About Philadelphia Activities Fund
The Philadelphia Activities Fund is a nonprofit corporation established by the Mayor and City Council to foster and promote educational values of sportsmanship, the arts, and health to individuals in the City of Philadelphia. The Fund provides funding to support, enhance and serve community and recreation organizations and activities within the City of Philadelphia and to encourage and increase opportunities for involvement, instruction and participation in activities by diverse constituencies.
Focus Areas
sportsdanceartshealthrecreationyouth programscommunity programming
Who They Fund
school-aged children and youthstudents (K-12)local community youth participants
Funding Style
program/project support
About Philadelphia Activities Fund
Philadelphia Activities Fund Inc’s grantmaking is built around small, local awards for community and recreation organizations in Philadelphia, with funds used for projects that promote sportsmanship, the arts, and health. The foundation’s active grant program allows unsolicited applications and is designed to support supplies, materials, umpiring or referee fees, postage, and other program costs rather than capital needs. Its recent grants show a broad mix of youth, civic, cultural, and athletic groups all operating in the city. A single grant to the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia reached $30,500 in 2024, signaling that the fund can make materially larger awards alongside its smaller project support. Other 2024 recipients include Philly USA Basketball, Boy Scout Troop 449, and Wilson's Summer Camp, which reflect the fund’s emphasis on organized activities for school-aged participants. The fund also supports neighborhood and community-based organizations such as Deliverance Community Development Corp, Stenton Park Advisory Council, and Parkside Association of Philadelphia, suggesting a grantmaker that combines structured youth programming with broader local recreation and community activity. Across the record, every grant shown goes to Philadelphia organizations, reinforcing a tightly localized pattern of giving.
What Philadelphia Activities Fund Funds
The foundation supports athletics and physical education through awards to groups such as Urban Sports Zone, Bustleton Bengals Club, and Give and Go Athletics, each funded for athletic activity. It also backs arts and cultural activity, including grants to Northeast Refugee Center for cultural activity and One Africa One Nation Marketplace for cultural activity. Youth development appears as another clear thread. Boy Scout Troop 449 received support for educational purposes, while Wilson's Summer Camp received funding for educational and athletic activity. The fund also makes grants tied to civic and community life, such as Deliverance Community Development Corp and Nicetown Cdc, showing that its priorities extend beyond formal sports and arts settings into neighborhood-based programming. These grants align with the fund’s stated emphasis on sportsmanship, the arts, and health.
How Philadelphia Activities Fund Gives
Typical awards are small: the grant-size distribution is $6,500 at the 25th percentile, $7,500 at the median, and $8,000 at the 75th percentile. The active grant program is open to unsolicited applications and is structured as annual small grants for nonprofit community and recreation organizations in Philadelphia. Use is project-based, with funding for items like supplies, materials, referee fees, postage, and other program costs. The recent record is concentrated in one city and shows repeated annual giving, with grants appearing in both 2023 and 2024.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.1M
Total Assets
$1M
Total Revenue
$1.5M
Total Expenses
$3.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7K and $8K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$8K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
BRIAN J O'NEILL
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