Rahal Family Foundation
Rahal Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Hershey, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $230K. Net investment income was $375K.
Rahal Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Rahal Family Foundation gave $230K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $57K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $229,500
- -3.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $57,375
- +20.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $21,250
- Total assets
- $4,198,134
- +3.6% vs 2024
- 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 Rahal Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County ($186K). Together the top 4 received $230K.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 17 (59%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Rahal Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 41% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $147K (2019) to $256K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $230K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County Carlisle, PA | General Purposes | $186,000 |
| Joseph Simpson Public Library Mechanicsburg, PA | General Purposes | $40,000 |
| Tony's Team Foundation Carlisle, PA | General Purposes | $2,500 |
| Folds of Honor Carlisle, PA | General Purposes | $1,000 |
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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 | $4,198,134 | $405,248 | $260,864 | $229,500 | 4 | $230,700 | $375,084 | $237,204 |
| 2024 | $4,053,750 | $442,406 | $262,141 | $237,500 | 5 | $237,500 | $417,765 | $238,396 |
| 2023 | $3,873,485 | $341,220 | $280,334 | $256,000 | 2 | $258,400 | $322,314 | $205,860 |
| 2022 | $3,812,599 | $232,582 | $188,280 | $162,400 | 2 | $163,600 | $211,191 | $207,404 |
| 2021 | $3,768,297 | $324,034 | $273,143 | $251,000 | 4 | $252,200 | $303,091 | $240,122 |
| 2020 | $3,717,406 | $43,898 | $219,422 | $202,000 | 5 | — | $45,197 | $202,517 |
| 2019 | $3,892,930 | $1,140,970 | $189,438 | $147,000 | 2 | — | $642,115 | $167,950 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Rahal Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $237K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rahal Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert E. Rahal
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Rahal Stiltner
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Rahal Family Foundation
How much does Rahal Family Foundation give each year?
Rahal Family Foundation gave $230K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $238K across 5 grants.
What is Rahal Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Rahal Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $21,250, and its average grant was $57,375, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Rahal Family Foundation give grants?
Rahal Family Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Carlisle, PA (3 grants).
Does Rahal Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Rahal Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Rahal Family Foundation?
Rahal Family Foundation reported $4.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $231K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $237K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Rahal Family Foundation's EIN?
Rahal Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3583446. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
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