The Neubauer Family Charitable Trust combines big-ticket gifts to major universities and premier arts institutions with targeted civic and education investments in the Philadelphia region. Their giving shows a dual interest in higher education (including support for Israeli universities through U.S. friends organizations), cultural institutions, and place-based youth, education and public safety initiatives in Philadelphia. They make several repeat awards to flagship beneficiaries while also funding mid-sized local nonprofits addressing youth development, community revitalization, and policing reform. The portfolio is distinctive for a small number of very large commitments alongside a set of focused regional grants.
A $6.2 million grant to the University of Chicago anchors the Neubauer Family Charitable Trust Co Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s recent giving and signals how heavily it leans into higher education. The trust also makes large cultural commitments, including $4.5 million to Calder Gardens in Philadelphia, while continuing to back universities, arts institutions, and Philadelphia-based civic work. Recent grants show a portfolio built around a small number of very large awards and repeated support for select institutions rather than a broad scatter of one-off gifts. Higher education appears across several institutions and intermediaries, including direct university awards and support routed through U.S. friends organizations connected to Israeli universities. In the arts, the trust funds major performing arts and cultural organizations in New York and Philadelphia, alongside media and preservation-oriented groups. A second thread runs through Philadelphia: education leadership, college access, youth development, public safety, and community revitalization. That combination gives the funder a profile that is both institution-heavy and place-based, with recurring support for a few core grantees across multiple years.
In higher education, the trust gave $3,223,417 to the University of Chicago in 2025 and $910,000 to Tufts University in 2025, alongside other university support in prior years. It also funded U.S.-based organizations tied to Israeli higher education, including $1,210,000 to American Friends of the Tel Aviv University Inc in 2023 and $430,000 to American Friends of the Hebrew University Inc in 2023. Arts and culture is another clear line of giving. The trust awarded $1,000,000 to Metropolitan Opera Association Inc in 2024 and $500,000 to WHYY Inc in 2024, while also supporting Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corp with $350,000 in 2023. Philadelphia education and civic work form a third cluster. The trust gave $1,329,254 to Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders in 2023 and $166,666 to Philadelphia Futures in 2024. It also backed Impact Services Corp with $339,677 in 2023 for public safety and workforce development.
$10M
$290.5M
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$10.4M
Most grants fall between $54K and $400K, with a median of $144K.
25th Percentile
$54K
Median
$144K
75th Percentile
$400K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Concentrated giving with a few very large multi-grant commitments to elite universities and major cultural institutions, coupled with a steady stream of mid-sized, repeat or multi-year grants to Philadelphia-area education, youth development and public safety organizations; overall relatively small number of grants with high average grant size.
Notable grantees: University of Chicago, Calder Gardens, American Friends of The Tel Aviv University / American Friends of the Hebrew University, Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders / Philadelphia Futures, Metropolitan Opera Association
Typical gifts are sizable: the grant-size distribution runs from a p25 of $54,235 to a median of $144,260 and a p75 of $400,000. The recent record includes both seven-figure awards and mid-six-figure operating or program support. Recurrence is a feature of the portfolio: University of Chicago, Calder Gardens, Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders, and American Friends of the Hebrew University Inc all appear more than once across the listed years. The trust does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its giving pattern is institutionally oriented, with repeat awards to established nonprofits rather than one-time microgrants.
All listed grants went to U.S. recipients. Philadelphia is the clearest local center of gravity, with multiple awards to organizations there and nearby, including Philadephia-based grantees and West Conshohocken. New York also appears repeatedly as the location of several intermediaries and arts institutions. Other recipient cities in the record include Chicago, Boston, Medford, and Bethlehem. Although the trust is headquartered in Mountain View, California, none of the listed grants went to recipients in California.
The recent record centers on universities, arts and culture institutions, and Philadelphia-focused civic and education groups. University of Chicago, Tufts University, Calder Gardens, Metropolitan Opera Association Inc, Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders, and Philadelphia Futures all appear in the grant list.
No. Philadelphia is a major concentration, but the trust also gives to recipients in Chicago, Boston, Medford, Bethlehem, and New York. The listed grants are all to U.S. recipients, with Philadelphia standing out as the most frequent city among the named grantees.
The distribution is fairly large: p25 is $54,235, median grant size is $144,260, and p75 is $400,000. The list also includes several multi-million-dollar awards, which raises the overall scale above the median.
Yes. University of Chicago appears in three different years, Calder Gardens appears in 2024 and 2025, Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders appears in 2023 and 2024, and American Friends of the Hebrew University Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
It supports direct university grants and college-access or leadership work in Philadelphia. Recent examples include University of Chicago, Tufts University, Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders, Philadelphia Futures, Steppingstone Scholars Inc, and Teach Plus Incorporated.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calder Gardens | Philadelphia, PA | $4,500,000 | 2025 | Arts & Culture |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $3,223,417 | 2025 | Education |
| Tufts University | Boston, MA | $910,000 | 2025 | Education |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University Inc | New York, NY | $315,000 | 2025 | Education |
| Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | $300,000 | 2025 | Youth Development |
| American Friends of The Tel Aviv University Inc | New York, NY | $141,920 | 2025 | Education |
| Saint Josephs University | Philadelphia, PA | $125,000 | 2025 | Education |
| Pennsylvania Horticultural Society | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 2025 | Environment |
| Black Male Community Council of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $80,000 | 2025 | Public Safety |
| Temple University | New York, NY | $74,980 | 2025 | Community Improvement & Capacity Building |
| Parkway Council Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | Community Improvement & Capacity Building |
| American Society of the University of Haifa | New York, NY | $49,000 | 2025 | Education |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $46,450 | 2025 | Education |
| Foundations Inc | Mount Laurel, NJ | $44,640 | 2025 | Education |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,539,611 | 2024 | Education |
| Calder Gardens | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000,000 | 2024 | Arts & Culture |
| Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 2024 | Arts & Culture |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Medford, MA | $806,824 | 2024 | Education |
| Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders | Philadelphia, PA | $575,000 | 2024 | Education |
| WHYY Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $500,000 | 2024 | Arts & Culture |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University Inc | New York, NY | $400,000 | 2024 | Education |
| American Friends of The Tel Aviv University Inc | New York, NY | $300,000 | 2024 | Education |
| Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corp | Bethlehem, PA | $287,500 | 2024 | Arts & Culture |
| Philadelphia Soccer 2026 | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 2024 | General Nonprofit Support |
| Philadelphia Futures | Philadelphia, PA | $166,666 | 2024 | Education |
| Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation | New York, NY | $150,000 | 2024 | General Nonprofit Support |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | $120,000 | 2024 | Human Services |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $65,700 | 2024 | Arts & Culture |
| Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 2024 | Youth Development |
| Partnership for Policing Innovation and Reform | Marathon, FL | $54,235 | 2024 | Public Safety |
| Center for Curatorial Leadership | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | Arts & Culture |
| La Salle University | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 2024 | Education |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $6,188,309 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,329,254 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,210,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $430,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP | BETHLEHEM, PA | $350,000 | 2023 | ARTS & CULTURE |
| IMPACT SERVICES CORP | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $339,677 | 2023 | PUBLIC SAFETY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |
| METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2023 | ARTS & CULTURE |
| STEPPINGSTONE SCHOLARS INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $166,666 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| TEACH PLUS INCORPORATED | BOSTON, MA | $144,260 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| PHILADELPHIA POLICE FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $140,349 | 2023 | PUBLIC SAFETY |
| THE PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $118,500 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $102,456 | 2023 | PUBLIC SAFETY, EDUCATION |
| BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY | WALTHAM, MA | $91,600 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| ARTISTYEAR | GLADWYNE, PA | $66,667 | 2023 | ARTS EDUCATION |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR POLICING INNOVATION AND REFORM | MARATHON, FL | $60,000 | 2023 | PUBLIC SAFETY |
| CENTER FOR CURATORIAL LEADERSHIP | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | ARTS & CULTURE |
| ITREK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | INTERNATIONAL STUDIES |
| YOUTH EMPOWERMENT FOR ADVANCEMENT HANGOUT | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $45,200 | 2023 | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
American Friends of the Hebrew University Inc
$315,000Education
Education
Black Male Community Council of Philadelphia
$80,000Public Safety
Parkway Council Foundation
$50,000Community Improvement & Capacity Building
American Friends of the Hebrew University Inc
$400,000Education
Partnership for Policing Innovation and Reform
$54,235Public Safety
La Salle University
$50,000Education
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY INC
$430,000EDUCATION
STEPPINGSTONE SCHOLARS INC
$166,666EDUCATION
PARTNERSHIP FOR POLICING INNOVATION AND REFORM
$60,000PUBLIC SAFETY