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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 42-1395312

The Howe Foundation

A private foundation in Muscatine, IA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,409,807

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $7,900,298

  • Tax year 2023

    $274,544

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $8,917,408

  • Tax year 2022

    $819,361

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $8,640,222

  • Tax year 2021

    $314,566

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $9,315,852

  • Tax year 2020

    $409,415

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $8,619,388

  • Tax year 2019

    $521,168

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $8,599,801

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,287,442

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $8,710,978

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. City of MuscatineMuscatine, IA

    General support

    $1,008,975
  2. Wesley United Methodist ChurchMuscatine, IA

    General operations & building renovation

    $80,000
  3. Judicial WatchWashington, DC

    General support

    $70,000
  4. Muscatine Charities IncMuscatine, IA

    General operations

    $30,000
  5. Hoover Presidential LibraryWest Branch, IA

    General support

    $30,000
  6. United WayMuscatine, IA

    General support

    $30,000
  7. Illinois State University FoundatioNormal, IL

    General support

    $25,000
  8. Friends of Muscatine FFAMuscatine, IA

    General support

    $25,000
  9. American Junior Golf AssocBraselton, GA

    General support

    $25,000
  10. STEM Matters IncMuscatine, IA

    General support

    $15,000
  11. Iowa State Univ FoundationAmes, IA

    General support

    $12,632
  12. Flickinger Learning CenterMuscatine, IA

    General operations

    $10,000
  13. Youth Sports FoundationMuscatine, IA

    General support

    $10,000
  14. Union Congregational ChurchHackensack, MN

    General purposes

    $5,000
  15. Individual

    Economic development

    $5,000
  16. Crossroads IncMuscatine, IA

    General support

    $5,000
  17. Tulsa Community FoundationTulsa, OK

    General support

    $5,000
  18. Individual

    General support

    $5,000
  19. Individual

    General support

    $5,000
  20. Individual

    General support

    $2,500
  21. Deep Portage Learning CenterHackensack, MN

    General operations

    $2,000
  22. Individual

    General support

    $1,200
  23. Muscatine Community YMuscatine, IA

    General operations

    $1,000
  24. Muscatine Civic ChoraleMuscatine, IA

    General operations

    $1,000
  25. Individual

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs1 grant $70,00041% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $35,00020% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $25,00015% of the total
  4. Science and technology1 grant $15,0009% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $11,0006% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $6,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa13 grants $1,258,607
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $70,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $25,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $25,000
  5. Minnesota2 grants $7,000
  6. Oklahoma1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Eric J ThomsenTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • Helen H HoweDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • James HowePresident & CEO Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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