A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 82-5063856Arts and culture

Who funds Reading Science Center?

8 private foundations gave Reading Science Center in Reading, PA $535,866 across 23 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

23 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Breidegam Family FoundationLancaster, PA 2025

    Sisters in STEM program & celebrate science day

    $12,500
  2. The Wyomissing Foundation IncWyomissing, PA 2024

    Community grants program

    $28,000
  3. Berkshire Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  4. The Wyomissing Foundation IncWyomissing, PA 2024

    Family small grants program

    $15,000
  5. Penn Entertainment FoundationWyomissing, PA 2024

    Charitable

    $2,500
  6. The Breidegam Family FoundationLancaster, PA 2024

    To present science concepts to the public

    $2,500
  7. The Cynthia and Jim Boscov Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Science

    $1,000
  8. Berkshire Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  9. The Breidegam Family FoundationLancaster, PA 2023

    To present science concepts to the public

    $1,500
  10. The Giorgi Family FoundationTemple, PA 2022

    General donation

    $118,302
  11. Berkshire Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  12. The Wyomissing Foundation IncWyomissing, PA 2022

    Community discretionary

    $10,000
  13. Firstenergy FoundationAkron, OH 2022

    Education

    $5,000
  14. The Breidegam Family FoundationLancaster, PA 2022

    To present science concepts to the public

    $2,500
  15. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $79
  16. The Giorgi Family FoundationTemple, PA 2021

    General donation

    $118,302
  17. Berkshire Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  18. The Breidegam Family FoundationLancaster, PA 2021

    To present science concepts to the public

    $2,500
  19. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $81
  20. The Giorgi Family FoundationTemple, PA 2020

    General donation

    $121,102
  21. The Breidegam Family FoundationLancaster, PA 2020

    To present science concepts to the public

    $2,500
  22. The Wyomissing Foundation IncWyomissing, PA 2019

    Community grant

    $10,000
  23. The Breidegam Family FoundationLancaster, PA 2019

    To present science concepts to the public

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Reading, PA and are not among Reading Science Center’s funders above.

  1. The Presser FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 24 grants Accepts applications $102,750 to similar organizations
  2. The Catherine V and Martin Hofmann FoundationWyomissing, PA 23 grants Preselected only $10,105 to similar organizations
  3. Blue Mountain FoundationWyomissing, PA 23 grants Preselected only $41,250 to similar organizations
  4. Henry Janssen FoundationWyomissing, PA 18 grants Preselected only $430,500 to similar organizations
  5. Bartlett FDNSaint Louis, MO 9 grants Preselected only $50,500 to similar organizations
  6. Arthur Judson Foundation IncSouthampton, PA 7 grants Accepts applications $38,200 to similar organizations
  7. PPL FoundationAllentown, PA 3 grants Accepts applications $1,250 to similar organizations
  8. Wyncote FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 6 grants Preselected only $582,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-5063856 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.