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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3503546

Phyllis Recca Foundation

A private foundation in Kennet SQ, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $35,678 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 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

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

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

    $35,678

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $229,377
  • Tax year 2024

    $53,934

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $241,158
  • Tax year 2023

    $53,800

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $274,567
  • Tax year 2022

    $36,947

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $324,390
  • Tax year 2021

    $39,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $359,608
  • Tax year 2020

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $363,201
  • Tax year 2019

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $361,083

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Friends of Barnard StationPocopson, PA

    Grant

    $11,347
  2. Childrens Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    Grant for childrens programs

    $6,881
  3. Angel Wings Kitty SanctuaryLandenberg, PA

    Grant

    $5,000
  4. Barn at Spring Brook FarmWest Chester, PA

    Sponsor Fundraising Events

    $2,500
  5. Blind Cat RescueSt Pauls, NC

    Grant

    $2,500
  6. Unionville Community FairUnionville, PA

    Sponsor event

    $2,000
  7. Colonial Pennsylvania FarmsteadMedia, PA

    Grant

    $2,000
  8. Mighty WritersPhiladelphia, PA

    Grant

    $1,450
  9. Sanderson MusuemChadds Ford, PA

    Grant

    $1,000
  10. Mansion House FoundationWest Chester, PA

    Grant

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $13,34760% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $5,00022% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $2,50011% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $1,4507% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania9 grants $33,178
  2. North Carolina1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Phyllis ReccaPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Dianne KennedyDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sue SpillmanDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gene PisasaleDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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