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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-2889634

Laurel Ridge Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Ligonier, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $28,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $63,186

  • Tax year 2024

    $42,990

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $58,180

  • Tax year 2023

    $36,100

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $61,515

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $58,920

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ligonier Valley School Dist FoundatLigonier, PA

    Food2go weekend backpack food

    $4,800
  2. Ligonier Valley Police FoundationLigonier, PA

    Purchase body armor

    $3,200
  3. Fort LigonierLigonier, PA

    Youth leadership seminar

    $2,500
  4. Greensburg Hempfield Area LibraryGreensburg, PA

    Growing minds initiative

    $2,500
  5. Ligonier Valley YMCALigonier, PA

    Teen game space furnishings

    $2,500
  6. Westmoreland Historical SocietyGreensburg, PA

    New security system

    $2,500
  7. Westmoreland Museum of American ArtGreensburg, PA

    Immersive lansdcape exhibition

    $2,000
  8. New Florence Community LibraryNew Florence, PA

    Carpet upgrade

    $1,750
  9. Loyalhanna Watershed Assoc IncLigonier, PA

    Purchase of materials/equipment

    $1,500
  10. Special Olympics PennsylvaniaNorristown, PA

    Support of westmoreland co. Sports

    $1,500
  11. Southern Alleghenies Museum of ArtLigonier, PA

    Materials/supplies/scholarships

    $1,250
  12. Heroes Never Alone IncLigonier, PA

    Rucksack rations food distribution

    $1,000
  13. Ligonier Valley Meals on WheelsLigonier, PA

    Purchase of 3-compartment trays

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $3,20033% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $2,50026% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $2,00021% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $1,00010% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $1,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania13 grants $28,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Jo Ann M RossiPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Lisa SpitzerVICE PRESIDE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Gina KiselSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0
  • Dee GanoTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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