The NAT HWILC Foundation concentrates its giving on local Pittsburgh-area community services, prioritizing basic needs and education access. Its largest, repeated investments support emergency food distribution, public library operations, and college-access/scholarship programming. The foundation appears focused on sustaining a small number of high-impact, place-based nonprofit partners rather than broad geographic or sector diversification.
Concentrated, place-based giving: few, relatively large grants mainly to repeat grantees (three organizations account for all funding), indicating multi-year or recurring support to core local partners.
Nat Hwilc Foundation C/o Cookson Peirce & Co Inc centers its giving on a small set of recurring local partners, with repeated support for Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Community Library of Allegheny Valley, and The Pittsburgh Promise. The largest recent grants in the file are $40,000 awards to the food bank in both 2023 and 2024, followed by $20,000 grants to the food bank, the library, and The Pittsburgh Promise. Those patterns point to a funder that backs basic needs, library services, and college-access work through general support rather than project-specific grants. The foundation also extends that same flexible support to organizations outside its core Pittsburgh cluster, including Greater Seacoast Community Health and Legal Aid of North Carolina. Across the recent grants list, many awards repeat over multiple years, which suggests a steady relationship style built around continuing operating support. Its portfolio includes food distribution, library operations, education access, health services, legal aid, and a few other community-serving organizations, but the recurring grants show a clear preference for durable, place-based nonprofit infrastructure.
Basic needs is a clear thread in the foundation’s giving. It awarded $40,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2025 to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, both marked general support. Library funding is another repeated area: Community Library of Allegheny Valley received $20,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, all for general support. Education access also appears consistently, with The Pittsburgh Promise receiving $20,000 in 2023 and 2024 and another $10,000 in 2025. Beyond those core areas, the foundation also supported legal services and community health through general-support grants to Legal Aid of North Carolina and Greater Seacoast Community Health.
Typical grants cluster around $10,000, with a median of $10,000 and a p25 of $10,000; the p75 is $18,750. The grant list shows repeated awards to the same organizations over multiple years, including several 2023-2025 sequences, so the pattern is recurring rather than one-off. Every listed award is general support, which fits the foundation’s flexible, operating-oriented style. The grant record also shows a modest range of sizes, from $5,000 awards up to $40,000.
$405K
$1.7M
$152K
$145K
Most grants fall between $10K and $19K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$19K
About 67% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Notable grantees: Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Community Library of Allegheny Valley, The Pittsburgh Promise
Giving is heavily concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 67% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Recipient cities in the recent list include Pittsburgh, Duquesne, Natrona Heights, New Kensington, Turtle Creek, Greensburg, Sewickley, and Eighty Four. Outside Pennsylvania, the foundation gave to organizations in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Pittsboro, North Carolina. All listed grants went to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants favor community-serving organizations working in basic needs, public libraries, education access, health, legal aid, and related local services. Examples in the file include a food bank, a library system, a scholarship organization, a community health group, and legal aid organizations, all funded through general support.
The pattern is recurring. Several organizations appear across three consecutive years, including a food bank, a library, a scholarship program, a community health group, legal aid, and an arts museum. That repetition suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.
The typical award is $10,000. The grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $10,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $18,750, with recent grants ranging from $5,000 to $40,000.
Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, with 67% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Pennsylvania recipients include organizations in Pittsburgh, Duquesne, Natrona Heights, New Kensington, Turtle Creek, Greensburg, Sewickley, and Eighty Four.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | DUQUESNE, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY LIBRARY OF ALLEGHENY VALLEY | NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IN-STRIDE WITH THERAPEUTIC RIDING INC | EIGHTYFOUR, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GREATER SEACOAST COMMUNITY HEALTH | PORTSMOUTH, NH | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART | GREENSBURG, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE | RALEIGH, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA | RALEIGH, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE | PITTSBURGH, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE WATSON INSTITUTE | SEWICKLEY, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TURTLE PANTS FARM | PITTSBORO, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOPE HAVEN FARM SANCTUARY | SEWICKLEY, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | DUQUESNE, PA | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY LIBRARY OF ALLEGHENY VALLEY | NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE | PITTSBURGH, PA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GREATER SEACOAST COMMUNITY HEALTH | PORTSMOUTH, NH | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE | RALEIGH, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART | GREENSBURG, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA | RALEIGH, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VALLEY POINTS FAMILY YMCA | NEW KENSINGTON, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MEALS ON WHEELS GREATER PITTSBURGH | TURTLE CREEK, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE WATSON INSTITUTE | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | DUQUESNE, PA | $40,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE | PITTSBURGH, PA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY LIBRARY OF ALLEGHENY VALLEY | NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GREATER SEACOAST COMMUNITY HEALTH | PORTSMOUTH, NH | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART | GREENSBURG, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA | RALEIGH, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VALLEY POINTS FAMILY YMCA | NEW KENSINGTON, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE | RALEIGH, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE WATSON INSTITUTE | SEWICKLEY, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY LIBRARY OF ALLEGHENY VALLEY
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
IN-STRIDE WITH THERAPEUTIC RIDING INC
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GREATER SEACOAST COMMUNITY HEALTH
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
INTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE WATSON INSTITUTE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TURTLE PANTS FARM
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HOPE HAVEN FARM SANCTUARY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY LIBRARY OF ALLEGHENY VALLEY
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GREATER SEACOAST COMMUNITY HEALTH
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
INTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
VALLEY POINTS FAMILY YMCA
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MEALS ON WHEELS GREATER PITTSBURGH
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE WATSON INSTITUTE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY LIBRARY OF ALLEGHENY VALLEY
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GREATER SEACOAST COMMUNITY HEALTH
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
VALLEY POINTS FAMILY YMCA
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
INTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE WATSON INSTITUTE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT