Pennsylvania Dental Foundation
Pennsylvania Dental Foundation is a private foundation, based in Harrisburg, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $965K.
Pennsylvania Dental Foundation at a glance
In short: Pennsylvania Dental Foundation gave $965K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $965K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $965,306
- +2045.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $965,306
- +6335.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $965,306
- 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.
Who Pennsylvania Dental Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Pennsylvania Dental Foundation DBA Mom-N-Pa ($965K).
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 23 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Pennsylvania Dental Foundation gives
- Giving grew 1954% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $39K (2019) to $965K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $965K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Dental Foundation DBA Mom-N-Pa Harrisburg, PA | Final Distribution of Funds | $965,306 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $57 | $967,271 | $965,306 | 1 | $965,306 | — | $324 |
| 2024 | $967,214 | $128,426 | $49,221 | $45,000 | 3 | $45,000 | $122,510 | $43,977 |
| 2023 | $883,518 | $42,911 | $43,712 | $40,000 | 5 | $40,000 | $38,120 | $39,899 |
| 2022 | $797,606 | $31,442 | $50,678 | $47,000 | 7 | $47,000 | $29,340 | $41,437 |
| 2021 | $982,157 | $83,031 | $65,580 | $61,000 | 7 | $61,000 | $69,376 | $46,831 |
| 2020 | $920,993 | $52,505 | $48,798 | $42,789 | 5 | — | $45,581 | $41,392 |
| 2019 | $855,789 | $34,982 | $47,573 | $38,671 | 3 | — | $28,745 | $40,843 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pennsylvania Dental Foundation reported a distributable amount of $324 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pennsylvania Dental Foundation is led by John R. Coole DMD, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John R. Coole DMD
President
Trustee Since April → Trustee, 2024
Trustee → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Abod DMD
Trustee
Trustee Since April → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
April A. Detar DMD
Trustee
Trustee Since April → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Renee Fennell DMD
Trustee
Trustee Since April → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samuel E. Selcher DMD
Treasurer
Treasurer → Treasurer Since April, 2023
Treasurer Since April → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria J. Tacelosky DMD
Secretary
Trustee Since April → Trustee, 2024
Trustee → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Richard R. Grossman DDS (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Karin D. Brian DDS (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Michael J. Gans DMD (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Theodore J. Rockwell DMD (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: James Mancini DMD (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Cary J. Limberakis DDS (2023–2024) — Pres-Elect
- Former: Eric L. Shirley DMD (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kayla Klingensmith (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Nancy R. Rosenthal DDS (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Charles Dombrowski DMD (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: John H. Kiessling DMD (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Nipa Thakkar DMD (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Richard D. Troxler DMD MD PhD (2020–2023) — Trustee Since April
- Former: David A. Schwartz DDS (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Gary S. Davis DDS (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Marian S. Wolford Dmd Ms (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Brian Schwab DMD (2022) — Trustee Since April
- Former: Dennis A. Zabelsky DMD (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: James A. H. Tauberg DMD (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Thomas C. Petraitis DMD (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Charles J. Incalcaterra DMD (2019–2020) — President
- Former: David A. Schimmel Dmd Facd (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Stanley W. Markiewicz DMD (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Marian S. Wolford (2019) — Trustee
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 Pennsylvania Dental Foundation
How much does Pennsylvania Dental Foundation give each year?
Pennsylvania Dental Foundation gave $965K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $45K across 3 grants.
Where does Pennsylvania Dental Foundation operate?
Pennsylvania Dental Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Pennsylvania.
How much is Pennsylvania Dental Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Pennsylvania Dental Foundation reported a distributable amount of $324 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Pennsylvania Dental Foundation's EIN?
Pennsylvania Dental Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6420571. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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