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Louis W Ensworth Charitable Foundation Trust

Accepts applications Rew, Pennsylvania · EIN 357177557

Louis W Ensworth Charitable Foundation Trust is a private foundation in Rew, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $30,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $6,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $132,500 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$00$1.0 million
2024$132,50012$976,396
2025$30,00011$945,017

How to apply

ContactLouis W Ensworth Charitable Foundat
1184 Summit Rd PO Box 77, Rew, PA 16744
Phone or email(814) 558-4650
What to submitLetter form describing the organization and use of funds requested.
DeadlinesNone at this time.
RestrictionsLimited to charitable purposes of charitable organizations exempt under 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Louis W Ensworth Charitable Foundation Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York6$23,000
Missouri2$3,000
Florida2$2,500
Pennsylvania1$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Allegany-Limestone Central School
Allegany, NY
Scholarship for deserving students$6,000
New Life Christian School
Olean, NY
Scholarship for deserving students$6,000
Olean High School
Olean, NY
Scholarship for deserving students$6,000
St Bonaventure Women's Basketball Program
St Bonaventure, NY
Unrestricted use of organization$2,000
Concordia Seminary
St Louis, MO
Unrestricted use of organization$1,500
Eastern Museum of Motor Racing
Mechanicsburg, PA
Unrestricted use of organization$1,500
Luteran Church Extension Fund
St Louis, MO
Unrestricted use of organization$1,500
Mt Dora Christian Academy
Mt Dora, FL
Scholarship for deserving students$1,500
St John's Lutheran Church
Allegany, NY
Scholarship for deserving students$1,500
St Vincent de Paul Society (Thrift Store)
Olean, NY
Unrestricted use of organization$1,500
Mt Dora Christian Home
Mt Dora, FL
Unrestricted use of organization$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Louis W Ensworth Charitable Foundation Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: None at this time.

How much does Louis W Ensworth Charitable Foundation Trust give?

$30,000 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Louis W Ensworth Charitable Foundation Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Jill Ivanich (Trustee).

What does Louis W Ensworth Charitable Foundation Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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