Roy W Piper Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Clarks Summit, PA EIN: 20-7487500

Roy W Piper Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Its 2024 filing describes a scholarship application process for students intending to matriculate at a college or university.

Key facts about Roy W Piper Charitable Trust

In short: Roy W Piper Charitable Trust gave $600K across 72 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
20-7487500
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$599,625
Grants made (2025)
72
Average grant
$8,328
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$17,854,446
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
How to apply
Contact William A. Full details ↓
Deadline
March 15 each year.

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$17.9M

+6.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$600K

-22.3% YoY

Grant Count

72

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

-22.3% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Roy W Piper Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $952K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Roy W Piper Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 70% 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.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement is provided. The 2024 grants listed include college scholarships for individual students.

Grantmaking

In 2024, the trust reported 72 grants totaling $771,719. Grant amounts ranged from $1,362 to $22,500, with a median of $10,068. The largest listed grants included $22,500 to Giana Stoddard and $22,500 to Saul Woodsworth, both for college scholarships. Other listed scholarship grants ranged from $18,000 to $21,084.

Review Cycle

March 15 each year.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2024, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania and 1% to recipients in Indiana. Students residing in Wyoming, Luzerne, and Lackawanna counties receive preference.

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 72 itemized grants.

Cities

ScrantonTunhannockMoosicNicholsonTunkhannockArchbaldAvocaBeach LakeBereickBerwickBlakelyCarbondaleChesapeake CityClarks GreenClarks SummitCrescoDallasDaltonDickson CityDrums

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K82 grants2019 79 grants2020 81 grants2021 70 grants2022 68 grants2023 72 grants2024 72 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $600K (2025) to $772K (2024). In 2025 it made 72 grants totaling $600K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Triton Hose Company: $10KTriton Hose Company$10KBoy Scouts of America: $5KBoy Scouts of America$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Triton Hose Company ($10K). Together the top 2 received $15K.

Organizations only. It also paid 70 individual scholarships ($584,130), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

363 grants across all recorded years

363<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 363 grants of 363 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
49 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$520,391
Triton Hose Company Tunkhannock, PAGeneral Grant$10,495

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2024 $16,791,832 $1,511,212 $1,311,569 $771,719
2023 $15,907,952 $1,411,955 $1,175,407 $647,012
2022 $15,007,609 $1,400,147 $1,870,067 $633,802
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$17,854,446$16,791,832$15,907,952
Revenue$2,103,030$1,511,212$1,411,955
Expenses$1,109,697$1,311,569$1,175,407
Qualifying Distributions$668,416$857,556$729,348
Net Investment Income$1,383,605$1,051,894$890,868
Distributable Amount$951,781$902,863$810,964

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 25, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists William A. Petty as manager and Thomas P. Tulaney, Robert P. Browning, and Ronald Kukuchka as trustees.

Roy W Piper Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; all 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert P. Browning

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    $15K (2019) → $20K (2025)

  • Ronald Kukuchka

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    $15K (2019) → $20K (2025)

  • Thomas P. Tulaney

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    $15K (2019) → $20K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: William A. Petty (2019–2024) — Manager

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

Thomas P Tulaney — Trustee: $20KThomas P TulaneyTrustee$20KRobert P Browning — Trustee: $20KRobert P BrowningTrustee$20KRonald Kukuchka — Trustee: $20KRonald KukuchkaTrustee$20K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $20K, to Thomas P Tulaney (Trustee). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Application contact: William A Petty
Mailing address: PO Box 460, Tunkhannock, PA 18657
Phone: (570) 836-3868

Frequently asked questions about Roy W Piper Charitable Trust

How much does Roy W Piper Charitable Trust give each year?

Roy W Piper Charitable Trust gave $600K across 72 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $772K across 72 grants.

What is Roy W Piper Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Roy W Piper Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $8,328, across 72 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Roy W Piper Charitable Trust give grants?

Roy W Piper Charitable Trust gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Roy W Piper Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Occasionally: 3% of Roy W Piper Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 72) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "College Scholarship" (70 grants).

How large is Roy W Piper Charitable Trust?

Roy W Piper Charitable Trust reported $17.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $668K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $952K (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 does Roy W Piper Charitable Trust fund?

No mission statement is provided. The 2024 grants listed include college scholarships for individual students. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Roy W Piper Charitable Trust?

Contact William A. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Roy W Piper Charitable Trust's EIN?

Roy W Piper Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-7487500. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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