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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 93-4192867

Psba Institute

A private foundation in Mechanicsburg, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $9,050 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Psba Institute
400 Bent Creek Blvd
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
(717) 506-2450
Form and materials
Applications and nominations can be submitted on the psba institute website or through link provided in newsletters and social media.
Deadlines
Submissions are required to be received before the event in october each year.
Restrictions
Awards are limited to pennsylvania based public school boards, school leaders, and teachers for their innovative approach to education.

Assets and giving by year

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $9,050

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $8,149
  • Tax year 2023

    $2,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $22,412

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. The Fund for the School District of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted grant.

    $5,000
  2. Individual

    Innovation award - recognizes a school superitendent, assistant superintendent, curriculum supervisor, building level administrator, or teacher for their innovative approach to teaching and classroom leadership within pennsylvania. This is an unrestricted award for past achievement.

    $1,350
  3. Individual

    Innovation award - recognizes a school superitendent, assistant superintendent, curriculum supervisor, building level administrator, or teacher for their innovative approach to teaching and classroom leadership within pennsylvania. This is an unrestricted award for past achievement.

    $1,350
  4. Individual

    Innovation award - recognizes a school superitendent, assistant superintendent, curriculum supervisor, building level administrator, or teacher for their innovative approach to teaching and classroom leadership within pennsylvania. This is an unrestricted award for past achievement.

    $1,350

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Nathan MainsPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Shane PagnottiDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Eric WolfgangDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • David HutchinsonDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • David SchaapDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Marianne NeelDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • William LacoffDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Christina GriffithsDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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