The 25th Century Foundation makes focused, local investments in Philadelphia organizations serving vulnerable populations, concentrating on safety and facility needs. Their recent grants show a preference for substantial, targeted awards—one supporting an anti-violence safe haven for African families and the other funding critical infrastructure at a school for children with cerebral palsy. The foundation appears mission-driven toward practical, capacity-building support rather than broad program diversification.
The 25th Century Foundation’s recent giving centers on practical, place-based support for Philadelphia organizations serving vulnerable populations. Two $75,000 grants illustrate that pattern: one to African Family Health Organization for an anti-violence safe haven, and another to HMS School for Children With Cerebral Palsy for fire and heating systems. The foundation also backed capital and facility needs at The Community Grocer, Inglis House, and Byerschool Foundation, showing a preference for infrastructure that improves day-to-day operations rather than broad, unrestricted programming. Its portfolio includes organizations working with children, people with disabilities, immigrant and refugee communities, seniors, and local residents needing safety-related services. Grants also extend to emergency response, accessibility, and equipment purchases, including support for a school playground capital campaign, an omnibus for Inglis House, and emergency equipment for the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s approach reads as targeted and hands-on: large, specific awards tied to buildings, vehicles, systems, and service delivery capacity.
In community safety and anti-violence work, the foundation gave $75,000 to African Family Health Organization for an anti-violence safe haven, and $50,000 to Ceasefire Pennsylvania Education for Resilient Voices. Those grants point to a focus on direct protection and community resilience. Facility and life-safety infrastructure is another clear theme. HMS School for Children With Cerebral Palsy received $75,000 for fire and heating systems, while Jenkins Arboretum received $31,203 for accessibility upgrades. The foundation also supported City Year Inc with $50,000 for a soundproof, movable room-dividing wall for City Year Philadelphia. Its giving also reaches into youth and community programming. Greene Street Friends School received $35,000 for a sandbox, mud kitchen, nearby plantings, and log balance, and The Philadelphia Zoo received $60,000 for a mural arts project.
The typical grant size is centered at $50,000, with a p25 of $25,532 and a p75 of $50,000. That distribution suggests a floor of mid-five-figure awards, with several larger grants at $75,000 and a smaller set near $25,000 to $35,000. The foundation’s recent history shows repeated support in 2023 and 2025, with grants focused on discrete projects rather than many small awards. It is a private foundation that funds individuals, and the recent record shows no program-related investments.
$1.5M
$15.2M
$1.4M
$984K
Most grants fall between $26K and $50K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$26K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 94% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Concentrated, high-value grants (equal, large awards) to a small number of local nonprofits; emphasis on capacity-building and capital or infrastructure needs rather than many small operational grants. Likely occasional one-off or project-specific funding to organizations addressing vulnerable communities.
Notable grantees: African Family Health Organization, HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Giving is overwhelmingly local: 94% of grants go to recipients in Pennsylvania, and the foundation’s recent pattern is anchored in Philadelphia. Named Pennsylvania recipients include Philadelphia, Devon, Bryn Mawr, Berwyn, West Chester, Harrisburg, Plymouth Meeting, Vinton, Fairview Village, and Collegeville. Outside Pennsylvania, the recent list includes recipients in Boston, Arlington, Pasadena, and Los Angeles, but those are exceptions rather than the norm. All recent grants in the provided sample go to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants point to organizations serving vulnerable populations through safety, facility, and capacity-building projects. Examples include an anti-violence safe haven for African families, fire and heating systems for a school serving children with cerebral palsy, accessibility upgrades, and equipment or vehicle purchases for community service delivery.
The foundation’s typical award is $50,000, with a p25 of $25,532 and a p75 of $50,000. Recent grants also include several $75,000 awards and a number of grants in the $25,000 to $35,000 range.
Yes. Pennsylvania recipients account for 94% of grants in the data provided, and Philadelphia appears repeatedly among the recipient cities. The recent list also includes a smaller number of grants outside Pennsylvania, such as in Boston, Arlington, Pasadena, and Los Angeles.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, alongside its grants to organizations. The recent grant list itself is organized around institutional recipients, but the funder’s profile indicates individual support is part of its activity.
Recent awards include capital costs and debt reduction for The Community Grocer, fire and heating systems at HMS School for Children With Cerebral Palsy, an omnibus for Inglis House, a playground capital campaign for Byerschool Foundation, and emergency equipment for the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE COMMUNITY GROCER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $75,000 | 2025 | FOR CAPITAL COSTS IN THE FORM OF DEBT REDUCTION |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $75,000 | 2025 | FOR PROJECTS RELATED TO PADE FLAGSHIP PRESERVES/ACCESSIBILITY |
| INGLIS HOUSE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $75,000 | 2025 | FOR PURCHASE OF AN OMNIBUS |
| MIGHTY WRITERS | VINTON, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT "MIGHTY MART WEST PHILLY" CLIENT CHOICE FOOD PANRTY |
| FOR PETE'S SAKE CANCER RESPITE FOUNDATION | PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA | $75,000 | 2025 | TO NAME THE ACTIVITY PAVILION IN THE FAMILY FUN ZONE |
| CITY YEAR INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE SOUNDPROOF, MOVABLE ROOM DIVIDING WALL FOR CITY YEAR PHILADELPHIA |
| BYERSCHOOL FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR THE PLAYGROUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR RUSSELL BYERS CHARTER SCHOOL |
| YOUTHBUILD PHILADELPHIA CHARTER SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE DISCOVERY PHASE FOR THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND RECREATION CENTER |
| LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MATCHING CAMPAIGN "EVERY VOICE, EVERY VOTE" |
| GREENE STREET FRIENDS SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $35,000 | 2025 | TO UNDERWRITE THE SANDBOX, MUD KITCHEN, NEARBY PLANTINGS AND LOG BALANCE |
| PASADENA HUMANE SOCIETY | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES IN WAKE OF LA FIRES |
| WHITE MEN FOR RACIAL JUSTICE | BERWYN, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR ENGAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE, I.E. THE CRM PROJECT - INSTALLATION, TRAINING, ETC. |
| PENNFUTURE | HARRISBURG, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN |
| ELDERNET | BRYN MAWR, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR EXPANSION EFFORTS |
| PENNSYLVANIA SPCA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | EMERGENCY GRANT FOR VETERINARIAN NEEDS AT MAIN LINE ANIMAL RESCUEFOR GENERAL SUPPORTEMERGENCY GRANT FOR VETERINARIAN NEEDS AT MAIN LINE ANIMAL RESCUEEMERGENCY GRANT FOR VETERINARIAN NEEDS AT MAIN LINE ANIMAL RESCUE |
| LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS |
| APOPO | WASHINGTON, DC | $6,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JUNTOS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $6,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE LOVELAND FOUNDATION | NEWBURGH, NY | $6,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JUSTICE AT WORK | BOSTON, MA | $6,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EASTERN PA TRANS EQUITY PROJECT | OREFIELD, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE BRIGID ALLIANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE GARCES FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ACHIEVEABILITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEATHER'S WAY | LANSDALE, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RIVERSIDE IMMIGRANT SERVICES & EMPOWERMENT | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HMS SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $75,000 | 2023 | FIRE AND HEATING SYSTEMS |
| AFRICAN FAMILY HEALTH ORGANIZATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $75,000 | 2023 | ANTI-VIOLENCE SAFE HAVEN |
| THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $60,000 | 2023 | MURAL ARTS PROJECT |
| COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE | WEST CHESTER, PA | $50,000 | 2023 | TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT |
| CEASEFIRE PENNYSLVANIA EDUCATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2023 | RESILIENT VOICES |
| SURREY SERVICES FOR SENIORS | DEVON, PA | $50,000 | 2023 | DELAWARE COUNTY CENTER FOR |
| GREENER PARTNERS | FAIRVIEW VILLAGE, PA | $50,000 | 2023 | FARM EXPLORER VEHICLE |
| OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR BLIND | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2023 | STUDENT |
| PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2023 | BLACK COMMUNITY LEADERS |
| SUPPORTIVE OLDER WOMENS NETWORK | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $35,000 | 2023 | HEALTHY LIVES |
| JENKINS ARBORETUM | DEVON, PA | $31,203 | 2023 | ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES |
| WOMENS LAW PROJECT | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,710 | 2023 | TECHNOLOGY UPDATE |
| ASTRAL ARTISTS INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2023 | CHILDRENS' PROGRAMMING AT |
| SELF INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2023 | PHOENIX COMMUNITY CTR |
| LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | BIPOC SCHOLARSHIPS |
| THE BLACK THORNBERRY INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | MEDICAL AND EMERGENCY CARE |
THE COMMUNITY GROCER
$75,000FOR CAPITAL COSTS IN THE FORM OF DEBT REDUCTION
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$75,000FOR PROJECTS RELATED TO PADE FLAGSHIP PRESERVES/ACCESSIBILITY
INGLIS HOUSE
$75,000FOR PURCHASE OF AN OMNIBUS
MIGHTY WRITERS
$75,000TO SUPPORT "MIGHTY MART WEST PHILLY" CLIENT CHOICE FOOD PANRTY
FOR PETE'S SAKE CANCER RESPITE FOUNDATION
$75,000TO NAME THE ACTIVITY PAVILION IN THE FAMILY FUN ZONE
CITY YEAR INC
$50,000TO SUPPORT THE SOUNDPROOF, MOVABLE ROOM DIVIDING WALL FOR CITY YEAR PHILADELPHIA
BYERSCHOOL FOUNDATION
$50,000FOR THE PLAYGROUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR RUSSELL BYERS CHARTER SCHOOL
YOUTHBUILD PHILADELPHIA CHARTER SCHOOL
$50,000IN SUPPORT OF THE DISCOVERY PHASE FOR THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND RECREATION CENTER
LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM
$50,000TO SUPPORT THE MATCHING CAMPAIGN "EVERY VOICE, EVERY VOTE"
GREENE STREET FRIENDS SCHOOL
$35,000TO UNDERWRITE THE SANDBOX, MUD KITCHEN, NEARBY PLANTINGS AND LOG BALANCE
PASADENA HUMANE SOCIETY
$30,000FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES IN WAKE OF LA FIRES
WHITE MEN FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
$25,000FOR ENGAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE, I.E. THE CRM PROJECT - INSTALLATION, TRAINING, ETC.
PENNFUTURE
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN
ELDERNET
$25,000FOR EXPANSION EFFORTS
PENNSYLVANIA SPCA
$25,000EMERGENCY GRANT FOR VETERINARIAN NEEDS AT MAIN LINE ANIMAL RESCUEFOR GENERAL SUPPORTEMERGENCY GRANT FOR VETERINARIAN NEEDS AT MAIN LINE ANIMAL RESCUEEMERGENCY GRANT FOR VETERINARIAN NEEDS AT MAIN LINE ANIMAL RESCUE
LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION
$25,000FOR CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS
APOPO
$6,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
JUNTOS
$6,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
THE LOVELAND FOUNDATION
$6,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
JUSTICE AT WORK
$6,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
EASTERN PA TRANS EQUITY PROJECT
$5,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
THE BRIGID ALLIANCE
$5,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
THE GARCES FOUNDATION
$5,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
ACHIEVEABILITY
$5,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
HEATHER'S WAY
$5,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
RIVERSIDE IMMIGRANT SERVICES & EMPOWERMENT
$5,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
HMS SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
$75,000FIRE AND HEATING SYSTEMS
AFRICAN FAMILY HEALTH ORGANIZATION
$75,000ANTI-VIOLENCE SAFE HAVEN
THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO
$60,000MURAL ARTS PROJECT
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE
$50,000TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT
CEASEFIRE PENNYSLVANIA EDUCATION
$50,000RESILIENT VOICES
SURREY SERVICES FOR SENIORS
$50,000DELAWARE COUNTY CENTER FOR
GREENER PARTNERS
$50,000FARM EXPLORER VEHICLE
OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR BLIND
$50,000STUDENT
PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION
$50,000BLACK COMMUNITY LEADERS
SUPPORTIVE OLDER WOMENS NETWORK
$35,000HEALTHY LIVES
JENKINS ARBORETUM
$31,203ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES
WOMENS LAW PROJECT
$25,710TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
ASTRAL ARTISTS INC
$25,000CHILDRENS' PROGRAMMING AT
SELF INC
$25,000PHOENIX COMMUNITY CTR
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS
$25,000BIPOC SCHOLARSHIPS
THE BLACK THORNBERRY INC
$5,000MEDICAL AND EMERGENCY CARE