About Urban Affairs Coalition
We are a home for nonprofits working to improve quality of life in the Greater Philadelphia region. We strengthen nonprofits through fiscal sponsorship, shared services, program development, and capacity building to collectively achieve impact that single organizations cannot do alone.
Focus Areas
Nonprofit capacity buildingCommunity developmentEconomic developmentViolence preventionYouth employmentHealth equityDiversity, equity, accessibility & inclusion (DEAI)
Who They Fund
inner-city youth and their familiesresidents of Philadelphia neighborhoodslow- to moderate-income employees/homebuyers at participating employersVietnamese community (VietLead beneficiaries)
About Urban Affairs Coalition
Urban Affairs Coalition centers much of its giving on a single Philadelphia vehicle: the Philadelphia Activities Fund, which received the foundation’s two largest recent grants, including $2,438,955 in 2025 and $1,211,900 in 2024. That pattern matches the organization’s role as a home for nonprofits working to improve quality of life in the Greater Philadelphia region through fiscal sponsorship, shared services, program development, and capacity building. Its recent grants also show direct support for neighborhood and community work in Philadelphia, alongside larger pass-through or regranting arrangements. The foundation’s portfolio reaches beyond one grantee type. It supported the Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund in 2025 for regranting to VietLead’s new fiscal sponsor, and it awarded $212,500 in 2024 to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to reduce exposure to and impact of violence on youth and their families. Those grants sit alongside smaller awards to neighborhood, cultural, and public-safety organizations, which together point to a funder focused on community infrastructure as well as services for residents.
What Urban Affairs Coalition Funds
A clear theme in Urban Affairs Coalition’s grantmaking is neighborhood-based community development. It gave $65,775 to Federation of Neighborhood Centers Inc. for “supporting the building of strong inner city neighborhoods,” and $35,000 to Olney Community Collaborative for the North 5th Street Revitalization Project. Youth and family support is another visible area. The foundation awarded $25,000 to Culture Changing Christians for outreach projects for inner city teens and youth, and later made a $20,000 grant for the same purpose. Its portfolio also includes education and workforce-related support. In 2025, it gave $24,293 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education for job training and education. Health and safety appear as well, including $10,000 to Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health to teach life-saving bleeding control skills and provide kits.
How Urban Affairs Coalition Gives
Urban Affairs Coalition’s typical grant size sits at $10,625 at the 25th percentile, $23,671 at the median, and $61,331 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows both very large, concentrated awards and a long tail of smaller grants. One recipient pattern is recurring support: Philadelphia Activities Fund appears in both 2024 and 2025, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Culture Changing Christians, and Pennsylvania Juneteenth Initiative each received more than one recent award. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not make grants to individuals or program-related investments. The recent grants are all from U.S. recipients, consistent with its local geographic scope.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.5M
Total Assets
$26.9M
Total Revenue
$71.1M
Total Expenses
$75.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $61K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$61K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
About 89% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SHARMAIN MATLOCK-TURNER
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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