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M J Surgala Trust: 51 grants to organizations, $828,850 (tax year ended December 2024)
M J Surgala Trust, a private foundation in Erie, PA, paid 51 grants to organizations totaling $828,850 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 28, 2025. The largest was $100,000 to Jefferson Educational Society in Erie, PA for general funds.
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- EIN
- 116556638
- Based in
- Erie, PA
- Assets
- $23,051,169
- Grants paid
- $828,850
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed July 28, 2025, IRS object ID 202522099349100502. It reported $828,850 in grants paid; 51 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Educational Society | Erie, PA | General funds | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Erie County | Erie, PA | General funds | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Erie City Mission | Erie, PA | General funds | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Erie Homes for Children & Adults | Erie, PA | General funds | Mental health and crisis intervention | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mount St Benedict Monastery | Erie, PA | General funds | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Erie, PA | General funds | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unitarian Universalist Church of Girard | Girard, PA | General funds | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emmaus Ministries | Erie, PA | General funds | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Services of NW Pa | Erie, PA | General funds | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inner City Neighborhood Art House | Erie, PA | General funds | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Innocence Project | New York, NY | General funds | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Erie Philharmonic | Erie, PA | General funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Experience Children's Museum | Erie, PA | General funds | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Julia Hospice & Palliative Care | Erie, PA | General funds | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Joseph Health Foundation | Paterson, NJ | General funds | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boca Raton Museum of Art | Boca Raton, FL | General funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $17,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamot Health Foundation | Erie, PA | General funds | Health care | $15,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Club of Erie Inc | Erie, PA | General funds | Youth development | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Pauls Free Clinic | Erie, PA | General funds | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie | Erie, PA | General funds | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bayfront Maritime Center | Erie, PA | General fund | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Erie Dawn | Erie, PA | General funds | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Erie Playhouse | Erie, PA | General funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mercy Center for Women | Erie, PA | General funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sarah A Reed Children's Center | Erie, PA | General funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio | Toledo, OH | General funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Upper Room of Erie | Erie, PA | General funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Flagship Niagara League | Erie, PA | General funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WQLN | Erie, PA | General funds | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hagen History Center | Erie, PA | General funds | $5,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Asbury Woods | Erie, PA | General funds | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Advocacy Center | Erie, PA | General funds | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crime Victim Center | Erie, PA | General funds | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Erie Arts & Culture | Erie, PA | General funds | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Erie Cancer Wellness Center | Erie, PA | General funds | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Erie Downtown Partnership | Erie, PA | General funds | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| House of Mercy Erie | Erie, PA | General funds | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meals On Wheels Erie | Erie, PA | General funds | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Safenet | Erie, PA | General funds | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Army | Erie, PA | General funds | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Martin Center | Erie, PA | General funds | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | General funds | Community improvement and capacity building | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mercyhurst Institute of Arts & Culture | Erie, PA | General funds | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | General funds | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dr Gertrude Barber Foundation | Erie, PA | General funds | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harborcreek Youth Services | Harborcreek, PA | General funds | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | General funds | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Lung Association | Tallahassee, FL | General funds | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard Divinity School | Cambridge, MA | General funds | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Lucy Catholic Church | Highland Beach, FL | General funds | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Erie Yacht Club Foundation | Erie, PA | General funds | Recreation and sports | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $55,000 |
| Human services | $55,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $50,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $45,600 |
| Health care | $15,500 |
| Youth development | $15,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $10,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $7,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $748,450 |
| New York | $25,000 |
| Florida | $21,400 |
| New Jersey | $20,000 |
| Ohio | $10,000 |
| Maryland | $2,000 |
| Texas | $1,000 |
| Massachusetts | $1,000 |
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Updated July 28, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.