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Irvin and Marion Erb Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Fitchburg, Massachusetts · EIN 205142862

Irvin and Marion Erb Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $105,400 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $29,512 and the largest $29,512. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $93,250 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$92,5254$1.9 million
2024$93,2504$2.2 million
2025$105,4004$2.7 million

How to apply

Irvin and Marion Erb Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts4$105,400

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Springfield College
Springfield, MA
Unrestricted$29,512
United Way of North Central Massachusetts
Fitchburg, MA
Unrestricted$29,512
YMCA of Central Massachusetts
Worcester, MA
Unrestricted$29,512
Heart of New England Boy Scouts of America
Rutland, MA
Unrestricted$16,864

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Irvin and Marion Erb Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Irvin and Marion Erb Charitable Trust give?

$105,400 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $29,512.

Who runs Irvin and Marion Erb Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Elisha W Erb (Trustee) and David G Southcotte Sr (Trustee).

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