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Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation

Accepts applications Latrobe, Pennsylvania · EIN 237042752

Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation is a private foundation in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $4.4 million in 72 grants; the typical grant was $17,000 and the largest $1.0 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $3.9 million the year before.

24% of its 2024 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$3.9 million67$93.2 million
2024$4.4 million72$99.3 million

How to apply

ContactLinda M Boxx
PO Box 186, Latrobe, PA 15650
Phone or email(724) 537-6900
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsProvided upon initial contact

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania72$4.4 million

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 72 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA
Capital support$1.0 million
Westmoreland County Community College Educational Foundation Inc
Youngwood, PA
Lpn program$367,500
Westmoreland Cultural Trust
Greensburg, PA
Capital support$361,000
Westmoreland Land Trust
Greensburg, PA
Property acquisition$260,000
Ligonier Valley YMCA
Ligonier, PA
Capital support$250,000
Adelphoi Inc
Latrobe, PA
Capital support$195,000
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Pittsburgh, PA
General support$150,000
Westmoreland Cultural Trust
Greensburg, PA
General support$120,000
Westmoreland Museum of American Art
Greensburg, PA
General support$115,000
Latrobe Community Revitalization Program Inc
Latrobe, PA
General support$103,500
FOOD21 of Pennsylvania
Oakmont, PA
General support$95,000
Latrobe Community Revitalization Program Inc
Latrobe, PA
General support$93,000
Pennsylvania Parks & Forests Foundation
Camp Hill, PA
Capital support$91,400
Latrobe Community Revitalization Program Inc
Latrobe, PA
Capital support$80,000
Westmoreland Cultural Trust
Greensburg, PA
Capital support$75,000
1901 Church Inc the Steeple Project
Johnstown, PA
Capital support$69,000
Fort Ligonier Association
Ligonier, PA
General support$55,000
Westmoreland County Department of Human Services
Greensburg, PA
General support$50,000
American Red Cross
Greensburg, PA
General support$47,500
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Internships$44,000
Greater Latrobe Parks & Recreation
Latrobe, PA
General support$40,000
Latrobe Community Revitalization Program Inc
Latrobe, PA
Property acquisition$40,000
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
General support$37,500
Latrobe Art Center
Latrobe, PA
Capital support$35,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Greensburg, PA
General support$30,000
Bike Pittsburgh Inc
Pittsburgh, PA
General support$30,000
Regional Trail Corporation
West Newton, PA
Equipment$28,500
Allegheny County Parks Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
General support$25,000
Allegheny Land Trust
Sewickley, PA
Property acquisition$25,000
Loyalhanna Watershed Association
Ligonier, PA
Internships$25,000
Pa Association of the Blind Westmoreland County Branch
Greensburg, PA
General support$25,000
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Pittsburgh, PA
Internships$25,000
Loyalhanna Watershed Association
Ligonier, PA
General support$22,000
Latrobe Community Revitalization Program Inc
Latrobe, PA
General support$20,000
Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra
Greensburg, PA
General support$20,000
Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, PA
Capital support$17,500
Weeders & Seeders Garden Club of Ligonier
Ligonier, PA
Landscape project$16,500
Community Center Inc of West Fairfield
New Florence, PA
Capital support$15,000
Greater Latrobe Parks & Recreation
Latrobe, PA
General support$15,000
Laurel Faith in Actionlaurel Area Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers
Latrobe, PA
General support$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Provided upon initial contact.

How much does Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation give?

$4.4 million in tax year 2024, across 72 grants, with a typical grant of $17,000.

Who runs Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Bny Mellon Statement 7 (Corporate Trustee), Linda McKenna Boxx (Chairman), Nathan M Boxx (Treasurer) and Zan McKenna Rich (Vice Chairman) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and environment and conservation.

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