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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-6213445

Helen E Palmer Charitable Trust Under Will

A private foundation in Chambersburg, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $42,628 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.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $42,628

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $733,672

  • Tax year 2024

    $40,712

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $732,601

  • Tax year 2023

    $38,112

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $727,453

  • Tax year 2022

    $45,931

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $749,433

  • Tax year 2021

    $43,699

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $755,025

  • Tax year 2020

    $45,250

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $704,772

  • Tax year 2019

    $38,403

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $721,727

  • Tax year 2018

    $35,841

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $733,375

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chambersburg Hospital Health ServicesChambersburg, PA

    General support

    $14,212
  2. First United Methodist ChurchChambersburg, PA

    General support

    $14,208
  3. Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter IncChambersburg, PA

    General support

    $14,208

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $14,208100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania3 grants $42,628

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Farmers & Merchants Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $3,715

The return

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