Pembroke Foundation
The Pembroke Foundation is a private foundation based in Bradford, Pennsylvania, that made 33 grants totaling $365,000 in filing year 2025. Its website describes a scholarship program intended to help students with financial need pay for college; the foundation’s 2025 filing also documents grants to charitable organizations.
Pembroke Foundation at a glance
In short: Pembroke Foundation gave $365K across 33 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $365,000
- -6.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 33
- -2.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,061
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $1,367,703
- -9.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 27% first-time grantees (9 of 33, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Pembroke Foundation
- How to Apply
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For organizational requests, the 2025 filing says to contact Pam Fredeen or Amy McCune and submit, in writing, details of the requesting organization’s need and charitable purpose. Awards are at the discretion of the officers and directors. For scholarships, applications are submitted online.
- Review Cycle
- The filing lists no deadline for organizational requests. The scholarship application page gives March 15, 2026, as the deadline for completed applications.
- Deadline
- The filing lists no deadline for organizational requests.
- Contact
Application contact: Pam Fredeen And Amy Mccune
Mailing address: PO Box 264, Bradford, PA 16701
Phone: (814) 362-1638
Website: https://pembrokefoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Pembroke Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bradford Educational Foundation ($201K). Together the top 10 received $314K.
Grant Size Distribution
165 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 156 grants of 165 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that 97% of grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania and 3% to recipients in New York. The website’s scholarship eligibility criteria name high schools in Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfield, and Richmond City.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 33 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Pembroke Foundation open to new grantees?
27%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 9 of 33 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $14K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 73% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 111% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF 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 $109K (2020) to $390K (2024). In 2025 it made 33 grants totaling $365K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford Educational Foundation Bradford, PA | To Support General Operating Expenses | $201,000 |
| Futures Endowment Trust Bradford, PA | To Support General Operating Expenses | $52,000 |
| United Way of Bradford Bradford, PA | To Support General Operating Expenses | $18,000 |
| Beacon Light Bradford, PA | To Support General Operating Expenses | $10,000 |
| No Feline Left Behind Bradford, PA | To Support General Operating Expenses | $6,000 |
| Derrick City Vol Fire Dept Derrick City, PA | To Support General Operating Expenses | $6,000 |
| Friendship Table Bradford, PA | To Support General Operating Expenses | $6,000 |
| Special Olympics Bradford, PA | To Support General Operating Expenses | $5,000 |
| Bradford Landmark Society Bradford, PA | To Support General Operating Expenses | $5,000 |
| CASA Smethport, PA | To Support General Operating Expenses | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Filing type: Form 990-PF (a private foundation).
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,367,703 | $221,866 | $371,869 | $365,000 | 33 | $365,000 | $214,997 | $329,598 |
| 2024 | $1,517,706 | $304,878 | $393,974 | $390,000 | 34 | $389,000 | $299,904 | $269,613 |
| 2023 | $1,606,802 | $254,062 | $381,455 | $377,300 | 34 | $377,300 | $249,907 | $233,769 |
| 2022 | $1,734,195 | $218,019 | $379,084 | $371,200 | 33 | $371,200 | $210,135 | $244,796 |
| 2021 | $1,895,260 | $318,852 | $320,150 | $318,500 | 31 | $318,500 | $317,202 | $253,589 |
| 2020 | $1,896,558 | $131,357 | $116,148 | $108,900 | 29 | — | $124,109 | $206,056 |
| 2019 | $1,881,349 | $238,372 | $244,262 | $240,770 | 42 | — | $234,880 | $208,652 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pembroke Foundation reported a distributable amount of $330K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to serve disadvantaged students and their families by providing college scholarships toward the cost of education. Its website describes the scholarship program as available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who plan to attend a four-year college or university.
Its 2025 grants also went to organizations with varied missions. For example, Friendship Table says it provides meals to people including adults, youth, children, and infants. Bradford Area Public Library says it provides resources to inform, educate, and enrich its community. Special Olympics says it promotes acceptance and inclusion through sports, health, and education programs. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 33 grants totaling $365,000. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $201,000, with a median of $2,500. The largest grants included $201,000 to Bradford Educational Foundation and $52,000 to Futures Endowment Trust, both for general operating expenses. Other notable grants for general operating expenses included $18,000 to United Way of Bradford, $10,000 to Beacon Light, and $6,000 each to No Feline Left Behind, Derrick City Volunteer Fire Department, and Friendship Table.
For the 2026 academic year, the website says the foundation will award five scholarships of $1,000 each. Scholarships are sent directly to recipients’ student accounts offices. Applicants must meet the listed eligibility criteria, including graduating from an accredited high school in Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfield, or Richmond City in spring 2026, having at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA, being accepted to an accredited school, filing the FAFSA or VASA, and demonstrating financial need. The website calls for an online application and supporting materials, including a personal statement, admission letter, transcript, and financial aid documentation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Pamela Fredeen, Donald Fredeen, Amy McCune, and Daniel McCune as vice presidents. The website identifies Mary Kay Blair, Richard Blair, Jean Clark, Tiwan Nicholson, and Donielda Tripp-Leino as board members.
Pembroke Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amy B. McCune
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Daniel P. McCune
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Donald J. Fredeen
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Pamela B. Fredeen
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Thomas R. Bromeley (2019–2022) — Chairman
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.
Frequently asked questions about Pembroke Foundation
How much does Pembroke Foundation give each year?
Pembroke Foundation gave $365K across 33 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $390K across 34 grants.
What is Pembroke Foundation's typical grant size?
Pembroke Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $11,061, across 33 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Pembroke Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does Pembroke Foundation give grants?
Pembroke Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Bradford, PA (24 grants).
Does Pembroke Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Pembroke Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (33 of 33) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Pembroke Foundation's largest grantees?
Pembroke Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Bradford Educational Foundation ($201,000), Futures Endowment Trust ($52,000) and United Way of Bradford ($18,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Pembroke Foundation?
Pembroke Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $365K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $330K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Pembroke Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to serve disadvantaged students and their families by providing college scholarships toward the cost of education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Pembroke Foundation?
For organizational requests, the 2025 filing says to contact Pam Fredeen or Amy McCune and submit, in writing, details of the requesting organization’s need and charitable purpose. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Pembroke Foundation's EIN?
Pembroke Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6811371. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 28, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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