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 2022–2025. 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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