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McKenna Philip M Fdn

Accepts applications Latrobe, Pennsylvania · EIN 256082635

McKenna Philip M Fdn is a private foundation in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $815,500 in 32 grants; the typical grant was $17,500 and the largest $100,000. 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 $753,500 the year before.

13% 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$753,50030$19.0 million
2024$753,50030$20.6 million
2025$815,50032$22.7 million

How to apply

ContactT William 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 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What McKenna Philip M Fdn funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania15$275,500
District of Columbia8$185,000
California2$180,000
Delaware1$60,000
Virginia2$35,000
Illinois1$30,000
Michigan1$20,000
New York1$20,000
Ohio1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 32 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Claremont Institute
Claremont, CA
Claremont review of books &$100,000
Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives
Harrisburg, PA
General operations$85,000
Pacific Research Institute for Public PO
San Francisco, CA
Healthcare policy$80,000
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Wilmington, DE
General operations$60,000
Ethics and Public Policy Center
Washington, DC
The constitution, courts$40,000
Allegheny Institute for Public Policy
Pittsburgh, PA
General operations$30,000
American Enterpries Institute for Public Policy Research
Washington, DC
Social, cultural &$30,000
Realclear Foundation
Northbrook, IL
Pennsylvania media program$30,000
Hudson Institute
Washington, DC
Political studies program$25,000
Tax Foundation
Washington, DC
General operations$25,000
American Council of Trustees & Alumni
Washington, DC
General operations$20,000
Foundation for Free Enterprise Education
Erie, PA
Student programming$20,000
Individual
PA
General operations$20,000
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
Alan p kirby, jr center in$20,000
Mercatus Center George Mason University
Arlington, VA
General operations$20,000
National Association of Scholars
New York, NY
Core programming$20,000
Americans for Fair Treatment
Harrisburg, PA
General operations$15,000
Capital Research Center
Washington, DC
General operations$15,000
Grove City College
Grove City, PA
Institute for faith &$15,000
Institute for Humane Studies
Arlington, VA
Faculty & student$15,000
Latrobe Community Revitalization Program
Latrobe, PA
Downtown latrobe$15,000
Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Rese
Harrisburg, PA
General operations$15,000
National Taxpayers Union Foundation
Washington, DC
General operations$15,000
The Fairness Center
Harrisburg, PA
General operations$15,000
Open Discourse Coalition
Lewisburg, PA
General operations$15,000
American Main Street Initiative
Washington, DC
General operations$15,000
GLSD Parks & Recreation Commission
Latrobe, PA
Community programs,$12,500
Ashland University John M Ashbrook Cen
Ashland, OH
Scholarships for teachers$10,000
Junior Achievement of Southwestern Pa
Bridgeville, PA
Westmoreland county school$10,000
Service Corps of Retired Executives Asso
Latrobe, PA
General operations and$5,000
The Latrobe Foundation
Latrobe, PA
Greater latrobe-laurel$2,000
Loyalhanna Watershed Association
Ligonier, PA
General operations$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does McKenna Philip M Fdn accept grant applications?

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

How much does McKenna Philip M Fdn give?

$815,500 in tax year 2025, across 32 grants, with a typical grant of $17,500.

Who runs McKenna Philip M Fdn?

Its 2025 filing lists Mr T William Boxx (Chairman), CHARLES R KESLER Ph D (Vice Chairman), Peter Boxx (Board Member) and Mr Jonathan C Hall (Board Member) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does McKenna Philip M Fdn fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, science and research and community development.

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