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Powers E & A Higher Educ FD

Preselected recipients only Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 346900472

Powers E & A Higher Educ FD is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $406,798 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $58,114 and the largest $58,114. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $355,544 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$338,9617$8.2 million
2024$355,5447$8.9 million
2025$406,7987$9.8 million

How to apply

Powers E & A Higher Educ FD says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Powers E & A Higher Educ FD funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio4$232,456
Pennsylvania2$116,228
West Virginia1$58,114

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Thiel College
Greenville, PA
Scholarships$58,114
Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA
Scholarships$58,114
The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH
Scholarshipz$58,114
University of Mount Union
Alliance, OH
Scholarships$58,114
Lake Erie College
Painesville, OH
Scholarships$58,114
Ysu Foundation
Youngstown, OH
Scholarships$58,114
Bethany College
Bethany, WV
Scholarships$58,114

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Powers E & A Higher Educ FD accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Powers E & A Higher Educ FD give?

$406,798 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $58,114.

Who runs Powers E & A Higher Educ FD?

Its 2025 filing lists PNC Bank NA (Trustee).

What does Powers E & A Higher Educ FD fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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