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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-3125817

Kenneth Bankert Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Hummelstown, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 35 grants and $444,000 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
Board of Trustees Co Bruce Brown
1635 Woodhaven Dr
Hummelstown, PA 17036
(717) 761-7171
Form and materials
Organizations exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) that want consideration will be given a grant request disclosing the application requirements.
Deadlines
Applications will be reviewed at quarterly meetings
Restrictions
Consideration will be given to all requests; however, the primary focus is towards central pa organizations which provide services to student athletes, children with cancer, military veterans, the disabled, childrens' organizations and organizations that seek to prevent child abuse.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $444,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $4,452,578

  • Tax year 2024

    $289,400

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,574,550

  • Tax year 2023

    $277,125

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,641,734

  • Tax year 2022

    $364,719

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $2,819,494

  • Tax year 2021

    $201,656

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,270,660

  • Tax year 2020

    $329,449

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $3,446,326

  • Tax year 2019

    $222,024

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $3,609,077

  • Tax year 2018

    $164,288

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,774,078

Grants paid in 2025

35 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. New Cumberland River Rescue No 1New Cumberlnd, PA

    General purpose

    $30,000
  2. Individual

    General purpose

    $30,000
  3. Individual

    General purpose

    $25,000
  4. New Cumberland Fire DepartmentNew Cumberlnd, PA

    General purpose

    $25,000
  5. Central Pennsylvania Food BankHarrisburg, PA

    General purpose

    $20,000
  6. Hummelstown Food PantryHummelstown, PA

    General purpose

    $20,000
  7. Veterans Outreach of PA IncHarrisburg, PA

    General purpose

    $20,000
  8. Grace United Methodist ChurchHummelstown, PA

    General purpose

    $18,000
  9. Girl Scouts in the Heart of PACamp Hill, PA

    General purpose

    $15,000
  10. Operation WarmGlen Mills, PA

    General purpose

    $15,000
  11. Paxton MinistriesHarrisburg, PA

    General purpose

    $15,000
  12. Warrior Community ConnectMillsboro, DE

    General purpose

    $15,000
  13. Caiu-Champions for ChildrenEnola, PA

    General purpose

    $15,000
  14. Individual

    General purpose

    $15,000
  15. Centre for Music Mental HealthCarlisle, PA

    General purpose

    $15,000
  16. Silence of Mary HomeLemoyne, PA

    General purpose

    $15,000
  17. MS FiteffectBainbridge, PA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  18. Individual

    General purpose

    $10,000
  19. Power Packs ProjectLancaster, PA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  20. Speranza Animal RescueMechanicsburg, PA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  21. Individual

    General purpose

    $10,000
  22. The Raider ClubMiddletown, PA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  23. Fairview Township Fire DepartmentNew Cumberlnd, PA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  24. Individual

    General purpose

    $10,000
  25. Individual

    General purpose

    $8,500
  26. Individual

    General purpose

    $8,500
  27. Leg Up FarmMount Wolf, PA

    General purpose

    $7,500
  28. Casa Charter School FoundationHarrisburg, PA

    General purpose

    $7,500
  29. Variety the Children's CharityWorcester, PA

    General purpose

    $7,000
  30. Make A Wish FoundationLancaster, PA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  31. Individual

    General purpose

    $5,000
  32. Individual

    General purpose

    $5,000
  33. Vickie's Angel FoundationNew Cumberland, PA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  34. Shamrocks Football AssociationCamp Hill, PA

    General purpose

    $500
  35. Tee Off Against CorpMechanicsburg, PA

    General purpose

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services5 grants $70,00035% of the total
  2. Disaster relief and public safety2 grants $35,00017% of the total
  3. Youth development2 grants $30,00015% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $20,00010% of the total
  5. Animals2 grants $17,5009% of the total
  6. Health2 grants $10,5005% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $17,5009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania24 grants $302,000
  2. Delaware1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Kathleen C HufferTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $18,000
  • Bruce J BrownTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Charles EberlyTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $18,000

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