Howard Hanna Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 31-1621640

The Howard Hanna Foundation is a private foundation based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It reported 10 grants totaling $337,500 in 2024, with listed recipients including charitable, educational, community-development, health-related, and arts organizations.

Key facts about Howard Hanna Foundation

In short: Howard Hanna Foundation gave $338K across 10 grants in 2024 (avg $34K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
31-1621640
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$337,500
Grants made (2024)
10
Average grant
$33,750
Median grant
$21,250
Total assets
$4,824,270
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (66% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$4.8M

-30.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$338K

+10.7% YoY

Grant Count

10

+42.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$34K

-22.5% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Howard Hanna Foundation reported a distributable amount of $356K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Howard Hanna Foundation gives

  • 30% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving grew 70% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 95% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants were reported for general purposes and went to organizations including the American National Red Cross, the Urban League, Duquesne University, and Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.

Family House, a 2024 grantee, describes its mission as providing affordable temporary housing for patients and their families while they seek medical care, and housing for visiting medical professionals and students involved in providing care in the greater community.

Grantmaking

In 2024, the foundation gave $337,500 through 10 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $100,000, with a median grant of $21,250. The largest awards included $100,000 to the American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters, $70,000 to the Urban League, $50,000 to the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, and $40,000 to Duquesne University.

How to Apply

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2024, 66% of grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania, 30% to recipients in Washington, DC, and 4% to recipients in Ohio.

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.

Cities

PittsburghClevelandLakewoodNew YorkNorthbrookWashington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 5 grants2021 6 grants2022 7 grants2023 10 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $135K (2020) to $338K (2024). In 2024 it made 10 grants totaling $338K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters: $100KAmerican National Red Cross &Its Constituent Chapters$100KUrban League: $70KUrban League$70KAllegheny Conference on Community Development: $50KAllegheny Conference onCommunity Development$50KDuquesne University: $40KDuquesne University$40KPittsburgh Civic Light Opera: $23KPittsburgh Civic Light Opera$23KFamily House: $20KFamily House$20KUniversity Hospitals: $15KUniversity Hospitals$15KPittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group: $10KPittsburgh CommunityReinvestment Group$10KSt Lucy's Auxiliary for the Blind: $5KSt Lucy's Auxiliary for theBlind$5KHabitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh: $5KHabitat for Humanity ofGreater Pittsburgh$5K

The largest 2024 recipient was American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters ($100K). Together the top 10 received $338K.

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants across all recorded years

21<$50K5$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 29 (72%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters Washington, DCGeneral Purposes$100,000
Urban League Pittsburgh, PAGeneral Purposes$70,000
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Pittsburgh, PAGeneral Purposes$50,000
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PAGeneral Purposes$40,000
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Pittsburgh, PAGeneral Purposes$22,500
Family House Pittsburgh, PAGeneral Purposes$20,000
University Hospitals Cleveland, OHGeneral Purposes$15,000
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group Pittsburgh, PAGeneral Purposes$10,000
St Lucy's Auxiliary for the Blind Pittsburgh, PAGeneral Purposes$5,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PAGeneral Purposes$5,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2024 $4,824,270 $451,322 $394,931 $337,500
2023 $6,916,454 $289,135 $357,842 $305,000
2022 $6,255,485 $251,660 $191,781 $142,000
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,824,270$6,916,454$6,255,485
Revenue$451,322$289,135$251,660
Expenses$394,931$357,842$191,781
Qualifying Distributions$337,500$305,000$142,000
Net Investment Income$415,514$249,167$211,147
Distributable Amount$356,328$322,742$328,433

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 3, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists Annie Hanna Cestra, Tracy Rossetti-Delvaux, Kelly Hanna Riley, and Sarah Hanna White as trustees.

Howard Hanna Foundation's 2024 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Annie Hanna Cestra

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Hanna Riley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Hanna White

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Rossetti-Delvaux

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Mary Anne Hanna (2019–2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: 119 Gamma Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Phone: (412) 967-9000

Frequently asked questions about Howard Hanna Foundation

How much does Howard Hanna Foundation give each year?

Howard Hanna Foundation gave $338K across 10 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $305K across 7 grants.

What is Howard Hanna Foundation's typical grant size?

Howard Hanna Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $21,250, and its average grant was $33,750, across 10 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Howard Hanna Foundation give grants?

Howard Hanna Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 66% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (30%). The most frequent recipient cities were Pittsburgh, PA (8 grants).

Does Howard Hanna Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Howard Hanna Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Howard Hanna Foundation's largest grantees?

Howard Hanna Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters ($100,000), Urban League ($70,000) and Allegheny Conference on Community Development ($50,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 65% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Howard Hanna Foundation?

Howard Hanna Foundation reported $4.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $338K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $356K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What does Howard Hanna Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants were reported for general purposes and went to organizations including the American National Red Cross, the Urban League, Duquesne University, and Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Howard Hanna Foundation?

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Howard Hanna Foundation's EIN?

Howard Hanna Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1621640. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Does Howard Hanna Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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