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John & Barbara Vankirk Family Foundation

Accepts applications Export, Pennsylvania · EIN 853966856

John & Barbara Vankirk Family Foundation is a private foundation in Export, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $138,500 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $125,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $49,000 the year before.

67% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$50,0002$582,425
2024$49,0002$662,943
2025$138,5003$738,845

How to apply

ContactJohn S VanKirk III
5756 Evans Rd, Export, PA 15632
Phone or email(412) 580-2257, jbvkff@gmail.com
What to submitWritten submittal identifying the organization and purpose why funding is needed total funding required the amount of funding being requested from this Foundation and complete contact information of requestor.
RestrictionsPrimary focus is programs in Southwestern PA with emphasis on education healthcare and community development.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John & Barbara Vankirk Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania3$138,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA
Educational Scholarships$125,000
Coalition for Chistian Outreach
Pittsburgh, PA
Religious activities$10,000
Coalition for Christian Outreach
Pittsburgh, PA
Religious activity$3,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John & Barbara Vankirk Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John & Barbara Vankirk Family Foundation give?

$138,500 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs John & Barbara Vankirk Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists John S VanKirk III (President), Barbara A VanKirk (Vice President), J Scott VanKirk IV (Treasurer) and Bethany VanKirk Battaglia (Secretary).

What does John & Barbara Vankirk Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and faith communities.

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