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Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine Foundation centers its giving on podiatric medical education and student scholarships, with program support also tied to community clinical care and the advancement of podiatric medicine. The foundation’s recent awards show a steady commitment to Temple University Commonwealth of PA in Philadelphia, where it made its three largest grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Those awards totaled more than $216,000 in the latest filing year’s grant activity and point to an ongoing institutional relationship rather than one-off support. Its stated priorities include higher education, health and medicine, scholarships, podiatric medicine, and student financial aid. The foundation also supports medical student professional development, continuing medical education for podiatrists, alumni relations, and clinical patient services in podiatry. Beneficiaries include podiatric medical students, clinicians and trainees, alumni of the School of Podiatric Medicine, and patients receiving podiatric clinical services. The pattern is consistent with a school-affiliated funder using grants to sustain training, education, and clinical practice within its own academic community.
In higher education and student support, the foundation funded Temple University Commonwealth of PA for education in each of the three recent grant years, including $63,247 in 2023, $70,877 in 2024, and $82,392 in 2025. That pattern aligns with its active student scholarship program, which administers tuition and education support through the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine financial aid office. The foundation’s health-related work is tied to podiatric medicine rather than broad medical philanthropy. Its topic taxonomy includes clinical patient services in podiatry, continuing medical education for podiatrists, and medical student professional development. Those categories point to support for both learning and clinical practice within the profession. Alumni relations and advancement also appear in the foundation’s stated priorities, suggesting that part of its grantmaking is designed to maintain institutional capacity and professional connections around the School of Podiatric Medicine.
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Most grants fall between $65K and $69K, with a median of $67K.
25th Percentile
$65K
Median
$67K
75th Percentile
$69K
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The typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $65,154, the median is $67,062, and p75 is $68,970. That narrow spread suggests a fairly uniform grantmaking pattern. The foundation gave $216,516 in annual grants and reported $1,938,598 in total assets. Recent grants show repeated support across multiple years rather than isolated awards, with the same recipient appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its active scholarship program is administered through the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine financial aid office, and unsolicited applications are not accepted.
Giving is local and entirely concentrated in Pennsylvania, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent awards landed in Philadelphia, including Temple University Commonwealth of PA in PHILA, PA. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 3 grants and no non-U.S. recipients in the recent data.
Its stated priorities include podiatric medical education, student scholarships, community clinical care, and the advancement of podiatric medicine. The topic taxonomy also includes continuing medical education for podiatrists, medical student professional development, alumni relations and advancement, and clinical patient services in podiatry.
The grant-size distribution is very tight: p25 is $65,154, the median is $67,062, and p75 is $68,970. That suggests most awards are issued at a similar scale.
No. The active student scholarship program is administered through the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine financial aid office, and unsolicited applications are not accepted.
The recent grants are concentrated on Temple University Commonwealth of PA in Philadelphia. More broadly, the foundation’s beneficiary types include podiatric medical students, podiatric clinicians and trainees, alumni of the School of Podiatric Medicine, and patients receiving podiatric clinical services.
Recent giving is entirely local. The geographic scope is local, 100% of grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania, and the recent recipient country distribution is 3 U.S. grants and no non-U.S. grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEMPLE UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH OF PA | PHILA, PA | $82,392 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| TEMPLE UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH OF PA | PHILA, PA | $70,877 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| TEMPLE UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH OF PA | PHILA, PA | $63,247 | 2023 | EDUCATION |