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The Lynn and Helen Henninger Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Elizabethville, Pennsylvania · EIN 256860059

The Lynn and Helen Henninger Family Foundation is a private foundation in Elizabethville, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $8,250 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $3,200. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $5,949 the year before.

17% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$3,5007$251,659
2024$5,9496$259,719
2025$8,2506$259,664

How to apply

The Lynn and Helen Henninger Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Lynn and Helen Henninger Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania6$8,250

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Upper Dauphin Area School District
Lykens, PA
To balance school district's scholarship trust$3,200
St John Evangelical Lutheran Church
Elizabethville, PA
Lutheran world relief; weekend snack pack program$2,000
Clarks Valley Zion Ec Church
Dauphin, PA
Support the mission and programs of the church$1,000
Upper Dauphin Human Services Center
Lykens, PA
To provide funds for support of people in the community who are in need of food, clothing, etc$1,000
Northern Dauphin County Branch YMCA
Elizabethville, PA
Remodeling project and annual campaign$550
The Salvation Army
Harrisburg, PA
To provide funds for support of people in times of disasters and assistance to those in need$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Lynn and Helen Henninger Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Lynn and Helen Henninger Family Foundation give?

$8,250 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The Lynn and Helen Henninger Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Helen B Henninger (Trustee) and Lynn M Henninger (Trustee (1/1 - 3/08/25)).

What does The Lynn and Helen Henninger Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services and faith communities.

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