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E and S van Houten Memorial Fund

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 226311438

E and S van Houten Memorial Fund is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2024 it gave $750,000 in 42 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $300,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $540,000 the year before.

54% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$717,00025$18.2 million
2023$540,00033$20.8 million
2024$750,00042$21.7 million

How to apply

ContactWells Fargo Bank
1 West 4th Street, Winston Salem, NC 27101
Phone or email(888) 234-1999
What to submitApply online at www.wellsfargo.com/privatefoundationgrants/ vanhouten
DeadlinesJanuary 31 and august 1 annually
RestrictionsFunds scholarships in accredited medical schools including nursiing schools

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What E and S van Houten Memorial Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey38$645,000
Florida1$75,000
California1$10,000
Illinois1$10,000
Ohio1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 42 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Valley Hospital Foundation
Ridgewood, NJ
General operating$300,000
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL
Scholarship program$75,000
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Chicago, IL
General operating$10,000
Center Foundation Inc
Santa Barbara, CA
General operating$10,000
Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative Inc
Hackensack, NJ
General operating$10,000
Georgian Court University
Lakewood, NJ
General operating$10,000
Jewish Family Service Agency of Central
Elizabeth, NJ
General operating$10,000
The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges
Livingston, NJ
General operating$10,000
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Teaneck, NJ
Scholarship program$10,000
Caldwell University
Caldwell, NJ
General operating$10,000
Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
Scholarship program$10,000
Christian Health Care Center
Wyckoff, NJ
General operating$10,000
Northwest New Jersey Community Action PR
Phillipsburg, NJ
General operating$10,000
Felician University
Lodi, NJ
Scholarship program$10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal
Asbury Park, NJ
General operating$10,000
Passaic County Community College Foundat
Paterson, NJ
Scholarship program$10,000
Center for Hope and Safety Inc
Rochelle Park, NJ
General operating$10,000
Sussex County Community College
Newton, NJ
General operating$10,000
Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing, NJ
General operating$10,000
Make A Wish Foundation of New Jersey
Monroe Township, NJ
General operating$10,000
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ
Scholarship program$10,000
Family Promise of Hunterdon County Inc
Flemington, NJ
General operating$10,000
Children on the Green Inc
Morristown, NJ
General operating$10,000
Sound Start Babies
Mountain LKS, NJ
General operating$10,000
The Oasis Haven for Women Children Inc
Paterson, NJ
General operating$10,000
Rebuilding Together North Jersey Inc
Oakland, NJ
General operating$10,000
Interfaith Food Pantry Inc
Morris Plains, NJ
General operating$10,000
Montclair State University Foundation in
Montclair, NJ
Scholarship program$10,000
Middlesex College Foundation Inc
Edison, NJ
General operating$10,000
Rutgers University Foundation
New Brunswick, NJ
General operating$10,000
Family Promise of the Jersey Shore Inc
West Creek, NJ
General operating$10,000
4CS of Passaic County Inc
Paterson, NJ
General operating$10,000
Greater Life Inc
Newark, NJ
General operating$10,000
Child Focus Inc
Cincinnati, OH
General operating$10,000
Sierra House
East Orange, NJ
General operating$10,000
Ramapo College Foundation
Mahwah, NJ
General operating$10,000
Building Communities Inc
River Edge, NJ
General operating$10,000
Bergen Family Center Inc
Englewood, NJ
General operating$5,000
St Luke Community Development Center Inc
Paterson, NJ
General operating$5,000
Court Appointed Special Advocates of
New Brunswick, NJ
General operating$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does E and S van Houten Memorial Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: January 31 and august 1 annually.

How much does E and S van Houten Memorial Fund give?

$750,000 in tax year 2024, across 42 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs E and S van Houten Memorial Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee).

What does E and S van Houten Memorial Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and youth programs.

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