Alvernia University

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Reading, PA EIN 23-1522643

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$4.4M

Foundation funders

80

Grants recorded

167

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Alvernia University?

Alvernia University is funded by 80 grantmakers, led by Header Family Foundation ($1.5M), The Wyomissing Foundation Inc ($305K), Arizona Community Foundation ($250K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.4M in grants to Alvernia University between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Header Family Foundation$1,500,00032023–2025
The Wyomissing Foundation Inc$305,00032020–2024
Arizona Community Foundation$250,00012020
Berks County Community Foundation Inc$201,97682022–2025
The Breidegam Family Foundation$200,00022024–2025
National Philanthropic Trust$179,00032020–2025
National Board of Medical Examiners$170,03512024
Firstenergy Foundation$135,06052022–2023
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$135,00022021–2024
Jerlyn Foundation$120,00062020–2025
The Kindness Coalition$108,00012020
St Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem PA$96,00042022–2025
Henry Janssen Foundation$80,00042021–2024
Council of Independent Colleges$75,00032023–2025
Calabria Foundation$65,00022024–2025
Fulton Forward Foundation$60,00012024
Berks Coalition to End Homelessness Inc$51,37112025
The Cynthia and Jim Boscov Family$50,00042021–2025
The Charlotte W Newcombe Foundation$50,00052020–2024
The Raymond C and Maureen K Dee$50,00012020
Berks Alliance$36,54922020–2021
Stanley Family Foundation$30,00032022–2024
Hammel Family Foundation$30,00042021–2024
Sordoni Family Foundation$25,00012022
USA Triathlon Foundation$25,00022021–2022
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St Joseph Regional Health Network$23,20042022–2025
Althouse Foundation$22,90822020–2025
Ben Franklin Technology Partners Ne PA$22,50032023–2025
Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund Inc$21,00012021
Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund$20,50012024
Yocum Family Perpetual$20,36752021–2025
W W & Lucretia Hafer Scholarship Tuw$20,32142021–2024
Salvatore M Cutrona Family Foundation$18,50042020–2025
Michael Palm Foundation$15,00022019–2025
The 1994 Charles B Degenstein Fdn$15,00022020–2021
Malcolm Wesley Myers and Anna$13,42842024–2025
Frank and Amanda Hartman Educational$12,15042019–2022
The Forman S Acton Educational Foundation Inc$11,91732022–2024
Michaels Frank Scholarship T W$10,50022024–2025
Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc$10,00012025
Interfaith America$10,00012024
Penn Entertainment Foundation$10,00012024
Cotterel R$9,75022025
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants$9,01812022
Rhoads T L Ud L Rhoads Foundation$9,00012020
Lindback CR & MF Foundation TW Main$8,00022021–2023
Hassel Foundation$7,95032022–2024
United Way of Berks County Inc$7,20012019
The Storer Trust for Educational and$6,00012019
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania$5,50012019
Helen Reber Hilton Trust$5,25012019
Amanda a Baum Tr FBO Cocalico XXX-XX-XXXX$5,23312025
Health and Welfare Foundation of$5,00012025
The Kurr Foundation$5,00012025
Irvin R Eugene TW Educ$5,00012023
Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor$5,00012020
Constance and Carl Ferris Charitable$5,00012020
The Sparr Foundation$4,50042024–2025
Archer Foundation$4,00012025
Amanda a Baum Tr FBO Ephrata XXX-XX-XXXX$3,50012022
Mary H Bailey Ed Tr FD-Char Tr$3,00012024
Roberta and Ernest Scheller Jr$3,00012023
CVS Foundation$3,00012020
Snayberger Memorial Fdn (PF)$2,89912025
Edward T Maleskas Scholarship Fund$2,50012025
The Gonglefski Family Foundation$2,50012025
Stambaugh Scholarship Priv Fdn$2,00012024
Captain James E Turner Jr Usnr Scholarship Tr$1,72012024
Anna Marie Helbing Tr for Nursing Education$1,70022024–2025
Verizon Foundation$1,17742021–2024
The Beeman Family Foundation$1,00012024
Melvin H and Thelma N Jenkins Scholarship$83412020
Byrne Family Foundation$75032020–2022
Charles L Flynn Jr Private Foundation$50012022
Garden Homes Fund$50012022
The Catherine V and Martin Hofmann$30012024
Pennsylvania Automotive Recycling$25012023
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$5012024
Arthur J Gallagher Foundation$5012021
PPL Foundation$5012020

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M6 grants2019 19 grants2020 19 grants2021 26 grants2022 22 grants2023 37 grants2024 38 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2019) to $1.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 38 grants totaling $1.1M.

What grants has Alvernia University received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Header Family FoundationGENERAL FUND PURPOSE$500,000
2025The Breidegam Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2025Jerlyn FoundationDONATION$95,000
2025Berks Coalition to End Homelessness IncYHSI HUD GRANT$51,371
2025Berks County Community Foundation IncFOR THE ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY AMERICAN HOUSE STUDENT-RUN PHYSICAL THERAPY/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRO BONO CLINIC$39,744
2025Berks County Community Foundation IncFOR WORKING THE MUSICAL$39,000
2025Berks County Community Foundation IncFOR THE SUPPORT OF TEXPL MIND SCHOLARS: NEURORESEARCH & EDUCATION INITIATIVE$35,421
2025Council of Independent CollegesGRANTS TO COLLEGES$35,000
2025St Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem PAPROGRAM SUPPORT$28,500
2025National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$26,000
2025Calabria FoundationScholarships$25,000
2025Berks County Community Foundation IncFOR THE TEXPL ALZHEIMER'S STUDENT-LED RESEARCH PROGRAM AT ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY$25,000
2025Althouse FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$16,908
2025Berks County Community Foundation IncFOR SANCTUARY OF COLOR - BRINGING ART TO THE LIGHTHOUSE PLAYGROUND$13,026
2025The Cynthia and Jim Boscov FamilyEDUCATION$12,500
2025Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity IncSUPPORT COLLEGE SERVICE INITIATIVES$10,000
2025Salvatore M Cutrona Family FoundationTO FUND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT$7,500
2025Ben Franklin Technology Partners Ne PABUSINESS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE$7,500
2025St Joseph Regional Health NetworkProgram Support$6,700
2025Berks County Community Foundation IncFOR THE BERKS BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE SYMPOSIUM AND SHOWCASE$5,845
2025Michaels Frank Scholarship T WSCHOLARSHIP$5,500
2025Amanda a Baum Tr FBO Cocalico XXX-XX-XXXXSCHOLARSHIP$5,233
2025Michael Palm FoundationCHARITABLE$5,000
2025Health and Welfare Foundation ofEDUCATION$5,000
2025The Kurr Foundationcommunity assistance$5,000
2025Cotterel RSCHOLARSHIP$4,875
2025Cotterel RSCHOLARSHIP$4,875
2025Archer FoundationA CATHOLIC COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY WITH A LIBERAL ARTS FOUNDATION FOUNDED BY THE BERNARDINE FRANCISCAN SISTERS.$4,000
2025Yocum Family PerpetualGENERAL OPERATING$3,673
2025Malcolm Wesley Myers and AnnaSCHOLARSHIP$3,200

Showing 30 most recent of 167 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Alvernia University?

Alvernia University is funded by 80 grantmakers, led by Header Family Foundation ($1.5M), The Wyomissing Foundation Inc ($305K), Arizona Community Foundation ($250K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.4M in grants to Alvernia University between 2019–2025.

Who is Alvernia University's largest funder?

Header Family Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Alvernia University, with $1.5M across 3 grants (2023–2025).

How much grant funding has Alvernia University received?

IRS 990 filings record $4.4M in grants to Alvernia University across 167 grants from 80 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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