The Beaver County Foundation
The Beaver County Foundation is a public charity based in Beaver, Pennsylvania. It receives, administers, and distributes donations for charitable, educational, scientific, religious, healthcare, and other purposes, with its mission and grant guidelines emphasizing organizations and community needs in Beaver County and the surrounding region.
The Beaver County Foundation at a glance
In short: The Beaver County Foundation gave $517K across 27 grants in 2024 (avg $19K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 33% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $517,413
- -20.7% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 27
- Average grant
- $19,163
- Median grant
- $12,000
- Total assets
- $12,834,330
- +16.9% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 33% first-time grantees (9 of 27, 2024)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (93% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Beaver County Foundation
- How to Apply
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The Foundation’s website directs applicants to download and complete the application.
- Review Cycle
- Applications must be received by May 1 and October 1.
- Deadline
- Applications must be received by May 1 and October 1.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 569, Beaver, PA 15009
Phone: (724) 728-1331
Website: https://beavercountyfoundation.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Beaver County Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Royally Fit LLC ($101K). Together the top 10 received $365K.
Grant Size Distribution
94 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 92 grants of 94 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation’s grant guidelines focus on organizations in or serving Beaver County. They also state that certain donor-advised funds may make grants beyond the county region. In 2024, 93% of grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania and 7% to recipients in Ohio.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 27 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Beaver County Foundation open to new grantees?
33%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 9 of 27 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $19K; repeat grants $19K. How we count
Medians: $9K first-time, $15K repeat.
- Giving grew 60% from 2021 to 2024. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $141K (2019) to $652K (2023). In 2024 it made 27 grants totaling $517K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Royally Fit LLC Pittsburgh, PA | Outreach Programs | $101,300 |
| Paramount Pursuits Ambridge, PA | Entrepreneur program | $60,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church Beaver Beaver, PA | Camp programs | $40,975 |
| Fairwood Forest Lisbon, OH | Quay Park project | $37,675 |
| Tiger Pause Beaver Falls, PA | Operations | $26,000 |
| Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls Beaver Falls, PA | Operations | $26,000 |
| Beaver Area Heritage Museum Beaver, PA | Operations | $23,450 |
| Aliquippa Impact Aliquippa, PA | Operations | $17,000 |
| Beaver Borough Beaver, PA | Park Projects | $16,828 |
| YMCA of Beaver County New Brighton, PA | Operations | $16,050 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12,834,330 | $2,594,639 | $1,162,994 | $517,413 | 27 | $1,035,003 |
| 2023 | $10,978,362 | $2,220,488 | $951,278 | $652,457 | Total only | $1,496,061 |
| 2022 | $9,708,990 | $-1,191,960 | $859,831 | $351,774 | 21 | $-1,679,507 |
| 2021 | $11,760,813 | $1,213,286 | $787,386 | $322,627 | 25 | $685,170 |
| 2020 | $10,594,657 | $1,523,530 | $688,981 | $248,777 | 21 | $331,891 |
| 2019 | $9,007,372 | $1,559,109 | $1,290,824 | $141,323 | 13 | $431,135 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s mission is to create an atmosphere for and understanding of philanthropy, and to preserve and encourage the development of organizations and programs that meet human needs. It does this by enabling individuals and organizations to build endowments whose revenues strengthen programs and events benefiting Beaver County and the surrounding region.
Its grant guidelines identify health, human services, education, and cultural events as areas for responsive community programs. The guidelines say grants are for capital items or seed money for new agencies and new projects by established agencies, not operations or deficit payments. Grants to churches and religious organizations are made when projects clearly benefit the entire community; matching grant opportunities are preferred.
Examples of supported organizations include the Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls, whose stated mission is to provide library services, and Skybacher Ministries, whose stated mission is to help students know they are loved and accepted by God and grow in their relationship with Christ. The Foundation also supports organizations whose stated missions include youth mentoring and improving educational and workforce opportunities for young people in Beaver County.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the Foundation reported 27 grants totaling $517,413. Grants ranged from $5,500 to $101,300, with a median grant of $12,000. Among the largest were $101,300 to Royally Fit LLC for outreach programs, $60,000 to Paramount Pursuits for an entrepreneur program, $40,975 to First Presbyterian Church Beaver for camp programs, and $37,675 to Fairwood Forest for the Quay Park project. Other listed awards included $26,000 each to Tiger Pause and the Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls, both for operations.
The Foundation says applications are reviewed twice yearly, in May and October. Applicants are instructed to download and complete the application. The submission checklist calls for a proposal narrative, project budget, recent annual financial statement, IRS tax-exempt determination letter, governing-board list, and other materials specified on the checklist. Recipients are asked to submit a written evaluation after the project or program is complete.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Theresa Laderer as executive director. Directors listed include Charles Copeland, president; Tim Demetres, treasurer; Thomas Hamilton, secretary; Robert Pusateri, vice president; Lisa Gabauer; Ed DeMailo; Pam Roesch; and Chad McMillen. Robert Campbell is listed as legal counsel.
The Beaver County Foundation is led by Theresa Laderer, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 18 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Theresa Laderer
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$40K (2019) → $47K (2024)
Charles Copeland
Director & President
Awards Chair → Director & Awards Chair, 2021
Director & Awards Chair → Director & President, 2022
On filings since 2019
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chad McMillen
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pam Roesch
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Sweeney
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Pusateri
Director & Vice President
Board Member → Director & Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tad Makowiecki
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Hamilton
Director & Secretary
Board Member → Director & Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Demetres
Director & Treasurer
Treasurer → Director & Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melvin Steals
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Blackwood
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Bryan
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Nichols
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Minor
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ed Demailo
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Gabauer
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Helsing
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Campbell
Legal Counsel
Director & President → Director, 2022
Director → Legal Counsel, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Gordon Gallagher (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jessica Briggs (2019–2023) — Counsel
- Former: Joseph Bauman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Steve Maslek (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Toni Sadecky (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Charles O'Data (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Jacqueline McLaughlin (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Joseph N. Tosh II (2019–2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $47K, to Theresa Laderer (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about The Beaver County Foundation
How much does The Beaver County Foundation give each year?
The Beaver County Foundation gave $517K across 27 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $652K in grants paid.
What is The Beaver County Foundation's typical grant size?
The Beaver County Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $12,000, and its average grant was $19,163, across 27 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Beaver County Foundation that year got $19K on average.
Where does The Beaver County Foundation give grants?
The Beaver County Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Ohio (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Beaver Falls, PA (7 grants), Beaver, PA (4 grants), Aliquippa, PA (4 grants) and New Brighton, PA (3 grants).
Does The Beaver County Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 27 grants with a stated purpose on The Beaver County Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Operations" (20 grants).
Who are The Beaver County Foundation's largest grantees?
The Beaver County Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Royally Fit LLC ($101,300), Paramount Pursuits ($60,000) and First Presbyterian Church Beaver ($40,975), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 39% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is The Beaver County Foundation?
The Beaver County Foundation reported $12.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.6M.
What does The Beaver County Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s mission is to create an atmosphere for and understanding of philanthropy, and to preserve and encourage the development of organizations and programs that meet human needs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Beaver County Foundation?
The Foundation’s website directs applicants to download and complete the application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Beaver County Foundation's EIN?
The Beaver County Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1660309. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 15, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work The Beaver County Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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