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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3485516

Germeshausen Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wayne, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 32 grants and $1.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
See Attached Statement
606 W Wayne Avenue
Wayne, PA 19087
(617) 717-6383
Form and materials
See statement
Deadlines
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Restrictions
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Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,555,430

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $24,379,201

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,198,430

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $24,257,586

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,552,130

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $24,718,340

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,263,425

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $24,875,788

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,168,875

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $22,638,945

Grants paid in 2024

32 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. WGBHBoston, MA

    Support educational programs

    $185,000
  2. Peace FirstBoston, MA

    General support

    $180,000
  3. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Support educational programs

    $165,000
  4. GristSeattle, WA

    General support

    $160,000
  5. Thomas Berry FoundationWoodbridge, CT

    General support

    $150,000
  6. Food Corps IncPortland, OR

    General support

    $100,000
  7. Upstander Project IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $100,000
  8. Gateway HorseworksMalvern, PA

    General support

    $91,000
  9. Full Frame InitiativeGreenfield, MA

    General support

    $85,000
  10. Rebuild CongressWashington, DC

    General support

    $75,000
  11. Food TankNew Orleans, LA

    General support

    $60,000
  12. Charlie Cart ProjectBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $55,000
  13. Food Connect CoPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $30,000
  14. Resource Renewal InstituteFairfax, CA

    General support

    $30,000
  15. Chester County Fund for Women & GirlsWest Chester, PA

    General support

    $26,000
  16. RiverbendGladwyne, PA

    General support

    $21,000
  17. Bounty & SoulBlack MTN, NC

    Support nutritious food education programs

    $10,000
  18. Parent Infant CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  19. WicdGuttenberg, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  20. WhyyPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $3,330
  21. Cell Theatre Company LTDNew York, NY

    Support incubation and presentation of new work across all artistic disciplines

    $3,000
  22. Nature SacredBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $3,000
  23. Aleph P Nai or Rabbi FundPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  24. Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  25. Ecs St Barnabas MissionPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $2,000
  26. PhilabundancePhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $2,000
  27. Willistown Conservation TrustNewtown SQ, PA

    General support

    $1,500
  28. Ecohealth AllianceCambridge, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  29. The Orion SocietyGT Barrington, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  30. Amnesty InternationalPittsburgh, PA

    General support

    $200
  31. Habitat for HumanityPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $200
  32. Oxfam AmericanBoston, MA

    General support

    $200

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Youth development1 grant $180,00026% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $155,00022% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $150,00022% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $91,00013% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture3 grants $42,0006% of the total
  6. Environment3 grants $32,5005% of the total
  7. 3 other causes5 grants $40,3306% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts7 grants $716,200
  2. Pennsylvania13 grants $187,230
  3. Washington1 grant $160,000
  4. Connecticut1 grant $150,000
  5. Oregon1 grant $100,000
  6. California2 grants $85,000
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $75,000
  8. Louisiana1 grant $60,000
  9. South Carolina1 grant $10,000
  10. New Jersey1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Sarah KeelyADJUNCT TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $15,000
  • Alyssa PaineADJUNCT TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $15,000
  • Richard KlavansADJUNCT TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy G KlavansPRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE Hours 14Pay $50,000

The return

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