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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-1812511

Henry Janssen Foundation

A private foundation in Wyomissing, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 47 grants and $792,000 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $792,000

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $15,276,048

  • Tax year 2023

    $707,500

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $14,230,932

  • Tax year 2022

    $624,000

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $12,761,654

  • Tax year 2021

    $659,000

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $16,207,295

  • Tax year 2020

    $616,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $14,737,031

  • Tax year 2019

    $573,000

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $13,338,040

  • Tax year 2018

    $521,000

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $11,459,537

Grants paid in 2024

47 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Reading Public Museum FoundationReading, PA

    Joint funders campaign

    $200,000
  2. United Way of Berks CountyReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $75,000
  3. Goggleworks Center for the ArtsReading, PA

    General operations/consultant finl

    $50,000
  4. Helping HarvestReading, PA

    New community kitchen

    $50,000
  5. Spotlight PAHarrisburg, PA

    Spotlight pa berks project

    $50,000
  6. Alvernia UniversityReading, PA

    Reading collegiate scholars

    $20,000
  7. Conrad Weiser Community PoolRobesonia, PA

    Capital improvements

    $20,000
  8. Berks History CenterReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $15,000
  9. Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    General purpose contribution

    $15,000
  10. Reading Public MuseumReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $15,000
  11. Reading Symphony OrchestraReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $12,000
  12. 7 Lakes AllianceBelgrade LKS, ME

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  13. Albright CollegeReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  14. BCTV OrganizationReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  15. Belgrade Regional Conservation AllianceBelgrade LKS, ME

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  16. Berks NatureReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  17. Colby CollegeWaterville, ME

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  18. Connections WorkReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  19. Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  20. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary AssnKempton, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  21. Heidelberg Cemetery Co IncWomelsdorf, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  22. Helping HarvestReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  23. Literacy Council Reading BerksWest Lawn, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  24. Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading & BerksReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  25. Opportunity HouseReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  26. Safe BerksReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  27. Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  28. Western PA School for the DeafPittsburgh, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $10,000
  29. Trinity Lutheran ChurchRobesonia, PA

    5th QTR program

    $8,000
  30. Yocum Institute for Arts EducationReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $8,000
  31. Reading Musical FoundationReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $7,500
  32. Historic Preservation Trust of Berks CountyDouglassville, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $7,000
  33. Belgrade Lakes Assn Milfoil ControlBelgrade Lakes, ME

    General purpose contribution

    $5,000
  34. Berks Free Medical ClinicRobesonia, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $5,000
  35. FDN Reading Area Community CollegeReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $5,000
  36. Friends of the Robesonia FurnaceRobesonia, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $5,000
  37. New Journey Community OutreachReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $5,000
  38. Old Dry Road FarmWernersville, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $5,000
  39. Pro BercoReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $5,000
  40. Robesonia Community LibraryRobesonia, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $5,000
  41. Schuylkill River GreenwaysPottstown, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $5,000
  42. Sinking Spring LibraryReading, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $5,000
  43. South Mountain YMCAReinholds, PA

    Reach out for youth campaign

    $5,000
  44. Tulpehocken Settlement Historical SocietyWomelsdorf, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $5,000
  45. Wernersville Public LibraryWernersville, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $5,000
  46. American Cancer SocietyHagerstown, MD

    General purpose contribution

    $2,500
  47. Wood to WonderfulBernville, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education6 grants $100,00035% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $75,00027% of the total
  3. Arts and culture4 grants $35,50013% of the total
  4. Environment3 grants $30,00011% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $15,0005% of the total
  6. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,0004% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $17,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania40 grants $729,500
  2. Maine4 grants $35,000
  3. New Hampshire1 grant $15,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Elsa M HoppmanPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nancy M WissingerVP/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jane M RohrbachSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

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