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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-6685211

The Haffner-Trinkle Foundation

A private foundation in Easton, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $30,526 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
Erich Trinkle
3955 White Barn Lane
Easton, PA 18045
(610) 391-7243
Form and materials
Letter format
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $30,526

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $693,426

  • Tax year 2024

    $27,871

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $636,798

  • Tax year 2023

    $28,395

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $608,500

  • Tax year 2022

    $31,820

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $548,201

  • Tax year 2021

    $25,914

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $677,797

  • Tax year 2020

    $26,754

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $598,828

  • Tax year 2019

    $27,092

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $578,974

  • Tax year 2018

    $25,710

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $493,672

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Parkland Cares Food PantryOrefield, PA

    To feed children of parkland schools

    $8,000
  2. Mercy Learning CenterBridgeport, CT

    Assist low-income women

    $5,000
  3. Easter Seals Eastern PAAllentown, PA

    Assist individuals with disabilities

    $4,000
  4. Second Harvest Food BankNazareth, PA

    Assistance to indigent families

    $4,000
  5. Parkland Girls SoccerAllentown, PA

    Assist school sports

    $3,026
  6. American Red Cross Greater LVAllentown, PA

    Assist individuals in need

    $3,000
  7. Miracle League of LVAllentown, PA

    Provide children with special nee

    $2,000
  8. Dreams Come TrueLehigh Valley, PA

    Benefits for ill children

    $1,000
  9. Lehigh Valley Humane SocietyAllentown, PA

    Assist pets in need

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $8,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania8 grants $25,526
  2. Connecticut1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Erich R TrinkleTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alfred HaddadTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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