Funding search · EIN 256159365 · Pittsburgh, PA

Howes-Nelson Charitable Trust

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

41
grants reported
$31,390
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$800
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Venango Youth for Christ4 grants · $4,310
  • Ymca4 grants · $4,000
  • The Pointe4 grants · $3,550
  • Oil City Arts Council4 grants · $2,920
  • Youth Connection3 grants · $2,850
  • Grace Learning Center4 grants · $2,750
  • Sugar Valley Lodge3 grants · $2,400
  • Second Presbyterian Church4 grants · $2,300
  • Venango Museum of Art4 grants · $2,140
  • Child Development Centers3 grants · $1,770

Giving over time

$7,820
2022
$7,000
2023
$8,000
2024
$8,570
2025

Grant history

All 41 reported grants, largest first.

  • $1,300

    Venango Youth for Christ · Seneca, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,200

    Sugar Valley Lodge Personal Care · Franklin, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,200

    Ymca · Washington Dc, DC · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,050

    Venango Youth for Christ · Seneca, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,050

    Ymca · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Venango Youth for Christ · Seneca, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Youth Connection · Columbia, MO · 2024

    General operating

  • $960

    Venango Youth for Christ · Seneca, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $950

    Youth Connection · Oil City, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $900

    The Pointe · Oil City, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $900

    The Pointe · Oil City, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $900

    Ymca · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating

  • $900

    Youth Connection · Columbia, MO · 2023

    General operating

  • $900

    The Pointe · Oil City, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $850

    The Pointe · Oil City, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $850

    Ymca · Washington Dc, DC · 2023

    General operating

  • $850

    Sugar Valley Lodge · Franklin, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $800

    Child Development Centers · Erie, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $800

    Grace Learning Center · Franklin, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $800

    Oil City Arts Council · Oil City, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $800

    Sugar Valley Lodge · Franklin, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $800

    Grace Learning Center · Franklin, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $750

    Sugar Valley Lodge · Franklin, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $750

    Oil City Arts Council · Oil City, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $700

    Oil City Arts Council · Oil City, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $670

    Oil City Arts Council · Oil City, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $600

    Second Presbyterian Church · Oil City, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $600

    Grace Learning Center · Franklin, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $600

    Second Presbyterian Church · Oil City, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $600

    Second Presbyterian Church · Oil City, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $570

    Venango Museum of Art · Oil City, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $570

    Venango Museum of Art · Oil City, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $550

    Child Development Centers · Erie, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $550

    Venango Museum of Art · Oil City, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $550

    Grace Learning Center · Franklin, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $500

    Second Presbyterian Church · Oil City, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $450

    Venango Museum of Art · Oil City, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $420

    Child Development Centers · Erie, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $400

    United Way Worldwide · Alexandria, VA · 2025

    General operating

  • $400

    United Way Worldwide · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    General operating

  • $400

    United Way Worldwide · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    General operating

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.