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Catherine Hayes Nelson Scholarship

Preselected recipients only State College, Pennsylvania · EIN 251867007

Catherine Hayes Nelson Scholarship is a private foundation in State College, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $32,400 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $32,400 and the largest $32,400. 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 $31,500 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$18,0001$529,284
2024$31,5001$585,397
2025$32,4001$631,149

How to apply

Catherine Hayes Nelson Scholarship 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 Catherine Hayes Nelson Scholarship funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania1$32,400

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Penn State Dubios
Dubios, PA
Scholarship$32,400

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Catherine Hayes Nelson Scholarship accept grant applications?

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

How much does Catherine Hayes Nelson Scholarship give?

$32,400 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $32,400.

Who runs Catherine Hayes Nelson Scholarship?

Its 2025 filing lists Michele Hayes Aber (President).

What does Catherine Hayes Nelson Scholarship fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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