Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation
Our visionthe Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation will provide the resources necessary to support the needs of the community college and its students.our missionthe Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation generates the philanthropic resources to support the community college's mission, programs, and capital projects that help turn student aspirations into reality through education.
Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation at a glance
In short: Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation gave $910K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $910K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $909,713
- +22.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $909,713
- +22.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $909,713
- Total assets
- $34,125,754
- +11.5% 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.
Who Lehigh Carbon Community College 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 $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
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 Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation gives
- Giving grew 76% 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 $518K (2022) to $1.7M (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $910K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $909,713 |
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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 | $34,125,754 | $2,732,929 | $1,481,834 | $909,713 | 1 | $1,562,302 |
| 2024 | $30,611,449 | $1,938,077 | $1,527,587 | $741,193 | 1 | $888,278 |
| 2023 | $28,408,570 | $2,323,922 | $1,670,673 | $889,650 | 1 | $855,935 |
| 2022 | $24,194,770 | $2,806,704 | $1,065,841 | $517,787 | 1 | $1,523,923 |
| 2021 | $27,253,283 | $5,020,326 | $2,515,436 | $1,678,426 | 1 | $610,626 |
About Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation is a public charity, based in Schnecksville, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $34.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $910K. Net investment income was $1.6M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation is led by Larissa Verta, President's Appointee on every filing since 2024; none of the 24 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Larissa Verta
President's Appointee
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Christ
Executive Director
Executive Director Begin Jan → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stefanie Nester
Vice President Finance, Administrator & President's Appointee
Board Member, Vice President Finance & Administrator → Vice President Finance, Administrator & President's Appointee, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill Hewes
Chairperson
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chairperson, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Kistler
Trustee Representative
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bernard Lesavoy
Board Member
Vice Chair → Chairperson, 2022
Chairperson → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carla Hickey
Board Member
Board Member Since January → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Jordan
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Lobach
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denise Maiatico
Board Member
Board Member Since January → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Millard-Kern
Secretary
Chairperson → Past President, 2022
Past President → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kent Newhart
Emeritus Board Member
Board Member → Emeritus Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Forgay II
Board Member
Board Member Since January → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Kern
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robin Flores
Vice Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Mulligan
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Velia Rothrock
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Betty Smith
Emeritus Board Member
Board Member → Emeritus Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ron Glass
Emeritus Board Member
Board Member → Emeritus Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Willard Snyder
Emeritus Board Member
Board Member → Emeritus Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Devon Francis
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gerard Darville
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Wittner
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Liesel Gross
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Heidi Stahl (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Kim Capers (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Cindy Haney (2021–2023) — Board Member & Vice President Enrollment Management
- Former: David Jones (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Hawkins (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Annabelle Creveling (2021–2022) — Trustee Representative
- Former: Murtaza Jaffer (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Silvia Maldonado-Vargas (2021–2022) — Executive 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 Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation
How much does Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation give each year?
Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation gave $910K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $741K across 1 grant.
How large is Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation?
Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation reported $34.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.7M.
Where does Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation operate?
Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation's EIN?
Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7454575. 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 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 27, 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 October 1, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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