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F&m Trust Co Scholarship Program

Accepts applications Chambersburg, Pennsylvania · EIN 256823291

F&m Trust Co Scholarship Program is a private foundation in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $12,500 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $3,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $11,000 the year before.

14% 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$11,0009$171,974
2024$11,0008$175,833
2025$12,5007$177,055

How to apply

ContactFarmers Merchants Trust Co
Human Resources Dept PO Box 6010, Chambersburg, PA 17201
Phone or email(717) 264-6116
What to submitEmail sent to employees to submit application form. Scholarships awarded by non employee committee
DeadlinesEmployees notified yearly of deadline date
RestrictionsScholarships for children of employees of f&m trust company. Scholarships are for tuition or related education costs.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What F&m Trust Co Scholarship Program funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania3$5,500
West Virginia1$3,500
Connecticut1$2,500
Kentucky1$500
Virginia1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
West Virginia University FBO Emily Crotzer
Morgantown, WV
Scholarship$3,500
Shippensburg University FBO Patrick Reed
Shippensburg, PA
Scholarship$2,750
Quinnipiac University FBO Brett Debell
Hamden, CT
Scholarship$2,500
University of Pittsburgh - Rylee Boles
Pittsburgh, PA
Scholarship$2,500
Bridgewater College FBO Shelby Herrold
Bridgewater, VA
Scholarship$500
University of Kentucky FBO Emily Leonard
Lexington, KY
Scholarship$500
Shippensburg University - Olivia McElhenie
Shippensburg, PA
Scholarship$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does F&m Trust Co Scholarship Program accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Employees notified yearly of deadline date.

How much does F&m Trust Co Scholarship Program give?

$12,500 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs F&m Trust Co Scholarship Program?

Its 2025 filing lists Farmers Merchant Trust Co (Trustee).

What does F&m Trust Co Scholarship Program fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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