Foundation for Reading Area Community College
The mission of the Foundation for Reading Area Community College is to augment and enhance the college's ability to offer affordable, quality educational opportunities to the community.
Foundation for Reading Area Community College at a glance
In short: Foundation for Reading Area Community College gave $1.4M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.4M), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,428,497
- +15.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,428,497
- +15.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,428,497
- Total assets
- $31,986,764
- +10.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Foundation for Reading Area Community College
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Foundation for Reading Area Community College
Who Foundation for Reading Area Community College funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Foundation for Reading Area Community College gives
- Giving grew 131% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $428K (2021) to $1.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $1,428,497 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $31,986,764 | $4,109,333 | $3,567,511 | $1,428,497 | 1 | $380,800 |
| 2024 | $28,950,000 | $4,212,353 | $2,988,127 | $1,233,363 | 1 | $186,220 |
| 2023 | $25,439,059 | $1,876,136 | $1,902,741 | $461,482 | 1 | $262,232 |
| 2022 | $24,638,373 | $2,074,074 | $1,889,449 | $618,021 | 1 | $205,497 |
| 2021 | $26,927,388 | $1,932,063 | $1,633,591 | $428,129 | 1 | $442,669 |
About Foundation for Reading Area Community College
Based on IRS filings
Foundation for Reading Area Community College is a public charity focused on Education, based in Reading, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $32.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.4M. Net investment income was $381K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Foundation for Reading Area Community College is led by Anthony Demarco, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; none of the 31 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anthony Demarco
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary M. Moyer
Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary W. Rightmire
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerome I. Marcus
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie B. Hannon
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael J. Noon
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul G. Oxholm
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter T. Edelman
Director
Chair → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan D. Looney
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William F. Bender
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Becky Shemanski
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric G. Burkey
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Hackman
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristi Gage-Linderman
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maryanne Post Bell
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven A. Ehrlich
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Virginia Rush
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alexandra Goodman
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel B. Laws Jr.
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Rowley
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Focht
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon White
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Barbera
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Fries
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelsey Frankowski Esq.
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edwin L. Stock Esq.
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Craig M. Perrotty
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary M. Palmer
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael E. Nagel
Vice President Emeritus-Non-Voting
Vice President Emeritus → Vice President Emeritus Non-Voting, 2024
Vice President Emeritus Non-Voting → Vice President Emeritus-Non-Voting, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan P. Hottenstein
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca A. Iannelli
Assistant Treasurer
Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Gust Zogas (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Paul D. Cohn (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Roger J. Schmidt (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Sean Wyandt (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Whitney A. Sanders II (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Charles Fires (2023) — Student Representative
- Former: Joseph J. Swope (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Rolf D. Schmidt (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: James A. Hughes (2021) — Director
- Former: Rebecca A. Clouser (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Ronald L. Bashore (2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Foundation for Reading Area Community College
How much does Foundation for Reading Area Community College give each year?
Foundation for Reading Area Community College gave $1.4M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 1 grant.
How large is Foundation for Reading Area Community College?
Foundation for Reading Area Community College reported $32.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.1M.
What is Foundation for Reading Area Community College?
Foundation for Reading Area Community College is a public charity focused on Education, based in Reading, PA. It holds $32.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Foundation for Reading Area Community College operate?
Foundation for Reading Area Community College has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Foundation for Reading Area Community College's EIN?
Foundation for Reading Area Community College's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2273163. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 11, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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