About Cabrini Legacy
Cabrini Legacy Corporation primarily acts as a steward of endowed charitable funds, concentrating almost all of its giving on educational institutions—particularly Catholic and faith-affiliated schools and university scholarship endowments—and on organizations serving women and children (shelters and child advocacy). The foundation’s activity is dominated by transfers of named endowment/scholarship funds to colleges, high schools and nonprofits for future stewardship rather than program operating grants. Geography skews to the Philadelphia region and nearby states, with occasional grants elsewhere tied to specific named funds.
Focus Areas
Stewardship and transfer of named scholarship endowments to universities (e.g., Villanova, Temple, Marist)Catholic and faith-based secondary schools and academies (e.g., Stepinac High School, Cabrini High School New Orleans, Sacred Heart Academy)Support for domestic violence shelters and services for abused women and children (e.g., The Shelter for Abused Women and Children, Laurel House)Child advocacy and children’s services tied to endowed funds (e.g., Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center, Project Safe)
Who They Fund
scholarship recipients (students)
About Cabrini Legacy
A single endowed-funds transfer to Villanova University accounts for nearly all of Cabrini Legacy Corporation’s latest grant activity, underscoring its role as a steward of named scholarship and endowment funds rather than a conventional operating grantmaker. The foundation’s recent awards are largely structured as future-stewardship transfers tied to specific funds, including the Mastronardi Scholarship Fund at Stepinac High School Foundation and the Barbara and John Jordan Endowment, which supports multiple recipients across education and services for women and children. Catholic and faith-affiliated education appears throughout the portfolio, alongside grants connected to domestic violence services, child advocacy, and scholarship support for colleges and high schools. Cabrini Legacy Corporation also appears to manage a small number of specialized funds for public health recognition, playwriting, and books or collections, all routed through named institutions. The pattern suggests long-term preservation of donor-restricted purposes, with grants flowing to universities, academies, and nonprofits that will continue administering those funds over time.
What Cabrini Legacy Funds
Education is the clearest theme in Cabrini Legacy Corporation’s grantmaking. Beyond university stewardship, they supported Sacred Heart Academy with the Unico- Philadelphia Chapter Santora Scholarship Fund and Merion Mercy Academy with the Felicia Falcone Fund. Higher education also shows up through Marist College with the Michael & Jennifer Guzzardi Scholarship and Temple University with the Agnes Bosco Orsatti Scholarship Fund. A second cluster supports women and children: The Shelter for Abused Women and Children received the Barbara and John Jordan Endowment, and Laurel House was also funded through that same endowment. Child-focused services appear as well, including Project Safe and Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center. Smaller, specialized awards include the Hellenic University Club of Philadelphia for the Plato Marinakos Award for Public Health Fund and Vassar College for the Phillip Cook Aspiring Playwright Fund.
How Cabrini Legacy Gives
Typical grants cluster tightly around the middle of the range: p25 is $41,453, the median is $50,000, and p75 is $73,798. The 2025 list is dominated by stewardship transfers rather than unrestricted operating support, and the same named fund can be split across several recipients, as with the Barbara and John Jordan Endowment. The pattern looks recurring in a stewardship sense: named endowments and scholarship funds are carried forward through recipient institutions for future administration. Cabrini Legacy Corporation also makes program-related investments. The profile fits a fund stewarding restricted and endowed gifts, not individual grants to people, since it does not fund individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$20.5M
Total Assets
$4M
Total Revenue
$447K
Total Expenses
$592K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $41K and $74K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$41K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$74K
Geographic Reach
Regional7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
AMY LAMBERT
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