Arthur W Phillips Trust Uw
Franklin, PA · EIN 25-6201015. Reported 178 grants totalling $4,094,740 to 118 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Arthur W Phillips Trust Uw did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,275. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $150,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scenic Rivers YMCA | Oil City, PA | $347,500 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Sugar Valley Lodge | Franklin, PA | $285,000 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Oil City Civic Center | Oil City, PA | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Emlenton Volunteer Firefighters Association | Emlenton, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Clarion County Ambulance Service | Rimersburg, PA | $125,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Carnegie, PA | $125,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Titusville Area Health Center Foundation | Titusville, PA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oil Region Library Association | Oil City, PA | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Edinboro University Foundation | Edinboro, PA | $110,235 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Northwest Hospitcal Foundation | Seneca, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Titusville Area Hospital | Titusville, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hamot Health Foundation | Erie, PA | $91,300 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pa College of Technology Foundation | Williamsport, PA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Allegheny River Trail in Clarion County | Foxburg, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emlenton Area Medical Corporation | Emlenton, PA | $69,409 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gannon University | Erie, PA | $67,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Emlenton Area Ambulance Service | Emlenton, PA | $65,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Warren General Hospital | Warren, PA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Emlenton Ambulance Service | Emlenton, PA | $64,883 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Child Development Centers Inc | Franklin, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Easterseals Western & Central Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grove City College | Grove City, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Penn State University Behrend College | Erie, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Renewed Livingemmaus House | Oil City, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Science Rivers YMCA | Oil City, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seneca Hills Bible Conference | Polk, PA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Titusville Area Health Center | Titusville, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Clarion County Economic Development Corp | Clarion, PA | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest Hospital Foundation | Seneca, PA | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Boys and Girls Club Along the Allegheny | Emlenton, PA | $43,038 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Child Development Center | Erie, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Services of Venango County | Oil City, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Venango Region Catholic School | Oil City, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Service & Children's Aid Society | Oil City, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Venango County | Reno, PA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Franklin | Franklin, PA | $34,851 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department | St Petersburg, PA | $30,735 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Services of Venango Co Inc | Oil City, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emlenton Civic Club | Emlenton, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emmaus Haven of Venango | Oil City, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oil Creek Railway Historical Society | Titusville, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Venango County Fair | Franklin, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Prince of Peace Center | Farrell, PA | $28,300 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Benedictine Sisters of Erie | Erie, PA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Oil City | Oil City, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Emmaus Haven of Venango County | Oil City, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| French Creek Council Boy Scouts of America | Erie, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Second Presbyterian Church | Oil City, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Clarion County Ambulance Service | Rimersburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Venango Area Riding for the Handicapped Association | Franklin, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation | Erie, PA | $23,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Belle Lettres Club | Oil City, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colonel Drake Cultural Alliance | Oil City, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Blood Bank of Erie County | Erie, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cranberry School District | Seneca, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mustard Seed Missions | Oil City, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Joseph Parish | Oil City, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Paul Homes | Greenville, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Venango County Association for the Blind | Seneca, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seneca Volunteer Fire Department | Seneca, PA | $18,048 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gaudenzia Foundation | Erie, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia | Erie, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Memorial Church of Our Father | Foxburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Elizabeth Center | Oil City, PA | $13,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oil City Area Schools Health Dept | Oil City, PA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Venango Museum of Art Science and Industry | Oil City, PA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Varga Inc | Franklin, PA | $10,441 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Belles Lettres Club | Oil City, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America French Creek Council | Erie, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Oil City Fire Department | Oil City, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Clarion First Presbyterian Church | Clarion, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Shelter Services | Erie, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Penn State Extension Clarion County 4-H | Shippenville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation | Williamsport, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Joseph Parish | Oil City, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children - Erie | Erie, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wesley Family Services | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oil Region Music Preservation Museum | Franklin, PA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Belle Lattres Club | Oil City, PA | $5,400 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boosters of Camp Cadet | Franklin, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Debence Antique Music World | Franklin, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foxburg Free Library Association | Foxburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keystone School District | Knox, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Knox Public Library | Knox, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oil City Area School District | Oil City, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oil Region Alliance of Business Industry and Tourism | Oil City, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Pennsylvania Inc | Erie, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Up Research Institute | Indiana, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wqln Public Media | Erie, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Charitable Deeds | Knox, PA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Baptist Church | Clarion, PA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First United Methodist Church | Clarion, PA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Knox Caring Cupboard | Knox, PA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Park Hill Church of God | Parker, PA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Redbank Valley Church Association | New Bethlehem, PA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rimersburg United Methodist Church | Rimersburg, PA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Strattanville United Methodist Church | Strattanville, PA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA of Oil City | Oil City, PA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zion Baptist Church | Clarion, PA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Franklin | Franklin, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center Towne Cafe | Oil City, PA | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christ United Methodist Church | Farrell, PA | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clintonville Food Pantry | Clintonville, PA | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cranberry Food Pantry Co Janet Snow | Seneca, PA | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin Salvation Army | Franklin, PA | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oil City Food Pantry | Oil City, PA | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oil City Salvation Army | Oil City, PA | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rocky Grove Food Pantry | Farrell, PA | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John's Episcopal Church | Oil City, PA | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Patrick's Church Food Pantry | Franklin, PA | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Open Door Cafe | Franklin, PA | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brockway Center for Arts & Technology at Titusville | Titusville, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA of Venango County | Oil City, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oil Region Ballet Co | Oil City, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Clarion County | Clarion, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Bridge Literary Arts Center | Grove City, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
28 of 118 (24%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 29%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Northwest Hospitcal Foundation
COURTYARD RENOVATION PROJECT. - Titusville Area Health Center Foundation
PURCHASE OF STATE OF THE ART HOSPITAL BEDS. - Oil City Civic Center
ROOF REPLACEMENT ON NATIONAL TRANSIT BUILDING. - The Salvation Army
ASSIST WITH BUILDING PURCHASE. - Oil Region Library Association
ASSIST WITH THEATER AND LECTURE HALL PRESERVATION - Allegheny River Trail in Clarion County
ASSIST WITH FOW-HUNT PARK AND ALLEGHENY RIVER TRAIL PROJECTS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 71 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 34 | $843,404 | $20,000 |
| 2021 | 49 | $1,075,951 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 37 | $926,350 | $21,000 |
| 2023 | 35 | $857,035 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 23 | $392,000 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,275. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Arthur W Phillips Trust Uw's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1322 Elk Street, Franklin, PA, 16323. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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