The Greenly Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Mechanicsburg, PA EIN: 27-6838442

The Greenly Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. In its 2025 filing, it reported 13 grants totaling $65,705, all recorded as general support.

The Greenly Family Foundation at a glance

In short: The Greenly Family Foundation gave $66K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$65,705
+3.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
13
-23.5% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,054
+35.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,867
Total assets
$1,400,341
-0.7% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
23% first-time grantees (3 of 13, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (95% 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 The Greenly Family Foundation

Review Cycle
None at this time, according to the 2025 filing.
Deadline
None at this time, according to the 2025 filing.
Contact

Application contact: Duane Greenly
Mailing address: 20 Gunpowder Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050-7363
Phone: (717) 790-5459

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who The Greenly Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Central Penn Education Foundation: $20KCentral Penn EducationFoundation$20KBloomsburg Area YMCA: $10KBloomsburg Area YMCA$10KChristian School Assn of Greater Harrisburg: $10KChristian School Assn ofGreater Harrisburg$10KWitf: $10KWitf$10KGrey Towers Heritage Assn: $5KGrey Towers Heritage Assn$5KDowntown Mechanicsburg Partnership: $3KDowntown MechanicsburgPartnership$3KBloomsburg University Foundation Inc: $2KBloomsburg UniversityFoundation Inc$2KVeterans of Foreign Wars: $2KVeterans of Foreign Wars$2KPenn Cumberland Garden Club: $1KPenn Cumberland Garden Club$1KTunnel to Towers Foundation: $1KTunnel to Towers Foundation$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Central Penn Education Foundation ($20K). Together the top 10 received $64K.

Grant Size Distribution

63 grants across all recorded years

63<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 63 grants of 63 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 95% of grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania, 2% to New Hampshire, 2% to Kansas, and 1% to Tennessee.

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.

Cities

MechanicsburgBloomsburgHarrisburgCamp HillSummerdaleDillsburgMilfordTopekaLemoyneMemphisPhiladelphiaBala CynwydHamptonLewisberryNew CumberlandStaten IslandYork

Is The Greenly Family Foundation open to new grantees?

23%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 3 of 13 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $4K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $1K repeat.

  • 77% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 91% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K8 grants2019 7 grants2020 11 grants2021 11 grants2022 11 grants2023 17 grants2024 13 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $58K (2019) to $73K (2022). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $66K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Central Penn Education Foundation Summerdale, PAGeneral Support$20,000
Bloomsburg Area YMCA Bloomsburg, PAGeneral Support$10,000
Christian School Assn of Greater Harrisburg Harrisburg, PAGeneral Support$10,000
Witf Harrisburg, PAGeneral Support$10,000
Grey Towers Heritage Assn Milford, PAGeneral Support$5,000
Downtown Mechanicsburg Partnership Mechanicsburg, PAGeneral Support$3,000
Bloomsburg University Foundation Inc Bloomsburg, PAGeneral Support$1,867
Veterans of Foreign Wars Milford, NHGeneral Support$1,576
Penn Cumberland Garden Club Camp Hill, PAGeneral Support$1,100
Tunnel to Towers Foundation Philadelphia, PAGeneral Support$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,400,341$77,439$87,095$65,70513$65,945$56,289$72,657
2024$1,409,997$373,097$80,958$63,23917$63,239$355,378$65,705
2023$1,117,858$19,228$83,095$67,11711$67,117$23,335$63,751
2022$1,181,725$84,360$94,000$72,77211$72,772$63,132$66,608
2021$1,191,365$330,827$82,946$62,75011$62,925$310,806$72,974
2020$943,484$85,668$74,473$59,8387—$71,033$62,985
2019$932,289$49,039$70,719$58,0788—$36,573$59,748

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Greenly Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $73K 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

No mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants went to organizations including education, YMCA, Christian school, public media, heritage, community, university, veterans, garden club, and military-support organizations.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation gave 13 grants totaling $65,705. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $20,000, with a median of $1,867. The largest listed grants were $20,000 to Central Penn Education Foundation; $10,000 each to Bloomsburg Area YMCA, Christian School Assn of Greater Harrisburg, and WITF; and $5,000 to Grey Towers Heritage Assn. Each was designated for general support.

The foundation’s 2025 filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It lists a grant application form and says to contact Duane Greenly. The filing states that award restrictions are the provisions set forth in Article III of the Agreement of Trust.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Duane R. Greenly, Susan A. Greenly, Jason O. Greenly, and Robin Y. Barrios as trustees.

The Greenly Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Duane R. Greenly

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason O. Greenly

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Y. Barrios

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan A. Greenly

    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 The Greenly Family Foundation

How much does The Greenly Family Foundation give each year?

The Greenly Family Foundation gave $66K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $63K across 17 grants.

What is The Greenly Family Foundation's typical grant size?

The Greenly Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,867, and its average grant was $5,054, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Greenly Family Foundation that year got $8K on average.

Where does The Greenly Family Foundation give grants?

The Greenly Family Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Harrisburg, PA (2 grants) and Bloomsburg, PA (2 grants).

Does The Greenly Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of The Greenly Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The Greenly Family Foundation's largest grantees?

The Greenly Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Central Penn Education Foundation ($20,000), Bloomsburg Area YMCA ($10,000) and Christian School Assn of Greater Harrisburg ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 61% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Greenly Family Foundation?

The Greenly Family Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $66K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $73K (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 does The Greenly Family Foundation fund?

No mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants went to organizations including education, YMCA, Christian school, public media, heritage, community, university, veterans, garden club, and military-support organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Greenly Family Foundation?

The Greenly Family Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is The Greenly Family Foundation's EIN?

The Greenly Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-6838442. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 24, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)

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