Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Breinigsville, PA EIN: 23-2441688

Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Breinigsville, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $2K.

Key facts about Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation

In short: Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation gave $2K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $425), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
23-2441688
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,700
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$425
Median grant
$300
Total assets
$25,406
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$25K

+0.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$2K

+240.0% YoY

Grant Count

4

+300.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$425

-15.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 136% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

WhitehallMediaBromallFogelsville

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 4 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2023) to $2K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $2K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Jordan United Church of Christ: $1KJordan United Church of Christ$1KNatural Lands: $500Natural Lands$500J Wood Platt- Caddie Scholarship Trust: $100J Wood Platt- CaddieScholarship Trust$100Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Dept: $100Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Dept$100

The largest 2025 recipient was Jordan United Church of Christ ($1K). Together the top 4 received $2K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jordan United Church of Christ Media, PAChristian congregation that provides worship services, community support, and faith based programs.$1,000
Natural Lands Media, PAPreserves open space, protects natural habitats, and provides public access to conserved lands.$500
J Wood Platt- Caddie Scholarship Trust Bromall, PATo financially aid and empower qualified caddies and those woking in golf operations in their pursuit of higher education.$100
Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Dept Fogelsville, PATo fund the critical operations, training, and life-saving equipment necessary to protect the community$100

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$25,406$25,406$26,808
Revenue—$3$3
Expenses$1,700$955$755
Qualifying Distributions$1,700$500$500
Distributable Amount$1,251$1,278$1,339

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation is led by Bruce L. Rothrock Jr., V. President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bruce L. Rothrock Jr.

    V. President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • David Rothrock

    President

    On filings since 2019

    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 Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation

How much does Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation give each year?

Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation gave $2K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $500 across 1 grant.

What is Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $300, and its average grant was $425, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation give grants?

Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Media, PA (2 grants).

Does Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation?

Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation reported $25K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Bruce L Rothrock Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2441688. 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.

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