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Van Horne E for Educational FD

Accepts applications Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 256220814

Van Horne E for Educational FD is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $66,000 in 25 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $10,400. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $56,550 the year before.

24% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$53,90022$1.5 million
2024$56,55021$1.6 million
2025$66,00025$1.8 million

How to apply

ContactSusan L Cencia
500 Grant Street Suite 3825, Pittsburgh, PA 15258
Phone or email(412) 234-5519
What to submitNomination fom, transcript, references, acceptance letter, student aid
DeadlinesApril 15,2017
RestrictionsRestricted to accepted senior high school students of crawford county

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Van Horne E for Educational FD funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania20$58,400
Georgia1$2,000
Virginia1$2,000
North Carolina1$1,200
New York1$1,200
South Carolina1$1,200

Grants paid in 2025

All 25 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Penn State University - University Park
University Park, PA
Scholarships$10,400
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Scholarships$8,000
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA
Scholarships$7,700
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Scholarships$2,900
Pennwest University
California, PA
Scholarships$2,900
Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA
Scholarships$2,400
Toccoa Falls College
Toccoa Falls, GA
Scholarships$2,000
Gannon University
Erie, PA
Scholarships$2,000
Geneva College
Beaver Falls, PA
Scholarships$2,000
Thiel College
Greenville, PA
Scholarships$2,000
Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA
Scholarships$2,000
Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA
Scholarships$2,000
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA
Scholarships$2,000
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Scholarships$2,000
West Chester University
West Chester, PA
Scholarships$1,700
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Scholarships$1,700
Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA
Scholarships$1,700
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Scholarships$1,700
Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA
Scholarships$1,700
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
Scholarships$1,200
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA
Scholarships$1,200
Grove City College
Grove City, PA
Scholarships$1,200
University of NC Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
Scholarships$1,200
Wofford College
Spartanburg, SC
Scholarships$1,200
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Bradford, PA
Scholarships$1,200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Van Horne E for Educational FD accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 15,2017.

How much does Van Horne E for Educational FD give?

$66,000 in tax year 2025, across 25 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Van Horne E for Educational FD?

Its 2025 filing lists Bny Mellon N A (Trustee).

What does Van Horne E for Educational FD fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and environment and conservation.

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