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Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund

Preselected recipients only Hermitage, Pennsylvania · EIN 237413782

Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $4,500 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $450 and the largest $1,800. 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 $4,275 the year before.

86% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$4,50010$56,913
2024$4,2755$60,552
2025$4,5007$65,499

How to apply

Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund 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

What Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania7$4,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg, PA
Scholarship$1,800
Penn State University
University Park, PA
General charitable purpose$450
Commonwealth University - Lock Haven
Lock Haven, PA
Scholarship$450
Shippensburg University
Shippensburg, PA
Scholarship$450
Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA
Scholarship$450
Pennwest University
California, PA
Scholarship$450
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA
Scholarship$450

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

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

How much does Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund give?

$4,500 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $450.

Who runs Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists First National Trust Company (Trustee).

What does Catharine Guyer Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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