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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-2054575

Jem Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Erie, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $1 million 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
Jem Charitable Foundation
3910 Caughey Road Suite 210
Erie, PA 16506
(814) 459-1445
Form and materials
Written request
Deadlines
No deadline
Restrictions
Award only to public charities

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,000,100

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $28,523,701

  • Tax year 2024

    $600,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $26,133,498

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $23,834,548

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $21,840,010

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $25,884,853

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,100,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $24,040,473

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $18,990,256

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,050,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $18,676,805

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. Cathedral Preparatory SchoolErie, PA

    Scholarships

    $450,000
  2. Gannon UniversityErie, PA

    Scholarships

    $450,000
  3. St Peter Cathedral ChurchErie, PA

    For property and plant

    $100,000
  4. Individual

    Hospice

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $450,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania3 grants $1,000,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Ernie DisantisVice President Hours 5Pay $9,000
  • John StefanikDirector Hours 5Pay $9,000
  • Michael J LubowickiPresident Hours 5Pay $12,000
  • John PaganieSecretary Hours 5Pay $9,000

The return

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