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Don Services Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New Castle, PA EIN: 33-1120614 Website

To empower people with disabilities to live how and where they choose by providing home and community based services to Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, and Mercer counties in western Pennsylvania.

Don Services Inc at a glance

In short: Don Services Inc gave $101K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $101K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$101,156
-29.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$101,156
-29.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$101,156
Total assets
$3,678,502
-37.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

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Who Don Services Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Disability Options Network: $101KDisability Options Network$101K

The largest 2025 recipient was Disability Options Network ($101K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K6$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 6 grants of 7 (86%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

New Castle

How Don Services Inc gives

  • Giving fell 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $101K (2025) to $360K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $101K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Disability Options Network New Castle, PASupport Programming$101,156
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,678,502$22,779,623$24,716,887$101,1561$27,760
2024$5,844,181$21,588,539$20,869,436$142,7061$96,320
2023$6,183,750$22,504,229$21,928,300$247,2062$4,961
2022$6,388,613$22,856,686$22,414,910$130,0001$3,567
2021$5,577,472$22,542,773$23,407,823$306,5002$50,141
2020$6,617,624$23,500,525$23,453,929$360,0002$56,318
2019$5,916,670$21,427,351$20,959,978$211,5002$18,548

About Don Services Inc

Based on IRS filings

Don Services Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in New Castle, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $101K. Net investment income was $28K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Don Services Inc is led by Steve Cardella, CEO on every filing since 2024; 3 of 7 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Steve Cardella

    CEO

    On filings since 2024

    20 hrs/week

    $124K (2024) → $317K (2025)

  • Judd Musquire

    President

    Chairman → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Verner Smith

    Treasurer

    Accounting Manager → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    30 hrs/week

    $13K (2024) → $61K (2025)

  • Robert Dibuono

    COO

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    $159K (2025)

  • Thomas Fisher

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Betty Main

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel Hill

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Courtney Hower (2022–2024) — CEO
  • Former: Marsha Tsangaris (2022–2024) — CFO
  • Former: Chris Lloyd (2023–2024) — President
  • Former: Robert Dibouno (2024) — COO
  • Former: Melissa Underwood (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Betty Main Eff (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Christopher Lloyd (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Bruce Gold (2021–2022) — CFO
  • Former: Court Hower (2021) — CEO
  • Former: Eric C. Danielson (2019–2020) — CFO
  • Former: William J. Myers (2019–2020) — Treasurer

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

Steve Cardella — CEO: $317KSteve CardellaCEO$317KRobert Dibuono — COO: $159KRobert DibuonoCOO$159KVerner Smith — Treasurer: $61KVerner SmithTreasurer$61K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $317K, to Steve Cardella (CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Don Services Inc

How much does Don Services Inc give each year?

Don Services Inc gave $101K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $143K across 1 grant.

How large is Don Services Inc?

Don Services Inc reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $22.8M.

What is Don Services Inc?

Don Services Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in New Castle, PA. It holds $3.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Don Services Inc operate?

Don Services Inc has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Don Services Inc's EIN?

Don Services Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-1120614. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 3, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 23, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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