Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw

Private foundation · Grantmaker Erie, PA EIN: 27-6794961

Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Erie, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $245K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $22K.

Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw at a glance

In short: Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw gave $16K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,628
+19.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
-28.6% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,126
+67.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,999
Total assets
$245,339
+1.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (90% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Penwest University: $6KPenwest University$6KUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Student Payment Center: $4KUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGHStudent Payment Center$4KGannon University: $2KGannon University$2KPenn Foster Carrer Center: $2KPenn Foster Carrer Center$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Penwest University ($6K). Together the top 4 received $14K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($1,999), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

Ave CaliforniaPittsburghBereaBradfordClarionElizabethtownHoughtonIndianaLorrettoManassasNashvillePennsylvaniaSt East StroudsburgSyracuseWilliamsportLock HavenSlippery RockState College

How Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw gives

  • Giving fell 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 118% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2023 7 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $25K (2022). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $16K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Penwest University Ave California, PAScholarship Award$5,997
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Student Payment Center Pittsburgh, PAScholarship$3,998
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$1,999
Gannon University Pennsylvania, PAScholarship Award$1,999
Penn Foster Carrer Center Nashville, TNScholarship Award$1,635
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$245,339$24,573$22,243$15,6285$17,796$22,312$15,136
2024$241,375$127,391$17,239$13,0807$15,042$125,373$10,714
2023$131,184$8,467$15,040$11,4003$13,180$6,617$11,625
2022$137,771$7,889$29,497$25,2804$27,360$5,756$13,332
2021$159,374$10,537$6,621$2,0001—$6,925$13,905

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw reported a distributable amount of $15K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw's only listed officer is Northwest Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Northwest Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $4K (2021) → $4K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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

Northwest Bank — Trustee: $4KNorthwest BankTrustee$4K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $4K, to Northwest Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw

How much does Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw give each year?

Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw gave $16K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 7 grants.

What is Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw's typical grant size?

Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw's median grant in 2025 was $1,999, and its average grant was $3,126, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw give grants?

Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Tennessee (10%).

Does Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship Award" (4 grants).

Who are Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw's largest grantees?

Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw's largest 2025 grantees include Penwest University ($5,997), UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Student Payment Center ($3,998) and Gannon University ($1,999), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($1,999), which are not listed by name. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw?

Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw reported $245K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $15K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw?

Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Erie, PA. It holds $245K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw's EIN?

Mary Ann Walters Scholarship Funds Tr Uw's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-6794961. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 14, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 26, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 13, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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