Quaker City Foundation makes a small number of sizable, unrestricted operating grants to mission-driven organizations serving the Philadelphia/Chester Springs region. Their giving splits primarily between independent school education (particularly private/college-preparatory schools) and equine/animal welfare organizations, suggesting a dual interest in local education and horse-related charitable causes. Grants are large relative to the total number of awards and appear aimed at sustaining core operations rather than project-specific initiatives.
Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a very small number of local grantees; primarily one-time large operating grants rather than many small awards or broad national giving.
Quaker City Foundation’s recent giving is defined by unrestricted operating support for a compact set of organizations, with repeated grants to the same recipients across 2023 and 2025. The largest award in the recent list went to Boys Latin of Philadelphia for operations for exempt purposes, followed by a $268,504 grant to The Hounds Foundation. That pattern points to a funder that supports core budgets rather than narrowly defined projects. The foundation’s grant history also shows two clear lanes of interest. One lane centers on independent and college-preparatory education, including Montgomery School, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Lafayette College, and Drexel University. The other lane supports equine-related charities and events, such as Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines, Radnor Hunt Foundation, the Hampton Classic Horse Show, Upperville Colt & Horse Show, and Devon Horse Show. Quaker City Foundation’s giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania and the surrounding region, with many awards going to organizations in Philadelphia, Chester Springs, Malvern, Exton, and Chadds Ford. Across the recent grant list, the common thread is operational sustainment for nonprofits tied to education, horse culture, and local civic institutions.
Independent school education appears regularly in Quaker City Foundation’s grant list. In 2025, it gave $156,542 to Montgomery School for operations for exempt purposes, and it also supported Springside Chestnut Hill Academy with $50,000 in 2025 after a $51,000 grant in 2023. Those grants sit alongside earlier support for Boys Latin of Philadelphia, Lafayette College, and Drexel University. Equine and horse-related charities form a second major cluster. The foundation awarded $150,000 to Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines in 2023, then continued support for horse institutions such as Radnor Hunt Foundation, The Hampton Classic Horse Show, Upperville Colt & Horse Show, and Devon Horse Show. This mix suggests interest in both equine welfare and the broader horse-show ecosystem. It also funds local conservation and heritage groups. Recent examples include Willistown Conservation Trust, Brandywine Conservancy, and Historical Society of PA, each receiving operating support rather than project-specific funding.
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$6.8M
$807K
$1.6M
Most grants fall between $801 and $8K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$801
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$8K
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Notable grantees: Boys' Latin of Philadelphia, The Hounds Foundation, The Montgomery School, Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines
Quaker City Foundation gives relatively large grants compared with its typical award distribution: the p25 is $801, the median is $1,000, and the p75 is $7,632. The recent list, however, is dominated by much larger operating grants, often in the tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, which suggests a small number of high-value awards alongside many smaller ones. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including The Hounds Foundation, Boys Latin of Philadelphia, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Radnor Hunt Foundation, The Hampton Classic Horse Show, Devon Horse Show, and Historical Society of PA. The grants are described as operations for exempt purposes, indicating broad support rather than project grants. The foundation is not a DAF and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Quaker City Foundation’s giving is regional and overwhelmingly U.S.-based; the recipient country distribution shows 195 grants, all in the United States. Pennsylvania is the main giving state, accounting for 52% of grants. Recent recipient cities include Philadelphia, Chester Springs, Malvern, Exton, Chadds Ford, Devon, Newtown Square, and Pottstown. Outside Pennsylvania, recent grants also went to Bridgehampton, Upperville, Sherman Oaks, Gladstone, Hillsborough, Ashland, and Cincinnati.
The recent grants point to two main areas: independent and college-preparatory education, and equine-related charities. Examples include Montgomery School, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Boys Latin of Philadelphia, Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines, Radnor Hunt Foundation, and The Hampton Classic Horse Show.
The recent grant list is consistently labeled “operations for exempt purposes,” showing a clear preference for operating support. That includes large awards to Boys Latin of Philadelphia, The Hounds Foundation, and Brandywine Conservancy.
Yes. Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, and 52% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Pennsylvania recipients include Philadelphia-based organizations as well as groups in Chester Springs, Malvern, Exton, Chadds Ford, Devon, and Pottstown.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including The Hounds Foundation, Boys Latin of Philadelphia, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Radnor Hunt Foundation, The Hampton Classic Horse Show, Devon Horse Show, and Historical Society of PA.
The stated distribution is small at the low end and much larger in the upper range: p25 is $801, median is $1,000, and p75 is $7,632. The recent grant list also includes much larger operating awards, such as $288,523 to Boys Latin of Philadelphia and $268,504 to The Hounds Foundation.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE HOUNDS FOUNDATION | EXTON, PA | $268,504 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| MONTGOMERY SCHOOL | CHESTER SPRINGS, PA | $156,542 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| BOYS LATIN OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $115,872 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| WILLISTOWN CONSERVATION TRUST | NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA | $85,630 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| BRANDYWINE CONSERVANCY | CHADDS FORD, PA | $60,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| RADNOR HUNT FOUNDATION | MALVERN, PA | $60,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| SPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $48,750 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| THE HAMPTON CLASSIC HORSE SHOW | BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY | $45,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| UPPERVILLE COLT & HORSE SHOW | UPPERVILLE, VA | $40,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| DEVON HORSE SHOW | DEVON, PA | $38,038 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $32,815 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIF | CINNCINNATI, OH | $28,875 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| DREXEL UNIVERSITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| ST PAULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH | EXTON, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| BELIEVE AND ACHIEVE FOUNDATION | EXTON, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| PA NATIONAL HORSE SHOW FOUNDATION | HARRISBURG, PA | $14,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| BRANDYWINE RED CLAY ALLIANCE | WEST CHESTER, PA | $13,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| FRESH RX | BOYNTON BEACH, FL | $12,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| ASHBROOK CENTER | ASHLAND, OH | $11,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| ADIRONDACK LAND TRUST | KEENE, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| 1883 FOUNDATION | MALVERN, PA | $8,450 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| CHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK | EXTON, PA | $6,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| SIXERS YOUTH FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| ROAD TO THE TOP INC | WELLINGTON, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| KIPS BAY BOYS & GIRLS | THE BRONX, NY | $2,848 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| SPORTSMEN'S ALLIANCE | COLUMBUS, OH | $2,518 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| LUDWIG'S CORNER HORSE SHOW ASSOCIAT | UWCHLAND, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| NETWORK OF ENLIGHTENED WOMEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART - CRAFT | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| THE COMMUNITY COALITION | PHOENIXVILLE, PA | $2,260 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| LIONVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY | EXTON, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| DENISON UNIVERSITY | GRANVILLE, OH | $1,500 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| NATIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY R | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,500 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION | HARRISBURG, PA | $1,500 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| NSCDAPA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,500 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,500 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| CHRIST CHURCH PRESERVATION TRUST | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| CHESTER COUNTY HISTORIC CENTER | WEST CHESTER, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| THIRD OPTION FOUNDATION | RESTON, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| AMERICAN FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| INVEST USA | COLUMBIA, SC | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| CHESTER COUNTY DAY | WEST CHESTER, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| BOARDERS & STEWARDS OF THE MONASTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| SUFFIELD ACADEMY | SUFFIELD, CT | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| CENTER FOR AMERICAN LIBERTY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| THE FOUNDATION OF THE ST ANDREWS S | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
THE HOUNDS FOUNDATION
$268,504OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
RADNOR HUNT FOUNDATION
$60,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
THE HAMPTON CLASSIC HORSE SHOW
$45,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
DEVON HORSE SHOW
$38,038OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PA
$32,815OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
ST PAULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$15,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
BELIEVE AND ACHIEVE FOUNDATION
$15,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
PA NATIONAL HORSE SHOW FOUNDATION
$14,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
FRESH RX
$12,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
ASHBROOK CENTER
$11,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
1883 FOUNDATION
$8,450OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
SIXERS YOUTH FOUNDATION
$5,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
ROAD TO THE TOP INC
$5,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
KIPS BAY BOYS & GIRLS
$2,848OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
SPORTSMEN'S ALLIANCE
$2,518OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
LUDWIG'S CORNER HORSE SHOW ASSOCIAT
$2,500OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
NETWORK OF ENLIGHTENED WOMEN
$2,500OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART - CRAFT
$2,500OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
THE COMMUNITY COALITION
$2,260OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
LIONVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
$2,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION
$1,500OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
NSCDAPA
$1,500OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA
$1,500OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
CHRIST CHURCH PRESERVATION TRUST
$1,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
CHESTER COUNTY HISTORIC CENTER
$1,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
AMERICAN FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE
$1,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
INVEST USA
$1,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
CHESTER COUNTY DAY
$1,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
BOARDERS & STEWARDS OF THE MONASTER
$1,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
SUFFIELD ACADEMY
$1,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
CENTER FOR AMERICAN LIBERTY
$1,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
THE FOUNDATION OF THE ST ANDREWS S
$1,000OPERATIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES