Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship

Private foundation · Grantmaker Buffalo, NY EIN: 23-6692323

Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $182K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $5K.

Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship at a glance

In short: Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship gave $6K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,250
-16.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,083
-16.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$181,638
-1.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (80% 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 Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

LewisburgPittsburghYorkBlacksburgUniversity Park

How Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship gives

  • Giving fell 54% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 66% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K3 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2025) to $13K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
3 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$6,250
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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$181,638$10,830$13,148$6,2503$7,050$4,795$10,668
2024$184,055$7,999$14,325$7,5003$8,300$1,914$10,427
2023$190,477$7,483$19,796$12,9004$13,700$1,432$10,110
2022$202,844$11,093$19,350$13,4754$14,975$6,955$10,840
2021$211,133$16,293$17,869$12,5003$12,500$10,923$12,050
2020$212,773$8,794$17,556$12,3003—$3,520$11,037

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship's only listed officer is M & T Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2024 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • M & T Trust Company

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $6K (2024) → $6K (2025)

Former officers (4)
  • Former: M&t (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: M&T Trust CO (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Manufacturers AND Traders Trust CO (2020) — Corp Trustee
  • Former: Principal Of York Catholic High Sch (2020) — Selection Committee

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

M & T Trust Company — Trustee: $6KM & T Trust CompanyTrustee$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $6K, to M & T Trust Company (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship

How much does Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship give each year?

Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship gave $6K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 3 grants.

What is Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship's typical grant size?

Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,083, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship give grants?

Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 80% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Virginia (20%).

Does Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (3 grants).

How large is Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship?

Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship reported $182K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (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 Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship?

Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Buffalo, NY. It holds $182K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship's EIN?

Reverend William J Fitzpatrick Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6692323. 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.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)

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