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Padgett Perpetual Tr

Preselected recipients only Erie, Pennsylvania · EIN 356307835

Padgett Perpetual Tr is a private foundation in Erie, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $7,276 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $3,638 and the largest $3,638. 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 $1,302 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$8,4222$113,231
2024$1,3022$118,620
2025$7,2762$126,868

How to apply

Padgett Perpetual Tr 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 Padgett Perpetual Tr funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana2$7,276

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Trustees of Terre Haute Bible Center
Terre Haute, IN
General purposes$3,638
Spencer United Methodist Church President of the Board of Trustees
Spencer, IN
General purposes$3,638

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Padgett Perpetual Tr accept grant applications?

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

How much does Padgett Perpetual Tr give?

$7,276 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $3,638.

Who runs Padgett Perpetual Tr?

Its 2025 filing lists Northwest Bank (Trustee).

What does Padgett Perpetual Tr fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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