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Robert J and Patty L Key Foundation

Accepts applications Leechburg, Pennsylvania · EIN 332426679

Robert J and Patty L Key Foundation is a private foundation in Leechburg, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $221,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 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 by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2024$00$1.0 million
2025$221,0007$1.8 million

How to apply

ContactPatty L Key
100 Key Lane, Leechburg, PA 15656
Phone or email(724) 295-5111
What to submitApplicants should complete the robert j. And patty l. Key foundation scholarship application. The application requires general biographical information and achievements, a 300-500 word essay describing interest in either (a) majoring in history or political science, or (b) attending a trade or technical school (as applicable). The essay should discuss any academic or non-academic accomplishments, personal characteristics or experiences that make one uniquely worthy of scholarship consideration. Two (2) letters of recommendation from non-family members (at least one (1) teacher) addressing one's academic ability and personal attributes are also required.
RestrictionsAwards will be resticted to those who have a high school gpa of at least 3.0 or equivalent. The individual must be a U.S. Citizen who is or will become a graduate of kiski area high school. School location must be: attendance at qualified post-secondary educational institutions and vocational/trade schools located within the united states.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania5$111,000
District of Columbia1$100,000
Massachusetts1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Daughters of the American Revolution (Dar)
Washington, DC
Development$100,000
Massy Harbison Fort Hand Chapter - Daughters of the American Revolution
Leechburg, PA
Restoration of the massy harbison cabin in new kensington, pa$50,000
Msoa
Meadowlands, PA
Scholarship$20,000
The River-A Community Church
Lower Burrell, PA
Community church$20,000
The Dennis Farm Charitable Land Fund
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Development$15,000
United States Harness Writer's Association (Ushwa)
Plymouth, MA
Writer support$10,000
Massy Harbison Fort Hand Chapter - Daughters of the American Revolution
Leechburg, PA
Reconstruction of harbison house$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Robert J and Patty L Key Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Robert J and Patty L Key Foundation give?

$221,000 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Robert J and Patty L Key Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Patty L Key (President).

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