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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-6035169

Betts Foundation

A private foundation in Warren, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 71 grants and $356,130 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
The Betts Foundation
Box 888
Warren, PA 16365
(814) 723-1250
Form and materials
Letter, form, or personal call
Deadlines
No
Restrictions
Principally warren county residents. Grants are for study at post secondary educational institutions.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $356,130

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $5,272,547

  • Tax year 2024

    $344,110

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $5,150,671

  • Tax year 2023

    $327,348

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $5,241,397

  • Tax year 2022

    $337,860

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $5,257,188

  • Tax year 2021

    $335,663

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $5,418,927

  • Tax year 2020

    $316,060

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $5,161,882

Grants paid in 2025

71 grants, largest first

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

  1. City of WarrenWarren, PA

    Park renovations

    $100,000
  2. Family Services of Warren CountyNorth Warren, PA

    Builidng renovations and programming

    $52,000
  3. United Fund of Warren CountyWarren, PA

    Assistance for community individual

    $27,500
  4. Struthers Library TheatreWarren, PA

    Building renovations

    $25,000
  5. Experience IncWarren, PA

    Building renovations and programming

    $13,200
  6. Chief Cornplanter Council BSAWarren, PA

    Vehicle

    $10,000
  7. Warren Majengo FoundationWarren, PA

    Assistance to childrens' orphanage

    $10,000
  8. Community Foundation of Warren CounWarren, PA

    Assistance for community needs

    $7,500
  9. North Warren Presbyterian ChurchNorth Warren, PA

    Community recreation facilities

    $6,750
  10. Warren County YMCAWarren, PA

    Swimming equipment and programming

    $6,000
  11. Warren County 4th of July OrganizatWarren, PA

    Community recreation

    $5,500
  12. Garland Volunteer Fire DepartmentGarland, PA

    Fire fighting equipment

    $5,000
  13. Pennslvania Free Enterprise WeekErie, PA

    Student scholarships

    $2,780
  14. Warren County Prison MinistryWarren, PA

    Prison inmate assistance

    $2,500
  15. Warren County Fair IncPittsfield, PA

    Shearing equipment

    $2,500
  16. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,400
  17. Penn Soil Resource Conservation & DWarren, PA

    Community recreation

    $2,000
  18. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  19. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  20. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  21. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  22. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  23. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  24. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  25. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  26. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  27. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  28. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  29. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  30. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  31. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  32. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  33. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  34. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  35. Individual

    Secondary education university

    $2,000
  36. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  37. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  38. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  39. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  40. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $2,000
  41. Warren Area Student UnionWarren, PA

    Community recreation facilities

    $1,000
  42. The Salvation ArmyWarren, PA

    Assistance for individual needs

    $1,000
  43. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  44. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  45. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  46. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  47. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  48. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  49. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  50. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  51. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  52. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  53. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  54. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  55. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  56. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  57. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  58. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  59. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  60. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  61. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  62. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  63. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  64. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  65. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  66. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  67. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  68. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  69. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  70. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    $1,000
  71. Individual

    Secondary education assistance

    -$500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $27,50039% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00035% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $10,00014% of the total
  4. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $5,0007% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $2,5004% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania18 grants $280,230

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Re BettsTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • CR BettsTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Te BettsTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • MJ BettsTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • V G LauffenburgerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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