Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance
To promote the rural arts.
Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance at a glance
In short: Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance gave $15K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,431
- -45.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,144
- -27.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,055
- Total assets
- $127,005
- -30.2% 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.
How to apply to Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance
Who Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lilly-Washington Public Library ($5K). Together the top 3 received $15K.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2025) to $155K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $15K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly-Washington Public Library Lilly, PA | Promote the Rural Arts | $5,321 |
| Laurel View Villiage Davidsville, PA | Promote the Rural Arts | $5,055 |
| Small Town Hope Inc Northern Cambria, PA | Promote the Rural Arts | $5,055 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $127,005 | $286,124 | $228,664 | $15,431 | 3 | $5,172 |
| 2024 | $182,047 | $121,137 | $151,113 | $28,220 | 4 | $667 |
| 2023 | $84,745 | $108,992 | $118,148 | $25,652 | 4 | $404 |
| 2022 | $88,681 | $99,550 | $102,821 | $50,000 | Total only | $119 |
| 2021 | $91,764 | $105,721 | $90,753 | $41,000 | Total only | $150 |
| 2020 | $82,506 | $219,396 | $210,518 | $154,737 | Total only | $1,320 |
| 2019 | — | $191,263 | $186,883 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance
Based on IRS filings
Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance is a public charity, based in Indiana, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $127K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $5K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance is led by Rebecca Catelinet, Executive Director on filings since 2019; 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rebecca Catelinet
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$31K (2019) → $37K (2025)
Richard W. Bryant
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melanie Ramsey
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Hofscher
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Wagner
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Ferguson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristie Taylor
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Kerle
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Briggs
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeanne Gleason
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Verobish
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Hank Knerr (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Teresa Baughman (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Rosemary Pawlowski (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Deena Thompson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Fj Hartland (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Noel Feeley (2019–2020) — Secretary & 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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $37K, to Rebecca Catelinet (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance
How much does Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance give each year?
Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance gave $15K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $28K across 4 grants.
What is Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance's typical grant size?
Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance's median grant in 2025 was $5,055, and its average grant was $5,144, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance give grants?
Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Promote the Rural Arts" (3 grants).
How large is Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance?
Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance reported $127K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $286K.
What is Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance's EIN?
Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1591599. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 23, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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