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Pappafava-Ray Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only N Huntingdon, Pennsylvania · EIN 880998444

Pappafava-Ray Foundation Inc is a private foundation in N Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $395,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $70,000 and the largest $250,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $256,800 the year before.

75% 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$256,8002$280,830
2024$395,0004$318,086

How to apply

Pappafava-Ray Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Pappafava-Ray Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Washington.

StateGrantsAmount
Washington1$250,000
Pennsylvania3$145,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Innerscience Research Fund
Yelm, WA
Educational and research purposes$250,000
Catholic Charities Diocese of Greensburg
Greensburg, PA
Charities$120,000
Greensburg Central Catholic High School
Greensburg, PA
Educational purposes$20,000
Wolf Sanctuary of Pa
Lititz, PA
Charities$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Pappafava-Ray Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Pappafava-Ray Foundation Inc give?

$395,000 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $70,000.

Who runs Pappafava-Ray Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Mona Pappafava-Ray (President/Secretary), Jason Ray (Vice President/Treasurer) and Christina McKinley (Director).

What does Pappafava-Ray Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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