Grants awarded
Who does John Crain Kunkel Foundation fund?
John Crain Kunkel Foundation has awarded $3.6 million across 201 grants to 123 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $10,000 and $20,000.
Total awarded
$3.6M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
123
Grants
201
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Way of the Capital Region
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$208K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| H Historic Harriburg Association | $150K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Penn State University | $150K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Dauphin County Library System
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$150K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | PA | |
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$140K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| B Bethesda Mission INC | $130K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| P Penn State Health - Hampden Medical Center | $90K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts | $90K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Homeland Center | $80K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | PA | — |
| H Harrisburg University of Science and Technology | $80K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Veterans Outreach of Pennsylvania
|
$66K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| H Hacc Foundation | $60K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Friends of the West Shore Theatre INC
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$60K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Sadler Health Center Corporation
|
$58K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | PA | |
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
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$55K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| J Joshua Group | $52K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Stop the Violence Ministry | $52K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| C Capital Area Head Start a Division of Keystone Service Systems | $50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Operation Warm INC
|
$48K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| M Millersburg Area Senior Center | $38K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$38K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | PA | |
St Stephen's Episcopal School
|
$35K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
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$35K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
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$32K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Brethren Housing Association
|
$30K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| W Witf INC | $30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Art Center School & Galleries | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Junior Achievement of South Central PA | $30K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
The Cracked Pot Coffee Shop
|
$29K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| C Cleve J Fredricksen Library | $28K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Valley Youth House Committee INC
|
$27K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| U United Way of the Capital Region | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Keystone Human Services
|
$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | PA | |
| B Big Brothersbig Sisters of the Capital Region | $25K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Community Check Up Center of South Harrrisburg INC | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central PA
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Historical Society of Dauphin County
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$25K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg INC
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| D Dickinson College Farm | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$25K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| C Capital Area School for the Arts | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S St Stephen's Episcopal School | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Carlisle Cares DBA Community Cares | $24K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Board of Child Care | $24K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Project Share of Carlisle
|
$22K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Center for Employment Opportunities INC
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$22K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | PA | |
Janus School
|
$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| U Upmc Pinnacle Foundation | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| N National Civil War Museum | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Capital Area Greenbelt Association | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$20K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
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Skip Program
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| P Planned Parenthood Keystone | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hospice of Central PA | $20K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N New Hope Ministries | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Leaf Project INC | $20K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Paxton Street Home DBA Paxton Ministries | $19K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$18K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| C Community Check-Up Center | $17K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Open Stage of Harrisburg
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$16K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| H Harrisburg Green Alliance | $16K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Paxton Street Home Benevolent Society INC DBA Paxton Ministries | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Beacon Clinic for Health and Hope
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Salvation Army Harrisburg Capital City Region | $15K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Project Share of Carlisle | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Operation Medical
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Scholars INC (dba Thrive Housing Services) | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| G Girls on the Run Mid State PA | $15K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Boys and Girls Club of Chambersburg & Shippensburg INC | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| A American Red Cross of Central Pennsylvania | $15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Hoffman Homes for Youth | $14K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Beacon Clinic for Health and Hope | $14K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $14K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Family Promise of Harrisburg Capital Region | $12K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Susquehanna Art Museum
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$12K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | PA | |
| J Janus School | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| T Tribe on a Quest INC | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair | $10K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Stop the Violence Ministry | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Central Pennsylvania Food Bank | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland and Perry Counties | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Harrisburg Academy
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Center for Employment Opportunities | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Central Penn 1881 (dba Central Penn College | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W Wiildheart | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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