AFR Foundation Inc
AFR Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania. It makes charitable donations to preselected 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to assist with their charitable purposes.
AFR Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: AFR Foundation Inc gave $208K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $207,500
- +1.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,881
- -3.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $4,319,227
- +6.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (2 of 21, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to AFR Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 301 Market Street, Lemoyne, PA 17043
Phone: (717) 761-4540
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who AFR Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Camp Hill Presbyterian Church ($107K). Together the top 10 received $176K.
Grant Size Distribution
103 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 100 grants of 103 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The reported share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state was 99% to Pennsylvania and 1% to New Jersey.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
Cities
Is AFR Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 21 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. With only 21 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $11K. How we count
Medians: $4K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 76% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 30% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 104% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $146K (2021) to $208K (2025). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $208K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Camp Hill Presbyterian Church Camp Hill, PA | Exempt Donation 501C3 | $107,000 |
| Downtown Daily Bread Harrisburg, PA | Exempt Donation 501C3 | $10,000 |
| LB Smith Estate Foundation Inc Camp Hill, PA | Exempt Donation 501C3 | $10,000 |
| Central Pennsylvania Food Bank Harrisburg, PA | Exempt Donation 501C3 | $10,000 |
| Cleve J Fredricksen Library Camp Hill, PA | Exempt Donation 501C3 | $10,000 |
| Bethesda Mission Harrisburg, PA | Exempt Donation 501C3 | $7,500 |
| Camp Curtain Historical Society Harrisburg, PA | Exempt Donation 501C3 | $6,000 |
| Camp Hill Fire Co 1 Camp Hill, PA | Exempt Donation 501C3 | $5,000 |
| Hospice of Central Pennsylvania Harrisburg, PA | Exempt Donation 501C3 | $5,000 |
| The Community Check Center Harrisburg, PA | Exempt Donation 501C3 | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,319,227 | $460,891 | $251,111 | $207,500 | 21 | $207,500 | $417,280 | $200,321 |
| 2024 | $4,056,358 | $262,728 | $239,417 | $205,500 | 20 | $205,500 | $228,811 | $192,508 |
| 2023 | $3,894,379 | $152,399 | $218,795 | $185,300 | 20 | $185,300 | $118,904 | $190,047 |
| 2022 | $3,626,156 | $183,943 | $203,838 | $159,500 | 22 | $159,500 | $139,605 | $164,022 |
| 2021 | $4,316,542 | $268,876 | $196,334 | $146,000 | 20 | $146,000 | $218,542 | $206,280 |
| 2020 | $4,055,699 | $33,294 | $229,799 | $188,000 | 20 | — | $81,685 | $185,644 |
| 2019 | $3,986,911 | $251,530 | $219,817 | $175,000 | 20 | — | $206,713 | $180,458 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, AFR Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $200K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation describes its charitable activity as making donations to various 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to assist in their charitable purposes. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in areas such as hunger relief, homelessness services, libraries, and the arts. For example, Downtown Daily Bread says it serves people confronting hunger and homelessness, while the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank says it works to ensure people facing hunger have access to food. The Cleve J Fredricksen Library describes its work as meeting educational, recreational, and cultural needs; the Susquehanna Art Museum says it uses exhibitions and programs to encourage arts participation and creative exploration.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 21 grants totaling $207,500. Grants ranged from $1,500 to $107,000, with a median grant of $5,000. It made 20 grants totaling $205,500 in 2024 and 20 grants totaling $185,300 in 2023.
The largest reported 2025 grant was $107,000 to Camp Hill Presbyterian Church. Other notable grants included $10,000 each to Downtown Daily Bread, the LB Smith Estate Foundation, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, and the Cleve J Fredricksen Library; and $7,500 to Bethesda Mission. The listed grant purposes were “exempt donation 501C3.”
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Mary A Simmonds MD, Richard W Stewart Esq, and Anne W Stewart as directors.
AFR Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mary A. Simmonds MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard W. Stewart Esq.
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anne W Stewart
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about AFR Foundation Inc
How much does AFR Foundation Inc give each year?
AFR Foundation Inc gave $208K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $206K across 20 grants.
What is AFR Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
AFR Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $9,881, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from AFR Foundation Inc that year got $4K on average.
Where does AFR Foundation Inc give grants?
AFR Foundation Inc gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Harrisburg, PA (9 grants) and Camp Hill, PA (7 grants).
Who are AFR Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
AFR Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Camp Hill Presbyterian Church ($107,000), Downtown Daily Bread ($10,000) and LB Smith Estate Foundation Inc ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 61% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is AFR Foundation Inc?
AFR Foundation Inc reported $4.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $208K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $200K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does AFR Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation describes its charitable activity as making donations to various 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to assist in their charitable purposes. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in areas such as hunger relief, homelessness services, libraries, and the arts. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from AFR Foundation Inc?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is AFR Foundation Inc's EIN?
AFR Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1710230. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does AFR Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 31, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). AFR Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/afr-foundation-inc-morg_7093dd3b15354e0896045c2763875c8a
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