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The Kaminski Foundation

Accepts applications Emmaus, Pennsylvania · EIN 256761168

The Kaminski Foundation is a private foundation in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $152,500 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $25,000. 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 $117,500 the year before.

36% of its 2025 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$167,5009$2.5 million
2024$117,5008$2.6 million
2025$152,50011$3.1 million

How to apply

ContactJoseph J Kaminski
3451 Orchid Circle, Emmaus, PA 18049
Phone or email(610) 967-1363

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Kaminski Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania7$75,000
New York3$75,000
West Virginia1$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Juliard
New York, NY
Support charity$25,000
New York City Ballet
New York, NY
Support charity$25,000
NYC Ballet School
New Yorl, NY
Support charity$25,000
Penn University
Philadelphia, PA
Support charity$20,000
Allentown Symphony
Allentown, PA
Support charity$15,000
Baum School of Art
Allentown, PA
Support charity$10,000
Wildlands Conservancy
Emmaus, PA
Support charity$10,000
Cis of Eastern Pa
Allentown, PA
Support charity$10,000
Davinci Science Center
Allentown, PA
Support charity$5,000
Lehigh Valley Health Network Leonoard Pool Society
Allentown, PA
Support charity$5,000
Trout Unlimited
Woolly Bugger, WV
Support charity$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Kaminski Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Kaminski Foundation give?

$152,500 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Kaminski Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Joseph J Kaminski (Trustee) and Judith A Kaminski (Trustee).

What does The Kaminski Foundation fund?

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

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