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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-2884514

Realize Your Dream Foundation

A private foundation in Kittanning, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $25,909 paid in grants.

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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
Judith Welshons
1500 Stuyvesant Avenue
Union, NJ 07083
(908) 851-0594
[email protected]
Form and materials
Completion of a one-page signed and dated application form available by contacting scholarship coordinator. Eligible applicants must include various information, including: completed & signed application, high school records with proof of 3.2 gpa or higher, high school transcripts for all years, outline of community service projects completed, 2 letters of recommendation from high school teacher or administrator and community leader, other sources of grant or scholarship money, and a 400-600 word typewritten essay describing how higher education will help applicant realize their dream.
Deadlines
February 28th
Restrictions
Maximum scholarship up to $5,000 for all years. Payable over 2 or 4 years up to $2,500 per year or up to $1,250 per year, respectively.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $25,909

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $18,958

  • Tax year 2024

    $10,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $25,697

  • Tax year 2023

    $12,750

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $40,143

  • Tax year 2022

    $36,050

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $53,990

  • Tax year 2021

    $24,742

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $93,785

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,375

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $73,320

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Bonaventure UniversiyBonaventure, NY

    Education

    $10,000
  2. Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA

    Support

    $7,500
  3. Fu Generation FoundationNew York, NY

    Support

    $4,400
  4. Islamic Community CenterParsippany, NJ

    Support

    $2,000
  5. Life Changing Service Dogs for VeteransMcMurray, PA

    Support

    $1,000
  6. Portland Community SquashPortland, ME

    Support

    $500
  7. Family Promise of Hunterdon CountyFlemington, NJ

    Support

    $259
  8. St Hubert's Animal Welfare CenterMadison, NJ

    Support

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $4,40071% of the total
  2. Veterans and military1 grant $1,00016% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $5008% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $2594% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $14,400
  2. Pennsylvania2 grants $8,500
  3. New Jersey3 grants $2,509
  4. Maine1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

13 people as filed

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

  • Bernard E Stoecklein JrFOUNDER & TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Judy WelshonsSCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dr Ronald BowesSCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sister Clarice CarlsonSCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Linda W EbelSCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • John NoveySCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Louis ShookSCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rosalie P WisotzkiSCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul HartADVISORY COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rick BaronADVISORY COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Todd PollardADVISORY COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patrick EpilettaADVISORY COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rotary Club of PittsburghSCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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