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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-2406657

The Byers Foundation

A private foundation in Chalfont, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $100,000 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Robert L Byers
4355 County Line Rd
Chalfont, PA 18914
(215) 822-6700
rlb@byerschoice. com
Form and materials
Name and address of Organization IRS Employer Identification number description of operations and reason for the request
Deadlines
N a
Restrictions
N a

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,880,990

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,817,723

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,658,341

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,588,702

  • Tax year 2021

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,475,833

  • Tax year 2020

    $691,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,690,506

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Michener Art CenterDoylestown, PA

    Promote the arts

    $50,000
  2. Bucks County Historical SocietyDoylestown, PA

    Promote the historical significance of the Bucks County area

    $15,000
  3. Doylestown Health FoundationDoylestown, PA

    Promote health in the community

    $10,000
  4. Williamson College of TradesMedia, PA

    Promote the college to support careers in the vocational trades

    $10,000
  5. National Maritime Historical SocietPeekskill, NY

    Promotes Americas maritime heritage

    $5,000
  6. MBIT FoundationJamison, PA

    Promote vocational trades

    $5,000
  7. Live Like Brent FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    Provide financial assistance to the organization for cancer related issues

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $10,00050% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $10,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania6 grants $95,000
  2. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert Leslie ByersPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jeffrey D ByersVice President Hours 2Pay $0
  • Joyce F ByersSecretary Treasurer Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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