Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund
Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Johnstown, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $236K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $6K.
Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund gave $9K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $9,000
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,500
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,500
- Total assets
- $235,886
- -1.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (50% 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 Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Penn State University ($2K). Together the top 6 received $9K.
Grant Size Distribution
25 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 75% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2024) to $13K (2019). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $9K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Penn State University University Park, PA | Provide tuition support for thomas jefferson hs students and graduates | $1,500 |
| St Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA | Provide tuition support for thomas jefferson hs students and graduates | $1,500 |
| Wheaton College Wheaton, IL | Provide tuition support for thomas jefferson hs students and graduates | $1,500 |
| George Manson University Fairfax, VA | Provide tuition support for thomas jefferson hs students and graduates | $1,500 |
| University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | Provide tuition support for thomas jefferson hs students and graudates | $1,500 |
| Linfield University McMinnville, OR | Provide tuition support for thomas jefferson hs students and graduates | $1,500 |
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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 | $235,886 | $8,836 | $11,769 | $9,000 | 6 | $9,000 | $6,067 | $11,963 |
| 2024 | $238,811 | $7,032 | $8,730 | $6,000 | 4 | $6,000 | $4,302 | $11,607 |
| 2023 | $240,531 | $8,676 | $11,981 | $9,000 | 4 | $9,000 | $5,695 | $11,120 |
| 2022 | $243,867 | $1,880 | $13,167 | $10,000 | 5 | $10,000 | $3,574 | $11,778 |
| 2021 | $255,152 | $17,381 | $15,546 | $12,000 | 6 | $12,000 | $7,565 | $13,671 |
| 2020 | $253,285 | $21,074 | $16,661 | $13,064 | 6 | — | $7,746 | $13,331 |
| 2019 | $248,872 | $13,527 | $16,696 | $13,282 | 6 | — | $9,030 | $13,064 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund is led by Ameriserv Trust, Trustee on every filing since 2023 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ameriserv Trust
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$3K (2023) → $3K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Ameriserv Trust Financial Svcs (2019–2022) — Trustee
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 $3K, to Ameriserv Trust (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund
How much does Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund give each year?
Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund gave $9K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 4 grants.
What is Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?
Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $1,500, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund give grants?
Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Illinois (17%) and Virginia (17%).
Does Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund's largest grantees?
Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Penn State University ($1,500), St Joseph's University ($1,500) and Wheaton College ($1,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund?
Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund reported $236K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (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 Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1738804. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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