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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7026914

John Crain Kunkel Foundation

A private foundation in Mechanicsburg, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 39 grants and $650,088 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Applications Are Submitted Online T
5000 Ritter Road Suite 202
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
(717) 902-9817
Form and materials
Applications are submitted to the foundation online through the website including specific project budget including total project cost and amount that is requested. Other information is required as outlined on the foundation's website kunkelfoundation.org.
Deadlines
September 1st
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

    $650,088

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $13,458,679
  • Tax year 2024

    $675,500

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $13,253,672
  • Tax year 2023

    $691,300

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $13,315,123
  • Tax year 2022

    $440,630

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $13,355,974
  • Tax year 2021

    $600,530

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $12,914,555
  • Tax year 2020

    $521,095

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $11,860,946

Grants paid in 2025

39 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Penn State Health - Hampden Medical CenterEnola, PA

    To purchase the naming rights for the hampden center scenic walking path to say "john crain kunkel".

    $90,000
  2. Whitaker Center for Science and the ArtsHarrisburg, PA

    To support a set of mission-critical upgrades that invest in your core mission.

    $90,000
  3. Art Center School & GalleriesMechanicsburg, PA

    To improve the gravel lot, water filtration system and add a dedicated sink.

    $30,000
  4. United Way of the Capital RegionEnola, PA

    To help alice families move from crisis to thriving

    $25,000
  5. St Stephen's Episcopal SchoolHarrisburg, PA

    To renovate/replace three heat pumps within the school's infrastructure have ceased functioning.

    $24,938
  6. Board of Child CareBaltimore, MD

    To update the computer lab and library.

    $23,700
  7. Bethesda MissionHarrisburg, PA

    To update the creativity room.

    $20,000
  8. National Civil War MuseumHarrisburg, PA

    To complete the installation of a new boiler

    $20,000
  9. Planned Parenthood KeystoneBensalem, PA

    To help alice families move from crisis to thriving

    $20,000
  10. UPMC Pinnacle FoundationPittsburgh, PA

    To help in the acquisition of advanced simulators to enhance training capabilities for our residents and fellows.to help in the acquisition of advanced simulators to enhance training capabilities for our residents and fellows.

    $20,000
  11. Community Check-Up CenterHarrisburg, PA

    To cover the costs of providing medical care for CCC'S uninsured patients.

    $17,000
  12. Harrisburg Green AllianceHarrisburg, PA

    To cultivate a vibrant community and foste

    $16,000
  13. Caring CupboardPalmyra, PA

    To stock the choice pantry so people in need can select what they desperately want.

    $15,000
  14. Greenlight OperationCamp Hill, PA

    To support counseling, life skills coaching, and education/job training services for survivors of human trafficking who will reside at greenlight operation's restoration home near harrisburg.

    $15,000
  15. Project Share of CarlisleCarlisle, PA

    To stock the choice shopping food pantry and emergency food boxes for those in urgent need or who can't get a pantry appointment.

    $15,000
  16. Beacon Clinic for Health and HopeHarrisburg, PA

    To update the computers.

    $14,000
  17. Brethren Housing AssociationHarrisburg, PA

    To help eliminate homelessness in the community.

    $10,000
  18. Center for Employment OpportunitiesNew York, NY

    For the housing barrier navigation fund

    $10,000
  19. Central Pennsylvania Food BankHarrisburg, PA

    To address the needs of food-insecure households

    $10,000
  20. Contact HelplineHarrisburg, PA

    To update its technological infrastructure

    $10,000
  21. Cracked Pot Coffee ShopMechanicsburg, PA

    To implement the "empower tomorrow sponsorship program for youth transitioning from foster car".

    $10,000
  22. Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland and Perry CountiesCarlisle, PA

    To implement the DVSCP'S emergency shelter program.

    $10,000
  23. Girls on the Run Mid State PAEnola, PA

    To support a the i'm fine project and a one-day middle school girls mental health conference.

    $10,000
  24. Hospice of Central PAHarrisburg, PA

    For uncompensated care specifically end-of-life

    $10,000
  25. Janus SchoolMount Joy, PA

    To reconfigure the front entrance to improve sightlines and enable staff to see all visitors requesting admission to the school.

    $10,000
  26. Joshua GroupHarrisburg, PA

    To provide after-school and summer services to at-risk youth who urgently need safe, supportive, and academically enriching environments during out-of-school-time periods.

    $10,000
  27. Nativity School of HarrisburgHarrisburg, PA

    To break the cycle of poverty through a co

    $10,000
  28. Stop the Violence MinistryOberlin, PA

    To continue the impact stop the violence ministry is having on the community

    $10,000
  29. Tribe on A Quest IncHarrisburg, PA

    To provide a safe, equitable, and free tra

    $10,000
  30. YWCA Greater HarrisburgHarrisburg, PA

    To help transform lives and bring meaning and purpose into the lives of your clients, your staff and the community.

    $10,000
  31. Hacc FoundationHarrisburg, PA

    To help the purchase of an echonous torso one probe portable ultrasound device for instructional and clinical education.

    $9,950
  32. Harrisburg Area YMCAHarrisburg, PA

    To provide high-quality early learning and child care services for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years in harrisburg's uptown neighborhood.

    $8,000
  33. Family Promise of Harrisburg Capital RegionCamp Hill, PA

    To support funding for the family shelter program.

    $7,500
  34. Gamut Theatre GroupHarrisburg, PA

    To support and strengthen our arts education initiatives

    $5,000
  35. Harrisburg AcademyWormleysburg, PA

    To help resurface the tennis courts located at our john crain kunkel field.

    $5,000
  36. Ned Smith Center for Nature and ArtMillersburg, PA

    To renovate and revitalize the now 20-year-old ned smith gallery.

    $5,000
  37. Operation WarmPhiladelphia, PA

    To purchase brand-new clothing for low-income children.

    $5,000
  38. Salvation Army Harrisburg Capital City RegionHarrisburg, PA

    To stock the choice shopping food pantry a

    $5,000
  39. Cleve J Fredricksen LibraryCamp Hill, PA

    To purchase new toys to replace some of our "well-loved and worn play items and play stations.

    $4,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $115,00030% of the total
  2. Human services8 grants $92,50024% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $54,93815% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,0007% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $20,0005% of the total
  6. Jobs and employment2 grants $20,0005% of the total
  7. 5 other causes5 grants $51,00013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania38 grants $626,388
  2. Maryland1 grant $23,700

Officers, directors and trustees

13 people as filed

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

  • Nancy W BergertTRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $6,000
  • John P DavisTRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $6,000
  • Deborah K FaciniTRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $6,000
  • Dave DavisTRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $6,000
  • Emily KunkelTRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $6,000
  • John K StarkTRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $10,000
  • Jay W StarkTRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $10,000
  • Jennifer R Maguire-WrightTRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $6,000
  • William T Wright IITRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $6,000
  • John C Kunkel IIITRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $6,000
  • Mary L WrightTRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $6,000
  • Franklin B BergertTRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $6,000
  • Kenneth R Stark IITRUSTEE Hours 6Pay $10,000

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