Pa IRC Network Foundation
PA IRC Network Foundation is a public charity based in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2014, it supports collaboration among independent nonprofit economic development organizations to strengthen small and medium-sized manufacturers.
Pa IRC Network Foundation at a glance
In short: Pa IRC Network Foundation gave $6.5M across 27 grants in 2025 (avg $241K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 74% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,514,651
- +8.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 27
- +285.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $241,283
- -71.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $558,238
- +46.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 74% first-time grantees (20 of 27, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Pa IRC Network Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 1 College Avenue Dept 32, Williamsport, PA 17701-5778
Phone: (570) 308-3312
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Pa IRC Network Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (Dvirc) ($1.5M). Together the top 10 received $6.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
60 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 60 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that Pennsylvania received 92% of grant dollars, while New York and Ohio each received 1%. The PA MEP website describes seven regional Industrial Resource Center affiliates serving areas across Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 27 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Pa IRC Network Foundation open to new grantees?
74%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 20 of 27 grantees (74%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $25K; repeat grants $859K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $801K repeat.
- 26% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5.8M (2023) to $7.8M (2021). In 2025 it made 27 grants totaling $6.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (Dvirc) Philadelphia, PA | Manufacturing Extension Partnership | $1,498,440 |
| Catalyst Connection Pittsburgh, PA | Manufacturing Extension Partership, Scoin, Amts Program | $1,240,340 |
| Mantec Inc York, PA | Manufacturing Extension Partership, Scoin | $808,214 |
| Northwestern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center Erie, PA | Manufacturing Extension Partership, Scoin | $801,193 |
| Manufacturers Resource Center Allentown, PA | Manufacturing Extension Partership, Scoin | $704,128 |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center Hanover Township, PA | Manufacturing Extension Partership, Scoin | $534,862 |
| Innovative Manufacturers' Center Williamsport, PA | Manufacturing Extension Partership, Scoin | $427,474 |
| Center for Economic Growth Inc Albany, NY | Workforce Program Expansion | $25,000 |
| Floridamakes Inc Tallahasse, FL | Workforce Program Expansion | $25,000 |
| Cift Toldeo, OH | Workforce Program Expansion | $25,000 |
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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 | $558,238 | $6,943,502 | $6,860,444 | $6,514,651 | 27 | $3,167 |
| 2024 | $380,495 | $6,349,991 | $6,334,484 | $5,989,500 | 7 | $75 |
| 2023 | $394,742 | $6,188,501 | $6,171,141 | $5,842,427 | 7 | $73 |
| 2022 | $229,668 | $6,193,798 | $6,178,974 | $5,857,729 | 9 | $49 |
| 2021 | $325,380 | $8,091,821 | $8,073,510 | $7,774,197 | 10 | $55 |
| 2020 | $220,663 | $6,832,527 | $6,818,973 | $6,562,947 | 12 | $40 |
| 2019 | $277,156 | $6,707,768 | $6,686,805 | $6,430,593 | 12 | $36 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to support collaboration among independent nonprofit economic development subcontractors so they can help small and medium-sized manufacturers identify, assess, select, implement, and optimize techniques and technologies. Its program description includes technical and business assistance, process technologies, continuous improvement, workforce development, innovation, product development, and supply chain optimization and intelligence.
The foundation’s 2025 grants included support for regional industrial resource centers. For example, Catalyst Connection describes its mission as advancing the performance, growth, and productivity of small and medium-sized manufacturers in southwestern Pennsylvania. Northwestern Pennsylvania Industrial says it provides enhancement services to manufacturers in 13 counties, including customized job training and business seminars. Manufacturers Resource Center describes itself as providing consulting, training, and technology resources primarily to small and medium-sized manufacturers.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 27 grants totaling $6,514,651. Grants ranged from $25,000 to $1,498,440, with a median of $25,000.
The largest reported grants included $1,498,440 to Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership; $1,240,340 to Catalyst Connection for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, SCOIN, and AMTS Program; $808,214 to MANTEC for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership and SCOIN; and $801,193 to Northwestern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership and SCOIN. Other substantial awards went to Manufacturers Resource Center ($704,128), Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center ($534,862), and Innovative Manufacturers’ Center ($427,474), each for Manufacturing Extension Partnership-related purposes.
The filing also lists $25,000 workforce program expansion grants to organizations in New York, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, and Georgia.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Heidi McKenna and Kenneth Kratz as chairpersons; Thomas J. Bloom as vice chairperson; John Thigpen as treasurer; and Jonathan Sands as secretary. It also lists Neil Fowler, Jessica Gardner, Garry Hartman, Alan Holbrook, and Thomas E. Kane as board members.
Pa IRC Network Foundation is led by Rikki Riegner, Executive Director & CEO on every filing since 2020; 1 of 15 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rikki Riegner
Executive Director & CEO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$105K (2021) → $131K (2025)
Heidi McKenna
Chairperson
Board Member → Vice Chairperson, 2021
Vice Chairperson → Chairperson, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Kratz
Chairperson
Board Member → Vice Chairperson, 2023
Vice Chairperson → Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neil Fowler
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Thigpen
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Sands
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas E. Kane
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas J. Bloom
Vice Chairperson
Board Member → Vice Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Holbrook
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darren Welker
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Riebe
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Gardner
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Young
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Garry Hartman
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph P. Welsh
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Pete Silvester (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Don Smith (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ronald Daniels (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Trevor Dunthorne (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Aneurin Bill Williams (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: David Blain CPA (2019–2022) — Chairperson
- Former: Ken Healy (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Lehman (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Ray Yeager (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Denise Grady (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: James Shillenn (2019–2020) — Executive Director · Filing note: Until 122019
- Former: Katie Bell (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: B. Scott Eighmy (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Peter Rittenhouse (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Sheri Collins (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $131K, to Rikki Riegner (Executive Director/CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Pa IRC Network Foundation
How much does Pa IRC Network Foundation give each year?
Pa IRC Network Foundation gave $6.5M across 27 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6.0M across 7 grants.
What is Pa IRC Network Foundation's typical grant size?
Pa IRC Network Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $241,283, across 27 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Pa IRC Network Foundation that year got $25K on average.
Where does Pa IRC Network Foundation give grants?
Pa IRC Network Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Pa IRC Network Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 27 grants with a stated purpose on Pa IRC Network Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Workforce Program Expansion" (20 grants) and "Manufacturing Extension Partership, Scoin" (5 grants).
Who are Pa IRC Network Foundation's largest grantees?
Pa IRC Network Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (Dvirc) ($1,498,440), Catalyst Connection ($1,240,340) and Mantec Inc ($808,214), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 54% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Pa IRC Network Foundation?
Pa IRC Network Foundation reported $558K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.9M.
What does Pa IRC Network Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to support collaboration among independent nonprofit economic development subcontractors so they can help small and medium-sized manufacturers identify, assess, select, implement, and optimize techniques and technologies. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Pa IRC Network Foundation?
Pa IRC Network Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Pa IRC Network Foundation's EIN?
Pa IRC Network Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3349280. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Pa IRC Network Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/pa-irc-network-foundation-morg_77246d260f614dc8be787a2b91c5dd20
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