Fasnacht Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Hershey, PA EIN: 25-1849488

Fasnacht Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Its 2024 filing records grants to charitable organizations, including organizations addressing hunger, homelessness, housing, recovery, and other needs. The 2025 filing reports no grants and no assets, so the foundation appears to have wound down or stopped grantmaking.

Fasnacht Family Foundation at a glance

Revenue (2025)
$8,439
-94.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$25,396
-75.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,409
-97.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Fasnacht Family Foundation

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The foundation states in its 2024 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

Contact

Mailing address: 260 Maple Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033
Phone: (717) 525-2164

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Fasnacht Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

272 grants across all recorded years

272<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 272 grants of 272 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2024 grants listed include organizations in Pennsylvania, as well as Feeding America in Chicago, Illinois. Pennsylvania recipients were located in Harrisburg, Norristown, York Springs, Allentown, and Titusville.

Grant Distribution by State

17states
+9 more states

Cities

HarrisburgHersheyNew YorkWashingtonHummelstownLancasterHagerstownAlexandriaElizabethtownLebanonAtlantaAllentownBoiseChicagoDillsburgFairfieldGrantvilleLewesLititzLittlestown

Is Fasnacht Family Foundation open to new grantees?

14%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 9 of 65 grantees (14%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $1K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.

  • 83% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+4%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 178% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K69 grants2020 71 grants2021 70 grants2022 66 grants2023 65 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $80K (2020) to $91K (2024). In 2024 it made 65 grants totaling $91K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Umcor Atlanta, GAunrestricted$4,000
Hummelstown Food Bank Hummelstown, PAunrestricted$3,000
Action Against Hunger New York, NYunrestricted$2,000
Brethren Housing Association Harrisburg, PAunrestricted$2,000
Daystar Center Harrisburg, PAunrestricted$2,000
Doctors Without Borders New York, NYunrestricted$2,000
Downtown Daily Bread Harrisburg, PAunrestricted$2,000
Environmental Defense Fund Washington, DCunrestricted$2,000
Feeding America Chicago, ILunrestricted$2,000
Gaudenzia Inc Norristown, PAunrestricted$2,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025—$8,439$2,409———$25,396$15,081
2024$1,053,485$140,083$97,124$90,50065$90,500$101,630$50,923
2023$996,487$60,625$94,833$88,00066$88,000$44,891$47,960
2022$942,671$57,856$92,870$85,00070$85,000$77,456$49,425
2021$1,150,012$57,462$94,342$87,00071$87,000$90,233$54,954
2020$1,078,043$24,225$86,492$80,00069—$37,827$49,918

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fasnacht Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $15K 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

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grantees included organizations working on a range of charitable purposes. For example, Downtown Daily Bread says it serves people confronting hunger and homelessness through meals, shelter, health resources, and community support. Brethren Housing Association describes its work as providing housing and supportive services to homeless and low-income individuals and families. Gaudenzia says it provides treatment and support for people with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. Other 2024 recipients included Feeding America, which describes its mission as advancing equitable access to nutritious food, and Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley, which describes its work in housing construction, rehabilitation, repair, and sales for economically disadvantaged people.

Grantmaking

The foundation reported 65 grants totaling $90,500 in 2024, an average of about $1,392 per grant. In 2023, it reported 66 grants totaling $88,000. The 2025 filing reports no grants.

Among the 2024 grants listed were $2,000 each to Downtown Daily Bread, Feeding America, Gaudenzia Inc., Someone to Tell It To Inc., Brethren Housing Association, Hope Walks Inc., Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley, and Love in the Name of Christ.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Allen R. Fasnacht and Don L. Fasnacht as directors.

Fasnacht Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Allen R. Fasnacht

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Don L. Fasnacht

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Fasnacht Family Foundation

What does Fasnacht Family Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grantees included organizations working on a range of charitable purposes. For example, Downtown Daily Bread says it serves people confronting hunger and homelessness through meals, shelter, health resources, and community support. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Fasnacht Family Foundation?

The foundation states in its 2024 filing that it 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 ↑

Where does Fasnacht Family Foundation make grants?

The 2024 grants listed include organizations in Pennsylvania, as well as Feeding America in Chicago, Illinois. Pennsylvania recipients were located in Harrisburg, Norristown, York Springs, Allentown, and Titusville.

How much is Fasnacht Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Fasnacht Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $15K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Fasnacht Family Foundation's EIN?

Fasnacht Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1849488. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Fasnacht Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 28, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 24, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 26, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 18, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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