Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund
Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Hermitage, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $58K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $5K.
Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund gave $5K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $642.857), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,500
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- +40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $643
- -24.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $450
- Total assets
- $58,368
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg ($2K). Together the top 6 received $4K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($450), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
41 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 41 grants of 41 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
Cities
How Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 175% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2021) to $7K (2020). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg Bloomsburg, PA | Scholarship | $1,800 |
| Penn State University University Park, PA | General Charitable Purpose | $450 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $450 |
| Shippensburg University Shippensburg, PA | Scholarship | $450 |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA | Scholarship | $450 |
| Pennwest University California, PA | Scholarship | $450 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA | Scholarship | $450 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $58,368 | $5,766 | $6,441 | $4,500 | 7 | $5,441 | $4,816 | $3,113 |
| 2024 | $55,639 | $4,410 | $5,948 | $4,275 | 5 | $5,107 | $3,572 | $2,963 |
| 2023 | $54,886 | $8,525 | $6,126 | $4,500 | 10 | $4,862 | — | $2,746 |
| 2022 | $52,121 | $2,250 | $6,171 | $4,500 | 11 | $4,860 | $102 | $2,821 |
| 2021 | $56,483 | $8,242 | $5,677 | $4,000 | 8 | $4,292 | $1,511 | $3,286 |
| 2020 | $53,918 | $8,278 | $8,428 | $7,000 | 14 | — | — | $2,871 |
| 2019 | $54,067 | $8,322 | $7,545 | $6,000 | 12 | — | — | $2,718 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is First National Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
First National Trust Company
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$653 (2019) → $385 (2025)
Former officers (9)
- Former: Brianna Apfelbaum Kula (2020–2023) — Atty for Fo
- Former: Jason Bendle (2020–2023) — Committee Me
- Former: Frank Janowski (2021–2023) — Committee Me
- Former: Helen Nunn (2021–2023) — Committee Me
- Former: Chad Cohrs (2019–2020) — Committee Me
- Former: Cheryl Beeler (2019–2020) — Committee Me
- Former: Jeffrey Apfelbaum (2019) — Attorney for
- Former: Mary Jane Mitterling (2019) — Committee Me
- Former: Ned Soderick (2019) — Committee Me
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $385, to First National Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund
How much does Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund give each year?
Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund gave $5K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 5 grants.
What is Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?
Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $450, and its average grant was $643, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund give grants?
Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 14% of Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (6 grants).
Who are Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund's largest grantees?
Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg ($1,800), Penn State University ($450) and Shippensburg University ($450), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($450), which are not listed by name. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund?
Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund reported $58K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7413782. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
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