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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 56-6061068

Ketner Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Salisbury, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $53,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 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
Glenn E Ketner Jr
P O Box 1308
Salisbury, NC 28145
(704) 633-4971
Form and materials
No prescribed form.
Deadlines
January 31
Restrictions
Educational and local area charities are emphasized during selection process.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $879,896
  • Tax year 2024

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $865,726
  • Tax year 2023

    $32,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $851,294
  • Tax year 2022

    $50,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $914,441
  • Tax year 2021

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $999,112
  • Tax year 2020

    $53,250

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $980,771
  • Tax year 2019

    $49,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,012,250
  • Tax year 2018

    $47,750

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,036,240

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

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

  1. Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC

    Current operations

    $15,000
  2. Grants-Providence Day SchoolCharlotte, NC

    Current operations

    $7,500
  3. Community Care Clinic of Rowan CoSalisbury, NC

    Current operations

    $5,000
  4. Rowan Helping MinistriesSalisbury, NC

    Current operations

    $5,000
  5. Grants-Duke University Law SCDurham, NC

    Current operations

    $5,000
  6. Ronald McDonald HouseDurham, NC

    Current operatons

    $3,500
  7. Lutheran Services CarolinasSalisbury, NC

    Campaign pledge

    $2,500
  8. St Johns Lutheran ChurchSalisbury, NC

    Current operations

    $2,500
  9. Lee Street TheatreSalisbury, NC

    Current operations

    $1,500
  10. Grants-Rowan-Cabarrus YMCASalisbury, NC

    Current operations

    $1,500
  11. Individual

    Current operations

    $1,000
  12. Novant Health Rowan Medical Center FoundationSalisbury, NC

    Current operations

    $1,000
  13. Grants-Rowan Arts CouncilSalisbury, NC

    Current operations

    $1,000
  14. Grants-Salisbury SymphonySalisbury, NC

    Current operations

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $15,00070% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,00023% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $1,5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina13 grants $52,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Glenn E Ketner JrPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Carolyn K PennySECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • John C KetnerVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

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  2. The Society for History Research and Preservation IncRockingham, NC 2 grants Preselected only $53,000 giving
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