The Glenn and Jean Harnett Private Charitable Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is animal services, animal education or the prevention of cruelty to animals, and you are a 501(c)(3) in Trumbull County or Mercer County, the foundation's stated focus fits you.
- It prefers a pilot programme that adds sustainability to your work over ongoing operating support, and it does not fund ongoing support, so frame any request around a defined pilot and show how your operations are sustained.
- About 8 in 10 of its 73 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $65,000, with a median of $30,000, so a request in that band is typical, though the largest grant was about $185,000 and the band is not a ceiling.
- About 64% of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in the two filings before, so repeat funding is a large part of its giving.
- Applications may be in any reasonable format and must state 501(c)(3) status, and the filing gives no deadlines, but organisations that cannot establish they have the means to support their ongoing operations should not apply.
Overview
The Glenn and Jean Harnett Private Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Warren, OH.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation primarily considers grants that benefit organisations providing services to animals, animal education, and the prevention of cruelty to animals. Its detailed guidelines describe eligible applicants as charitable organisations qualified under section 501(c)(3) offering these services within Trumbull County, Ohio, or Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It prefers work that can add sustainability through a pilot programme rather than ongoing operating support: applicants are expected to show they can sustain their operations, and a pilot that adds sustainability to an already well-funded organisation will be considered. Its home page also refers to gifts for animal-welfare projects and the churches beloved by Glenn and Jean.
Themes
- Animal welfare
Geographic Focus
Trumbull County; Mercer County.
What They Don't Fund
- Ongoing support
- Organisations that cannot establish that they have the means to support their ongoing operations
How to apply
Applications may be submitted in any reasonable format and must state 501(c)(3) status.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 64% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 73 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The grant should primarily benefit organisations providing animal services, animal education or the prevention of cruelty to animals.
- Applicants should be qualified charitable organisations offering those services in the specified local counties.
- Applicants are expected to establish that they can support their ongoing operations.
- A pilot programme adding sustainability to an already well-funded organisation will be considered.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 9% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 64% of grant dollars went to organisations The Glenn and Jean Harnett Private Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 28 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $21,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Animal Resource Center · Animal health and protection$184,0002024 tax year
- Rascal Unit · Animal health and protection$50,0072024 tax year
- Healthy Hearts and Paws · Animal health and protection$42,0002024 tax year
- Voices of the Trumbull County Pound · Animal health and protection$42,0002024 tax year
- TNR of Warren · Animal health and protection$40,0002024 tax year
- All About the Paws · Animal health and protection$37,5002024 tax year
- Tails of Hope · Animal health and protection$36,0002024 tax year
- Strayhaven Animal Shelter · Animal health and protection$32,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Caryn Covelli — Trustee
- Laurie Saul — Trustee
- Deborah Vendemia — Trustee
- David Hoso — Trustee
- Sharon Defrances — Chair, Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,063,722 | $870,939 | $15,587,690 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $985,149 | $805,584 | $16,598,418 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $955,873 | $765,100 | $17,516,212 | Filing for 2024 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to The Glenn and Jean Harnett Private Charitable Foundation?
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- (330) 651-6339
- administrator@harnettfoundation.org
- ADMINISTRATOR@HARNETTFOUNDATION.ORG
- Warren, OH
- harnettfoundation.org
Applying to The Glenn and Jean Harnett Private Charitable Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (330) 651-6339
- administrator@harnettfoundation.org
- ADMINISTRATOR@HARNETTFOUNDATION.ORG
- Warren, OH
- harnettfoundation.org