National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum to get $150,000
Charles L. “Skip” Huston lll (from left), chief operating officer of The Huston Foundation and Stewart Huston Charitable Trust board trustee; Scott G. Huston, executive director of the Stewart Huston Charitable Trust; Eugene Di Orio, past vice-president of the Graystone Society; and Jim Ziegler, executive director of the Graystone Society, applaud the grant selection.
The Stewart Huston Charitable Trust (SHCT) has announced more than $350,000 in 2013 fall grants.
The largest award- $150,000 – will go to the Graystone Society’s National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum (NISHM), a news release said. The Graystone Society, created in 1984 to help preserve the city’s historic architecture, also assists with municipal improvement and economic development through preservation. The Graystone Society is named for the Graystone Mansion, part of the Lukens National Historic District, which is the home of the museum.
The Stewart Huston Charitable Trust (SHCT), a private foundation, is a perpetual charitable trust created under the will of Stewart Huston, an executive of Lukens Steel. In addition to Coatesville, Mr. Huston had a love for the city of Savannah, Georgia, the birthplace of his mother and home of his wife. $122,000 in grants were awarded to Savannah religious organizations and $90,000 to Coatesville religious organizations, the release said.
“SHCT grants are utilized for a variety of purposes, including the acquisition of the Klaus Grutzka Industrial Art Collection,” said James D. Ziegler, executive director of the Graystone Society’s National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum. “The Iron & Steel Museum’s program and event highlights are frequently filled with community-enriching programs and educational opportunities, such as the seventh annual Rebecca Lukens Award to Regina Horton Lewis; the annual Garden Party; a lecture by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) research specialist, Dr. Susan Humphris; “Coatesville Remembers 9/11;” and bus trips to historical sites, including Annapolis and Gettysburg.”
Ziegler said a portion of the Stewart Huston Charitable Trust is matching annual appeal donations, dollar for dollar. SHCT grants are awarded to Protestant Christian religious organizations, including churches, schools, missions, YMCAs and social outreach programs. The purpose of the trust is to provide funds, technical assistance and collaboration on behalf of non-profit organizations engaged exclusively in religious, charitable or educational work and to extend opportunities to deserving needy persons, the release said.
Since the inception of the trust in 1989, over $24 million has been distributed. The complete list of grant recipients will also be listed in the annual report and posted on the website: www.stewarthuston.org.
