Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund
The Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund is a public charity based in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, formed in 2012. It supports educational opportunity for students from low- and middle-income families through scholarships for private-school tuition in Central Pennsylvania, educational improvement programs at Pennsylvania public schools and their assignees, and grants to other charities.
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund gave $64.5M across 436 grants in 2024 (avg $148K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 19% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $64,457,282
- +20.7% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 436
- +18.8% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $147,838
- +1.6% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $45,000
- Total assets
- $77,077,441
- +12.7% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 19% first-time grantees (47 of 253, 2024)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund
- Contact
Mailing address: 501 Third Street, Tyrone, PA 16686
Phone: (814) 942-4406
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was The Neighborhood Academy ($1.8M). Together the top 10 received $12.5M.
Organizations only. It also paid 137 individual scholarships ($21,189,467), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
1,409 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 750 grants of 1,409 (53%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The fund describes its scholarship program as funding private-school tuition in Central Pennsylvania and its educational improvement programs as supporting Pennsylvania public schools and their assignees. All reported 2024 grant dollars went to Pennsylvania recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 436 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund open to new grantees?
19%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 47 of 253 grantees (19%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $68K; repeat grants $180K. How we count
Medians: $22K first-time, $66K repeat.
- 68% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $16.5M (2019) to $64.5M (2024). In 2024 it made 436 grants totaling $64.5M.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Neighborhood Academy Pittsburgh, PA | Pennsylvania Eitc Scholarships | $1,816,280 |
| St James School Philadelphia, PA | Pennsylvania Eitc Scholarships | $1,459,900 |
| 17 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $11,587,582 |
| Logos Academy York, PA | Pennsylavania Eitc Scholarshipspennsylvania Eitc Scholarships | $1,346,840 |
| Faith Christian Academy Quakertown, PA | Pennsylvania Eitc Scholarships | $1,283,990 |
| Sewickley Academy Sewickley, PA | Pennsylvania Eitc Scholarships | $1,249,968 |
| Trinity High School Camp Hill, PA | Pennsylvania Eitc Scholarships | $1,183,777 |
| Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | Pennsylvania Eitc Scholarships | $1,149,897 |
| Yeshiva Schools Pittsburgh, PA | Pennsylvania Eitc Scholarships | $1,059,618 |
| Delaware County Christian School Newtown Square, PA | Pennsylvania Eitc Scholarships | $989,100 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $77,077,441 | $73,854,376 | $65,171,936 | $64,457,282 | 436 | $1,831,192 |
| 2023 | $68,395,001 | $69,551,076 | $55,187,999 | $53,411,551 | 367 | $1,376,287 |
| 2022 | $54,031,924 | $55,334,922 | $43,811,817 | $43,262,479 | 307 | $159,824 |
| 2021 | $42,508,819 | $45,167,381 | $41,599,159 | $41,208,392 | Total only | $40,331 |
| 2020 | $38,940,629 | $36,489,179 | $29,256,888 | $28,548,969 | 299 | $239,177 |
| 2019 | $31,708,306 | $30,150,094 | $17,056,293 | $16,531,568 | 202 | $233,238 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The fund’s stated mission is to provide educational opportunity through educational choice to students from low- and middle-income families, using scholarships and educational improvement programs. Its stated program activities include scholarships for private-school tuition in Central Pennsylvania, educational improvement programs at Pennsylvania public schools and their assignees, and grants to other charities.
Its 2024 grants included Pennsylvania EITC scholarships to schools with varied missions. For example, The Neighborhood Academy describes its mission as preparing low-income students for higher education and breaking the cycle of generational poverty. Saint James School describes itself as a faith-based Philadelphia middle school serving students from an under-resourced neighborhood. An individual recipient Catholic Academy says it provides children from low-income families with affordable, high-quality education. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the fund’s.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the fund reported 436 grants totaling $64,457,282. Grant amounts ranged from $5,500 to $1,816,280, with a median of $45,000. The largest grants included $1,816,280 to The Neighborhood Academy, $1,459,900 to St. James School, $1,415,250 to an individual recipient Catholic Academy, $1,346,840 to Logos Academy, and $1,283,990 to Faith Christian Academy. The stated purpose for these grants was Pennsylvania EITC scholarships. All reported 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania.
The fund states that awards are selected under EITC state procedures and sent to school administrations to administer.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Randy Tarpey as president; Tami Clark as executive director; Lindsey Bennett as secretary; Casi Fries as treasurer; and Christopher Palazzi, Edward Kaplan, and Joseph Adams as board members.
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund is led by Randy Tarpey, President on every filing since 2019; 3 of 7 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Randy Tarpey
President
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
$30K (2019) → $42K (2024)
Tami Clark
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$53K (2019) → $98K (2024)
Casi Fries
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
30 hrs/week
$30K (2019) → $83K (2024)
Christopher Palazzi
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Kaplan
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lindsey Bennett
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Adams
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Noah Neff (2019–2021) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $98K, to Tami Clark (Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund
How much does Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund give each year?
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund gave $64.5M across 436 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $53.4M across 367 grants.
What is Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2024 was $45,000, and its average grant was $147,838, across 436 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund that year got $68K on average.
Where does Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund give grants?
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (26 grants), Pittsburgh, PA (20 grants), York, PA (14 grants) and Lancaster, PA (8 grants).
Does Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 436 grants with a stated purpose on Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Pennsylvania Eitc Scholarships" (389 grants), "Pennsylvania Eitc EIO Grant" (20 grants) and "Charity Grant for Education" (17 grants).
Who are Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund's largest grantees?
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund's largest 2024 grantees include The Neighborhood Academy ($1,816,280), St James School ($1,459,900) and Logos Academy ($1,346,840), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. It also paid 137 individual scholarships ($21,189,467), which are not listed by name. Together they received 7% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund?
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund reported $77.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $73.9M.
What does Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund fund?
The fund’s stated mission is to provide educational opportunity through educational choice to students from low- and middle-income families, using scholarships and educational improvement programs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund?
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4423429. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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