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Richard W Abel and Jeannine E Abel

Preselected recipients only Hermitage, Pennsylvania · EIN 876505745

Richard W Abel and Jeannine E Abel is a private foundation in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $127,740 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $15,968 and the largest $25,548. 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 $127,668 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$84,2647$3.0 million
2024$127,6688$3.2 million
2025$127,7408$3.5 million

How to apply

Richard W Abel and Jeannine E Abel 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 Richard W Abel and Jeannine E Abel funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania7$121,353
Missouri1$6,387

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Oil Region Library Association Franklin Public Library
Franklin, PA
General charitable purpose$25,548
Venango County Historical Society
Franklin, PA
General charitable purpose$19,161
Franklin Civic Operetta Association Barrow-Civic Theatre
Franklin, PA
General charitable purpose$19,161
Oil Region Music Preservation Museum
Franklin, PA
General charitable purposes$19,161
Franklin Silver Cornet Band Inc
Franklin, PA
General charitable purpose$12,774
Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA
General charitable purpose$12,774
Venango Symphony Orchestra
Oil City, PA
General charitable purpose$12,774
Missouri University of Science and Technlocy
Rolla, MO
General charitable purpose$6,387

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Richard W Abel and Jeannine E Abel accept grant applications?

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

How much does Richard W Abel and Jeannine E Abel give?

$127,740 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $15,968.

Who runs Richard W Abel and Jeannine E Abel?

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

What does Richard W Abel and Jeannine E Abel fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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