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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-6568629

Helen M Lucas Charitable TUW

A private foundation in Chambersburg, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $47,015 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

    $47,015

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $783,561
  • Tax year 2024

    $45,568

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $792,769
  • Tax year 2023

    $45,895

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $812,974
  • Tax year 2022

    $51,536

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $823,292
  • Tax year 2021

    $47,351

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $855,924
  • Tax year 2020

    $50,194

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $821,769
  • Tax year 2019

    $38,938

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $838,017
  • Tax year 2018

    $49,478

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $862,945

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysb UrgGettysburg, PA

    General support

    $18,806
  2. Franklin County Library SystemsChambersburg, PA

    General support

    $9,403
  3. Spiritrust LutheranYork, PA

    General support

    $6,272
  4. The John H Shook FoundationScotland, PA

    General support

    $6,267
  5. Menno Haven IncChambersburg, PA

    General support

    $6,267

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $12,539100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania5 grants $47,015

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 $4,174

The return

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