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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-7152974

The Great Adventure Foundation

A private foundation in Malvern, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $43,000 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

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

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $958,588

  • Tax year 2024

    $43,137

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $960,616

  • Tax year 2023

    $49,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $915,165

  • Tax year 2022

    $54,600

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $918,341

  • Tax year 2021

    $73,400

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $926,451

  • Tax year 2020

    $35,700

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $913,864

  • Tax year 2019

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $336,821

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St John's Presbyterian ChurcDevon, PA

    Unrestricted contribution to charity

    $12,500
  2. BrightstoneFranklin, TN

    Unrestricted contribution to charity

    $10,000
  3. Agape Heart International OrgPittsburg, PA

    Unrestricted contribution to charity

    $9,000
  4. Montana State Alumni AssocBozeman, MT

    Unrestricted contribution to charity

    $3,250
  5. Karitas FoundationBerwyn, PA

    Unrestricted contribution to charity

    $2,000
  6. Humanities MtMissoula, MT

    Unrestricted contribution to charity

    $1,000
  7. Bethesda ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted contribution to charity

    $1,000
  8. Ywca-HelenaHelena, MT

    Unrestricted contribution to charity

    $1,000
  9. Cornerstone Christian AcademyPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted contribution to charity

    $1,000
  10. Ryan's Case for SmilesWayne, PA

    Unrestricted contribution to charity

    $1,000
  11. The Common PlacePhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted contribution to charity

    $1,000
  12. Mt PBSBozeman, MT

    Unrestricted contribution to charity

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $11,00073% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $2,00013% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $1,0007% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $1,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania7 grants $27,500
  2. Tennessee1 grant $10,000
  3. Montana4 grants $5,500

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Kermit EckTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Earline EckTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Hailey HancockTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tyler EckTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ian EckTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joseph HancockTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sandy EckTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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