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John W Jenks Memorial Foundation

Accepts applications Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania · EIN 256065932

John W Jenks Memorial Foundation is a private foundation in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $6,800 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $200 and the largest $6,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was the same as $6,800 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$6,4003$115,742
2024$6,8005$111,306
2025$6,8005$108,615

How to apply

ContactDavid A Smith
327 North Main Street, Punxsutawney, PA 15767
Phone or email(814) 938-3555
What to submitApplications are obtained from high school guidance office
DeadlinesMarch 31 each year
RestrictionsPunxsutawney area high school and punxsutawney christian school graduates wishing to attend an accredited institution of higher education, see attached application.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania5$6,800

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Scholarships
See Attached, PA
Further recipients' education$6,000
Punxsutawney Community Center
Punxsutawney, PA
Help meet goals of char org$200
Punxsutawney Little League
Punxsutawney, PA
Help meet goals of char org$200
Aj Parise Youth Football
Punxsutawney, PA
Help meet goals of char org$200
Punxsutawney Soccer Association
Punxsutawney, PA
Help meet goals of char org$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John W Jenks Memorial Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 31 each year.

How much does John W Jenks Memorial Foundation give?

$6,800 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $200.

Who runs John W Jenks Memorial Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists David A Smith (Sec-Treas), Doug Chambers (President), Robert Haag (Trustee) and Richard Fetterman (Trustee).

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