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John & Jeanette Witmer Charitable Trust #2

Preselected recipients only Lancaster, Pennsylvania · EIN 256859914

John & Jeanette Witmer Charitable Trust #2 is a private foundation in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2023 it gave $23,135 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $925 and the largest $1,735. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was up from $18,870 the year before.

0% of its 2023 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$18,87019$780,458
2023$23,13519$893,856

How to apply

John & Jeanette Witmer Charitable Trust #2 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 John & Jeanette Witmer Charitable Trust #2 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania10$13,880
New York2$2,545
Illinois2$1,735
Virginia1$1,735
District of Columbia1$810
Florida1$810
Georgia1$810
Maryland1$810

Grants paid in 2023

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Diabetes Association
Merrifield, VA
Pennsylvania operations$1,735
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Rye Brook, NY
Pennsylvania operations$1,735
Cleve J Fredricksen Library
Camp Hill, PA
Operations$1,735
Witf Public Television
Harrisburg, PA
Operations$1,735
West Shore YMCA Harrisburg Area YMCA
Harrisburg, PA
Operations$1,735
The United Methodist Home for Children Inc
Mechanicsburg, PA
Operations$1,735
New Cumberland Public Library
New Cumberland, PA
Operations$1,735
The Epilepsy Association of Western and Central Pa
Pittsburgh, PA
Operations$1,735
Muscular Dystrophy Assoc Kathleen Riordan
Chicago, IL
Pennsylvania operations$925
Bethesda Mission PO Box 3041
Harrisburg, PA
Operations$925
Messiah Village Day Care Ctr
Mechanicsburg, PA
Operations$925
American Cancer Society Inc Natl Office of Probate & Trust MNGT
Hagerstown, MD
Pennsylvania operations$810
The Salvation Army
West Nyack, NY
Pennsylvania operations$810
American Heart Association National Bequest Center
St Petersburg, FL
Pennsylvania operations$810
United Cerebral Palsy of Central Pennsylvania
Camp Hill, PA
Operations$810
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Central Pennsylvania Chapter
Pittsburgh, PA
Operations$810
American Lung Association of Pa
Springfield, IL
Pennsylvania operations$810
American Red Cross Nat Headquarters Office of the General Counsel
Washington, DC
Pennsylvania operations$810
Arthritis Foundation
Atlanta, GA
Pennsylvania operations$810

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John & Jeanette Witmer Charitable Trust #2 accept grant applications?

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

How much does John & Jeanette Witmer Charitable Trust #2 give?

$23,135 in tax year 2023, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $925.

Who runs John & Jeanette Witmer Charitable Trust #2?

Its 2023 filing lists Fulton Bank N A (Trustee).

What does John & Jeanette Witmer Charitable Trust #2 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and faith communities.

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