Silverback Educational Foundation for the Arts Dance and Athletics
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About Silverback Educational Foundation for the Arts Dance and Athletics
The Silverback Educational Foundation for the Arts Dance and Athletics is a highly concentrated K–12 education funder in the Philadelphia suburbs, directing very large gifts to a small number of private and specialized schools. Its few grants (all classified under general education) suggest support for operating, program, or capital needs at independent, preparatory, and special-education institutions. The foundation appears to favor deep, repeat investments in local schools rather than broad, small-dollar giving across many causes.
Focus Areas
Independent/Private preparatory schools in suburban Philadelphia (e.g., Malvern Preparatory School)Specialized/special-needs K–12 education programs (e.g., Benchmark School)Alternative or charter-style academic programs serving local youth (e.g., YSC Academy)
Who They Fund
school-aged children and youthstudent-athleteslocal youth program participants
Giving Approach
Very concentrated giving: only four grants totaling over $3.2M, with a few very large awards and at least one repeat grantee; tends to make sizable, likely multi-year or capital/operating support grants to a small set of local educational institutions.
About Silverback Educational Foundation for the Arts Dance and Athletics
A $1,014,233 grant to YSC Academy Inc in 2023 is the largest recent gift on file for Silverback Educational Foundation for the Arts Dance and Athletics, and it points to a pattern of concentrated support for specialized K–12 education. The foundation’s grantmaking centers on schools and youth-serving organizations in the Philadelphia suburbs, with repeated support for private, preparatory, and alternative academic settings alongside youth athletics and dance-related programming. Recent awards also include six-figure support for Benchmark School and Malvern Preparatory School, reinforcing the emphasis on direct institutional funding rather than broad, dispersed giving. In the recent grants list, the same schools and partners appear more than once, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation’s naming also signals the mix of disciplines it supports: education, arts, dance, and athletics. Across the grants on file, the pattern is not small, unrestricted philanthropic spread; it is a selective portfolio of larger awards to a limited set of organizations, mostly serving school-aged children, student-athletes, and local youth program participants.
What Silverback Educational Foundation for the Arts Dance and Athletics Funds
In K–12 education, Silverback Educational Foundation for the Arts Dance and Athletics backed a range of school-based programs and institutions. It gave $650,000 to Benchmark School in 2024 and $639,075 to Malvern Preparatory School in 2024, both listed as educational support. The foundation also supported alternative and specialized schooling through $1,014,233 to YSC Academy Inc in 2023, which was the largest recent grant on file. Youth athletics is another clear line of work: it awarded $240,279 to The SWAG Soccer LLC in 2024 for Youth Athletic Program Support and $75,000 to USA Dance Inc in 2024 for the same category. Dance and culture appear in the grant list as well, including $45,000 to Urban Dance & Educational Foundation in 2023 for Youth Athletic Program Support. These awards show a preference for direct program and institutional support tied to youth development.
How Silverback Educational Foundation for the Arts Dance and Athletics Gives
Typical grant size is moderately large: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $20,000, and the 75th percentile is $60,263. The recent-grants list shows a strongly concentrated pattern, with several repeat recipients across 2023 and 2024, including YSC Academy Inc, Benchmark School, Malvern Preparatory School, Trustees of Dartmouth College, USA Dance Inc, and Logos Academy. Silverback is classified as a regular funder, not a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The active programs indicate that unsolicited applications are not accepted in several areas.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.7M
Total Assets
$6.5M
Total Revenue
$3.6M
Total Expenses
$3.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $60K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$60K
Geographic Reach
Regional9 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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