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J Melvin & Beulah M Isett Comm Fdn

Preselected recipients only Hermitage, Pennsylvania · EIN 256684452

J Melvin & Beulah M Isett Comm Fdn is a private foundation in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $135,151 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $101,651. 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 $111,500 the year before.

9% 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
2022$83,89710$3.0 million
2023$113,50012$3.3 million
2024$111,50014$3.7 million
2025$135,15111$4.1 million

How to apply

J Melvin & Beulah M Isett Comm Fdn 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 J Melvin & Beulah M Isett Comm Fdn funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania10$133,151
California1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Borough of Huntington
Huntingdon, PA
Program support$101,651
Huntingdon Community Center
Huntingdon, PA
Program support$5,000
Salvation Army Huntingdon
Huntingdon, PA
Program support$5,000
Isett Community Foundation
Huntingdon, PA
Support$5,000
Huntingdon County Library
Huntingdon, PA
Program support$3,000
Huntingdon Food Bank
Huntingdon, PA
Program support$3,000
Meals on Wheels
Huntingdon, PA
Program support$3,000
Huntingdon County Humane Society
Huntingdon, PA
Program support$2,500
Huntingdon House
Huntingdon, PA
Program support$2,500
Huntingdon Co Historical Society
Huntingdon, PA
Program support$2,500
Crossroads Pregency Center
Hanford, CA
Program support$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does J Melvin & Beulah M Isett Comm Fdn accept grant applications?

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

How much does J Melvin & Beulah M Isett Comm Fdn give?

$135,151 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs J Melvin & Beulah M Isett Comm Fdn?

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

What does J Melvin & Beulah M Isett Comm Fdn fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development and food and hunger.

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