The Fetter Nettie J FBO Carlisle etal-TR directs all of its giving to local health causes, providing unrestricted general operating support to community health organizations in the Pittsburgh area. Its grants are tightly focused — essentially split between two partners — indicating a preference for sustaining local health systems and community health initiatives rather than funding a wide range of causes.
Concentrated and repeat-focused: six modest grants totaling $127K are evenly divided between two local health organizations, with repeated payments to the same grantees rather than one-off or broadly distributed grants.
Fetter Nettie J Fbo Carlisle Etal-tr directs its giving to local health causes through unrestricted general operating support, with a recurring pattern of funding just two Pennsylvania health organizations. In the most recent grants on file, the foundation supported Summitt Health Foundation and Partnership for Better Health, both with general operating grants. That narrow set of recipients points to a relationship-based approach rather than broad thematic diversification. Across the 2023 to 2025 grants listed, the foundation maintained support for the same two organizations, suggesting continuity in how it allocates its annual giving. The recipient list also shows a Pennsylvania-centered strategy, with all recent grants staying within the state. For a nonprofit researcher, the clearest signal is not a one-time project or campaign, but steady operating support for regional health infrastructure in Chambersburg and Carlisle. The foundation’s annual grantmaking is modest in overall scale, but its pattern is consistent: unrestricted support, local health focus, and repeated funding to the same community health partners.
The foundation’s grantmaking is concentrated in health-related operating support. It gave $23,772 in 2023 and $19,952 in both 2024 and 2025 to Summitt Health Foundation for general operating support, indicating sustained backing for a hospital-affiliated health foundation in Chambersburg. It also funded Partnership for Better Health with the same pattern of general operating grants: $23,772 in 2023 and $19,952 in 2024 and 2025. That places community health improvement and regional health partnerships at the center of its work. The repeated use of unrestricted support matters here because it gives each recipient flexibility to direct funds where operating needs are greatest. Across the recent grants provided, the foundation’s topic mix is narrow and stable rather than varied across many sectors.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25, median, and p75 are not far apart, at $19,952, $19,952, and $22,817. The recent record shows recurring support rather than one-off gifts, with the same two organizations funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation appears to operate as a private grantmaker focused on core support, since the listed grants are all unrestricted general operating awards. It does not fund individuals and is not listed as making program-related investments.
$127K
$810K
$30K
$56K
Most grants fall between $20K and $23K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$23K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Notable grantees: SUMMITT HEALTH FOUNDATION, PARTNERSHIP FOR BETTER HEALTH
All recent grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania, so 100% of the foundation’s giving in the available record stayed in its HQ state. The recipient cities named in the grants list are Chambersburg and Carlisle, both in PA. Grant volume is split evenly between those two places, showing a very local distribution within the state rather than broader regional or national reach.
It supports local health organizations and health-related partnerships through unrestricted general operating support. The recent grants list shows recurring awards to Summitt Health Foundation and Partnership for Better Health, both in Pennsylvania, with the same operating-support purpose attached to each grant.
The grant-size distribution is narrow. The provided figures show p25 at $19,952, median at $19,952, and p75 at $22,817. Recent grants also cluster tightly around those amounts, with awards of $23,772 and $19,952.
The record shows recurring support. The same two grantees appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025, each receiving general operating grants in multiple years. That pattern suggests an ongoing funding relationship rather than isolated awards.
Its giving is local and entirely Pennsylvania-based in the available record. All recent grants went to recipients in PA, specifically Chambersburg and Carlisle. The geographic distribution shows 100% of grants to recipients in the HQ state.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUMMITT HEALTH FOUNDATION | CHAMBERSBURG, PA | $19,952 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR BETTER HEALTH | CARLISLE, PA | $19,952 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SUMMITT HEALTH FOUNDATION | CHAMBERSBURG, PA | $19,952 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR BETTER HEALTH | CARLISLE, PA | $19,952 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SUMMITT HEALTH FOUNDATION | CHAMBERSBURG, PA | $23,772 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR BETTER HEALTH | CARLISLE, PA | $23,772 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
SUMMITT HEALTH FOUNDATION
$19,952GENERAL OPERATING
PARTNERSHIP FOR BETTER HEALTH
$19,952GENERAL OPERATING
SUMMITT HEALTH FOUNDATION
$19,952GENERAL OPERATING
PARTNERSHIP FOR BETTER HEALTH
$19,952GENERAL OPERATING
SUMMITT HEALTH FOUNDATION
$23,772GENERAL OPERATING
PARTNERSHIP FOR BETTER HEALTH
$23,772GENERAL OPERATING