Harry C Trexler Estate
Allentown, PA · EIN 23-1162215. Reported 483 grants totalling $28.6M to 119 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Harry C Trexler Estate did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $60,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $1,801,763. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Allentown | Allentown, PA | $9,566,790 | 13 | 5 | 2024 |
| Greater Valley YMCA | Allentown, PA | $975,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Allentown, PA | $951,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Allentown Art Museum | Allentown, PA | $925,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| CASA Guadalupe Center | Allentown, PA | $799,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Baum School of Art | Allentown, PA | $705,025 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lehigh Conference of Churches | Allentown, PA | $600,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ripple Community Inc | Allentown, PA | $600,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology Inc | Allentown, PA | $580,000 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley | Allentown, PA | $540,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pinebrook Family Answers | Allentown, PA | $521,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania | Allentown, PA | $520,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Allentown | Allentown, PA | $426,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Young Women's Christian Association | Allentown, PA | $387,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Allentown Public Library | Allentown, PA | $385,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Center of Allentown | Allentown, PA | $385,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Bike Works | Allentown, PA | $370,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Literacy Center | Allentown, PA | $355,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Allentown Symphony Association Inc | Allentown, PA | $345,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital of Allentown | Allentown, PA | $340,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Allentown Area Ecumenical Food Bank | Allentown, PA | $325,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation | Schnecksville, PA | $290,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lehigh County Historical Society | Allentown, PA | $275,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Allentown Parknership | Allentown, PA | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mercy School for Special Learning | Allentown, PA | $265,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Promise Neighborhoods of Lehigh Valley | Allentown, PA | $260,800 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Community Services for Children Inc | Allentown, PA | $255,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Wildlands Conservancy Inc | Emmaus, PA | $242,500 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jerusalem House Ministries | Allentown, PA | $238,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Community Action Development Corp of the Lehigh Valley | Allentown, PA | $230,000 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley | Allentown, PA | $225,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Civic Theatre of Allentown | Allentown, PA | $220,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Community Music School | Allentown, PA | $220,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Neighborhood Center | Allentown, PA | $214,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Muhlenberg College | Allentown, PA | $203,500 | 12 | 5 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Allentown | Allentown, PA | $195,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Manito Life Center | Allentown, PA | $176,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Everlasting Life Ministries | Allentown, PA | $175,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Cedar Crest College | Allentown, PA | $165,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Grace Community Foundation | Allentown, PA | $160,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of the Lehigh Valley | Allentown, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living Inc | Allentown, PA | $148,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| County of Lehigh | Allentown, PA | $147,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bradbury-Sullivan Lgbt Community Center | Allentown, PA | $147,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Allentown School District Foundation | Allentown, PA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Haven House | Allentown, PA | $140,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Slatington Public Library | Slatington, PA | $134,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lehigh Valley Children's Centers Inc | Allentown, PA | $133,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Wildlife Information Center | Slatington, PA | $132,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lehigh County Senior Citizens Inc | Allentown, PA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival | Allentown, PA | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Allentown Central Catholic High School Inc | Allentown, PA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Emmaus Public Library | Emmaus, PA | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Allentown Inc | Allentown, PA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Center of Allentown Pennsylvania | Allentown, PA | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Via of the Lehigh Valley Inc | Bethlehem, PA | $88,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Public Library of Catasauqua | Catasauqua, PA | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lehigh Valley Inc | Allentown, PA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Coplay Public Library | Coplay, PA | $73,253 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Desales University | Center Valley, PA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Family Promise of the Lehigh Valley | Allentown, PA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Grace Montessori School | Allentown, PA | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley | Allentown, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Turning Point of Lehigh Valley Inc | Allentown, PA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Guardianship Support Agency Inc | Allentown, PA | $56,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Church of the Mediator | Allentown, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Housing Association and Development Corporation | Allentown, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra | Allentown, PA | $54,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Sights for Hope | Allentown, PA | $54,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kidspeace | Orefield, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Repertory Dance Theatre | Allentown, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Resurrected Community Development Corporation Inc | Allentown, PA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Union and West End Cemetery Association | Allentown, PA | $47,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lehigh County Humane Society | Allentown, PA | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Liberty Bell Shrine of Allentown Inc | Allentown, PA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Zion's Reformed United Church of Christ | Allentown, PA | $40,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Easterseals Eastern Pennsylvania | Allentown, PA | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Northern Lehigh Recreation Authority | Slatington, PA | $39,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pratyush Sinha Foundation | Allentown, PA | $32,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Animal Food Bank Services Inc | Emmaus, PA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Day School of the Lehigh Valley | Allentown, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Allentown Band Inc | Allentown, PA | $24,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fund to Benefit Children & Youth Inc | Whitehall, PA | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Burnside Plantation Inc | Bethlehem, PA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Coalition for Appropriate Transportation | Bethlehem, PA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lehigh Valley Arts Council | Allentown, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mosser Village Family Center Inc | Allentown, PA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Cancer Support Community of the Greater Lehigh Valley | Allentown, PA | $17,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Emmaus Historical Society | Emmaus, PA | $16,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Camelot for Children Inc | Allentown, PA | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Allentown Academy of the Arts Alliance Inc | Allentown, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council | Allentown, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley | Allentown, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Valley Against Sex Trafficking | Allentown, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lehigh Valley Arts and Cultural Alliance | Allentown, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Allentown Youth Soccer Club | Allentown, PA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Center for Vision Loss Inc | Allentown, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center for Humanistic Change Inc | Allentown, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Flint Hill Farm Educational Center Inc | Coopersburg, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Franlin & Marshall College | Lancaster, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Historic Catasauqua Preservation Association | Catasauqua, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Masonic Lodges Library | Allentown, PA | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run Lehigh Valley & Pocono | Fogelsville, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whitehall Township Public Library | Whitehall, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whitehall-Coplay Hunger Initiative | Whitehall, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Treatment Trends Inc | Allentown, PA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Allentown Public Theatre | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Allentown Rescue Mission | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fe Foundation | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Allentown Parks | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Love Ran Red Foundation Inc | Whitehall, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Old Allentown Preservation Association Inc | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Borough of Coplay | Coplay, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Macungie Band | Macungie, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pioneer Band of Allentown Inc | Wescosville, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Satori Ltd | North Allentown, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hivel Und Dahl Preservation Society | Zionsville, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Camerata Singers | Allentown, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Municipal Band of Allentown | Nazarath, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
97 of 119 (82%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 89%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- City of Allentown
IMPROVEMENTS, EXTENSION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL ITS PARKS. - Greater Valley YMCA
TO UNDERWRITE OPERATING COSTS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ALLENTOWN BRANCH. - Allentown Art Museum
TO PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT TO MITIGATE CHALLENGES DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. - The Salvation Army
TO SUPPORT THE ALLENTOWN CORPS' OPERATING EXPENSES. - Communities in Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania
TO UNDERWRITE OPERATING EXPENSES TO DELIVER PROGRAMS IN THE ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT. - Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley
TO UNDERWRITE THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME ALLENTOWN RESIDENTS.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 277 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 99 | $5,697,895 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 105 | $5,979,685 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 99 | $6,151,000 | $30,000 |
| 2023 | 89 | $5,401,000 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 91 | $5,359,288 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Harry C Trexler Estate's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 600 Hamilton Street 310, Allentown, PA, 18101. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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