Nerney Family Foundation

About Nerney Family Foundation

A recurring pattern in The Nerney Family Foundation’s recent giving is large unrestricted support for community institutions, with especially visible commitments to playground and recreation projects, health causes, and education access. The biggest grant in the recent list was $300,000 to Shape Tomorrow Campaign Ea Playground in Philadelphia, followed by $250,000 to Uplift Solutions Inc in Westville, New Jersey. Those gifts sit alongside sizable support for hospitals, schools, and local service organizations, suggesting a funder that uses flexible dollars to back both physical community improvements and operating needs. The foundation’s recent awards also show repeat relationships rather than one-off attention. Uplift Solutions Inc appears again at $125,000 in 2024, and National Multiple Sclerosis Society received $144,834 in 2023 and $35,000 in 2024. Education support is another clear thread: Episcopal Academy, Villanova University, La Salle College High School, and Mount Saint Joseph’s Academy all appear among the larger recent grants. Across the list, the grants are plain-vanilla unrestricted contributions or unrestricted contributions to charity, which fits a style centered on trust in the recipient organization rather than tightly earmarked project funding.

What Nerney Family Foundation Funds

In community development, The Nerney Family Foundation backed Shape Tomorrow Campaign Ea Playground with $300,000 for a playground effort in Philadelphia. It also gave $45,000 to Par Recycle Works, another Philadelphia organization, showing interest in local quality-of-life and community-serving work. Health remains a distinct thread. The foundation awarded $144,834 to National Multiple Sclerosis Society in 2023 and followed with $35,000 in 2024, indicating continued support for a disease-specific organization. It also gave $50,000 to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and $100,000 to the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at Upenn. Education and access-related giving is visible in several grants to schools and universities. Examples include $100,000 to Episcopal Academy, $50,000 to Villanova University, and $40,000 each to LaSalle College High School and Mount Saint Joseph’s Academy. Those awards align with the foundation’s school-partnership and scholarship support programs.

How Nerney Family Foundation Gives