Justamere Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Justamere Foundation's geographic focus is Pennsylvania, and its stated themes are trade scholarships, veterans' programmes, children's literacy, arts education, financial coaching and after-school programmes, so a Pennsylvania organisation working in one of these areas is the clearest fit.
- A typical request falls between $3,500 and $61,000, with about 8 in 10 grants in that band and a median of $20,000, but its largest grant was $500,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- In the filing, 77% of grant dollars went to organisations the foundation had already funded, so it may be relationship-led, and a first approach should be framed as a fit check, which the foundation welcomes.
- Applications are rolling, so you can submit whenever you are ready through the submission link on the Contact Us page.
Overview
Justamere Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports organisations across Pennsylvania through scholarship and supporting grants intended to help eliminate obstacles to a self-sustaining income. It seeks innovative programmes not supported by traditional government or private funding, and looks for programmes that help students overcome challenges, including financial gaps and necessities for completing training. Its areas of support include trade scholarships, grants for veterans’ mental-health services and education, children’s literacy programmes and arts education. It also identifies financial coaching and after-school programmes as ways to prepare people for the future. The foundation seeks programmes that can make this kind of impact and welcomes organisations working with community partners.
Themes
- Trade scholarships
- Veterans programs
- Children’s literacy
- Arts education
- Financial coaching
- After-school programmes
Geographic Focus
Pennsylvania.
How to apply
Organisations ready to submit a grant use the submission link on the Contact Us page.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 77% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 380 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation welcomes contact from organisations to assess whether their programme is a fit.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 9% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 77% of grant dollars went to organisations Justamere Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 136 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Williamson College of the Trades · Scholarship fund$500,0002024 tax year
- Valor Clinic Foundation · General & Unrestricted$304,8202024 tax year
- Harrisburg Area Community College Foundation · Certified workforce training for HACC's military and veteran students in need fund$101,2472024 tax year
- Chester County Community Foundation · AHHAH Chester County Imagination Library Fund$100,0002024 tax year
- Montgomery County Community College Foundation · MontcoWorks Apprenticeship Program$100,0002024 tax year
- Swarthmore College · Chester Children's Chorus Summer Learning Program$100,0002024 tax year
- Mission Edge San Diego · TFM Cybersecurity Scholarship fund - Fusion Cyber - Lincoln University scholarship fund$100,0002024 tax year
- Chester County Iu 24 · Trade School Scholarship Fund$90,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Lori Cushman — Director, President, Treasurer
- Therese G Bentley — Secretary, Director
- Shelby L Bentley — Director
- Raymond B Bentley — Director
- Casey A Bentley — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,032,882 | $3,237,468 | $27,779,128 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,597,633 | $3,896,013 | $27,303,663 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,007,932 | $4,363,978 | $23,071,628 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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