Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 25-1671119

The Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund is a private foundation based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its recent reported grants are scholarships, and its 2024 filing describes awards for students from the Ellwood City Area School District who excel in biology or English.

Key facts about Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund

In short: Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund gave $16K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
25-1671119
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$16,202
Grants made (2025)
13
Average grant
$1,246
Median grant
$1,100
Total assets
$343,245
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Deadline
March 1, as stated on the 2024 filing; this date has passed for 2026.

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$343K

-0.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$16K

+8.7% YoY

Grant Count

13

-18.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1K

+33.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund reported a distributable amount of $20K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement is provided. The filings describe scholarship awards as the fund’s grantmaking, with the 2024 filing specifying the student eligibility criteria above.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the fund reported 13 grants totaling $16,202. Grants ranged from $1,100 to $2,051, with a median of $1,100. The largest reported awards were $2,051 each to Emily Rovers and Nicholas Wise, both of Pittsburgh, for scholarships. Other listed scholarship grants were $1,100 each to Lynden Beinhauer, Gianna Dicerbo, Giovanna Huth, Madison Long, Maleah Lott, Keira Rozanski, Erica Summa, Ryan Turner, Ryan Widmaier, and Talan Young, all of Pittsburgh.

Review Cycle

March 1, as stated on the 2024 filing; this date has passed for 2026.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Pennsylvania. The 2024 filing specifies that scholarship recipients must be students from the Ellwood City Area School District.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.

Cities

PittsburghBeaver FallsButlerClarionLatrobeMonacaMoon TownshipSharonSlippery RockYoungstown

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K12 grants2020 14 grants2021 15 grants2022 14 grants2023 16 grants2024 13 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2024) to $18K (2023). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $16K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

72 grants across all recorded years

72<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 72 grants of 72 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
13 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$16,202

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants Grant count
2025 $343,245 $20,042 $22,162 $16,202 13
2024 $345,413 $6,684 $20,183 $14,912 16
2023 $359,066 −$6,160 $23,653 $17,877 14
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10K$20K$30K$40K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$343,245$345,413$359,066
Revenue$20,042$6,684$-6,160
Expenses$22,162$20,183$23,653
Qualifying Distributions$18,483$16,990$20,423
Net Investment Income$16,463$5,768$5,957
Distributable Amount$19,580$18,280$17,458

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists PNC Bank N.A. as trustee.

Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund's only listed officer is PNC Bank N A, Trustee on the 2025 filing (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • PNC Bank N A

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $6K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: PNC Bank NA (2020–2024) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

PNC Bank N a — Trustee: $6KPNC Bank N aTrustee$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $6K, to PNC Bank N a (Trustee).

Contact

Application contact: D Hollerman Lincoln High School
Mailing address: 501 Crescent Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117
Phone: (724) 752-1591

Frequently asked questions about Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund

How much does Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund give each year?

Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund gave $16K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 16 grants.

What is Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund's typical grant size?

Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund's median grant in 2025 was $1,100, and its average grant was $1,246, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund give grants?

Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (13 grants).

How large is Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund?

Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund reported $343K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $20K (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 Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund fund?

No mission statement is provided. The filings describe scholarship awards as the fund’s grantmaking, with the 2024 filing specifying the student eligibility criteria above. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund?

Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund's EIN?

Howell & Lois Williams Memorial Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1671119. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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