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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-2701645

Creative Compassion Foundation

A private foundation in Mechanicsburg, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $3,516 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $3,516

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $16,153

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,266

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $15,441

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $9,520

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,261

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,345

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,267

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $7,661

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4,600

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UPMC Pinnacle FoundationPittsburgh, PA

    To provide car to abused children

    $1,500
  2. CaselChicago, IL

    Social/emotional learning for child

    $766
  3. Committee for ChildrenSeattle, WA

    Social/emotional learning for childr

    $750
  4. Hamilton HealthHarrisburg, PA

    To provide health care

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $1,50067% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $75033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania2 grants $2,000
  2. Illinois1 grant $766
  3. Washington1 grant $750

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John Ziss JrVICE-PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joella WisonPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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