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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-6761168

The Kaminski Foundation

A private foundation in Emmaus, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $152,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending May 31, 2026), 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
Joseph J Kaminski
3451 Orchid Circle
Emmaus, PA 18049
(610) 967-1363
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $152,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,747,567

  • Tax year 2024

    $117,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,746,483

  • Tax year 2023

    $167,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,739,040

  • Tax year 2022

    $103,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,814,334

  • Tax year 2021

    $78,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,842,871

  • Tax year 2020

    $47,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,299,555

  • Tax year 2019

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,006,879

  • Tax year 2018

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $934,024

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. JuliardNew York, NY

    Support charity

    $25,000
  2. New York City BalletNew York, NY

    Support charity

    $25,000
  3. NYC Ballet SchoolNew Yorl, NY

    Support charity

    $25,000
  4. Penn UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    Support charity

    $20,000
  5. Allentown SymphonyAllentown, PA

    Support charity

    $15,000
  6. Baum School of ArtAllentown, PA

    Support charity

    $10,000
  7. Wildlands ConservancyEmmaus, PA

    Support charity

    $10,000
  8. Cis of Eastern PAAllentown, PA

    Support charity

    $10,000
  9. Davinci Science CenterAllentown, PA

    Support charity

    $5,000
  10. Lehigh Valley Health Network Leonoard Pool SocietyAllentown, PA

    Support charity

    $5,000
  11. Trout UnlimitedWoolly Bugger, WV

    Support charity

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00071% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $10,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $75,000
  2. Pennsylvania7 grants $75,000
  3. West Virginia1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joseph J KaminskiTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Judith A KaminskiTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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