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Doyle and Helen Poorman Fdn

Preselected recipients only Buffalo, New York · EIN 256582756

Doyle and Helen Poorman Fdn is a private foundation in Buffalo, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $127,266 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $42,422 and the largest $42,422. 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 $63,261 the year before.

33% 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$74,1483$2.7 million
2024$63,2613$3.0 million
2025$127,2663$3.1 million

How to apply

Doyle and Helen Poorman Fdn 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 Doyle and Helen Poorman Fdn funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania3$127,266

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Messiah University Finance Department
Mechanicsburg, PA
General support$42,422
Presbyterian Homes
Dillsburg, PA
General support$42,422
Silver Spring Presbyterian Church
Mechanicsburg, PA
General support$42,422

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Doyle and Helen Poorman Fdn accept grant applications?

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

How much does Doyle and Helen Poorman Fdn give?

$127,266 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $42,422.

Who runs Doyle and Helen Poorman Fdn?

Its 2025 filing lists M T Trust Co (Trustee).

What does Doyle and Helen Poorman Fdn fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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