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John Ben Snow Memorial Tr UW #839158

Accepts applications Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 136633814

John Ben Snow Memorial Tr UW #839158 is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.5 million in 111 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $1.6 million the year before.

63% 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
2023$1.6 million129$33.7 million
2024$1.5 million111$36.8 million

How to apply

ContactRefer to Instructions Published on
131 West Seneca Street Suite B 215, Manlius, NY 13104
Phone or email(315) 632-2559
What to submitRefer to instructions published on website
Deadlines, restrictionsRefer to instructions published on website www.johnbensnow.org

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John Ben Snow Memorial Tr UW #839158 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 13 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York35$534,300
Nevada33$460,000
New Jersey29$298,000
Virginia2$60,000
District of Columbia3$35,000
Maryland2$30,000
Georgia1$20,000
Massachusetts1$20,000
Ohio1$12,000
Connecticut1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 111 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Williamsburg, VA
Education$50,000
Pulaski Academy and Central School
Pulaski, NY
Education$40,800
Central New York Community Foundation in
Syracuse, NY
Community initiatives$35,000
Fenimore Art Museum
Cooperstown, NY
Arts and culture$25,000
Interfaith Works of Central New York
Syracuse, NY
Community initiatives$25,000
Nevada Center for Civic Engagement
Sparks, NV
Education$25,000
Central Current Inc
Syracuse, NY
Community initiatives$25,000
On Point for College Inc
Syracuse, NY
Education$23,750
Sultana Education Foundation
Chestertown, MD
Environment$20,000
Care Chest of Sierra Nevada
Reno, NV
Disabilities and universal$20,000
University of Nevada Reno
Reno, NV
Community initiatives$20,000
Univeristy of Nevada Reno
Reno, NV
Arts and culture$20,000
Adirondack Experience
Lake Placid, NY
Arts and culture$20,000
Covenant House New Jersey
Newark, NJ
Youth programs$20,000
Solomon R Guggenheim Museum and Fdn
New York, NY
Education$20,000
The Reno Dance Company Inc
Reno, NV
Arts and culture$20,000
Centerstate Ceo Foundation
Syracuse, NY
Community initiatives$20,000
Spread the Word Nevada
Henderson, NV
Education$20,000
Good Life Foundation
Syracuse, NY
Youth programs$20,000
Eddy House
Reno, NV
Community initiatives$20,000
Josephs House for Women Inc
Syracuse, NY
Community initiatives$20,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada
Carson City, NV
Education$20,000
Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County
Atlanta, GA
Community initiatives$20,000
Domestic Violence Resource Center
Reno, NV
Community initiatives$20,000
Horizons of Kent and Queen Annes
Chestertown, MA
Education$20,000
Northern Nevada Electrical Workers Joint
Reno, NV
Education$19,500
Kunr Public Radio
Reno, NV
Education$18,000
Clean Ocean Action
Long Branch, NJ
Education$17,500
Food Bank of Northern Nevada
Sparks, NV
Community initiatives$15,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation PTP
Washington, DC
Environment$15,000
Olana Partnership
Hudson, NY
Education$15,000
Frank H Hiscock Legal Aid Society
Syracuse, NY
Community initiatives$15,000
Elmcrest Childrens Center
Syracuse, NY
Education$15,000
Food Bank of Central New York
Syracuse, NY
Community initiatives$15,000
Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation
Reno, NV
Education$15,000
Tu Casa Latina
Reno, NV
Community initiatives$15,000
PBS Reno
Reno, NV
Education$15,000
Reno Gazette Journal Fund
Reno, NV
Education$15,000
Arts for All Nevada
Reno, NV
Arts and culture$15,000
Center for the Arts of Homer Inc
Homer, NY
Historic preservation$14,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John Ben Snow Memorial Tr UW #839158 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Refer to instructions published on website www.johnbensnow.org.

How much does John Ben Snow Memorial Tr UW #839158 give?

$1.5 million in tax year 2024, across 111 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs John Ben Snow Memorial Tr UW #839158?

Its 2024 filing lists Emelie M Williams (Co-Trustee), Jonathan Snow (Co-Trustee), Valerie Macfie (Co-Trustee) and Bny Mellon N A (Trustee).

What does John Ben Snow Memorial Tr UW #839158 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and youth programs.

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