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Manchester Bidwell Corporation

Public charity · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 25-1842945 Website

Manchester Bidwell Corporation at a glance

In short: Manchester Bidwell Corporation gave $577K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $289K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$577,394
-15.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$288,697
-15.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$288,697
Total assets
$9,388,086
-10.9% 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 Manchester Bidwell Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Bidwell Training Center: $560KBidwell Training Center$560KAllegheny Conference on Community Development: $18KAllegheny Conference onCommunity Development$18K

The largest 2025 recipient was Bidwell Training Center ($560K). Together the top 2 received $577K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 10 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

PittsburghBuffaloClevelandBradfordErieGreensburgSharon

How Manchester Bidwell Corporation gives

  • Giving grew 100% 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

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K5 grants2019 9 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $65K (2021) to $731K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $577K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bidwell Training Center Pittsburgh, PAOperational Funding$559,629
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Pittsburgh, PAOperational Funding$17,765
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$9,388,086$3,839,241$4,690,425$577,3942$202,883
2024$10,536,635$4,096,740$4,583,764$683,7302$171,106
2023$10,724,420$5,874,906$4,417,387$525,3972$-842
2022$8,995,084$5,347,760$4,074,517$288,4982$-344
2021$9,875,699$3,409,404$3,787,021$65,3862$-29
2020$10,743,252$4,418,012$4,482,484$730,6729$111
2019$9,395,646$8,623,025$3,849,688$212,3335$402

About Manchester Bidwell Corporation

Based on IRS filings

Manchester Bidwell Corporation is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $577K. Net investment income was $203K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Manchester Bidwell Corporation is led by Kevin Jenkins, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 4 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kevin Jenkins

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    $188K (2019) → $232K (2025)

  • William E. Strickland Jr.

    Founder & Executive Chair

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    $309K (2019) → $218K (2025)

  • Kevin Acklin

    Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mara Bruce

    Vice President & CFO

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    $108K (2020) → $166K (2025)

  • Joanne Papada

    Vice President External Relations

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $105K (2022) → $116K (2025)

  • David S. Rzepecki

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William C. Byham

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert J. Powell

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brett Nardi

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jaime A. Irick

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Denova

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Curtis Aiken

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Efrem Grail

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Blanton

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Edvardsson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicola Foote

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Haywood

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barata Bey

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie Witcher

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Mark A. Nordenberg (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Dan Swayze (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Gregory B. Jordan (2019–2023) — Chairman
  • Former: Lisa Peters (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Vincent V. Sands CFA (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ann E. Cudd (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Brett Nardi Board Member (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kevin Acklin Vice Chair (2023) — Chair
  • Former: Amy Atkinson (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Brian D. Aiello (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Nicholas D. Varischetti Esquire (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Susan Baker Shipley (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Byron Bardy (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Dorothy L. Raizman Esquire (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Cheree Johnson (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeffrey P. Teasdale (2019–2020) — Vice President & CFO
  • Former: Lauren Weddell CPA (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Amy Atkinson Secretary (2020) — Vice Chair · Filing note: Thru
  • Former: David S. Rzepecki Board Member (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: David L. Motley (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeffery A. McDaniel (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert N. Peirce Jr. (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Kevin Jenkins — President & CEO: $232KKevin JenkinsPresident & CEO$232KWilliam E Strickland Jr — Founder & Executive Chair (Exit 1/25): $218KWilliam E Strickland JrFounder & Executive Chair (Exit…$218KMara Bruce — Vice President & CFO: $166KMara BruceVice President & CFO$166KJoanne Papada — VP External Relations: $116KJoanne PapadaVP External Relations$116K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $232K, to Kevin Jenkins (President & CEO). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Manchester Bidwell Corporation

How much does Manchester Bidwell Corporation give each year?

Manchester Bidwell Corporation gave $577K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $684K across 2 grants.

How large is Manchester Bidwell Corporation?

Manchester Bidwell Corporation reported $9.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.8M.

What is Manchester Bidwell Corporation?

Manchester Bidwell Corporation is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It holds $9.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Manchester Bidwell Corporation operate?

Manchester Bidwell Corporation has awarded grants in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania.

What is Manchester Bidwell Corporation's EIN?

Manchester Bidwell Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1842945. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 23, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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