Harman Family Charitable Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The trust makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the most useful first step is to look for an existing connection to the trust or its trustee.
- The filings show that about 8 in 10 of its 29 grants to organisations fell between $5,000 and $220,000, with a median of about $26,000, so a modest request sits within its typical range, though its largest grant was about $305,000.
- In the latest filing, 40% of grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests that a relationship built over time matters.
- No geographic focus is stated and the filings show grants mainly in Iowa, so an organisation elsewhere should not assume it is excluded, nor should it treat Iowa as a requirement.
Overview
Harman Family Charitable Trust is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, Wells Fargo Bank NA, in Saint Louis, MO.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The trust's recorded grants provide general operating support to a varied group of public and charitable organisations. Recipients include municipalities, community schools, a church, a food bank, health-care organisations and a university foundation. Its giving also reaches a law-enforcement centre, a camp, an arts organisation and cultural institutions. Taken together, the grants span local public services, education, health, community welfare and culture rather than a single stated field or narrowly defined programme. The filings describe the grants as general operating support and do not state general eligibility criteria or a formal funding strategy.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Iowa.
How to apply
The trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 40% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 29 grants to organisations were about $26,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 38% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 40% of grant dollars went to organisations Harman Family Charitable Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $38,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- City of Lowden · General operating$216,6152025 tax year
- Habitat for Humanity International · General operating$100,0002025 tax year
- ST Pauls Ucc · General operating$100,0002025 tax year
- Northeast Iowa Food Bank · General operating$100,0002025 tax year
- Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation · General operating$50,0002025 tax year
- University of Northern Iowa Foundation · General operating$38,0002025 tax year
- Memorial Foundation of Allen Hospital · General operating$38,0002025 tax year
- Cedar County Law Enforcement Center · General operating$26,2112025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jayne K Hintz — Grant Committe Member
- David Buck — Grant Committe Member
- Theresa E Hoffman — Grant Committe Member
- John J Burns — Grant Committe Member
- James R Harman — Grant Committe Member
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $675,521 | $578,000 | $15,252,783 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $768,105 | $647,106 | $16,181,055 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $901,738 | $724,826 | $17,501,901 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Saint Louis, MO (office of its trustee, Wells Fargo Bank NA)
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Saint Louis, MO (office of its trustee, Wells Fargo Bank NA)