Deerfield Charitable Trust
Knoxville, PA · EIN 27-6341752. Reported 133 grants totalling $3,722,815 to 66 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. Deerfield Charitable Trust 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $1,818,151. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Public Library | Knoxville, PA | $2,890,065 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hamilton-Gibson Productions | Wellsboro, PA | $107,850 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Endless Mountain Music Festival | Wellsboro, PA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northern Tier Recreation Authority | Knoxville, PA | $51,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crary Hose Company | Westfield, PA | $38,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elkland Borough Vol Fire Dept | Elkland, PA | $38,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Valley Community Ambulance Assoc | Osceola, PA | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Osceola Fire Department Inc | Osceola, PA | $30,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Austinburg United Methodist Church | Knoxville, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elkland Area Community Library | Elkland, PA | $29,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kdvf Company | Knoxville, PA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Billings Park Volunteer Association | Knoxville, PA | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clymer Township Volunteer Hose Company | Sabinsville, PA | $20,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Veterans Serving Veterans | Brentwood, TN | $18,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northern Tioga School District | Elkland, PA | $18,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cv Anglers Club | Sabinsville, PA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boy Scout Troop 22 | Knoxville, PA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cvhs - David Wert | Westfield, PA | $13,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Twin Tiers | Towanda, PA | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nelson Volunteer Fire Company | Nelson, PA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Knoxville-Deerfield Volunteer Fire Company | Knoxville, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wesley Academy | Elkland, PA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Knoxville Yoked Church Celebrate Recovery | Knoxville, PA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mansfield University Choral Program | Mansfield, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westfield Youth Baseball Association | Westfield, PA | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kdvf Co Quick Response Service | Knoxville, PA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Knoxville Abundant Life Church | Knoxville, PA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lawrenceville Fire Department | Lawrenceville, PA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sabinsville Firemens Ambulance Assn | Sabinsville, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sabinsville Firemens Ambulance Association | Sabinsville, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Valley Ministry | Knoxville, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Knoxville Food Pantry | Knoxville, PA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lawrenceville Cinderella Softball League | Lawrenceville, PA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tioga County Honor Guard | Tioga, PA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Westfield Area Historical Society | Westfield, PA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tioga Lawrenceville Little League | Tioga, PA | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Deane Center for the Performing Arts | Wellsboro, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Valley Ministerium | Elkland, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Knoxville Yoked Church Kitchen Committee | Knoxville, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cvhs | Westfield, PA | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cv National Deer Association | Knoxville, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Knoxville Yoked Church Flood Committee | Knoxville, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Knoxville Youth Baseball and Softball Association | Westfield, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Susquehanna Health Foundation | Williamsport, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley Youth Initiative | Elkland, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wellsboro Community Concert Association | Wellsboro, PA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Impact Childhood Trauma Program | Wellsboro, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cvhs Spring Musical | Westfield, PA | $3,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cvhs - Music Department | Westfield, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elkland Youth Softball Association | Elkland, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Laurel Mountain K9 Search & Rescue | Wellsboro, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westfield Public Library | Westfield, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Whs History Club | Tioga, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Abundant Life Full Gospel Fellowship | Knoxville, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boy Scout Troop 2062 | Lawrenceville, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cvhs FFA | Westfield, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Knoxville BSA Troop 22 | Knoxville, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Knoxville Yoked Church | Knoxville, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| This Is My Quest | Wellsboro, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Whs - Choral Program | Tioga, PA | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northern Tier Industry & Education Consortium | Mansfield, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cvhs Music Department-Guitar Program | Westfield, PA | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cowanesque Riding Club | Westfield, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elkland Girls Softball Association | Elkland, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elkland Little League | Elkland, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scout Troop 60213 | Sabinsville, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
35 of 66 (53%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 53%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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.
- Knoxville Public Library
UNRESTRICTEDGENERAL OPERATIONS - Hamilton-Gibson Productions
2022 SUMMER CAMP& 2023 PROGRAMS - Northern Tier Recreation Authority
DEBT REDUCTION ANDGYM FLOOR PROJECT - Billings Park Volunteer Association
PURCHASE BSATRAILER & OTHER - Crary Hose Company
TURNOUT GEAR WASHER& EQUIPMENT - Elkland Borough Vol Fire Dept
CAFS FOR NEW TRUCK,SAWS, & EQUIPMENT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 55 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | $362,794 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 40 | $541,900 | $5,250 |
| 2023 | 30 | $1,935,851 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 25 | $882,270 | $5,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 Deerfield Charitable Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 166, Knoxville, PA, 16928. 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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