The Wyomissing Foundation Inc
Wyomissing, PA · EIN 23-1980570. Reported 190 grants totalling $5,333,622 to 119 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. The Wyomissing Foundation Inc 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,400 and $35,000; the smallest was $1,500 and the largest $201,000. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Berks County | Reading, PA | $766,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reading Public Library | Reading, PA | $424,937 | 15 | 4 | 2024 |
| Barrio Alegria | Reading, PA | $355,110 | 21 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reading Public Museum | Reading, PA | $320,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alvernia University | Reading, PA | $155,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Berks Community Action Program | Reading, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Reading Community Revitalization Foundation | West Reading, PA | $137,506 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reading Musical Foundation | Reading, PA | $132,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation | Bethseda, MD | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Helping Harvest | Reading, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our City Reading | Reading, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reading Area Community College | Reading, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spotlight Pa Start Up | Harrisburg, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Berks Latino Workforce Development | Reading, PA | $96,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Opportunity House | Reading, PA | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reading Recreation Commission | Reading, PA | $78,242 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urban Partners | Philadelphia, PA | $77,756 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Albright College | Reading, PA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Googleworks | Reading, PA | $63,400 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hope Rescue Mission | Reading, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Blwdc | Reading, PA | $54,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reading Science Center | Reading, PA | $53,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Reading, PA | $52,556 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Albright College Admin and Financial Services | Reading, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pa Child Care Associaton | Lemoyne, PA | $42,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Berks County Redevelopment Authority | Reading, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reading Symphony Orchestra | Reading, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Schuylkill River Greenways | Pottstown, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Co-County Wellness Services | Reading, PA | $38,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Berks Nature | Reading, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Justice Project | Reading, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Goggleworks | Reading, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Berks | Reading, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Voice Up Berks | Reading, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berks History Museum | Reading, PA | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Googleworks Center for the Arts | Reading, PA | $33,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Berks Area Mountain Biking Association | Wyomissing, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berks Arts Council | Reading, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities in Schools | Allentown, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Eastern Pa | Allentown, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The 18TH Wonder Improvement | Reading, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy Council of Reading | West Lawn, PA | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berks Connectionspretrial Serivces | Reading, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caron Foundation | Wernersville, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Digital Divide | Reading, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Guidance Center | Wyomissing, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kutztown University Foundation | Kutztown, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pa Humanities Council | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | Reading, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reading Hospital | Reading, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rock Hollow Woods Environmental Learning Center | Birdsboro, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Schott Production | Leesport, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Schuylkill River Greenways Assocaton | Pottstown, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vision to Learn | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wyomissing Fire & Police Wellness | Wyomissing, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reading School District | Reading, PA | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berks Alliance | Wyomissing, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cafe Esperanza | Reading, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Easterseals Eastern Pa | Allentown, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Berks Alliance - Ecosystem | Reading, PA | $18,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Im Able Foundation | Wyomissing, PA | $15,017 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| ACCESS4BIKES | Fairfax, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adam J Lewis Academy | Bridgeport, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anne Arundel County Public Library Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Artgarage Inc | Falls Village, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Berks History Center | Reading, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Berkshire Enviornmental Action Team | Pittsfield, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bethesda Green | Bethesda, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Building Goodness Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Peace Through Culture Center | Houstonic, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Corporate Accountability | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hesperian Health Guide | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Appalachian Musicians | Independence, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lgbt Center of Greater Reading | Reading, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Make It Home | San Rafael, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New London Homeless Hospitality Center | New London, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sandisfield Arts Center | Sandisfield, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Soul Fire Farm | Petersburgh, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Springfield Planning Department | Springfield, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanton Home | Great Barrington, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Clarkson Clinic | Clarkston, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uryadi's Village | Sandpoint, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yocum Institute for Arts Education | West Lawn, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Community Revitalization Foundation | West Reading, PA | $13,710 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wyomissing Public Library | Wyomissing, PA | $13,370 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boyertown Area Multi-Service | Boyertown, PA | $12,218 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emerging Entrepreneurs Academy | Wyomissing, PA | $10,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bctvorg | Reading, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Genesius Theater | Reading, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reading Civic Opera Society | Reading, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics of Berks County | Bethlehem, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Real Deal 610 | Reading, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Veterans Making a Difference | Reading, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vision Resource Center | Reading, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Promise | Reading, PA | $8,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Reading Alliance of Community Theatres | Reading, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Centro Hispano Harwood Initiative | Reading, PA | $7,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rize | Reading, PA | $5,760 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berks County Chief of Police Association | Reading, PA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Berks County Community Foundation | Reading, PA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Berks Bards Inc | Fredericksburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Berks Community Health Center | Reading, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Block 2 Bank Fishing | Reading, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bring the Change | Reading, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Free | Morgantown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Pa | Gilbertsville, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hannah's Hope Ministries | Reading, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Latin Fusion Baseball | Reading, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pa Parks and Forest Foundation | Camp Hill, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Camel Project | Reading, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Forge | Reading, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Western Berks Free Med Clinic | Robesonia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Literacy Council | West Lawn, PA | $4,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kutztown University | Kutztown, PA | $3,630 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Berks Inc | Reading, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Opus Oneberks Chamber Choir | Wyomissing, PA | $2,010 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Wyomissing Band | Wyomissing, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
21 of 119 (18%) 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 26%, 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.
- Berks Community Action Program
COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM - EVICTION PROTECTION - Our City Reading
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - HELPING HARVEST ANNEX - Reading Area Community College
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - WEITZ HEALTHCARE PAVILLION - Helping Harvest
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES-COMMUNITY KITCHEN - Reading Public Museum
COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM - ROOF SUPPORT - Barrio Alegria
STRATEGIC INITIATIVE - BUILDING/OPERATIONS MANAGER
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 103 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 | 40 | $1,073,050 | $16,500 |
| 2022 | 50 | $1,240,171 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 56 | $1,729,106 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 44 | $1,291,295 | $15,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Wyomissing Foundation Inc has 24 of them, worth $1,948,837. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Our City Reading | Reading, PA | $400,000 |
| Alvernia University | Reading, PA | $200,000 |
| Reading Area Community College | Reading, PA | $200,000 |
| Helping Harvest | Reading, PA | $200,000 |
| Spotlight Pa Start Up | Harrisburg, PA | $200,000 |
| The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation | Bethseda, MD | $100,000 |
| Barrio Alegria | Reading, PA | $71,500 |
| Berks History Museum | Reading, PA | $66,000 |
| Barrio Alegria | Reading, PA | $60,480 |
| Opportunity House | Reading, PA | $50,000 |
| Hope Rescue Mission | Reading, PA | $50,000 |
| Berks County Redevelopment Authority | Reading, PA | $40,000 |
| West Reading Community Revitalization Foundation | West Reading, PA | $40,000 |
| Googleworks Center for the Arts | Reading, PA | $40,000 |
| Co-County Wellness Services | Reading, PA | $36,000 |
Where its money goes
92% 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 $15,000. 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 The Wyomissing Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 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: 960 Old Mill Road, 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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