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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-3193824

Forest PATH Foundation

A private foundation in Lancaster, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $125,000 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

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $858,400
  • Tax year 2024

    $215,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $905,495
  • Tax year 2023

    $105,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $992,461
  • Tax year 2022

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,113,154
  • Tax year 2021

    $225,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,387,344
  • Tax year 2020

    $120,200

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,439,349
  • Tax year 2019

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,588,516
  • Tax year 2018

    $186,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,346,908

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lancasterleb Literacy CouncilLancaster, PA

    Literary assistance

    $50,000
  2. Lancaster Co Redevelopment FundLancaster, PA

    Support affordable housing

    $50,000
  3. Lancaster Public LibraryLancaster, PA

    Library support

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $25,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania3 grants $125,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Nicholas F SelchPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • L Jean SelchDIRECTOR, VP Hours 0Pay $0
  • Katherine V SelchDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susanna ContiDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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