Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
Julia Ward Howe PTA
Julia Ward Howe PTA (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $248 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($223). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 90% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $36k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $248
- Net assets
- $30k
What Julia Ward Howe PTA does
Mission
The mission of the Julia Ward Howe Elementary Parent Teacher Association is to enhance the educational experience of all students by fostering collaboration between parents teachers and staff We aim to support academic programs provide resources for enrichment activities and promote family engagement in education ensuring that all efforts serve charitable and educational purposes for the benefit of the school community
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
5th Grade ActivitiesField Trips -- The provides financial support for 5th grade activities and educational field trips to enrich students learning experiences beyond the classroom These contributions help promote academic growth cultural awareness and social development by offering opportunities for hands-on learning and memorable milestone events
$8,310 spent48% of program spendingWish ListsSupplies Donated to Howe -- The PTA provides essential classroom and school supplies to support teachers and students in achieving educational goals These donations help enhance learning environments reduce financial burdens on families and staff and ensure students have the resources needed for academic success
$7,020 spent40% of program spendingFamilyStudent Events -- The PTA hosts family-oriented events such as Family Reading Night Bingo Night Bite Around the World and the Talent Show to foster community engagement strengthen family-school connections and support student learning and cultural enrichment These activities provide opportunities for families to participate in educational and social experiences that promote literacy creativity and diversity while building a supportive school environment
$2,018 spent12% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $17,348.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $25 → $127.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 90% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Julia Ward Howe PTA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Julia Ward Howe PTA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 90% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
90% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Julia Ward Howe PTA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
90% of Julia Ward Howe PTA's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $25 that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Pennsylvania, across 1 state.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $223 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like Julia Ward Howe PTA
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Pennsylvania
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Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Julia Ward Howe PTA: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Julia Ward Howe PTA?
- Julia Ward Howe PTA (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $248 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($223). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 90% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Julia Ward Howe PTA have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $248 in grants to Julia Ward Howe PTA, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Julia Ward Howe PTA?
- AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $223 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Julia Ward Howe PTA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing