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The Philadelphia Foundation’s recent grantmaking shows a mix of large operating support, place-based community investment, and program-specific funding across Philadelphia and the wider region. One of the clearest signals is its $10 million grant to St Christopher's Hospital for Children for working capital and operating expenses, followed by another $4,838,459 award for upkeep, maintenance, and operations. Those awards sit alongside support for institutions that connect directly to neighborhood and civic life, including a $1,027,579 grant to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for general operating support and a $850,000 grant to Impact Services Corporation for general operating support. The foundation also funds targeted initiatives through named programs, including arts microgrants in Kensington, special initiative grants, and scholarship awards. Its recent portfolio includes nonprofit operating support, direct services, health-related work, arts and culture, and community development. The pattern suggests a funder that uses both large institutional grants and smaller, defined initiatives to support organizations serving Philadelphia residents, scholars, youth, families, and other local communities.
Community health is a visible part of the portfolio. The foundation gave $560,000 to Maternity Care Coalition for general operating support and $530,250 to the same organization for Impact-Momobile Family Therapy (MFT), tying funding to family therapy services. Health access also appears in a $1,000,000 grant to Bayada Home Healthcare for Advance 75 home health aides and a $501,750 grant to the National Network of Abortion Funds for client service and procedures. On the education side, The Philadelphia Foundation awarded $2,000,000 to Gwynedd Mercy College for "The Frances Cannata '66" and $519,525 to LaSalle University for general operating support. Youth and opportunity youth programs are another thread, including a $523,550 grant to Drexel University Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation for the Opportunity Youth Project. Arts funding shows up through $708,021 to Woodmere Art Museum for arts and music programs and $563,145 to WXPN-FM in support of WXPN.
Typical awards cluster in the middle range: p25 is $12,500, median grant size is $22,494, and p75 is $43,714. At the same time, the recent list shows the foundation can make very large awards, including seven-figure operating grants and program commitments. The portfolio includes repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, such as Maternity Care Coalition and Drexel University Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation. The Philadelphia Foundation is a public charity and a mixed community foundation, and the data also shows program-related investments. Several initiatives accept unsolicited applications, including Art Works: Kensington250 Microgrants, while other special initiatives are listed as not accepting unsolicited requests.
$39.1M
$704.6M
$88.9M
$52.1M
Most grants fall between $13K and $44K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$44K
About 71% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Grantmaking is strongly centered in Pennsylvania: 71% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and Pennsylvania is also the top state by grant count. Philadelphia appears repeatedly in the recent grants list, along with Gwynedd Valley, Lancaster, and Pottstown. The foundation also funds nearby regional recipients such as Newark and Paterson in New Jersey, Wilmington in Delaware, and Atlantic City and Camden in New Jersey. Beyond the region, recent grants also reached Seattle, Washington; Winthrop, Washington; and Beaverton, Oregon, but the overall recipient distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Its recent grants support community causes, direct service, advocacy, children and youth, leadership development, scholarships, capacity building and endowments, and volunteer engagement. Specific topic areas in the data include gun violence reduction, arts and cultural festivals, literacy and mobile library services, behavioral and family therapy, home health, homeless health, and reproductive health.
The typical award in the data is $22,494 at the median, with p25 at $12,500 and p75 at $43,714. The recent list also shows much larger grants, including multi-million-dollar operating support and named program awards.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once across the recent grant list, including Maternity Care Coalition and Drexel University Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation. That indicates recurring support rather than isolated one-off awards in at least some areas of the portfolio.
Pennsylvania receives the most grants by count, and 71% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recent list shows a heavy concentration in Philadelphia, plus other Pennsylvania recipients such as Gwynedd Valley, Lancaster, and Pottstown.
Yes. Art Works: Kensington250 Microgrants accepts unsolicited applications. Other listed special initiative programs, including Black Community Leaders Grants, Forman Family Fund Grants, Impact Grants, and GSK IMPACT Awards for Greater Philadelphia, are marked as not accepting unsolicited requests.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHOW HOUSING TRUST | WINTHROP, WA | $1,600,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT IN FY2024 |
| PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,027,579 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BAYADA HOME HEALTHCARE | PITTSBURGH, PA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE 75 HOME HEALTH AIDES |
| TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION | BRIDGETON, NJ | $850,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LOW INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE | SEATTLE, WA | $850,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE MLK PROJECT |
| IMPACT SERVICES CORPORATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $850,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CULTURE CHANGING CHRISTIANS WORSHIP CENTER INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $607,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF THE COHORT GRADUATION |
| MATERNITY CARE COALITION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $560,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS | BEAVERTON, OR | $501,750 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF CLIENT SERVICE AND PROCEDURES |
| WELD SEATTLE | SEATTLE, WA | $500,000 | 2025 | STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE & ENHANCE PROGRAM |
| IMS FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CULTURETRUST GREATER PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $462,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $406,646 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES | HARRISBURG, PA | $370,263 | 2025 | FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S MATCHING FUNDS PROGRAM |
| FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $366,520 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND | COLCHESTER, VT | $335,850 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION | HARRISBURG, PA | $300,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NEIGHBORWORKS NORTHEASTERN PA | SCRANTON, PA | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LINCOLN PARK COAST CULTURAL DISTRICT | NEWARK, NJ | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $288,059 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT CHOP |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | WARWICK, RI | $274,481 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTHORITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $271,000 | 2025 | GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION |
| TREE HOUSE BOOKS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $250,000 | 2025 | PHYSICAL GIVING LIBRARY |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NORTHERN CENTRAL & SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $250,000 | 2025 | DIRECT CLIENT SERVICES |
| NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER | PITTSBURGH, PA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| REGIONAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $245,251 | 2025 | DESIGNATED GRANT FOR CHALLENGE PORTION |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $225,391 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PHILADELPHIA CHINATOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $214,564 | 2025 | MURAL PROJECT AT 10TH AND WINTER STREETS |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $210,600 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| IRONBOUND COMMUNITY CORPORATION | NEWARK, NJ | $200,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MIGHTY WRITERS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $199,850 | 2025 | OST - LITERACY PROGRAM |
| WOODMERE ART MUSEUM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $198,785 | 2025 | FOURTH PHASE OF WORK CR WALTER ELMER SCHOFIELD |
| CATCHAFIRE FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $198,000 | 2025 | 2024 CONTRACT |
| EDSI | DEARBORN, MI | $196,490 | 2025 | GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION |
| WOMEN'S LAW PROJECT | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $183,979 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $169,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $168,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PHILADELPHIA YOUTH BASKETBALL INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $161,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OBO MINDY POSOFF |
| HENRY J AND WILLEMINA B KUHN DAY CAMP | HORSHAM, PA | $155,224 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $153,374 | 2025 | GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION |
| VESTEDIN | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $152,500 | 2025 | ANNUAL OPPORTUNITIES BREAKFAST |
| ART-REACH INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $152,500 | 2025 | 2024 SPRING BRUNCH AND CULTURAL ACCESS AWARDS |
| SHARE FOOD PROGRAM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $152,250 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE | NEW YORK, NY | $151,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MUSIC MAKER RELIEF FOUNDATION | HILLSBOROUGH, NC | $150,500 | 2025 | SUSTENANCE PROGRAM |
| THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $150,000 | 2025 | FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT ISEECHANGE, INC. |
| PA ALLIANCE FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $150,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE PA ALLIANCE FOUNDATION |
| FUND TEXAS CHOICE | AUSTIN, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | EXPENSES FOR TEXAS WOMEN WHO SEEK ABORTIONS |
| NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES | PITTSBURGH, PA | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
METHOW HOUSING TRUST
$1,600,000TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT IN FY2024
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
$1,027,579GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BAYADA HOME HEALTHCARE
$1,000,000ADVANCE 75 HOME HEALTH AIDES
TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION
$850,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
LOW INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE
$850,000SUPPORT THE MLK PROJECT
IMPACT SERVICES CORPORATION
$850,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CULTURE CHANGING CHRISTIANS WORSHIP CENTER INC
$607,500SUPPORT OF THE COHORT GRADUATION
MATERNITY CARE COALITION
$560,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS
$501,750IN SUPPORT OF CLIENT SERVICE AND PROCEDURES
WELD SEATTLE
$500,000STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE & ENHANCE PROGRAM
IMS FOUNDATION
$500,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CULTURETRUST GREATER PHILADELPHIA
$462,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA
$406,646GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$370,263FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S MATCHING FUNDS PROGRAM
FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION
$366,520GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
$335,850GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION
$300,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NEIGHBORWORKS NORTHEASTERN PA
$300,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
LINCOLN PARK COAST CULTURAL DISTRICT
$300,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
$288,059IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT CHOP
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$274,481GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTHORITY
$271,000GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION
TREE HOUSE BOOKS
$250,000PHYSICAL GIVING LIBRARY
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NORTHERN CENTRAL & SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
$250,000DIRECT CLIENT SERVICES
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER
$250,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
REGIONAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC
$245,251DESIGNATED GRANT FOR CHALLENGE PORTION
PLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
$225,391GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PHILADELPHIA CHINATOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$214,564MURAL PROJECT AT 10TH AND WINTER STREETS
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION
$210,600GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IRONBOUND COMMUNITY CORPORATION
$200,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
MIGHTY WRITERS
$199,850OST - LITERACY PROGRAM
WOODMERE ART MUSEUM
$198,785FOURTH PHASE OF WORK CR WALTER ELMER SCHOFIELD
CATCHAFIRE FOUNDATION
$198,0002024 CONTRACT
EDSI
$196,490GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION
WOMEN'S LAW PROJECT
$183,979GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM
$169,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA
$168,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PHILADELPHIA YOUTH BASKETBALL INC
$161,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OBO MINDY POSOFF
HENRY J AND WILLEMINA B KUHN DAY CAMP
$155,224GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM
$153,374GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION
VESTEDIN
$152,500ANNUAL OPPORTUNITIES BREAKFAST
ART-REACH INC
$152,5002024 SPRING BRUNCH AND CULTURAL ACCESS AWARDS
SHARE FOOD PROGRAM
$152,250GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE
$151,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MUSIC MAKER RELIEF FOUNDATION
$150,500SUSTENANCE PROGRAM
THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION
$150,000FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT ISEECHANGE, INC.
PA ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
$150,000SUPPORT THE PA ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
FUND TEXAS CHOICE
$150,000EXPENSES FOR TEXAS WOMEN WHO SEEK ABORTIONS
NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
Current and upcoming funding from Philadelphia Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Greater Philadelphia nonprofits serving young people aged 11 to 18 with in-school or out-of-school-time programs in one of the listed areas. Applicants should review criteria and submit the application by the stated deadline.
Deadline: Application deadline: 07/03/2026.
Who can apply: Organizations must complete a prequalification screening and be routed to the appropriate RFI. Based on RFI responses, select organizations may be invited to submit an RFP. The foundation notes organizations may apply to one grant program per calendar year and may also apply to eligible Special Initiative funding opportunities.
Deadline: RFI opens April 23; RFI closes June 5; RFP deadline for invited organizations September 30; funding disbursement June, September, and November.
Who can apply: Nonprofits aligned with the Forman Family Fund priorities (see initiative page).
Who can apply: Nonprofits aligned with the GSK Impact Awards priorities (see initiative page).
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