PIASECKI FAMILY FOUNDATION's recorded giving is extremely limited — a single $17,000 grant to WHYY Public Television — suggesting an interest in supporting public media, journalism, or educational broadcasting. With only one observed grant, it's not possible to draw firm conclusions about geographic preferences or a broader portfolio, but the grantee choice indicates a willingness to fund regional public television/radio and the civic or educational content it produces.
Single, one-off mid-sized grant; no pattern of repeat or diversified giving can be established from the available data.
Piasecki Family Foundation’s recorded giving shows a clear preference for general operating support, with repeated grants to a small set of institutions over multiple years. The largest recent grant in the file is $17,000 to WHYY Public Television in Philadelphia, a signal that public media is part of the foundation’s core interest. Beyond that, the foundation has supported organizations tied to education, culture, civic life, and mission-driven institutions, including the Philadelphia Orchestra Association, University of Pennsylvania, and Bryn Mawr Film Institute Inc. Several of the grants are not tied to one-off projects but to operating support, which suggests the foundation favors underwriting ongoing institutional capacity. That pattern appears alongside place-based and honorific giving, including a 2025 grant to Independence Mission Schools for St. Malachy’s Catholic School in honor of Father McNamee. The portfolio also includes support for Sustainable Seattle’s Seattle 2040 effort and World Bicycle Relief, showing that the foundation’s interests extend beyond one city and beyond a single sector. The result is a compact but recognizable grantmaking profile centered on institutions, education, public-facing programming, and general sustainability of organizations they already know.
Public media is one of the foundation’s most visible interests. In 2023, it gave $17,000 to WHYY Public Television for general operating support, and it followed with additional support in 2024 and 2025. Education also appears in several forms. The foundation awarded $10,000 to Gladwyne Montessori School in both 2024 and 2025, and it gave $3,500 to Independence Mission Schools for St. Malachy’s Catholic School in honor of Father McNamee. Civic and cultural institutions are another thread. The Philadelphia Orchestra Association received $10,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while the National Constitution Center received $5,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation also supported the Science History Institute and Villanova University Office for Mission & Ministry.
Typical grants cluster tightly around the middle of the range: p25 is $2,500, median is $7,500, and p75 is $10,000. Most recorded awards are general operating support, and several organizations recur across multiple years, including WHYY Public Television, Philadelphia Orchestra Association, University of Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr Film Institute Inc, National Constitution Center, World Bicycle Relief, Forest History Society, and Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation. The pattern points to relationship-based institutional support rather than one-time project funding. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$270K
$1.7M
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$93K
Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 7% of grants go to recipients in MN.
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Notable grantees: WHYY Public Television
Grantmaking is national, but the recipient list is heavily weighted toward Pennsylvania and especially Philadelphia. Philadelphia recipients include WHYY Public Television, Philadelphia Orchestra Association, University of Pennsylvania, Science History Institute, and National Constitution Center, with additional grants in Bryn Mawr, Gladwyne, Villanova, and Philadelphia-area school and arts institutions. Outside Pennsylvania, the foundation also gave to organizations in Chicago, Durham, Seattle, and Saint Paul. All recorded grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The foundation supports public media, education, culture, civic institutions, and mission-based organizations. Recent grants include general operating support to WHYY Public Television, Philadelphia Orchestra Association, University of Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr Film Institute Inc, National Constitution Center, and World Bicycle Relief.
Its recorded grant sizes are centered in the mid-four figures to low five figures: p25 is $2,500, median is $7,500, and p75 is $10,000. Most of the recent awards in the file are $5,000 or $10,000 grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including WHYY Public Television, Philadelphia Orchestra Association, University of Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr Film Institute Inc, National Constitution Center, World Bicycle Relief, Forest History Society, and Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation.
By recipient location, Pennsylvania is the main state in the file, with many grants going to Philadelphia and nearby places such as Bryn Mawr, Gladwyne, and Villanova. The top state by grant count is MN, while 7% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state.
The geographic scope of giving is national. The recipient list includes organizations in Pennsylvania, Illinois, North Carolina, Washington, and Minnesota, and all recorded grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLADWYNE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | GLADWYNE, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WHYY PUBLIC TELEVISION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE INC | BRYN MAWR, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WEYERHAEUSER FAMILY FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| INDEPENDENCE MISSION SCHOOLS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $3,500 | 2025 | ST. MALACHY'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN HONOR OF FATHER MCNAMEE |
| FOREST HISTORY SOCIETY | DURHAM, NC | $3,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WEYERHAEUSER FAMILY FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GLADWYNE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | GLADWYNE, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WHYY PUBLIC TELEVISION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE INC | BRYN MAWR, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WEYERHAEUSER FAMILY FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY OFFICE FOR MISSION & MINISTRY | VILLANOVA, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| VASSAR COLLEGE | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MISS PORTER'S SCHOOL | FARMINGTON, CT | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ST JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH | BRYN MAWR, PA | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ST JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH | BRYN MAWR, PA | $1,000 | 2024 | IN HONOR OF MONSIGNOR MATZ |
| INDEPENDENCE MISSION SCHOOLS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2024 | ST. MALACHY'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN HONOR OF FATHER MCNAMEE |
| FOREST HISTORY SOCIETY | DURHAM, NC | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WHYY PUBLIC TELEVISION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $17,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE INC | BRYN MAWR, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FOREST HISTORY SOCIETY | DURHAM, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SUSTAINABLE SEATTLE | SEATTLE, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | SEATTLE 2040 |
| GLADWYNE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | GLADWYNE, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WEYERHAEUSER FAMILY FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SCIENCE HISTORY INSTITUTE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| VASSAR COLLEGE | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MISS PORTER'S SCHOOL | FARMINGTON, CT | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
GLADWYNE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WHYY PUBLIC TELEVISION
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE INC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WEYERHAEUSER FAMILY FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
INDEPENDENCE MISSION SCHOOLS
$3,500ST. MALACHY'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN HONOR OF FATHER MCNAMEE
FOREST HISTORY SOCIETY
$3,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WEYERHAEUSER FAMILY FOUNDATION
$3,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GLADWYNE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WHYY PUBLIC TELEVISION
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE INC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WEYERHAEUSER FAMILY FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY OFFICE FOR MISSION & MINISTRY
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
VASSAR COLLEGE
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MISS PORTER'S SCHOOL
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ST JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH
$2,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ST JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH
$1,000IN HONOR OF MONSIGNOR MATZ
INDEPENDENCE MISSION SCHOOLS
$1,000ST. MALACHY'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN HONOR OF FATHER MCNAMEE
FOREST HISTORY SOCIETY
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WHYY PUBLIC TELEVISION
$17,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE INC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FOREST HISTORY SOCIETY
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SUSTAINABLE SEATTLE
$10,000SEATTLE 2040
GLADWYNE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WEYERHAEUSER FAMILY FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SCIENCE HISTORY INSTITUTE
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
VASSAR COLLEGE
$2,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MISS PORTER'S SCHOOL
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT