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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-1512796

First Federal Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Hazleton, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $266,285 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), 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
Megan Kennedy
8 W Broad Street
Hazleton, PA 18201
(570) 501-2784
Form and materials
The foundation has developed an application from available on website
Deadlines
Approximately two weeks prior to the board meeting
Restrictions
The seven county business area of the former first federal bank

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $266,285

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $8,359,500
  • Tax year 2023

    $398,450

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,800,417
  • Tax year 2022

    $296,650

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $7,927,269
  • Tax year 2021

    $340,050

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $8,318,196
  • Tax year 2020

    $106,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $8,553,993
  • Tax year 2019

    $427,700

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $7,165,959
  • Tax year 2018

    $302,310

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $6,712,533
  • Tax year 2017

    $326,350

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $6,812,203

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    [individual]

    $266,285

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Thomas KennedyCHAIRMAN Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anthony CusatisPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Megan KennedyEXEC DIR Hours 40Pay $86,088
  • Peter HaentjensDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joan GoodmanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joseph UstynoskiDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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