Community Giving Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$10.6m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$5.1m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$96.7m
$7.1m liabilities
Net assets
$89.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
4.5 years on average
Staff
8
332 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
12
named in Part VII
Community Giving Foundation's network
14 people11 organisationsi14 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (11) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 14 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernadette Boerckel | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Catherine O'Neil | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Chad Lauer | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Cynthia Lombard | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Emily Gorski | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jeff Cerminaro | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeff Hollenbach | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jeffrey Erdly | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| John Grabusky | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| John Thompson | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lynda Schlegel Culver | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Michael Goresh | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Richard Cashman | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ryan McNally | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
12 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Meale | Chief Financial Officer | since 2018 |
| Dr John M Kurelja | Vice-Chair | since 2021 |
| Harry Mathias | Vice-Chair | since 2023 |
| Jeff Cerminaro | Company secretary | since 2020 |
| John Thompson | Treasurer | since 2020 |
| Julie Eriksson | Treasurer | since 2024 |
| Kara Seesholtz | President & CEO, Beginning 10/1/22 | since 2022 |
| M Holly Morrison | President & CEO, Thru 9/30/22 | since 2018 |
| Marissa Marshall Golla | Vice Chair | since 2023 |
| Nancy J Marr | Vice-Chair | since 2020 |
| Timothy J Apple | Chair | 2020 |
| Wendy Tripoli | Company secretary | since 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Seesholtz | President & CEO | 45 | $133k | $19k | |
| Albert Meale | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $105k | $34k | |
| Bernadette Boerckel | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Richard Cashman | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Cerminaro | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jeffrey Erdly | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michael Goresh | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Emily Gorski | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| John Grabusky | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Hollenbach | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Chad Lauer | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Cynthia Lombard | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ryan McNally | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Catherine O'neil | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lynda Schlegel Culver | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| John Thompson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Harry Mathias | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Marissa Marshall Golla | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Wendy Tripoli | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Julie Eriksson | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Community Giving Foundation
- EIN
- 232982141
- Address
- 725 W Front St, Berwick, PA, 18603-4605
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- The community giving foundation exists to grow and steward charitable resources that strengthen the communities it serves. The foundation encourages philanthropy by helping donors achieve their charitable goals while improving quality of life throughout the region, both now and for future generations. Through its commitment to community endowment, donor services, and community leadership... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T310 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1998
- Principal officer
- Kara Seesholtz (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1999
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJeff Cerminaro
≥7years on the filingsJeff Hollenbach
≥7years on the filingsJohn Thompson
≥7years on the filingsRichard Cashman
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $96.7m
- Total liabilities
- $7.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $89.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.3m
- Program service revenue
- $91k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $3.7m
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 332
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.2m | $4.5m | $4.7m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Milton Area School District | Youth & recreation | $362k |
| Agape Love From Above to Our Community (Alexander) | Health & human services | $186k |
| Berwick Area School District | Youth & recreation | $125k |
| Community Strategies Group (Kisner) | Health & human services | $119k |
| Columbia County Volunteers in Medicine Clinic Inc (Chopra) | Health & human services | $119k |
| Beyond Violence Inc (Campbell) | Health & human services | $97k |
| Christ Memorial Episcopal Church | Health & human services | $89k |
| The Dental Health Clinic | Health & human services | $66k |
| Danville Area Community Center | Youth & recreation | $57k |
| Danville Area School District (Nied) | Health & human services | $56k |
| A Community Clinic Inc | Health & human services | $55k |
| Susquehanna River Valley Dental Health Clinic | Health & human services | $53k |
| The Bloomsburg Town Park Improvement Association | Health & human services | $52k |
| Central Susquehanna Opportunities Inc A Community Action Agency (Bair) | Health & human services | $52k |
| For the Cause | Youth & recreation | $49k |
| McBride Memorial Library (Johnson) | Youth & recreation | $46k |
| Columbia Child Development Program (Weaver) | Youth & recreation | $45k |
| The Gate House- Transitional Housing and Care Center of Columbia and Montou | Health & human services | $42k |
| Columbia County Commissioners for Columbia Co Family Centers | Youth & recreation | $41k |
| Northern Columbia Community & Cultural Center (Director) | Youth & recreation | $38k |
| Rabbitcares | Health & human services | $38k |
| Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pa | Health & human services | $35k |
| Danville Business Alliance (Dressler) | Youth & recreation | $34k |
| Borough of Berwick | Civic & community development | $34k |
| Berwick Arts Association (Director) | Arts & culture | $33k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Community Giving Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 13 July 1998
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (2)
- Harry C Mathias Governor
- Kara G Seesholtz President
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.