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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-2308617

North Penn Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $42,120 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

    $42,120

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $256,278
  • Tax year 2024

    $54,596

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $245,190
  • Tax year 2023

    $44,450

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $274,530
  • Tax year 2022

    $47,050

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $273,703
  • Tax year 2021

    $45,710

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $257,810
  • Tax year 2020

    $26,100

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $272,251

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Willie Stargell FoundationWilmington, NC

    Community assistance

    $6,500
  2. Ronald McDonald HousePhiladelphia, PA

    Community assistance

    $3,500
  3. Cradle of Liberty Council Boy Scouts of AmericaWayne, PA

    Community assistance

    $3,000
  4. Good Shepherd CenterAllentown, PA

    Community assistance

    $3,000
  5. Hazleton Integration ProjectHazleton, PA

    Community development

    $2,500
  6. Helping Hands SocietyHazleton, PA

    Community development

    $2,500
  7. Indigo Spoon FoundationS Abingtn TWP, PA

    Community assistance

    $2,500
  8. Palermo Heart to Heart FoundationDrums, PA

    Community assistance

    $2,500
  9. North Scranton VikingsScranton, PA

    Community assistance

    $2,000
  10. Abington Heights Guidance DepartmentClarks Summit, PA

    Community assistance

    $2,000
  11. Boysgirls Clubs NepaScranton, PA

    Community assistance

    $1,500
  12. Lackawanna Blind AssociationScranton, PA

    Community assistance

    $1,400
  13. Can Do Community FoundationHazleton, PA

    Community assistance

    $1,100
  14. Logan Frederico FundColumbia, SC

    Community assistance

    $1,020
  15. Scranton Area FoundationScranton, PA

    Community assistance

    $1,000
  16. Lackawanna Valley HeritageScranton, PA

    Community assistance

    $1,000
  17. Abington Heights Student Aid FundClarks Green, PA

    Education

    $1,000
  18. United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne CountiesScranton, PA

    Community assistance

    $1,000
  19. A Safe PlaceZion, IL

    Community assistance

    $1,000
  20. Kelly Laley FundShawnee Mission, KS

    Community assistance

    $1,000
  21. Rotary Club of the AbingtonsClarks Summit, PA

    Community assistance

    $500
  22. Ahhs Marching CometsClarks Summit, PA

    Community assistance

    $500
  23. Saint Joseph's CenterScranton, PA

    Community assistance

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $8,60059% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,50017% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $2,50017% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $1,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania19 grants $32,600
  2. North Carolina1 grant $6,500
  3. South Carolina1 grant $1,020
  4. Illinois1 grant $1,000
  5. Kansas1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Frederick L HickmanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kevin LamontDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bridget A KennedyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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