STARK FINANCIAL FOUNDATION

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Retrieved 2026-11-01; covers tax years 2024–2025. Data: furp.org, CC BY 4.0.

2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $125K · expenses $51K · assets $56K

EIN
33-2265755
Address
79 W MARKET ST STE 200, BETHLEHEM, PA 18018-5749
NTEE code
T22
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2025 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Mark Sessanta Director2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Erika Sessanta Director2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mark Sessanta Director1 $0-- $01
Erika Sessanta Director1 $0-- $01
2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mark Sessanta Director1 $0-- $01
Erika Sessanta Director1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 3 grants to individuals · $50K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 2 contributors · $79K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Mark Sessanta Person Bethlehem, PA $53,220$52,220 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2 Paul Barry Person Bethlehem, PA $25,427$25,427 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2024 · 1 contributor · $32K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Mark Sessanta Person Bethlehem, PA $32,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$124,837$50,744 $56,442$56,442 $78,647- ---
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,500$7,500 $25,000$25,000 $32,500- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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MUCK FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT22 $121,420$38,515 CHAIRMAN/CEO$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
FAIRMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT22 $120,576$179,720 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MIDDLESWARTH FOUNDATIONPAT22 $123,216$82,615 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HELEN C COARD FOUNDATIONPAT22 $134,019$68,676 TRUSTEE$11,513 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
METZ FAMILY FOUNDATION INCPAT22 $120,938$196,352 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
NIKOLAUS FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT22 $129,176$108,016 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MARILYN K KIEFER FOUNDATIONPAT22 $119,414$105,367 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HONESDALE NATIONAL BANK FOUNDATIONPAT22 $123,841$220,319 DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
CRAMER FAMILY FOUNDATION PC TRPAT22 $116,781$128,572 TRUSTEE$21,131 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ROSENBERG CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPAT22 $120,888$96,611 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
BARON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPAT22 $119,012$135,272 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
BIG SPRING SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONPAT22 $130,816$26,732 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
TOM AND PAM TWARDZIK FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT22 $131,119$35,826 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HONKUS-ZOLLINGER CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPAT22 $121,561$129,426 CO-TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
WESTMORELAND CLUB CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPAT22 $120,728$23,497 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
TERRY AND EILEEN GLENN FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT22 $132,427$137,074 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
PAMELA MINFORD CHARITABLEFOUNDATIONPAT22 $132,043$123,675 PRESIDENT$28,500 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
INDIAN VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF FRIENDSPAT22 $123,759$67,000 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THE LEON AND PATRICIA HOUSERPAT22 $125,079$67,370 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HELEN RUTH GORDON CHARITABLE TRPAT22 $127,330$98,292 TRUSTEE$16,620 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
RUN2SHINE INCPAT22 $129,330$118,227 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
RICHARD GERSTELL CHARITABLE TRPAT22 $131,531$121,576 TRUSTEE$32,227 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
JACOB R HERSHEY IRRV TR TW CHARITIESPAT22 $116,529$131,063 TRUSTEE$20,675 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$10,5401 12024–2024 NOAHS SPARK FOUNDATION
PENNSYLVANIA AUTOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$10,0001 12023–2023 BIG SPRING SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
HOUSTON FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$4,0002 12019–2020 LOTUS FOUNDATION
BERGMAN FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,0001 12021–2021 WESTMORELAND CLUB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
STEFAN & TANYA GLEASON FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$2,0001 12018–2018 WHITE STAR FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $50,744 spent · pay $0 · grants $50,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $50,500 99.5%
Fees: other professional $206 0.4%
Other expenses $38 0.1%
Total$50,744100%

View the filing

2024 · Form 990PF · $7,500 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $7,500 100.0%
Total$7,500100%

View the filing

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