Horace B Packer Foundation Inc
The Horace B Packer Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 filing describes its charitable activity as providing grant distributions to local charities to improve quality of life in Tioga County.
Horace B Packer Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Horace B Packer Foundation Inc gave $226K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 33% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $225,647
- +22.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- -31.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,282
- +77.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,821
- Total assets
- $223,512
- +4.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 33% first-time grantees (6 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- 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 Horace B Packer Foundation Inc
- How to Apply
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The filing says to contact the foundation with a written request outlining the organization’s needs; it refers applicants to attached materials. Awards are made to charitable organizations that perform services or provide assistance in Tioga County and surrounding areas.
- Contact
Application contact: Horace B Packer Foundation
Mailing address: PO Box 732, Wellsboro, PA 16901
Phone: (570) 724-1800
Email: mary@owlettlewis.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Horace B Packer Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tioga County Partnership for ($50K). Together the top 10 received $194K.
Grant Size Distribution
130 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 124 grants of 130 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation states that it supports charitable organizations serving Tioga County and surrounding areas. All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Horace B Packer Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
33%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 18 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $12K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $9K repeat.
- 50% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $185K (2024) to $273K (2023). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $226K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tioga County Partnership for Wellsboro, PA | Packer Pool | $50,000 |
| Hamilton Gibson Productions Wellsboro, PA | Productions | $42,145 |
| Elkland Area Community Library Elkland, PA | Furniture and Tech | $16,500 |
| Knoxville Food Pantry Knoxville, PA | Food Purchases | $15,000 |
| Susquehanna Health Fund Williamsport, PA | Healing Garden | $15,000 |
| American Red Cross Wilkes-Barre, PA | Fire Programs | $13,000 |
| Deane Center Wellsboro, PA | Hvac/Floor | $10,000 |
| Cowanesque Valley Youth Football Westfield, PA | Field Equipment | $10,000 |
| Tioga County Agricultrural Asso Wellsboro, PA | DOORS | $8,550 |
| Wellsboro Foundation Wellsboro, PA | Ice Festival | $7,942 |
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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 | $223,512 | $242,033 | $231,502 | $225,647 | 20 | $225,647 | — | $449 |
| 2024 | $212,981 | $229,237 | $191,173 | $184,852 | 29 | $190,330 | $1,402 | $1,149 |
| 2023 | $181,777 | $246,633 | $280,354 | $273,361 | 32 | $278,642 | — | $495 |
| 2022 | $215,498 | $264,335 | $276,649 | $269,178 | 25 | $274,953 | — | $1,518 |
| 2021 | $227,812 | $234,272 | $235,176 | $227,030 | 24 | $234,571 | $6 | $1,283 |
| 2020 | $228,716 | $231,096 | $237,908 | $229,698 | 28 | — | $825 | $1,651 |
| 2019 | $235,528 | $235,131 | $251,074 | $243,688 | 30 | — | $962 | $1,333 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Horace B Packer Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $449 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 foundation states that its charitable activity is to benefit local charities through grant distributions that improve quality of life in Tioga County. Its 2025 grants supported projects and services including a pool, performing arts productions, library furniture and technology, food purchases, a healing garden, fire programs, facility improvements, youth sports equipment, and community events.
Among its grantees, Hamilton Gibson Productions describes its mission as creating local performing arts opportunities and providing performing-arts education for youth and adults in north central Pennsylvania. Elkland Area Community Library says it operates a free library providing books, multimedia, and information services to Elkland and surrounding areas. Wellsboro Foundation describes its work as community and economic development in Wellsboro and Tioga County. Partners in Progress says it empowers individuals with disabilities to succeed.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 20 grants totaling $225,647. Grant amounts ranged from $1,500 to $50,000, with a median of $6,821. Among the largest grants were $50,000 to Tioga County Partnership for the Packer Pool, $42,145 to Hamilton Gibson Productions for productions, $16,500 to Elkland Area Community Library for furniture and technology, and $15,000 each to Knoxville Food Pantry for food purchases and Susquehanna Health Fund for a healing garden.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists John Kenyon as president; Brian Tevlin as vice president; and Jeffrey A. Fetzer, Brian S. Duff, Lori Hamblin, and Holly Irwin as directors.
Horace B Packer Foundation Inc is led by John Kenyon, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Kenyon
President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian S. Duff
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey A. Fetzer
Director
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Holly Irwin
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Hamblin
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Tevlin
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Deborah Davenport (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Eugene Seelye (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Thomas Freeman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Edward K Erb (2022–2023) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Horace B Packer Foundation Inc
How much does Horace B Packer Foundation Inc give each year?
Horace B Packer Foundation Inc gave $226K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $185K across 29 grants.
What is Horace B Packer Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Horace B Packer Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $6,821, and its average grant was $11,282, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Horace B Packer Foundation Inc that year got $14K on average.
Where does Horace B Packer Foundation Inc give grants?
Horace B Packer Foundation Inc 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 Wellsboro, PA (10 grants) and Westfield, PA (3 grants).
Does Horace B Packer Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 20 grants with a stated purpose on Horace B Packer Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Horace B Packer Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Horace B Packer Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Tioga County Partnership for ($50,000), Hamilton Gibson Productions ($42,145) and Elkland Area Community Library ($16,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Horace B Packer Foundation Inc?
Horace B Packer Foundation Inc reported $224K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $226K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $449 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Horace B Packer Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation states that its charitable activity is to benefit local charities through grant distributions that improve quality of life in Tioga County. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Horace B Packer Foundation Inc?
The filing says to contact the foundation with a written request outlining the organization’s needs; it refers applicants to attached materials. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Horace B Packer Foundation Inc's EIN?
Horace B Packer Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6390932. 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. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 July 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Horace B Packer Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/horace-b-packer-foundation-inc-morg_8a1b57f74f414f878231d55c4a02a4de
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