Williamson Family Educational Trust
Williamson Family Educational Trust is a private foundation based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 filing reports scholarship grants, with awards restricted to students about to graduate from Millersburg High School in Millersburg, Pennsylvania.
Williamson Family Educational Trust at a glance
In short: Williamson Family Educational Trust gave $58K across 25 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $58,173
- +1.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 25
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,327
- -19.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,595
- Total assets
- $1,118,618
- +56.7% 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 October 2026.
How to apply to Williamson Family Educational Trust
- How to Apply
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The filing says applicants should contact Mid Penn Bank and provide a letter outlining their qualifications for a scholarship, including information about academic achievements and extracurricular activities. Recipients must be students about to graduate from Millersburg High School in Millersburg, Pennsylvania.
- Review Cycle
- The filing lists Class Night, around May 1 each year. The 2026 cycle has passed.
- Deadline
- The filing lists Class Night, around May 1 each year.
- Contact
Application contact: Mid Penn Bank
Mailing address: PO Box 660, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: (570) 516-8325
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Williamson Family Educational Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
118 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 118 grants of 118 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 25 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Williamson Family Educational Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+10%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $42K (2021) to $66K (2019). In 2025 it made 25 grants totaling $58K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 25 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $58,173 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,118,618 | $55,384 | $72,091 | $58,173 | 25 | $58,703 | $55,325 | $60,689 |
| 2024 | $713,699 | $52,716 | $70,855 | $57,575 | 20 | $58,100 | $52,686 | $58,741 |
| 2023 | $731,843 | $49,420 | $72,807 | $60,450 | 21 | $60,975 | $47,387 | $57,569 |
| 2022 | $665,865 | $48,334 | $66,581 | $53,000 | 27 | $59,791 | $41,544 | $64,682 |
| 2021 | $546,140 | $49,759 | $55,548 | $41,500 | 25 | $48,524 | $42,433 | $63,162 |
| 2020 | $341,327 | $44,529 | $72,099 | $57,250 | 19 | — | $35,854 | $52,220 |
| 2019 | $368,897 | $46,862 | $80,883 | $66,375 | 34 | — | $36,733 | $62,464 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Williamson Family Educational Trust reported a distributable amount of $61K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The available information does not state a mission. The 2025 filing lists scholarships as the purpose of the grants.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the trust gave 25 grants totaling $58,173. Grants ranged from $500 to $5,000, with a median of $1,595. Among the largest grants were $5,000 to an individual recipient Harrisburg Area CC and $3,998 to Sabrina an individual recipient; individual recipients also received awards of up to $5,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Mid Penn Bank is listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.
Williamson Family Educational Trust's only listed officer is MID Penn Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
MID Penn Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
$13K (2019) → $13K (2025)
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $13K, to Mid Penn Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Williamson Family Educational Trust
How much does Williamson Family Educational Trust give each year?
Williamson Family Educational Trust gave $58K across 25 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $58K across 20 grants.
What is Williamson Family Educational Trust's typical grant size?
Williamson Family Educational Trust's median grant in 2025 was $1,595, and its average grant was $2,327, across 25 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Williamson Family Educational Trust give grants?
Williamson Family Educational Trust gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Williamson Family Educational Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 25 grants with a stated purpose on Williamson Family Educational Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (25 grants).
How large is Williamson Family Educational Trust?
Williamson Family Educational Trust reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $59K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $61K (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 Williamson Family Educational Trust fund?
The available information does not state a mission. The 2025 filing lists scholarships as the purpose of the grants. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Williamson Family Educational Trust?
The filing says applicants should contact Mid Penn Bank and provide a letter outlining their qualifications for a scholarship, including information about academic achievements and extracurricular activities. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Williamson Family Educational Trust's EIN?
Williamson Family Educational Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-7007479. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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