The Ervin D. Feigler TA fund concentrates its giving on disability, vision and community mental-health service providers, primarily in the Pennsylvania/New York region. Its grants are sizable, unrestricted awards intended for general operations, and are directed repeatedly to a small set of service organizations rather than a broad array of charities. The foundation appears focused on sustaining direct-service nonprofits that provide rehabilitation, mental-health, and vision care supports.
Highly concentrated: few large grants (three grantees) given as repeat, unrestricted operational support; funding is focused on a small set of recurring regional service providers rather than many small or one-off awards.
Ervin D Feigler Ta makes repeated general-operations grants to a small circle of disability, vision, and community mental-health providers. In the latest grants, the same three organizations each received awards in both 2023 and 2024, showing a steady pattern of support rather than one-off project funding. The recipients include Forsight Vision in York, Easter Seals of Western & Central PA in Pittsburgh, and York County Mh Center in York. All of the recent awards are unrestricted operating grants, which points to a funding style aimed at keeping core services staffed and functioning. That aligns with the foundation’s stated emphasis on vision rehabilitation, regional disability support, and community behavioral health. The grant record also suggests a local operating profile: the foundation gives in a concentrated way, with Pennsylvania organizations receiving the bulk of the recent awards. The pattern is narrow, recurring, and service-oriented, centered on direct-help nonprofits that serve people needing rehabilitation, low-vision assistance, or mental-health care.
The clearest theme in the foundation’s grantmaking is general operating support for direct-service nonprofits. Forsight Vision in York received awards for general operations in both 2023 and 2024, reflecting ongoing support for vision care and low-vision services. Easter Seals of Western & Central PA in Pittsburgh was also funded twice for general operations, tying the foundation to disability and rehabilitation work. A third repeated recipient, York County Mh Center, was likewise supported for general operations across two years, connecting the foundation to community behavioral-health services. Across these grants, the purpose text is consistent: the foundation is not funding capital projects or program-specific initiatives, but core organizational capacity.
Recent grants cluster around the same size range. The typical award sits at a median of $22,086, with the middle half of grants running from $17,219 to $26,953. The recent record also shows repetition across years: Forsight Vision, Easter Seals of Western & Central PA, and York County Mh Center each appear in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation is not an individual-giving vehicle and does not make program-related investments. The grants shown are all unrestricted general-operations awards, which indicates core support rather than restricted project funding or application-driven program awards.
$133K
$1.2M
$52K
$77K
Most grants fall between $17K and $27K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$17K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$27K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Notable grantees: York County MH Center, Easterseals of Western & Central PA, Forsight Vision
Giving is concentrated in the United States, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, and the recent recipient locations include York and Pittsburgh. York appears more than once through Forsight Vision and York County Mh Center, while Pittsburgh appears through Easter Seals of Western & Central PA. The foundation’s headquarters is in Amherst, New York, but the recent grant record shows no recipient awards in New York.
The foundation supports organizations working in vision care and low-vision services, disability and rehabilitation, and community mental-health services. The recent grants are all to direct-service nonprofits and all are labeled general operations.
Its recent grants are all general-operations awards. The recipients in the latest grants list were funded for unrestricted operating support rather than for a named program or capital project.
Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count. Recent recipients are in York and Pittsburgh, and all of the grants shown went to U.S. organizations.
Yes. Forsight Vision, Easter Seals of Western & Central PA, and York County Mh Center each appear in both 2023 and 2024, which shows recurring support rather than one-time awards.
The median recent grant is $22,086. The middle half of grants falls between $17,219 and $26,953, so the foundation’s awards are fairly consistent in size.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORSIGHT VISION ATTN WILLIAM RHINESMITH PRESIDENT | YORK, PA | $17,219 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| YORK COUNTY MH CENTER C/O JAMES QUICKEL TREASURER | YORK, PA | $17,219 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| EASTER SEALS OF WESTERN & CENTRAL PA | PITTSBURGH, PA | $17,219 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FORSIGHT VISION ATTN WILLIAM RHINESMITH PRESIDENT | YORK, PA | $26,953 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| EASTER SEALS OF WESTERN & CENTRAL PA | PITTSBURGH, PA | $26,953 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| YORK COUNTY MH CENTER C/O JAMES QUICKEL TREASURER | YORK, PA | $26,953 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
FORSIGHT VISION ATTN WILLIAM RHINESMITH PRESIDENT
$17,219GENERAL OPERATIONS
YORK COUNTY MH CENTER C/O JAMES QUICKEL TREASURER
$17,219GENERAL OPERATIONS
EASTER SEALS OF WESTERN & CENTRAL PA
$17,219GENERAL OPERATIONS
FORSIGHT VISION ATTN WILLIAM RHINESMITH PRESIDENT
$26,953GENERAL OPERATIONS
EASTER SEALS OF WESTERN & CENTRAL PA
$26,953GENERAL OPERATIONS
YORK COUNTY MH CENTER C/O JAMES QUICKEL TREASURER
$26,953GENERAL OPERATIONS