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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-4125593

Plethuno Foundation

A private foundation in Punxsutawney, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $6,740 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Lisa M Neal
658 Pine Tree Rd
Punxsutawney, PA 15767
(814) 938-7507
Form and materials
Letter form containing detailed information regarding purpose of applicant's program and how program adheres to the stated purpose of the foundation
Deadlines
Various
Restrictions
Awards are exclusively for the support of mission work, evangelism, and community out-reach programs.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $6,740

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,093,233
  • Tax year 2024

    $56,665

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,154,066
  • Tax year 2023

    $37,007

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,023,525
  • Tax year 2022

    $44,746

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $878,215
  • Tax year 2021

    $55,423

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,115,503
  • Tax year 2020

    $58,412

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,035,926
  • Tax year 2019

    $47,895

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $982,127
  • Tax year 2018

    $56,638

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $810,155

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Help Her RiseFort Worth, TX

    Charitable

    $2,500
  2. Children InternationalKansas City, MO

    Charitable

    $1,872
  3. Individual

    Community outreach

    $500
  4. Hope House of Cumberland ValleyBoiling SPGS, PA

    Charitable

    $416
  5. Tithely ChurchNashville, TN

    Charitable

    $259
  6. Punxsutawney Rotary ClubPunxsutawney, PA

    Charitable

    $250
  7. FrontlineSaint Augustine, FL

    Charitable

    $250
  8. Individual

    Charitable

    $200
  9. Individual

    Charitable

    $125
  10. Ignite MinistriesAshland, OH

    Charitable

    $115
  11. Choices Pregnancy CenterCoraopolis, PA

    Community outreach

    $100
  12. Individual

    Charitable

    $100
  13. Go Fund MeSan Diego, CA

    Charitable

    $50
  14. Friends of HildeneManchester, VT

    Charitable

    $3

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services1 grant $2,50050% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $1,87237% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $4168% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $2505% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $3<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas1 grant $2,500
  2. Missouri1 grant $1,872
  3. Pennsylvania3 grants $766
  4. Tennessee1 grant $259
  5. Florida1 grant $250
  6. Ohio1 grant $115
  7. California1 grant $50
  8. Vermont1 grant $3

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Lisa M NealPresident Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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