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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-2789463

Blast Intermediate Unit 17 Educational Enhancement Foundation

A private foundation in Canton, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $114,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $114,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $62,924
  • Tax year 2023

    $90,325

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $58,817
  • Tax year 2022

    $82,035

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $52,864
  • Tax year 2021

    $151,520

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $47,269
  • Tax year 2020

    $97,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $104,469
  • Tax year 2019

    $225,789

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $100,946
  • Tax year 2018

    $15,916

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $143,103
  • Tax year 2017

    $164,219

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $24,921

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Southern Tioga School DistrictBlossburg, PA

    Vlinc

    $13,000
  2. Canton Area School DistrictCanton, PA

    Vlinc

    $10,000
  3. Northeast Bradford School DistrictRome, PA

    Vlinc

    $10,000
  4. Sayre Area School DistrictSayre, PA

    Vlinc

    $10,000
  5. Towanda Area School DistrictTowanda, PA

    Vlinc

    $10,000
  6. Troy Area School DistrictTroy, PA

    Vlinc

    $10,000
  7. Wellsboro Area School DistrictWellsboro, PA

    Vlinc

    $10,000
  8. Loyalsock Township School DistrictWilliamsport, PA

    Vlinc

    $7,500
  9. Williamsport Area School DistrictWilliamsport, PA

    Vlinc

    $7,500
  10. Montoursville Area School DistrictMontoursville, PA

    Vlinc

    $7,000
  11. South Williamsport Area School DistrictSouth Williamsport, PA

    Vlinc

    $7,000
  12. Northern Tioga School DistrictElkland, PA

    Vlinc

    $5,000
  13. Muncy School DistrictMuncy, PA

    Vlinc

    $5,000
  14. Athens Area School DistrictAthens, PA

    Vlinc

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $20,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania14 grants $114,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Rebecca GibboneyEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 4/17/25) Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dr Elizabeth SeagravesEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEG. 6/9/25) Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sara McNettTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kelly BeckSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dana VermilyaDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dr Christina Steinbacher-ReedDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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