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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-4143041

Header Family Foundation

A private foundation in Richland, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 37 grants and $539,351 paid in grants.

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

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

    $539,351

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $3,034,610
  • Tax year 2024

    $535,305

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $3,558,522
  • Tax year 2023

    $535,100

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $3,629,896
  • Tax year 2022

    $20,700

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $4,090,551
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $99,985

Grants paid in 2025

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Alvernia UniversityReading, PA

    General fund purpose

    $500,000
  2. Upper Canyon OutreachAlder, MT

    General fund purpose

    $7,500
  3. Mission Church MyerstownMyerstown, PA

    General fund purpose

    $4,500
  4. Adalyn Rose FoundationWyomissing, PA

    General fund purpose

    $2,500
  5. Foundation for Free Enterprise EducationErie, PA

    General fund purpose

    $2,085
  6. PawsPhiladelphia, PA

    General fund purpose

    $1,250
  7. Green Street RescuePhiladelphia, PA

    General fund purpose

    $1,030
  8. Cedar Creek Pheasants ForeverSt Paul, MN

    General fund purpose

    $1,000
  9. Clare HouseLancaster, PA

    General fund purpose

    $1,000
  10. EchoesElizabethtown, PA

    General fund purpose

    $1,000
  11. First Fruits FarmFreeland, MD

    General fund purpose

    $1,000
  12. Fostering Hope PADouglassville, PA

    General fund purpose

    $1,000
  13. Keystone Hook and LadderMyerstown, PA

    General fund purpose

    $1,000
  14. Lebanon Rescue MissionLebanon, PA

    General fund purpose

    $1,000
  15. Milagro HouseLancaster, PA

    General fund purpose

    $1,000
  16. North Star InitiativeLititz, PA

    General fund purpose

    $1,000
  17. Pine Grove Community GardenPine Grove, PA

    General fund purpose

    $1,000
  18. Rodale InstituteKutztown, PA

    General fund purpose

    $1,000
  19. Water Street MissionLancaster, PA

    General fund purpose

    $1,000
  20. Richland Community LibraryRichland, PA

    General fund purpose

    $750
  21. Salvation ArmyWest Nyack, NY

    General fund purpose

    $521
  22. Endo Excision for AllWestfield, NJ

    General fund purpose

    $515
  23. Childrens Miracle NetworkHershey, PA

    General fund purpose

    $500
  24. Humane SocietyMyerstown, PA

    General fund purpose

    $500
  25. Kutztown Community Fire CompanyMyerstown, PA

    General fund purpose

    $500
  26. Madison Fire CompanyMadison, MD

    General fund purpose

    $500
  27. Marion Volunteer Fire CompanyWomelsdorf, PA

    General fund purpose

    $500
  28. Mothers Against Drunk DrivingIrving, TX

    General fund purpose

    $500
  29. Neptune Fire CompanyRichland, PA

    General fund purpose

    $500
  30. Newmantown Volunteer Fire CompanyNewmanstown, PA

    General fund purpose

    $500
  31. Pilots to the RescueBrooklyn, NY

    General fund purpose

    $500
  32. Planned ParenthoodWashington, DC

    General fund purpose

    $500
  33. Schaefferstown EMSSchaefferstown, PA

    General fund purpose

    $500
  34. UPMC Pinnacle FoundationPittsburgh, PA

    General fund purpose

    $500
  35. National Vaccine Information CenterSterling, VA

    General fund purpose

    $300
  36. Pine Grove ArcheryPine Grove, PA

    General fund purpose

    $300
  37. South Hornell Fire CompanyHornell, NY

    General fund purpose

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $8,51536% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $4,50019% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $4,50019% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $2,0859% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture2 grants $2,0008% of the total
  6. Animals2 grants $1,5306% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $8003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania26 grants $526,415
  2. Montana1 grant $7,500
  3. Maryland2 grants $1,500
  4. New York3 grants $1,121
  5. Minnesota1 grant $1,000
  6. New Jersey1 grant $515
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $500
  8. Texas1 grant $500
  9. Virginia1 grant $300

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Gregory A HeaderPRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Stacey L HeaderSECRETARY / TREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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