Private foundation · EIN 42-1395312 · Muscatine, Iowa

Howe Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 25 grants paid, $1.4M total, median $10K. 76% of grants stayed in Iowa.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
25
$1.4M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in IA
76%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.9M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
City of MuscatineMuscatine, IAGeneral support$1.0M
Wesley United Methodist ChurchMuscatine, IAGeneral operations & building renovation$80K
Judicial WatchWashington, DCGeneral support$70K
Muscatine Charities IncMuscatine, IAGeneral operations$30K
Hoover Presidential LibraryWest Branch, IAGeneral support$30K
United WayMuscatine, IAGeneral support$30K
Illinois State University FoundatioNormal, ILGeneral support$25K
Friends of Muscatine FFAMuscatine, IAGeneral support$25K
American Junior Golf AssocBraselton, GAGeneral support$25K
STEM Matters IncMuscatine, IAGeneral support$15K
Iowa State Univ FoundationAmes, IAGeneral support$13K
Flickinger Learning CenterMuscatine, IAGeneral operations$10K
Youth Sports FoundationMuscatine, IAGeneral support$10K
Union Congregational ChurchHackensack, MNGeneral purposes$5,000
Muscatine Chamber of Commerce FoundMuscatine, IAEconomic development$5,000
Crossroads IncMuscatine, IAGeneral support$5,000
Tulsa Community FoundationTulsa, OKGeneral support$5,000
Muscatine Firefighters Charitable aMuscatine, IAGeneral support$5,000
Big Brothers Big Sister of MuscatinMuscatine, IAGeneral support$5,000
St Mary St Mathias Cath Ch-K of ColMuscatine, IAGeneral support$2,500
Deep Portage Learning CenterHackensack, MNGeneral operations$2,000
Muscatine Comm College FdnMuscatine, IAGeneral support$1,200
Muscatine Community yMuscatine, IAGeneral operations$1,000
Muscatine Civic ChoraleMuscatine, IAGeneral operations$1,000
Friends of Grist MillMuscatine, IAGeneral support$500

By state: Iowa 19 · District of Columbia 1 · Illinois 1 · Georgia 1 · Minnesota 2 · Oklahoma 1

About this foundation

Howe Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Muscatine, Iowa, administered in care of Stanley M Howe Pres, tax-exempt since 1993. 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 Howe Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Howe Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.4M across 25 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Howe Foundation give?

Iowa (19 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants), Illinois (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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