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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 14-1915624

The Next Generation Foundation

A private foundation in Lancaster, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $190,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,946,869
  • Tax year 2024

    $225,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,974,092
  • Tax year 2023

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,961,966
  • Tax year 2022

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,764,777
  • Tax year 2021

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,399,227
  • Tax year 2020

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,210,478
  • Tax year 2019

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $938,157
  • Tax year 2018

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $830,710

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Campaign Legal CenterWashington, DC

    Support organization's mission

    $50,000
  2. PropublicaNew York, NY

    Support organization's mission

    $50,000
  3. Franklin & Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA

    Support organization's mission

    $50,000
  4. The Film Collaborative IncLos Angeles, CA

    Support organization's mission

    $25,000
  5. Institute for Democracy Journalism & CitizenshipWashington, DC

    Support organization's mission

    $10,000
  6. Franklin & Marshall College DBA Chesapeake Watershed InitiativeLancaster, PA

    Support organization's mission

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $50,00040% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $50,00040% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia2 grants $60,000
  2. Pennsylvania2 grants $55,000
  3. New York1 grant $50,000
  4. California1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Robert M KrasneDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Hale A KrasneDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • William J KrasneDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margaret D KrasneDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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