area education organizations such as Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, Lancaster County Career and Technology Foundation, Millersville University, and PA College of Art and Design. Other recipients include Central PA Food Bank, Hospice & Community Care, and Boy Scouts of America PA Dutch Council. The overall picture is a foundation that combines substantial scholarship distributions with steady support for nearby institutions and services in Pennsylvania.
Education is the clearest external theme in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $25,000 to Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences in Lancaster for general fund support in 2023, followed by the same amount in 2024 and 2025. Lancaster County Career and Technology Foundation received $20,000 in 2023 and $15,000 in both 2024 and 2025, also for general fund support. The foundation also supports arts and cultural organizations. Fulton Theatre in Lancaster received $45,000 in 2023 and $40,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for general fund support. PA College of Art and Design in Lancaster received $15,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Health and community service grants appear as well. Central PA Food Bank in Harrisburg received $10,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Hospice & Community Care in Lancaster received $13,000 in 2024.
Typical awards are modest outside the family scholarship distributions: the p25 grant size is $2,500, the median is $5,000, and the p75 is $15,000. The recent record also shows repeated giving to the same recipients over multiple years, especially in Pennsylvania. Grants are predominantly general fund support, with the family scholarship awards listed separately as scholarship distributions. The foundation’s documented grants all go to recipients in the United States, and the pattern is local rather than multi-state or national.
$535K
$5M
$553K
$605K
Most grants fall between $3K and $15K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Notable grantees: BROSSMAN FAMILY
Grant recipients are concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 100% of the documented grants. Lancaster appears often, with recipients such as Fulton Theatre, Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, PA College of Art and Design, and Hospice & Community Care. Harrisburg also shows up multiple times through WITF and Central PA Food Bank. Other recipient cities include Mount Joy, Millersville, Lititz, and Hershey, reflecting a tight regional footprint centered in south-central Pennsylvania.
Its documented giving is centered on scholarship support for the Brossman family, with three very large scholarship distributions in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Outside that core pattern, it repeatedly supports Pennsylvania institutions in education, arts, health, and community services.
The grant-size distribution is relatively small for most awards: p25 is $2,500, median grant size is $5,000, and p75 is $15,000. The family scholarship distributions are much larger than the typical outside grants.
Yes. All documented grants in the dataset go to recipients in Pennsylvania, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. The grant list includes Lancaster, Harrisburg, Mount Joy, Millersville, Lititz, Hershey, and Ephrata.
The foundation gives general fund support to arts organizations, colleges, career and technical education groups, food assistance, hospice care, and scouting. Examples in the recent record include Fulton Theatre, Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, Central PA Food Bank, Hospice & Community Care, and Boy Scouts of America PA Dutch Council.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROSSMAN FAMILY | EPHRATA, PA | $350,300 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| FULTON THEATRE | LANCASTER, PA | $40,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ST JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY | MILLERSVILLE, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| LANCASTER COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION | MOUNT JOY, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| PA COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN | LANCASTER, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| HACC FOUNDATION | HARRISBURG, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| PENN STATE UNIVERSITY | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF COCALICO VALL | EPHRATA, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| PENN MEDICINE | LANCASTER, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNCIL SCOUTING AMERICA | LANCASTER, PA | $4,250 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| LANCASTER COUNTY FOOD HUB | LANCASTER, PA | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| LANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE | LANCASTER, PA | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| GOOD SAMARITAN SERVICES | EPHRATA, PA | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE | ELIZABETHTOWN, PA | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CENTRAL PA FOOD BANK | HARRISBURG, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| HOSPICE & COMMUNITY CARE | LANCASTER, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| LANCASTER SYMPHONE ORCHESTRA | LANCASTER, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY | LITITZ, PA | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL PA | YORK, PA | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| REAL LIFE COMMUNITY SERVICES | DENVER, PA | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| SCHREIBER CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC DEVE | LANCASTER, PA | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| UDS FOUNDATION | LANCASTER, PA | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| GIRLS ON THE RUN | LANDISVILLE, PA | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| THEODORE R SPRECHER MEMORIAL MUSIC | EPHRATA, PA | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| BROSSMAN FAMILY | EPHRATA, PA | $363,286 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| FULTON THEATRE | LANCASTER, PA | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIE | LANCASTER, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| LANCASTER COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION | MOUNT JOY, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PENN STATE UNIVERSITY | HESHEY, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PA COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN | LANCASTER, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| HACC FOUNDATION | HARRISBURG, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY | MILLERSVILLE, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CENTRAL PA FOOD BANK | HARRISBURG, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA PA DUTCH COUNCIL | LANCASTER, PA | $6,250 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF COCALICO VALL | EPHRATA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| LITITZ REC CENTER | LITITZ, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIN |
| HOSPICE & COMMUNITY CARE | LANCASTER, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE | ELIZABETHTOWN, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| GOOD SAMARITAN SERVICES | LANCASTER, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| LANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE | LANCASTER, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| LANCASTER SYMPHONE ORCHESTRA | LANCASTER, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY | LITITZ, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MAINSPRING OF EPHRATA | EPHRATA, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL PA | YORK, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| REAL LIFE COMMUNITY SERVICES | DENVER, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY DAKOTA FREY | EPHRATA, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| BROSSMAN FAMILY | EPHRATA, PA | $363,915 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| FULTON THEATRE | LANCASTER, PA | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIE | LANCASTER, PA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
BROSSMAN FAMILY
$350,300SCHOLARSHIP
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY
$15,000GENERAL FUND
LANCASTER COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL FUND
PA COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
$15,000GENERAL FUND
HACC FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL FUND
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
$15,000GENERAL FUND
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF COCALICO VALL
$5,000GENERAL FUND
PENN MEDICINE
$5,000GENERAL FUND
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNCIL SCOUTING AMERICA
$4,250GENERAL FUND
GOOD SAMARITAN SERVICES
$3,000GENERAL FUND
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE
$3,000GENERAL FUND
CENTRAL PA FOOD BANK
$2,500GENERAL FUND
HOSPICE & COMMUNITY CARE
$2,500GENERAL FUND
LANCASTER SYMPHONE ORCHESTRA
$2,500GENERAL FUND
REAL LIFE COMMUNITY SERVICES
$2,000GENERAL FUND
SCHREIBER CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC DEVE
$2,000GENERAL FUND
THEODORE R SPRECHER MEMORIAL MUSIC
$1,000GENERAL FUND
BROSSMAN FAMILY
$363,286SCHOLARSHIP
PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIE
$25,000GENERAL FUND
LANCASTER COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL FUND
PA COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
$15,000GENERAL FUND
HACC FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL FUND
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY
$15,000GENERAL FUND
CENTRAL PA FOOD BANK
$10,000GENERAL FUND
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA PA DUTCH COUNCIL
$6,250GENERAL FUND
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF COCALICO VALL
$5,000GENERAL FUND
LITITZ REC CENTER
$5,000CAPITAL CAMPAIN
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE
$3,000GENERAL FUND
GOOD SAMARITAN SERVICES
$3,000GENERAL FUND
LANCASTER SYMPHONE ORCHESTRA
$2,500GENERAL FUND
MAINSPRING OF EPHRATA
$2,000GENERAL FUND
REAL LIFE COMMUNITY SERVICES
$2,000GENERAL FUND
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY DAKOTA FREY
$1,000SCHOLARSHIP
BROSSMAN FAMILY
$363,915SCHOLARSHIP
PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIE
$25,000GENERAL FUND