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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-6390932

Horace B Packer Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wellsboro, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $225,647 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
Horace B Packer Foundation
PO Box 732
Wellsboro, PA 16901
(570) 724-1800
[email protected]
Form and materials
Application is by written request outlining the organization's needs. See attached.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Awards are made to charitable organizations that perform services or provide assistance to tioga county and surrounding areas.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $225,647

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $223,512
  • Tax year 2024

    $184,852

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $212,981
  • Tax year 2023

    $273,361

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $181,777
  • Tax year 2022

    $269,178

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $215,498
  • Tax year 2021

    $227,030

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $227,812
  • Tax year 2020

    $229,698

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $228,716
  • Tax year 2019

    $243,688

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $235,528
  • Tax year 2018

    $187,404

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $251,471

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tioga County Partnership for Community HealthWellsboro, PA

    Packer pool

    $50,000
  2. Hamilton Gibson ProductionsWellsboro, PA

    Productions

    $42,145
  3. Elkland Area Community LibraryElkland, PA

    Furniture and tech

    $16,500
  4. Knoxville Food PantryKnoxville, PA

    Food purchases

    $15,000
  5. Susquehanna Health FundWilliamsport, PA

    Healing garden

    $15,000
  6. American Red CrossWilkesbarre, PA

    Fire programs

    $13,000
  7. Deane CenterWellsboro, PA

    Hvac/floor

    $10,000
  8. Cowanesque Valley Youth Football Association IncWestfield, PA

    Field equipment

    $10,000
  9. Tioga County Agricultrural AssoWellsboro, PA

    Doors

    $8,550
  10. Wellsboro FoundationWellsboro, PA

    Ice festival

    $7,942
  11. Westfield Child Development CtrWestfield, PA

    Equipment

    $5,700
  12. Endless Mountians Music FestivalWellsboro, PA

    Fund concert and events

    $5,000
  13. Make A Wish FoundationScranton, PA

    Fund one wish for tioga county child

    $5,000
  14. Westfield Youth BaseballWestfield, PA

    New fence and dugout

    $5,000
  15. Trinity Lutheran SchoolWellsboro, PA

    Playground

    $4,985
  16. Wellsboro FoundationWellsboro, PA

    Elm tree

    $3,000
  17. Wellsboro FoundationWellsboro, PA

    Concerts

    $3,000
  18. North Penn Regional CollegeWarren, PA

    Cullinary

    $2,325
  19. Partners in ProgressMansfield, PA

    Summer program

    $2,000
  20. New Creation Events MinistryWellsboro, PA

    Tablets

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $56,08763% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $16,50018% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $15,00017% of the total
  4. Jobs and employment1 grant $2,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania20 grants $225,647

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Brian TevlinVICE PRESIDE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey A FetzerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brian S DuffDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • John KenyonPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lori HamblinDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Holly IrwinDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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