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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-6877150

Katherine H Keiser Trust

A private foundation in Buffalo, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $72,294 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

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

    $72,294

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,388,792
  • Tax year 2024

    $67,290

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,349,125
  • Tax year 2023

    $70,866

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,349,388
  • Tax year 2022

    $83,874

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,393,564
  • Tax year 2021

    $73,934

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,434,511
  • Tax year 2020

    $73,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,390,678
  • Tax year 2019

    $75,600

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,420,291
  • Tax year 2018

    $74,736

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,424,635

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trinity Lutheran ChurchReading, PA

    Charitable

    $12,049
  2. Humane Society of Berks Co IncReading, PA

    Charitable

    $12,049
  3. Animal Rescue League of BKS Co IncBirdsboro, PA

    Charitable

    $12,049
  4. Historical Society of Berks CntyReading, PA

    Charitable

    $12,049
  5. United Way of Berks CountyReading, PA

    Charitable

    $12,049
  6. Tompkins Trust CompanyIthaca, NY

    General

    $11,215
  7. Reading Symphony Orchestra AssocReading, PA

    Charitable

    $834

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $12,049100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania6 grants $61,079
  2. New York1 grant $11,215

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • M and T Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $24,866

The return

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