Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation
Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation is a private foundation, based in Harrisburg, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $28.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.3M. Net investment income was $1.4M.
Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation at a glance
In short: Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.3M), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,292,000
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,292,000
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,292,000
- Total assets
- $28,861,295
- +5.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation
Who Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
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 Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2020) to $1.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Statement 9 Harrisburg, PA | See Statement 9 | $1,292,000 |
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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 | $28,861,295 | $1,600,854 | $1,488,939 | $1,292,000 | 1 | $1,326,450 | $1,428,365 | $1,350,803 |
| 2024 | $27,268,224 | $1,639,600 | $1,294,864 | $1,190,000 | 1 | $1,223,347 | $1,473,182 | $1,325,401 |
| 2023 | $25,954,337 | $929,943 | $1,416,529 | $1,198,333 | 1 | $1,232,288 | $767,848 | $1,229,144 |
| 2022 | $24,096,045 | $1,152,047 | $1,404,518 | $1,275,267 | 1 | $1,313,441 | $954,517 | $1,242,277 |
| 2021 | $28,069,650 | $3,002,628 | $1,469,041 | $1,109,100 | 1 | $1,143,518 | $2,836,757 | $1,298,979 |
| 2020 | $25,385,582 | $714,628 | $1,204,968 | $1,107,000 | 1 | — | $571,105 | $1,142,670 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.4M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation is led by Robert S. Jones, Director & President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert S. Jones
Director & President
Director, Vice President & Treasurer → Director & President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cassandra W. Pepinsky
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Constance B. Foster
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John O. Campbell
Director, Vice President & Treasurer
Director → Director, Vice President & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph M. Capita
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vacant
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Christine Sears
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David A. Schankwieler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John A. Obrock
Secretary
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: George F. Grode (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Paul B. Shannon (2020–2024) — Director & President
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 Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation
How much does Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation give each year?
Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 1 grant.
How large is Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation?
Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation reported $28.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.4M (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 Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation operate?
Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation's EIN?
Josiah W and Bessie H Kline Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6245783. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
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