The Harriette Steelman and Charles
Pottsville, PA · EIN 22-2630429. Reported 234 grants totalling $958,645 to 91 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Harriette Steelman and Charles did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $40,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Variety Children's Charity | Worcester, PA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation | Herriman, UT | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Dessin Animal Shelter | Honesdale, PA | $35,251 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Elmwood Zoo | Norristown, PA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ukraine Trust Chain | Evanston, IL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mitzvah Circle | Norristown, PA | $27,581 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| National Baseball Hall of Fame | Cooperstown, NY | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Philadelphia, PA | $26,201 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Reikats Haven | Shoemakersville, PA | $25,316 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| ASPCA | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Asher House | Estacado, OR | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jefferson Health Center | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mattie Dixxon Community Cupboard | Ambler, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mission Kids | East Norriton, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Pa Environmental Defense Fund | Camp Hill, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Woerth It Hollow Inc | Kirkwood, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| ACLU Foundation of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Manna on Main Street | Lansdale, PA | $17,098 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mercy Ships | Lindale, TX | $16,075 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Delaware Riverkeeper Network | Bristol, PA | $14,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $13,173 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lamancha Animal Rescue | Coatesville, PA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Historic Yellow Springs Inc | Chester Springs, PA | $12,080 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Daily Bread Community Food Pantry | Collegeville, PA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Operating Smile Inc | Virginia Beach, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Operation Smile Inc | Virginia Beach, VA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Penn State Dickinson Law Steele Family Leadership Program | Carlisle, PA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Zoo | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Green Amendments for the Generations | Carlisle, PA | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Crohns & Colitis Foundation | New York, NY | $7,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mitzvah | Norristown, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Operation Tiny Home | Oakland, OR | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Playing for Change Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism | New York, NY | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridgeport Fire Company | Bridgeport, PA | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| North Shore Animal League America | Port Washington, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Negro Leagues Baseball Museum | Kansas City, MO | $5,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | New York, NY | $5,054 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Andrew S Demarco Foundation | Lansdale, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish War Veterans | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Laurel House | Norristown, PA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lower Merion Township Police Deptoff Setzer Mem Schol Fd | Ardmore, PA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Main Line Reform Temple | Wynnewood, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Narbeth Ambulance | Ardmore, PA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania ASPCA | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reikicats Haven | Shoemakersville, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Secure Community Network | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Gaudenzia Inc | Norristown, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Women's Center of Montgomery County | Norristown, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Andrew C Demarco Foundation | Lansdale, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nurse Family Partnership | East Petersburg, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Education Law Center | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Juvenile Law Center | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montgomery County Hero Fund | Norristown, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Public Radio | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Public Broadcasting Service | Arlington, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Whyy | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bethel AME Church of Ardmore | Ardmore, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Israel Fund | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Israel Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Major League Baseball Players Alumni | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Police Athletic League of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,316 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beth Israel Congregation | Jackson, MS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | Bethel, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bryn Mawr Theatre Film Institute | Bryn Mawr, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ceasefire Pennsylvania Education Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chosen 300 Ministries Inc | Ardmore, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elder Net of Lower Merion & Narbeth | Bryn Mawr, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery & De Counties Inc | Norristown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Legacy Youth Tennis & Education | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spotlight Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| T of L Inc Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Valley Forge Park Alliance | Valley Forge, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vetri Community Partnership | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Widener Delaware Law School | Wilmington, DE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wild Felid Advocacy Center | Shelton, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zion Baptist Church | Ardmore, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
51 of 91 (56%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 73%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Natural Resources Defense Council
CHARITABLE FOR ENVIRONMENT - Dessin Animal Shelter
CHARITABLE FOR ANIMAL SHELTER - Variety Children's Charity
CHARITABLE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH - Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation
CHARITABLEE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH - Philabundance
CHARITABLE FOR FOOD PANTRY - Asher House
CHARITABLE FOR ANIMAL RESCUE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 121 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | $178,105 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 51 | $210,632 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 49 | $184,401 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 48 | $182,346 | $2,500 |
| 2025 | 47 | $203,161 | $2,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
57% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Harriette Steelman and Charles's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: C/O Mid Penn Bank Po Box 660, Pottsville, PA, 17901. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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