Berks County Tuberculosis Society

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bernville, PA EIN: 23-1409703

Berks County Tuberculosis Society is a private foundation, based in Bernville, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $57K in total assets. In 2025, it made $882 in qualifying distributions.

Berks County Tuberculosis Society at a glance

Total assets
$57,262
+1286.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$54,013
+7.8% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$882
-98.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$882
-98.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Berks County Tuberculosis Society funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

ReadingWest Reading

How Berks County Tuberculosis Society gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−4%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 48% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K2 grants2019 7 grants2020 4 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2019) to $55K (2022). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $48K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Foundation for Racc Reading, PARespiratory Care Program$32,000
Reading Fdn Street Medicine Program West Reading, PAMedical Care$15,000
Reading Public Museum Reading, PAMemorial Gift Past Board Member$1,250
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$57,262$54,013$882——$882$1,840
2024$4,131$50,119$50,150$48,2503$50,150$1,456
2023$4,162$49,615$49,041$47,0002$49,041$1,537
2022$3,588$54,119$56,231$55,0002$56,231$1,693
2021$5,700$53,023$50,790$50,0004$50,790$1,552
2020$3,467$47,859$49,790$49,0007—$1,467
2019$5,398$41,894$39,728$38,2242—$1,273

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Berks County Tuberculosis Society reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Berks County Tuberculosis Society is led by Stephen Kohler, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Stephen Kohler

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Alexander

    Treasurer & Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Heather Lineaweaver (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Timothy Kolson (2019–2023) — Treasurer

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 Berks County Tuberculosis Society

How large is Berks County Tuberculosis Society?

Berks County Tuberculosis Society reported $57K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $882 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Berks County Tuberculosis Society operate?

Berks County Tuberculosis Society has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Berks County Tuberculosis Society's EIN?

Berks County Tuberculosis Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-1409703. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 5, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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