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The Lutheran Foundation for Long-Term Living: 18 grants to organizations, $4.5 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Lutheran Foundation for Long-Term Living, a private foundation in Erie, PA, paid 18 grants to organizations totaling $4,489,880 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 19, 2025. The largest was $2,000,000 to Gannon University in Erie, PA for community benefit grant.
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- EIN
- 871874516
- Based in
- Erie, PA
- Assets
- $126,574,323
- Grants paid
- $4,489,880
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed September 19, 2025, IRS object ID 202502629349100120. It reported $4,489,880 in grants paid; 18 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gannon University | Erie, PA | Community benefit grant | Education | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Schwab Donor Advised Fund | San Francisco, CA | Schwab investment to be used for emergency usage | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allegheny Valley Veterans Center | Clarendon, PA | We're all in this together | Public and societal benefit | $592,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Faine House Inc | Orlando, FL | We are all in this together | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Warren Area Refugee Resettlement Network | Warren, PA | We're all in this together | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lutheran Senior Services | St Louis, MO | The benze/gesler grant for long-term living | Human services | $137,280 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baptist Health Foundation Hardin Inc | Elizabethtown, KY | Edwina m. gesler music therapy grant | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Suburban Adult Services Inc | Elma, NY | Strategies for increasing life skills and independence | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Evangelical Lutheran Church | Warren, PA | Community benefit grant | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Levine Music | Washington, DC | Edwina m. gesler music therapy grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| NW Works Inc | Winchester, VA | Edwina m. gesler music therapy grant | Employment | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aim Services Inc | Saratoga Springs, NY | The edwina m. gesler music therapy grant | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| CLC Foundation Dba Winslow Therapeutic Riding Center | Warwick, NY | The benze/gesler grant for long-term living | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hudson Valley Hospice Foundation | Poughkeepsie, NY | Edwina m. gesler music therapy grant | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Paul's Lutheran Church | Erie, PA | We're all in this together | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emmaus Campus Ministry | Missoula, MT | We're all in this together | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gaylord Specialty Healthcare | Wallingford, CT | Edwina m. gesler music therapy grant | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lakeshore Community Services Inc | Erie, PA | We're all in this together | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $2,015,000 |
| Human services | $772,280 |
| Public and societal benefit | $592,600 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 |
| Employment | $38,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $2,934,600 |
| California | $800,000 |
| Florida | $250,000 |
| New York | $160,000 |
| Missouri | $137,280 |
| Kentucky | $100,000 |
| District of Columbia | $50,000 |
| Virginia | $38,000 |
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Updated September 19, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.