Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dunmore, PA EIN: 23-2402538
EducationGraduate and professional educationNursing educationHealthNursing care

Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Dunmore, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $303K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 6 grants totaling $37K. Net investment income was $22K.

Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund at a glance

In short: Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund gave $37K across 6 grants in 2024 (avg $6K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$37,374
-14.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
6
+100.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$6,229
-57.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$3,500
Total assets
$303,122
-8.4% vs 2023
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2024

Alvernia University: $21KAlvernia University$21KKeystone College: $4KKeystone College$4KWest Chester University: $4KWest Chester University$4KMisericordia University: $3KMisericordia University$3KBloomsburg University: $3KBloomsburg University$3K

The largest 2024 recipient was Alvernia University ($21K). Together the top 5 received $34K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($3,500), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 15 (93%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BloomsburgDallasLa PlumePhiladelphiaReadingUniversity ParkWest ChesterPottsville

How Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−18%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 78% 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$20K$40K$60K2 grants2020 3 grants2021 1 grant2022 3 grants2023 6 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $37K (2024) to $50K (2022). In 2024 it made 6 grants totaling $37K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Alvernia University Reading, PAScholarship$20,500
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$3,500
Keystone College La Plume, PAScholarship$3,500
West Chester University West Chester, PAScholarship$3,500
Misericordia University Dallas, PAScholarship$3,374
Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg, PAScholarship$3,000
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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
2024$303,122$22,004$50,024$37,3746$37,934$22,004$48,896
2023$331,001$21,320$54,619$43,4643$44,564$21,320$43,674
2022$357,868$21,986$61,752$50,1341$50,684$21,986$44,015
2021$379,567$22,324$58,145$45,5003$45,500$22,324$50,135
2020$403,383$20,737$54,085$43,8182—$20,437$46,048

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $49K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is Fidelity Bank Trust Department, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Fidelity Bank Trust Department

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    $11K (2021) → $12K (2024)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Fnb Trust & Financial Services (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Fidelity Bank Trust Department — Trustee: $12KFidelity Bank Trust…Trustee$12K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $12K, to Fidelity Bank Trust Department (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund

How much does Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund give each year?

Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund gave $37K across 6 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $43K across 3 grants.

What is Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?

Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2024 was $3,500, and its average grant was $6,229, across 6 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund give grants?

Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (6 grants).

Who are Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund's largest grantees?

Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund's largest 2024 grantees include Alvernia University ($20,500), Keystone College ($3,500) and West Chester University ($3,500), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($3,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund?

Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund reported $303K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $38K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $49K (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 Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund?

Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Dunmore, PA. It holds $303K in total assets as of 2024.

What is Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund's EIN?

Sylvia M Harley Nursing Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2402538. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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