Keystone Savings Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bethlehem, PA EIN: 42-1607170

Keystone Savings Foundation is a private foundation, based in Bethlehem, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $787K. Net investment income was $2.1M.

Keystone Savings Foundation at a glance

In short: Keystone Savings Foundation gave $787K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $787K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$787,000
-9.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$787,000
-9.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$787,000
Total assets
$18,337,498
+7.1% 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 Keystone Savings Foundation

Who Keystone Savings Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K5$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

How Keystone Savings Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 84% 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$250K$500K$750K$1M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $787K (2025) to $998K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $787K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
See attached See attached, PATo further the Organization's mission$787,000
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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$18,337,498$2,162,590$976,745$787,0001$851,025$2,065,582$1,017,555
2024$17,129,242$1,317,996$1,042,367$872,5001$930,225$1,222,852$965,256
2023$16,750,525$659,134$1,070,565$940,5001$975,400$571,919$872,006
2022$17,166,300$487,709$1,125,188$998,0001$1,032,675$397,257$933,657
2021$17,801,718$2,403,102$1,107,511$995,2801$1,033,243$303,133$1,046,963
2020$16,264,499$2,819,121$977,957$853,5001—$274,044$867,360

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Keystone Savings Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.0M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Keystone Savings Foundation is led by Jeffrey P Feather, Chair & Treasurer since 2024 (on filings since 2020); all 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeffrey P Feather

    Chair & Treasurer

    Chairman → Chair & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $6K (2020) → $8K (2025)

  • R Charles Stehly

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $5K (2020) → $6K (2025)

  • Scott V Fainor

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $5K (2020) → $6K (2025)

  • Michele Linsky

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    $36K (2024) → $42K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Father Daniel Gambet (2020–2021) — Director

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Michele Linsky — Secretary: $42KMichele LinskySecretary$42KJeffrey P Feather — Chair & treasur: $8KJeffrey P FeatherChair & treasur$8KScott V Fainor — Trustee: $6KScott V FainorTrustee$6KR Charles Stehly — Trustee: $6KR Charles StehlyTrustee$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $42K, to Michele Linsky (Secretary). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Keystone Savings Foundation

How much does Keystone Savings Foundation give each year?

Keystone Savings Foundation gave $787K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $873K across 1 grant.

How large is Keystone Savings Foundation?

Keystone Savings Foundation reported $18.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $851K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.0M (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 Keystone Savings Foundation operate?

Keystone Savings Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Keystone Savings Foundation's EIN?

Keystone Savings Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1607170. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 21, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 30, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 28, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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