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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-6159365

Howes-Nelson Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $8,570 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $8,570

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $129,103

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $134,861

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $137,369

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,820

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $143,390

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $144,417

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,290

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $134,977

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Venango Youth for ChristSeneca, PA

    General operating

    $1,300
  2. Sugar Valley Lodge Personal CareFranklin, PA

    General operating

    $1,200
  3. YMCAWashington DC, DC

    General operating

    $1,200
  4. The PointeOil City, PA

    General operating

    $900
  5. Child Development Centers IncErie, PA

    General operating

    $800
  6. Oil City Arts CouncilOil City, PA

    General operating

    $800
  7. Grace Learning CenterFranklin, PA

    General operating

    $800
  8. Second Presbyterian ChurchOil City, PA

    General operating

    $600
  9. Venango Museum of ArtOil City, PA

    General operating

    $570
  10. United Way WorldwideAlexandria, VA

    General operating

    $400

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services1 grant $90043% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $80038% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $40019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania8 grants $6,970
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $1,200
  3. Virginia1 grant $400

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • BNY Mellon N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,004

The return

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