Guyer Foundation
Guyer Foundation is a private foundation, based in Hermitage, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $618K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $22K.
Guyer Foundation at a glance
In short: Guyer Foundation gave $20K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,000
- -4.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,333
- +58.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,750
- Total assets
- $618,220
- -1.1% 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.
How to apply to Guyer Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Guyer Foundation
Who Guyer Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Central Susquehanna Sight Services ($5K). Together the top 6 received $20K.
Grant Size Distribution
52 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 52 grants of 52 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Guyer Foundation gives
- Giving fell 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 78% 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 $20K (2021) to $28K (2020). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Central Susquehanna Sight Services Sunbury, PA | Support | $5,121 |
| Union-Snyder Community Action Agency Selinsgrove, PA | Support | $5,121 |
| Keystone Service Systems Inc Harrisburg, PA | Support | $3,000 |
| Catherine Guyer Scholarship Fund Hermitage, PA | Support | $2,500 |
| Dig Furniture Bank Milton, PA | Support | $2,258 |
| Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA Sunbury, PA | Support | $2,000 |
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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 | $618,220 | $30,749 | $37,472 | $20,000 | 6 | $27,884 | $21,879 | $35,582 |
| 2024 | $624,925 | $64,022 | $44,233 | $21,000 | 10 | $31,747 | $51,627 | $33,237 |
| 2023 | $604,956 | $14,754 | $33,039 | $21,000 | 10 | $24,162 | $6,680 | $31,893 |
| 2022 | $623,444 | $19,114 | $44,381 | $25,000 | 14 | $34,469 | $7,524 | $32,969 |
| 2021 | $649,187 | $60,943 | $43,888 | $20,000 | 12 | $33,541 | $16,059 | $36,279 |
| 2020 | $632,164 | $78,121 | $54,450 | $28,000 | 14 | — | $4,408 | $33,317 |
| 2019 | $608,718 | $93,533 | $56,340 | $28,000 | 12 | — | $9,365 | $34,738 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Guyer Foundation reported a distributable amount of $36K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Guyer Foundation'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
$8K (2019) → $4K (2025)
Former officers (7)
- Former: Diane Meixell (2019–2023) — Committee Me
- Former: Robert Bausinger (2019–2023) — Committee Me
- Former: Joanna Troutman (2020–2023) — Committee Me
- Former: Malcolm Derk (2021–2023) — Committee Me
- Former: Brianna Apfelbaum Kula (2022–2023) — Atty for Founder
- Former: Charles Groce (2019–2021) — Committee Me
- Former: Paul Kieffer (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 $4K, to First National Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Guyer Foundation
How much does Guyer Foundation give each year?
Guyer Foundation gave $20K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $21K across 10 grants.
What is Guyer Foundation's typical grant size?
Guyer Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,750, and its average grant was $3,333, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Guyer Foundation give grants?
Guyer Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Sunbury, PA (2 grants).
Does Guyer Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Guyer Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support" (6 grants).
Who are Guyer Foundation's largest grantees?
Guyer Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Central Susquehanna Sight Services ($5,121), Union-Snyder Community Action Agency ($5,121) and Keystone Service Systems Inc ($3,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 66% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Guyer Foundation?
Guyer Foundation reported $618K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $28K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $36K (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 Guyer Foundation's EIN?
Guyer Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7413781. 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 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 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 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
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