Private foundation · EIN 22-2899613 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Nat Hwilc Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (There are no submission deadlines.) and its median grant is $11K.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 9 grants paid, $134K total, median $11K. 56% of grants stayed in Pennsylvania. Stated restrictions: Any charitable organization listed on the internal revenue service tax exempt organization search tool which are eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
9
$134K
Median grant
$11K
Stays in PA
56%
of grants
Deadline
See below
There are no submission deadlines.
Assets
$1.8M

How to apply

A letter stating the purpose of the organization should accompany requests. Contact: Dr Susan Walsh Trustee, 58 Kensington Road, Portsmouth, Nh, 6034367814 Deadlines: There are no submission deadlines. Restrictions: Any charitable organization listed on the internal revenue service tax exempt organization search tool which are eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food BankDuquesne, PAGeneral support$39K
Greater Seacoast Community HealthPortsmouth, NHGeneral support$20K
Community Library of Allegheny ValleyNatrona Heights, PAGeneral support$20K
Inter-Faith Food ShuttleRaleigh, NCGeneral support$15K
Legal Aid of North CarolinaRaleigh, NCGeneral support$11K
The Pittsburgh PromisePittsburgh, PAGeneral support$11K
Westmoreland Museum of American ArtGreensburg, PAGeneral support$11K
The Watson InstituteSewickley, PAGeneral support$5,096
Turtle Pants FarmPittsboro, NCGeneral support$2,500

By state: Pennsylvania 5 · North Carolina 3 · New Hampshire 1

About this foundation

Nat Hwilc Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, administered in care of Cookson Peirce & Co Inc, tax-exempt since 1988. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Nat Hwilc Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. A letter stating the purpose of the organization should accompany requests. Deadlines: There are no submission deadlines..

How much does Nat Hwilc Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $134K across 9 grants, a median of $11K.

Where does Nat Hwilc Foundation give?

Pennsylvania (5 grants), North Carolina (3 grants), New Hampshire (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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