Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund
Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Brockway, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $2K.
Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund gave $2K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $666.667), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,000
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $667
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $10,047
- -41.2% vs 2024
- 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 September 2026.
Who Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Katelyn Kennedy ($1K). Together the top 3 received $2K.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving fell 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 309% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $4K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Katelyn Kennedy Brockway, PA | For Higher Education | $1,000 |
| Eric Mowrey Brockway, PA | For Higher Education | $500 |
| Delayne Fremer Brockway, PA | For Higher Education | $500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,047 | — | $7,026 | $2,000 | 3 | $2,000 | $648 |
| 2024 | $17,073 | $1,720 | $6,984 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,000 | $459 |
| 2023 | $22,337 | $357 | $11,051 | $3,000 | 3 | $3,000 | $1,245 |
| 2022 | $33,031 | $1,360 | $11,051 | $3,000 | 3 | $3,000 | $1,501 |
| 2021 | $42,722 | $5,399 | $10,047 | $2,000 | 2 | $2,000 | $2,279 |
| 2020 | $47,370 | $1,729 | $12,045 | $4,000 | 3 | — | $2,590 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $648 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; 3 of 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
R. Edward Ferraro
Trustee
On filings since 2020
$1K (2020) → $600 (2025)
Stephen Zarlinski
Trustee
On filings since 2020
$1K (2020) → $600 (2025)
Daniel J. Hawkins
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Denise Carlini
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Katie Bish
Secretary
On filings since 2020
$2K (2020) → $2K (2025)
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 $2K, to Katie Bish (Secretary). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund
How much does Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund give each year?
Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund gave $2K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1K across 1 grant.
What is Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?
Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund give grants?
Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund 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 Brockway, PA (3 grants).
Does Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "For Higher Education" (3 grants).
How large is Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund?
Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund reported $10K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $648 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund?
Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Brockway, PA. It holds $10K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Rita M Fiddler Cook Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-2039309. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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