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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-1804817

Koerner Family Foundation

A private foundation in Penn Valley, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $448,000 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

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

    $448,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,344,759
  • Tax year 2024

    $396,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $5,159,114
  • Tax year 2023

    $336,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,954,549
  • Tax year 2022

    $348,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,785,677
  • Tax year 2021

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,550,921
  • Tax year 2020

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $5,263,970

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    Fellowships

    $96,000
  2. University of MassachusettsLowell, MA

    Fellowship

    $48,000
  3. Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO

    Fellowship

    $48,000
  4. Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA

    Fellowship

    $48,000
  5. University of DelawareNewark, DE

    Fellowship

    $48,000
  6. Wsu FoundationPullman, WA

    Fellowship

    $48,000
  7. Individual

    Fellowship

    $48,000
  8. Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA

    Fellowship

    $32,000
  9. Rowan University FoundationGlassboro, NJ

    Fellowship

    $16,000
  10. Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA

    Fellowship

    $16,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $144,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania1 grant $96,000
  2. Virginia2 grants $80,000
  3. Massachusetts2 grants $64,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $48,000
  5. Delaware1 grant $48,000
  6. Washington1 grant $48,000
  7. New Jersey1 grant $16,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Michael KoernerPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Mary KoernerTREASURER Hours 3Pay $0
  • Pauline LimbergSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • George KoernerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jamie KoernerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Doug LimbergVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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