Erie Community Foundation

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Erie, PA EIN 25-6032032

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$2.4M

Foundation funders

43

Grants recorded

89

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Erie Community Foundation?

Erie Community Foundation is funded by 43 grantmakers, led by Mary M Nelson Charitable Trust ($673K), Johnson Charitable Gift Fund ($300K), Clifford Bliss Pa 12 ($245K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.4M in grants to Erie Community Foundation between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Mary M Nelson Charitable Trust$673,26442022–2025
Johnson Charitable Gift Fund$300,00012023
Clifford Bliss Pa 12$244,97462020–2025
Hamot Health Foundation$210,51942020–2024
Jeff and Sandy Wycoff Lang Foundation$200,00042020–2025
Velma Moore TW Charities$114,55022024–2025
Foundation to Promote Open Society$100,00012022
James and Amy Bennett$60,00032023–2025
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$55,57532021–2024
The Eberly Foundation$40,00012023
McCain Foundation$40,00042020–2023
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc$40,00042019–2022
United Way of Erie County$35,11522020–2025
Greater Erie Economic Development Corporation$35,00032020–2024
The Netherland Fund Inc$28,00012024
Fairman Family Foundation$25,00012025
Lang Family Foundation$25,00032021–2025
Letort Trust Foundation 600001010$15,69512024
Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio$15,00012020
Mary Metcalf Trust FBO J R Metcalf$13,79552021–2025
Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia Regional Foundation$10,00012025
South Erie Turnverein$10,00012023
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan$10,00012023
Charities Aid Foundation America$9,79012025
Henry E & Laurana S Fish$7,00012024
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K3 grants2019 13 grants2020 12 grants2021 14 grants2022 15 grants2023 19 grants2024 13 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2019) to $618K (2023). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $407K.

What grants has Erie Community Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Mary M Nelson Charitable TrustGENERAL SUPPORT$167,435
2025Velma Moore TW CharitiesGENERAL SUPPORT$57,668
2025Jeff and Sandy Wycoff Lang FoundationCHARITABLE$50,000
2025Clifford Bliss Pa 12GENERAL SUPPORT$40,350
2025Fairman Family FoundationGANNON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALUMNI FUND$25,000
2025James and Amy BennettCORRY YMCA 7TH GRADE INITIATIVE$20,000
2025Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia Regional FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$10,000
2025United Way of Erie CountyPOC$10,000
2025Lang Family FoundationGENERAL FUND$10,000
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$9,790
2025Edwin J & Patti Curtze FoundationGeneral$3,000
2025Mary Metcalf Trust FBO J R MetcalfGENERAL SUPPORT$2,598
2025Elias J & Blanche K Jones Memorial TrGENERAL SUPPORT$779
2024Mary M Nelson Charitable TrustGENERAL SUPPORT$158,664
2024Velma Moore TW CharitiesGENERAL SUPPORT$56,882
2024Jeff and Sandy Wycoff Lang FoundationCHARITABLE$50,000
2024Clifford Bliss Pa 12GENERAL SUPPORT$38,101
2024Hamot Health FoundationCAREER DEVELOPMENT$36,000
2024The Netherland Fund IncGeneral contribution$28,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$24,775
2024James and Amy BennettCORRY YMCA 7TH GRADE INITIATIVE$20,000
2024Letort Trust Foundation 600001010PFEW$15,695
2024Lang Family FoundationGENERAL FUND$10,000
2024Henry E & Laurana S FishUNRESTRICTED$7,000
2024The Ayco Charitable FoundationCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES$5,250
2024Greater Erie Economic Development CorporationFinancial support of its programs$5,000
2024Edwin J & Patti Curtze FoundationGeneral$3,000
2024Mary Metcalf Trust FBO J R MetcalfGENERAL SUPPORT$2,580
2024The Naomi and James I FitzgibbonENRICH THE LIVES OF COMMUNITY PEOPLE$1,500
2024Elias J & Blanche K Jones Memorial TrGENERAL SUPPORT$820

Showing 30 most recent of 89 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Erie Community Foundation?

Erie Community Foundation is funded by 43 grantmakers, led by Mary M Nelson Charitable Trust ($673K), Johnson Charitable Gift Fund ($300K), Clifford Bliss Pa 12 ($245K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.4M in grants to Erie Community Foundation between 2019–2025.

Who is Erie Community Foundation's largest funder?

Mary M Nelson Charitable Trust is the largest recorded funder of Erie Community Foundation, with $673K across 4 grants (2022–2025).

How much grant funding has Erie Community Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $2.4M in grants to Erie Community Foundation across 89 grants from 43 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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