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Private foundation (trust)EIN 251610780Est. 1989-09

THE HAMER FOUNDATION

STATE COLLEGE PA, PA 16803

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$72.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$5.1M

FY 2023

Grants Made

45

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$112K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$1.1M

Typical

Deadlines

January 31

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.8M

Total Expenses

$5.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$5.1M

Distributable Amount

$3.7M

Min. Investment Return

$3.8M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

45 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $30K to maximum $1.1M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $6.3M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

121 grants

PA CHAPTER NATURE CONSERVANCY
$2.5M
3 grants
CLEARWATER CONSERVANCY
$2.2M
3 grants
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
$1.8M
3 grants
MILLBROOK MARSH NATURE CENTER
$1.6M
3 grants
WESTERN PA CONSERVANCY
$1.4M
3 grants
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
$1.1M
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FDTN
$940K
3 grants
CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY
$500K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

121 grants

<$10K
18
grants
$10–50K
54
grants
$50–250K
32
grants
$250K–1M
14
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Pennsylvania
$13.5M
80% of total
District of Columbia
$1.8M
10% of total
Illinois
$1.2M
7% of total
Maryland
$500K
3% of total

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