John Crain Kunkel Foundation
Mechanicsburg, PA · EIN 23-7026914. Reported 145 grants totalling $2,407,960 to 86 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. John Crain Kunkel Foundation 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $80,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of the Capital Region | Enola, PA | $183,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Historic Harriburg Association | Harrisburg, PA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bethesda Mission | Harrisburg, PA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nativity School of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harrisburg University of Science and Technology | Harrisburg, PA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Homeland Center | Harrisburg, PA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the West Shore Theatre Inc | New Cumberland, PA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hacc Foundation | Lancaster, PA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sadler Health Center | Carlisle, PA | $58,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts | Harrisburg, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Veterans Outreach of Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | $54,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Capital Area Head Start a Division of Keystone Service Systems | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dauphin County Library System | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Operation Warm | Philadelphia, PA | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Joshua Group | Harrisburg, PA | $42,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Pennsylvania Food Bank | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stop the Violence Ministry | Harrisburg, PA | $39,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Millersburg Area Senior Center | Millersburg, PA | $38,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Joseph T Simpson Public Library | Mechanicsburg, PA | $38,024 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Stephen's Episcopal School | Harrisburg, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YWCA Greater Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brethren Housing Association | Harrisburg, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of South Central Pa | York, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Witf Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cracked Pot Coffee Shop | Mechanicsburg, PA | $29,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Valley Youth House Committee Inc | Bethlehem, PA | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Capital Area School for the Arts | Harrisburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Check Up Center of South Harrrisburg Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dickinson College Farm | Boiling Springs, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Historical Society of Dauphin County | Harrisburg, PA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Keystone Human Services | Harrisburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Civil War Museum | Harrisburg, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Keystone | Bensalem, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Presbyterian Senior Living | Dillsburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Central Pa | Hershey, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cleve J Fredricksen Library | Camp Hill, PA | $23,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Share of Carlisle | Carlisle, PA | $21,976 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bridge of Hope Harrisburg Area | Harrisburg, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Camp Hebron | Halifax, PA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Capital Area Greenbelt Association | Harrisburg, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hoffman Homes Inc | Littlestown, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Janus School | Mount Joy, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leaf Project Inc | Landisburg, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Hope Ministries | Dillsburg, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Skip Program | Millersburg, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harrisburg Area Riverboat Society Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities | Harrisburg, PA | $16,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Open Stage of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Paxton Street Home Benevolent Society Inc Dba Paxton Ministries | Harrisburg, PA | $15,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross of Central Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beacon Clinic for Health and Hope | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters of the Capital Region | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Chambersburg and Shippensburg | Shippensburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greenlight Operation | Lemoyne, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Medical | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scholars Inc (dba Thrive Housing Services) | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carlisle YMCA | Carlisle, PA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hoffman Homes for Youth | Littlestown, PA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paxton Street Home Dba Paxton Ministries | Harrisburg, PA | $12,830 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra | Harrisburg, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Susquehanna Art Museum | Harrisburg, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Hill United Methodist Pre School | Camp Hill, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair | Duncannon, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Penn 1881 (dba Central Penn College | Summerdale, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gamut Theatre Group Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harrisburg Academy | Wormleysburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hospice of Central Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army Harrisburg Capital City Region | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Stephen's Episcopal Cathedral | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wiildheart | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Cares | Carlisle, PA | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carlisle Cares Dba Community Cares | Carlisle, PA | $9,330 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Enhancing Communities | Harrisburg, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross of Central Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities (ceo) | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian Churches United of the Tri-County Area | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Promise of Harrisburg Capital Region | Camp Hill, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania | Camp Hill, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run Mid State Pa | Enola, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lebanon Valley Volunteers in Medicine | Lebanon, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Messiah University | Mechanicsburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Penn State Harrisburg | Middletown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vickie's Angel Walk Inc (dba Vickie's Angel Foundation) | New Cumberland, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wiildheart Ministries | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
37 of 86 (43%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 50%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Homeland Center
FOR SERVING AND PROVIDING CARE TO THE RESIDENTS AT THE CENTER. - Historic Harriburg Association
RESTORING THE 130 YEAR OLD HHA HOUSE WITH HVAC, PLASTERING AND ELECTRIC IMPROVEMENTS . - Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
TO BE USED FOR A SCHOLARSHIP FOR A MERIT BASED PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENT. - Sadler Health Center
TO HELP SUPPORT THE EXPANSION IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. - United Way of the Capital Region
TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND. - Bethesda Mission
FOR CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 94 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | $600,530 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 22 | $440,630 | $14,000 |
| 2023 | 41 | $691,300 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 47 | $675,500 | $10,000 |
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 $10,000. 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 John Crain Kunkel Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 5000 Ritter Road Suite 202, Mechanicsburg, PA, 17055. 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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