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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 92-3672386

Hersker Foundation

A private foundation in Wilkes Barre, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $93,478 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $93,478

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $10,423

  • Tax year 2023

    $78,410

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $8,266

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mmi Preparatory SchoolFreeland, PA

    Unrestricted

    $32,198
  2. Prager UniversitySherman Oaks, CA

    Unrestricted

    $27,500
  3. Coventry Christian SchoolsPottstown, PA

    Unrestricted

    $15,780
  4. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    Scholarship fund

    $10,000
  5. Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA

    Perperdine beacon

    $5,000
  6. Prison FellowshipMerrifield, VA

    Unrestricted

    $2,600
  7. College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO

    Unrestricted

    $400

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $15,400100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania2 grants $47,978
  2. California2 grants $32,500
  3. Michigan1 grant $10,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $2,600
  5. Missouri1 grant $400

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John HerskerOFFICER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christine S LucasOFFICER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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