Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lancaster, PA EIN: 23-7865062

Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Lancaster, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $376K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $13K. Net investment income was $10K.

Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust gave $13K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$12,531
-34.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,177
-34.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,177
Total assets
$376,210
-0.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Bethesda Mission: $4KBethesda Mission$4KSkyline View Brethrenchrist Church: $4KSkyline View BrethrenchristChurch$4KArthritis Foundation Inc: $4KArthritis Foundation Inc$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Bethesda Mission ($4K). Together the top 3 received $13K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

HarrisburgAtlanta

How Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving fell 44% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 60% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$10K$20K$30K3 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2021) to $24K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $13K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bethesda Mission Harrisburg, PAOperations$4,177
Skyline View Brethrenchrist Church Harrisburg, PAOperations$4,177
Arthritis Foundation Inc Atlanta, GAOperations$4,177
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$376,210$15,904$18,467$12,5313$12,531$10,188$20,820
2024$378,686$18,344$24,685$19,2063$19,206$12,865$19,439
2023$385,799$15,428$29,171$23,7273$23,727$10,174$18,618
2022$399,358$26,984$28,870$22,3303$22,330$20,864$21,436
2021$399,544$28,543$17,774$11,8163—$22,585$21,093

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $21K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Fulton Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Fulton Bank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $6K (2021) → $6K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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

Fulton Bank N a — Trustee: $6KFulton Bank N aTrustee$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $6K, to Fulton Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust

How much does Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust give each year?

Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust gave $13K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $19K across 3 grants.

What is Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $4,177, and its average grant was $4,177, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust give grants?

Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Georgia (33%). The most frequent recipient cities were Harrisburg, PA (2 grants).

Does Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Operations" (3 grants).

How large is Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust?

Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust reported $376K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $21K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust's EIN?

Clyde E & Zada V Peters Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7865062. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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