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Kenneth Bankert Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Hummelstown, Pennsylvania · EIN 463125817

Kenneth Bankert Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $289,400 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $25,000. 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 $277,125 the year before.

95% of its 2024 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$277,12521$6.5 million
2024$289,40021$6.5 million

How to apply

ContactBoard of Trustees Co Bruce Brown
1635 Woodhaven Dr, Hummelstown, PA 17036
Phone or email(717) 761-7171
What to submitOrganizations exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) that want consideration will be given a grant request disclosing the application requirements.
DeadlinesApplications will be reviewed at quarterly meetings
RestrictionsConsideration will be given to all requests; however, the primary focus is towards central pa organizations which provide services to student athletes, children with cancer, military veterans, the disabled, childrens' organizations and organizations that seek to prevent child abuse.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Kenneth Bankert Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania21$289,400

Grants paid in 2024

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Thaddeus Stevens Found
Lancaster, PA
General purpose$25,000
Dauphin County Hazardous Materials
Steelton, PA
General purpose$20,000
Greenlight Operation
Lemoyne, PA
General purpose$20,000
Joshua Group
Harrisburg, PA
General purpose$20,000
Love Inc
Hershey, PA
General purpose$20,000
Penn State Harrisburg Nursing Prog
Middletown, PA
General purpose$20,000
Grace United Methodist Church
Hummelstown, PA
General purpose$18,000
North Star Initiative
Lititz, PA
General purpose$15,400
A Gift of Smiles
Mechanicsburg, PA
General purpose$15,000
Diakon Youth Services
Middletown, PA
General purpose$15,000
New Hope Ministries
Dillsburg, PA
General purpose$15,000
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank
Harrisburg, PA
General purpose$10,000
Helping the Harrisburg Family Inc
Hershey, PA
General purpose$10,000
Junior Achievement of South Central
York, PA
General purpose$10,000
Logos Academy Harrisburg
Harrisburg, PA
General purpose$10,000
The Fair Housing Council
Harrisburg, PA
General purpose$10,000
The Janus School
Mount Joy, PA
General purpose$10,000
LDHS Mini-Thon
Hummelstown, PA
General purpose$7,500
Penn State Thon
University Park, PA
General purpose$7,500
Keystone Human Services
Harrisburg, PA
General purpose$6,000
Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic
Lancaster, PA
General purpose$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kenneth Bankert Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications will be reviewed at quarterly meetings.

How much does Kenneth Bankert Foundation Inc give?

$289,400 in tax year 2024, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Kenneth Bankert Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Kathleen C Huffer (Trustee), Bruce J Brown (Trustee) and Charles Eberly (Trustee).

What does Kenneth Bankert Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, health and education.

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