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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-0523820

The Topper Foundation

A private foundation in Allentown, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 40 grants and $2.4 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
Joseph V Topper Jr
645 Hamilton St Ste 500
Allentown, PA 18101
(610) 791-3800
Form and materials
No special forms are required.
Deadlines
Applications are accepted at any time.
Restrictions
No restrictions or limitations.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,423,526

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $19,528,939

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,794,550

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $16,922,039

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,414,761

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $15,100,630

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,641,752

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $12,539,743

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,392,013

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $7,823,088

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,949,169

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $11,154,944

  • Tax year 2018

    $898,350

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $10,751,804

Grants paid in 2024

40 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United Way of the Greater LVAllentown, PA

    General charitable

    $960,000
  2. The School Sisters of St FrancisMilwaukee, WI

    General charitable

    $560,000
  3. Province of Our MotherChicago, IL

    General charitable

    $325,000
  4. Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA

    General charitable

    $142,500
  5. St Michael the ArchangelsLevittown, PA

    General charitable

    $74,000
  6. Trinity HallTinton Falls, NJ

    General charitable

    $50,000
  7. School of AngelsLas Angeles, CA

    General charitable

    $45,000
  8. Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PA

    General charitable

    $41,702
  9. Regina Angelorum AcademyArdmore, PA

    General charitable

    $29,000
  10. Assumption ChurchBethlehem, PA

    General charitable

    $27,500
  11. Star Community HealthAllentown, PA

    General charitable

    $15,000
  12. Friends SchoolQuakertown, PA

    General charitable

    $12,000
  13. Second Round FoundationMullica Hill, NJ

    General charitable

    $12,000
  14. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General purpose

    $12,000
  15. Cay Galgon Life HouseBethlehem, PA

    General charitable

    $10,000
  16. Health Network FoundationClevland, OH

    General charitable

    $10,000
  17. Saint Anne SchoolBethlehem, PA

    General charitable

    $8,500
  18. Augustinian FundVillanova, PA

    General charitable

    $6,500
  19. Good ShepherdCenter Valley, PA

    General charitable

    $5,250
  20. Room at the InnBridgeton, MO

    General charitable

    $5,010
  21. AcchsAllentown, PA

    General charitable

    $5,000
  22. Big Brothers Big SistersAllentown, PA

    General charitable

    $5,000
  23. Boy & Girls Club of AllentownAllentown, PA

    General charitable

    $5,000
  24. Catholic Psychotherapy AssociationThomasville, GA

    General charitable

    $5,000
  25. Holy Family HomeBethlehem, PA

    General charitable

    $5,000
  26. Live Vertical MinistrySpringfield, PA

    General charitable

    $5,000
  27. Paulist FathersNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $5,000
  28. PayPal Giving FundWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $5,000
  29. Red CrossAllentown, PA

    General charitable

    $5,000
  30. St Francis SchoolBally, PA

    General charitable

    $5,000
  31. Wolf Performing Arts CenterBryn Mawr, PA

    General charitable

    $5,000
  32. Valley Youth HouseBethlehem, PA

    General charitable

    $5,000
  33. The Agnes Irwin SchoolRosemont, PA

    General charitable

    $2,584
  34. Every MotherBrooklyn, NY

    General charitable

    $2,500
  35. St Thomas Episcopal ChurchPittstown, NJ

    General charitable

    $2,500
  36. Assumption BVM ChurchColesville, PA

    General charitable

    $2,400
  37. Bob Price MemorialBethlehem, PA

    General charitable

    $1,000
  38. Association of Small FoundationsWashington, DC

    General charitable

    $830
  39. St Baldricks FoundationMonrovia, CA

    General charitable

    $500
  40. Diocese of AllentownAllentown, PA

    General charitable

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $186,08471% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $41,70216% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $22,0008% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  5. Mental health1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $1,330<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania25 grants $1,383,186
  2. Wisconsin1 grant $560,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $325,000
  4. New Jersey3 grants $64,500
  5. California2 grants $45,500
  6. New York3 grants $19,500
  7. Ohio1 grant $10,000
  8. District of Columbia2 grants $5,830
  9. Missouri1 grant $5,010
  10. Colorado1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joseph V Topper JrPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Maureen TopperSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

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