Penn Entertainment Foundation
Wyomissing, PA · EIN 20-3477997. Reported 129 grants totalling $1,741,104 to 100 recipients 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. Penn Entertainment 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
It also files a Form 990 with Schedule I
Separately from its 990-PF, this organization reported 11 grants on Form 990 Schedule I, with a median of $22,500 and a total of $285,695.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latin Americans for Social & Economic Development | Detroit, MI | $127,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania State University | Hershey, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Berks County | Reading, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bing Youth Institute Inc | Detroit, MI | $67,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| My Sistah's Pink Journey | Detroit, MI | $67,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midnight Golf Program | Bingham Farms, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Orchard's Children Services | Southfield, MI | $58,377 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southwest Solutions | Detroit, MI | $58,377 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Motown Historical Museum Inc | Detroit, MI | $58,376 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Penn State Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bing Youth Insitute | Detroit, MI | $46,565 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| My Sistahs Pink Journey | Detroit, MI | $46,565 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Orchards Childrens Services Inc | Southfield, MI | $46,565 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mary's Shelter | Reading, PA | $39,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Robert Irvine Foundation | Tampa, FL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Laney's Legacy of Hope | Wyomissing, PA | $30,150 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reading Hospital Foundation | West Reading, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baseball Town Charities | Reading, PA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Opportunity House | Reading, PA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project 150 | Las Vegas, NV | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Im Able Foundation | Wyomissing, PA | $17,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation for the Reading Public Museum | Reading, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Berks | Reading, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Lgbt Center of Greater Reading | Reading, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Centro Hispano Daniel Torres Inc | Reading, PA | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jarrett Yoder Foundation | Mertztown, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rodale Institute | Kutztown, PA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alliance to Fight Human Trafficking in Swla | Lake Charles, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alvernia University | Reading, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Reading, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arab American Civil Rights League | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baseballtown Charities | Reading, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catalyst Detroit | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clark County Public Education Foundation Inc | Las Vegas, NV | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools of Nevada Inc | Las Vegas, NV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Concussion Legacy Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Courageous Inc | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Youth Golf | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Youth Sports Commision Inc | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Discovery Childrens Museum | Las Vegas, NV | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| For Kids Sake Foundation Inc | Carbondale, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank | Reading, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Money Matters 4 Youth | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unshakeable | Las Vegas, NV | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic Fund | University Park, PA | $9,129 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Rescue Mission | Reading, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Reading and Berks County | Reading, PA | $7,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 18TH Wonder Improvement Association | Reading, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Rescue Mission of the City of Reading Pa | Reading, PA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Albright College | Reading, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross Berks County Chapter | Reading, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Berks County Community Foundation | Reading, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Equality California Institute | North Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friendship Circle | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Sourthern Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goodwill Industries of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grant a Gift Autism Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historical Society of Berks County | Reading, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada Inc | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lend a Hand of Boulder City | Boulder City, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada | Las Vegas, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shade Tree | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Silver State Equality | North Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tech Impact | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Animal Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vegas Stronger | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce | Reading, PA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| John Paul II Center for Special Learning | Shillington, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Disease & Releated Disorders Association | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Reading Chamber Alliance | Reading, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Trafficking Sheltered Alliance | Millersville, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reading Science Center | Reading, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Richard J Caron Foundation | Wernersville, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Samaritan Women Inc | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Jefferson Hospital Foundation | Marrero, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for the Reading Area Community College | Reading, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lauren's Foundation | Wyomissing, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Easter Seals Western & Central Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hannahs Hope Ministries Inc | Reading, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Reading Pa | Wyomissing, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nevada Blind Childrens Foundation | Henderson, NV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Operation Veterans Hope Inc | Mount Holly Springs, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ptsd Foundation of America | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tara Miller Melanoma Foundation | Longport, NJ | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Bike Challenge | Longport, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornwall Terrace PTO | Sinking Spring, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Karen Inc | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hershey Food Bank & Community Outreach | Hershey, PA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pitties Love Peace Inc | Elizabethtown, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Veterans Museum Miami Valley Inc | Troy, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fur the Love of Animals Sanctuary & Services | Reading, PA | $450 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institution Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Xaverian Brothers High School | Westwood, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
21 of 100 (21%) 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 36%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Orchard's Children Services
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What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 82 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | $423,530 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 11 | $285,695 | $0 |
| 2023 | 34 | $579,629 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 49 | $452,250 | $5,000 |
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
43% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 Penn Entertainment Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 825 Berkshire Blvd, Wyomissing, PA, 19610. 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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