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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-6823286

Wendell R Peterson Charitable TR

A private foundation in Chambersburg, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $20,852 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

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

    $20,852

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $336,640
  • Tax year 2024

    $21,018

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $333,458
  • Tax year 2023

    $18,516

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $336,958
  • Tax year 2022

    $18,918

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $349,268
  • Tax year 2021

    $21,706

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $350,522
  • Tax year 2020

    $20,724

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $327,854
  • Tax year 2019

    $20,358

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $336,153
  • Tax year 2018

    $18,932

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $343,325

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran ChurchChambersburg, PA

    General support

    $10,426
  2. Burnt Cabins Presbyterian ChurchBurnt Cabins, PA

    General support

    $10,426

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $10,426100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania2 grants $20,852

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 $1,746

The return

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