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Emporium Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Emporium, Pennsylvania · EIN 250995760

Emporium Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Emporium, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $196,650 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $4,250 and the largest $35,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $241,292 the year before.

35% 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$143,41020$4.4 million
2024$241,29219$4.6 million
2025$196,65020$4.9 million

How to apply

ContactGary Boden Treasurer
2 East Fourth Street, Emporium, PA 15834
Phone or email(814) 486-3333
What to submit1. Organization name 2. Purpose of grant 3. Person to contact in requesting organization 4. Date funds are needed
DeadlinesThere are no submission deadlines.
RestrictionsGrants will be geographically limited to the cameron county area

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Emporium Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania18$191,350
California1$2,800
New York1$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cameron County Recreation Board General Budget
Emporium, PA
Defray recreation center activities budget$35,000
Cameron County Outdoor Youth Activities
Emporium, PA
Beaver hall renovations$29,000
Guy & Mary Felt Manor Inc
Emporium, PA
Nursing home operating expenses$25,000
Cameron County Chamber of Commerce
Emporium, PA
Defray operating budget$22,000
Cameron County Ambulance Services Inc
Emporium, PA
Building renovation$15,000
Cameron County School District
Emporium, PA
Student education trip$13,500
Cameron County Recreation Board 4-H Programs
Emporium, PA
4-h out-of-school youth programs$12,500
Cameron County Little League
Emporium, PA
Budget for little league & girls softball spring-summer program$12,000
Northern Ttier Community Action Corp
Coudersport, PA
Food pantry$5,000
Cameron County Recreation Board Playground
Emporium, PA
Summer playground budget$4,500
Cameron County Quarterback Club
Emporium, PA
Cchs football season pre-game meals & year-end banquet$4,000
Emporium Borough Police Department
Emporium, PA
Ballistic vest$4,000
Drum & Henry Kids Fishing Derby Committee
Emporium, PA
Derby event$3,000
Project Pedal
San Francisco, CA
Bike race event$2,800
Prospect Park Playground Association
Brooklyn, NY
2025 season$2,500
Hometown Mentors Inc
Emporium, PA
Dolly parton's imagination library$2,000
Cameron County Fair Association Inc
Emporium, PA
Technology upgrade project$1,840
Cameron County Fireworks Committee
Emporium, PA
Community fireworks display$1,500
Community Education Center of Elk & Cameron Counties
St Marys, PA
Tuition for cameron county resident attending leadership classes program$1,150
Woodland Elemnetary School
Emporium, PA
Science trip$360

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Emporium Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: There are no submission deadlines..

How much does Emporium Foundation Inc give?

$196,650 in tax year 2025, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $4,250.

Who runs Emporium Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Gary E Boden (Treasurer), Edwin W Tompkins III (Secretary/Adminitrator/Cou), Lori J Reed (Vice President) and John T Rogers (President) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Emporium Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, community development and environment and conservation.

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