Harry C Trexler Estate
The Harry C. Trexler Estate, operating as the Harry C. Trexler Trust, is a private foundation based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It supports Allentown parks and charitable organizations serving Lehigh County, with grants for community needs including education, social services, and the arts.
Harry C Trexler Estate at a glance
In short: Harry C Trexler Estate gave $5.4M across 91 grants in 2025 (avg $59K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,359,288
- -0.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 91
- +2.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $58,893
- -3.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $125,812,698
- +5.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (8 of 84, 2025)
- 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. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Harry C Trexler Estate
- How to Apply
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The Trust’s application instructions direct applicants to submit a Grant Summary Form and other files through its application system. The 2024 filing lists a letter request, formation documents, governing instrument, IRS determination letter, financial statements, budget, and client statistics as application materials. The Trust’s website says organizations may request a meeting with staff well in advance of the deadline.
- Review Cycle
- December 1. The 2025 electronic application instructions say required documents must be uploaded by 4:30 p.m.
- Deadline
- December 1.
- Contact
Application contact: Janet E Roth
Mailing address: 600 Hamilton Street Suite 310, Allentown, PA 18101
Phone: (610) 434-9645
Email: jroth@trexlertrust.org
Website: HTTPS://TREXLERTRUST.ORG
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Harry C Trexler Estate
Who Harry C Trexler Estate funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City of Allentown ($1.8M across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $3.2M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($75,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
483 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 330 grants of 483 (68%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Trust’s website says eligible charitable organizations must be domiciled in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Its 2024 filing further states that awards are restricted to organizations domiciled in Lehigh County that serve Lehigh County clients exclusively or substantially. All 2025 grant dollars listed in the filing went to recipients in Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 91 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Harry C Trexler Estate open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 84 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $54K; repeat grants $65K. How we count
Medians: $11K first-time, $28K repeat.
- 86% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 89% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5.4M (2025) to $6.2M (2023). In 2025 it made 91 grants totaling $5.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Allentown Allentown, PA | Improvements, Extension and Maintenance of All Its Parks. | $1,801,763 |
| The Allentown Parknership Allentown, PA | General Operating Support. | $275,000 |
| Allentown Art Museum Allentown, PA | General Operating Support. | $175,000 |
| The Salvation Army Allentown, PA | Allentown Shelter Operating Support. | $175,000 |
| Lehigh Conference of Churches Allentown, PA | General Operating Support for Services in Lehigh County. | $125,000 |
| Ripple Community Inc Allentown, PA | General Operating Support. | $125,000 |
| CASA Guadalupe Center Allentown, PA | Pa'lante Education Program Support. | $120,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania Allentown, PA | Integrated Students Support Porgram in the Allentown School. | $110,000 |
| The Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology Inc Allentown, PA | Fourth installment of a $500,000 grant to support the allentown expansion project. | $100,000 |
| Baum School of Art Allentown, PA | General Operating Support. | $100,000 |
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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 | $125,812,698 | $13,978,038 | $7,270,924 | $5,359,288 | 91 | $6,027,021 | $12,914,603 | $6,736,774 |
| 2024 | $118,997,797 | $5,396,605 | $7,228,227 | $5,401,000 | 89 | $6,114,540 | $4,346,426 | $6,543,016 |
| 2023 | $120,831,656 | $8,046,448 | $8,023,329 | $6,151,000 | 99 | $6,869,817 | $6,989,567 | $6,308,093 |
| 2022 | $120,869,990 | $16,865,446 | $8,004,161 | $5,979,685 | 105 | $6,730,530 | $15,815,862 | $6,826,440 |
| 2021 | $112,350,364 | $-64,518 | $7,216,519 | $5,697,895 | 99 | — | $1,049,194 | $6,231,151 |
| 2020 | $119,603,468 | $4,355,444 | $7,399,406 | $5,713,750 | 108 | — | $3,455,080 | $5,971,918 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Harry C Trexler Estate reported a distributable amount of $6.7M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Trust’s website quotes Harry C. Trexler’s will describing support “of the most benefit to humanity” in the City of Allentown and County of Lehigh. Its giving includes park improvements and support for charitable organizations.
Grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of organizations supported. The Allentown Parknership says it encourages involvement and investment in Allentown parks and recreation. The Allentown Art Museum says its mission is to collect, preserve, study, and exhibit art and enrich residents’ lives through it. Ripple Community says it fosters community among marginalized neighbors and connections across social boundaries. Casa Guadalupe Center says it serves primarily Latino residents of the Lehigh Valley through health, education, and social services for people of all ages.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Trust made 91 grants totaling $5,359,288. Awards ranged from $1,000 to $1,801,763, with a median grant of $25,000. The largest grant was $1,801,763 to the City of Allentown for improvements, extension, and maintenance of its parks. Other large awards included $275,000 to the Allentown Parknership for general operating support; $175,000 each to the Allentown Art Museum for general operating support and the Salvation Army for Allentown shelter operating support; and $125,000 each to the Lehigh Conference of Churches for services in Lehigh County and Ripple Community for general operating support.
The filing also lists $120,000 to Casa Guadalupe Center for its Pa’lante education program, $110,000 to Communities in Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania for student support in an Allentown school, and $100,000 to the Da Vinci Science Center as the fourth installment of a grant supporting its Allentown expansion project.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Barnet H. Fraenkel, Jamie P. Musselman, L. Charles Marcon, J. Scott Pidcock, and Donald M. Bernhard as trustees, and Janet E. Roth as executive director.
Harry C Trexler Estate is led by Janet E. Roth, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; all 6 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Janet E. Roth
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$201K (2020) → $249K (2025)
Barnet H. Fraenkel
Trustee
On filings since 2020
15 hrs/week
$30K (2020) → $30K (2025)
J. Scott Pidcock
Trustee
On filings since 2020
15 hrs/week
$30K (2020) → $30K (2025)
Jamie P. Musselman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
15 hrs/week
$30K (2020) → $30K (2025)
L. Charles Marcon
Trustee
On filings since 2020
15 hrs/week
$30K (2020) → $30K (2025)
Donald M. Bernhard
Trustee
On filings since 2021
15 hrs/week
$21K (2021) → $30K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Malcolm J. Gross (2020–2021) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $249K, to Janet E Roth (Executive Director). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Harry C Trexler Estate
How much does Harry C Trexler Estate give each year?
Harry C Trexler Estate gave $5.4M across 91 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5.4M across 89 grants.
What is Harry C Trexler Estate's typical grant size?
Harry C Trexler Estate's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $58,893, across 91 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Harry C Trexler Estate that year got $54K on average.
Where does Harry C Trexler Estate give grants?
Harry C Trexler Estate 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 Allentown, PA (72 grants), Emmaus, PA (4 grants), Whitehall, PA (4 grants) and Slatington, PA (3 grants).
Does Harry C Trexler Estate give general operating support?
Yes: 41% of Harry C Trexler Estate's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (37 of 91) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Building Improvements." (3 grants).
Who are Harry C Trexler Estate's largest grantees?
Harry C Trexler Estate's largest 2025 grantees include City of Allentown ($1,803,763 across 2 grants), The Allentown Parknership ($275,000) and The Salvation Army ($225,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($75,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Harry C Trexler Estate?
Harry C Trexler Estate reported $125.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6.7M (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 does Harry C Trexler Estate fund?
The Trust’s website quotes Harry C. Trexler’s will describing support “of the most benefit to humanity” in the City of Allentown and County of Lehigh. Its giving includes park improvements and support for charitable organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Harry C Trexler Estate?
The Trust’s application instructions direct applicants to submit a Grant Summary Form and other files through its application system. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Harry C Trexler Estate's EIN?
Harry C Trexler Estate's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-1162215. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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