Grants paid by The Carole Desoto Foundation
EIN 47-1576948 · Lemoyne, PA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The Carole Desoto Foundation of Lemoyne, PA (EIN 47-1576948) reported 76 grants paid totaling $1,665,732 to 42 recipients in tax years 2018–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,665,732
76 grants
Recipients
42
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2024
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 13 | $348,749 | — |
| 2020 | 10 | $130,500 | — |
| 2021 | 11 | $293,000 | — |
| 2022 | 10 | $138,250 | — |
| 2023 | 16 | $635,000 | — |
| 2024 | 16 | $120,233 | — |
Top recipients
The 42 recipients receiving the most from The Carole Desoto Foundation, by grants paid, out of 42 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna Art Museum 25-1601081 | B | Harrisburg, PA | 4 | $393,000 | 2023 |
| Harrisburg Area YMCA 23-1665437 | B | Harrisburg, PA | 1 | $300,000 | 2023 |
| Whitaker Center | U | Harrisburg, PA | 3 | $201,000 | 2023 |
| Penn State Hospital 47-3769205 | D | State College, PA | 1 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Messiah University 23-1352661 | B | Mechanicsburg, PA | 3 | $75,000 | 2023 |
| Camp Hebron 23-6050517 | B | Halifax, PA | 2 | $74,000 | 2022 |
| Market Square Concerts 22-2570747 | B | Harrisburg, PA | 6 | $59,000 | 2024 |
| Messiah College | U | Mechanicsburg, PA | 1 | $50,000 | 2018 |
| Harrisburg University | U | Harrisburg, PA | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Market Square Presbyterian Church | U | Harrisburg, PA | 4 | $46,000 | 2024 |
| Harrisburg Symphony Society 23-1355180 | C | Harrisburg, PA | 4 | $46,000 | 2024 |
| Twin Valley Players 23-2299789 | B | Millersburg, PA | 2 | $28,633 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club | U | Harrisburg, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Millersburg Ferry 25-1624056 | D | Millersburg, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Fredrickson Library | U | Camp Hill, PA | 3 | $22,500 | 2024 |
| Millersburg Area Art Association 25-1649495 | B | Millersburg, PA | 3 | $22,500 | 2023 |
| United Way of the Capital Region 23-1352095 | B | Enola, PA | 2 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art 25-1735097 | B | Millersburg, PA | 5 | $17,349 | 2024 |
| Casa 83-4562131 | D | Seattle, WA | 1 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Upper Dauphin Elementary School 25-1640907 | C | Lykens, PA | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pa 24-0795960 | C | Camp Hill, PA | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Gretna Theater 23-2084029 | C | Mt Gretna, PA | 2 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Veterans Outreach | U | Harrisburg, PA | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| West Shore Theatre 23-1970373 | D | New Cumberland, PA | 1 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| Community Check-Up Center | U | Harrisburg, PA | 3 | $6,000 | 2024 |
| Harrisburg Parks Foundation 23-7381369 | D | Enola, PA | 1 | $6,000 | 2023 |
| Harrisburg Riverboat 99-4125359 | D | Harrisburg, PA | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| American Legion Steve R Day Post #326 | U | Millersburg, PA | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Susquehanna Service Dogs | U | Grantville, PA | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Historical Society of Millersburg | U | Millersburg, PA | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Northern Dauphin Christian School 25-1770093 | D | Millersburg, PA | 1 | $3,000 | 2021 |
| Dauphin County Library Harrisburg | U | Harrisburg, PA | 2 | $3,000 | 2021 |
| Beacon Clinic 99-0663090 | D | Harrisburg, PA | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Pride of Susquehanna | U | Harrisburg, PA | 2 | $1,750 | 2022 |
| Gamut Theater 25-1727630 | D | Harrisburg, PA | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Keystone Oral Stories | U | New Cumberland, PA | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Art Association of Harrisburg 23-6299916 | B | Harrisburg, PA | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Elegant Progressions | U | Harrisburg, PA | 1 | $1,000 | 2021 |
| Lymphoma Society | U | Camp Hill, PA | 1 | $1,000 | 2018 |
| Open Stage | U | Harrisburg, PA | 1 | $500 | 2024 |
| Historical Society of Dauphin County 23-1396832 | B | Harrisburg, PA | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Harrisburg Public Schools Foundation | U | Harrisburg, PA | 1 | $500 | 2018 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 76 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra Harrisburg, PA | D | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521339349100202 |
| 2024 | Casa Seattle, WA | D | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521339349100202 |
| 2024 | Market Square Concerts Harrisburg, PA | B | $12,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202521339349100202 |
| 2024 | Veterans Outreach Harrisburg, PA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521339349100202 |
| 2024 | United Way of the Capital Region Enola, PA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521339349100202 |
| 2024 | Market Square Presbyterian Church Harrisburg, PA | U | $9,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521339349100202 |
| 2024 | Twin Valley Players Millersburg, PA | B | $8,633 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521339349100202 |
| 2024 | West Shore Theatre New Cumberland, PA | D | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521339349100202 |
| 2024 | Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art Millersburg, PA | B | $6,600 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 202521339349100202 |
| 2024 | Harrisburg Riverboat Harrisburg, PA | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521339349100202 |
| 2024 | Gretna Theater Mt Gretna, PA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521339349100202 |
| 2024 | Susquehanna Service Dogs Grantville, PA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521339349100202 |
| 2024 | Fredrickson Library Camp Hill, PA | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 202521339349100202 |
| 2024 | Beacon Clinic Harrisburg, PA | D | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521339349100202 |
| 2024 | Community Check-Up Center Harrisburg, PA | U | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521339349100202 |
| 2024 | Open Stage Harrisburg, PA | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521339349100202 |
| 2023 | Harrisburg Area YMCA Harrisburg, PA | B | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441349349103629 |
| 2023 | Susquehanna Art Museum Harrisburg, PA | B | $103,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 202441349349103629 |
| 2023 | Whitaker Center Harrisburg, PA | U | $71,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441349349103629 |
| 2023 | Harrisburg University Harrisburg, PA | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441349349103629 |
| 2023 | Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA | B | $25,000 | paid | CAROLE DESOTO SCHOLARSHIP | 202441349349103629 |
| 2023 | Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra Harrisburg, PA | D | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441349349103629 |
| 2023 | Market Square Presbyterian Church Harrisburg, PA | U | $13,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441349349103629 |
| 2023 | Market Square Concerts Harrisburg, PA | B | $12,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202441349349103629 |
| 2023 | Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pa Camp Hill, PA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441349349103629 |
| 2023 | United Way of the Capital Region Enola, PA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441349349103629 |
| 2023 | Millersburg Area Art Association Millersburg, PA | B | $8,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441349349103629 |
| 2023 | Harrisburg Parks Foundation Enola, PA | D | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441349349103629 |
| 2023 | Fredrickson Library Camp Hill, PA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 202441349349103629 |
| 2023 | Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art Millersburg, PA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 202441349349103629 |
| 2023 | Community Check-Up Center Harrisburg, PA | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441349349103629 |
| 2023 | Gamut Theater Harrisburg, PA | D | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441349349103629 |
| 2022 | Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA | B | $40,000 | paid | CAROLE DESOTO SCHOLARSHIP | 202321749349100702 |
| 2022 | Whitaker Center Harrisburg, PA | U | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321749349100702 |
| 2022 | Boys & Girls Club Harrisburg, PA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321749349100702 |
| 2022 | Market Square Presbyterian Church Harrisburg, PA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321749349100702 |
| 2022 | Susquehanna Art Museum Harrisburg, PA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 202321749349100702 |
| 2022 | Camp Hebron Halifax, PA | B | $7,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 202321749349100702 |
| 2022 | American Legion Steve R Day Post #326 Millersburg, PA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321749349100702 |
| 2022 | Gretna Theater Mt Gretna, PA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321749349100702 |
| 2022 | Historical Society of Millersburg Millersburg, PA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321749349100702 |
| 2022 | Pride of Susquehanna Harrisburg, PA | U | $1,250 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 202321749349100702 |
| 2021 | Whitaker Center Harrisburg, PA | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202232359349100408 |
| 2021 | Penn State Hospital State College, PA | D | $100,000 | paid | HAMPDEN MEDICAL CENTER ART FUND | 202232359349100408 |
| 2021 | Millersburg Ferry Millersburg, PA | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202232359349100408 |
| 2021 | Twin Valley Players Millersburg, PA | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202232359349100408 |
| 2021 | Market Square Presbyterian Church Harrisburg, PA | U | $14,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202232359349100408 |
| 2021 | Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra Harrisburg, PA | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202232359349100408 |
| 2021 | Market Square Concerts Harrisburg, PA | B | $10,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202232359349100408 |
| 2021 | Millersburg Area Art Association Millersburg, PA | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202232359349100408 |
| 2021 | Northern Dauphin Christian School Millersburg, PA | D | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202232359349100408 |
| 2021 | Dauphin County Library Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202232359349100408 |
| 2021 | Elegant Progressions Harrisburg, PA | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202232359349100408 |
| 2020 | Camp Hebron Halifax, PA | B | $67,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 202111309349100776 |
| 2020 | Susquehanna Art Museum Harrisburg, PA | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 202111309349100776 |
| 2020 | Market Square Concerts Harrisburg, PA | B | $10,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202111309349100776 |
| 2020 | Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA | B | $10,000 | paid | CAROLE DESOTO SCHOLARSHIP | 202111309349100776 |
| 2020 | Millersburg Area Art Association Millersburg, PA | B | $7,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202111309349100776 |
| 2020 | Community Check-Up Center Harrisburg, PA | U | $3,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202111309349100776 |
| 2020 | Keystone Oral Stories New Cumberland, PA | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 202111309349100776 |
| 2020 | Art Association of Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202111309349100776 |
| 2020 | Pride of Susquehanna Harrisburg, PA | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 202111309349100776 |
| 2020 | Historical Society of Dauphin County Harrisburg, PA | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202111309349100776 |
| 2018 | Susquehanna Art Museum Harrisburg, PA | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 201911339349100501 |
| 2018 | Messiah College Mechanicsburg, PA | U | $50,000 | paid | CAROLE DESOTO SCHOLARSHIP | 201911339349100501 |
| 2018 | Fredrickson Library Camp Hill, PA | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 201911339349100501 |
| 2018 | Market Square Concerts Harrisburg, PA | B | $10,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP 2019 - 2020 | 201911339349100501 |
| 2018 | Upper Dauphin Elementary School Lykens, PA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 201911339349100501 |
| 2018 | Market Square Concerts Harrisburg, PA | B | $5,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 201911339349100501 |
| 2018 | Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art Millersburg, PA | B | $3,675 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 201911339349100501 |
| 2018 | Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art Millersburg, PA | B | $2,000 | paid | CIRCLE OF FRIENDS DINNER (REMAINDER) | 201911339349100501 |
| 2018 | Harrisburg Symphony Society Harrisburg, PA | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 201911339349100501 |
| 2018 | Lymphoma Society Camp Hill, PA | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND PURPOSE | 201911339349100501 |
| 2018 | Harrisburg Public Schools Foundation Harrisburg, PA | U | $500 | paid | FOUNDATION INITIATIVE | 201911339349100501 |
| 2018 | Dauphin County Library Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA | U | $500 | paid | READ BETWEEN THE WINES SPONSORSHIP | 201911339349100501 |
| 2018 | Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art Millersburg, PA | B | $74 | paid | CIRCLE OF FRIENDS DINNER | 201911339349100501 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202521339349100202 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202441349349103629 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321749349100702 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202232359349100408 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202111309349100776 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201911339349100501 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/471576948.json.
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