The Victory Foundation concentrates philanthropic support on major cultural institutions and private K–12 education in the greater Philadelphia/Wilmington region, favoring large grants to established organizations. Its giving emphasizes arts programming and awards (including youth arts education and artist scholarships) alongside capital and campus development for a single independent school. The foundation routinely makes multi-installment gifts to a small set of recurring grantees rather than many one-off recipients.
Victory Foundation C/o Wilmington Trust Company’s grantmaking is shaped by repeat support for a small group of arts and education institutions, especially in Philadelphia. One of its clearest patterns is sustained backing for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where grants have supported contemporary arts, the Timothy Rub Fund, Art Speaks educational programming, general public support, and youth arts education. The foundation also makes sizable commitments to independent school facilities, including Springside Chestnut Hill Academy’s performing arts center renovation and campus master plan work. Arts scholarships and artist support are another throughline. The foundation has funded the Princess Grace Foundation for Grace Kelly Awards scholarships and an annual fund pledge, while also supporting scholarship programs at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Its giving reaches cultural organizations that combine performance, education, and community access, such as The Kennedy Center, Society of the Four Arts, and Pig Iron Theater. The grant record shows a preference for established institutions and multi-installment support rather than one-time awards. Many recent gifts are attached to endowment, operating, renovation, or long-range planning purposes, indicating a funder that backs both immediate programming and institutional capacity.
In museum and arts-education work, the foundation supported the Philadelphia Museum of Art with $125,000 in 2025 for general operating youth arts education, extending earlier support tied to its educational programming and contemporary arts work. It also gave $20,000 to Fleisher Art Memorial for a teen after-school program and Saturday free youth program. For performing arts, it awarded $75,000 to Pig Iron Theater for arts education and restructure, and $25,000 to Lantern Theater Company for the Illumination Program. The Kennedy Center received $97,000 in 2025 for arts education, following an earlier $161,500 grant tied to the Mark Twain Prize and NCPA campaign. Scholarship support appears across multiple institutions. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts received grants for a scholarship in honor of Jaime and Kristin Biddle and for a scholarship fund, while the Princess Grace Foundation received awards scholarship support and an annual fund pledge.
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$7.3M
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$1M
Most grants fall between $3K and $50K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Concentrated, high-value giving to a small number of repeat grantees—multiple multi-year or multi-installment grants to major cultural institutions and one prominent private school, rather than many small or geographically dispersed grants.
Notable grantees: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Princess Grace Foundation, The Kennedy Center
Typical grant size sits at $2,500 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, showing a spread from modest support to much larger institutional gifts. The foundation’s recent record suggests recurring relationships rather than isolated awards: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Princess Grace Foundation, Barnes Foundation, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, The Kennedy Center, and Society of the Four Arts all appear more than once. It funds as a private foundation and also gives to individuals, with several grants clearly structured as operating, endowment, scholarship, renovation, or planning support.
Grantmaking is national, but it is heavily centered in Philadelphia. Philadelphia recipients include the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Barnes Foundation, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Pig Iron Theater, Allens Lane Art Center, Cultural Trust Art Philly, Arden Theatre Company, Lantern Theater Company, and Fleisher Art Memorial. Outside Pennsylvania, the foundation gave to New York’s Princess Grace Foundation, Washington, DC’s The Kennedy Center, and Palm Beach, Florida’s Society of the Four Arts. Every recent grant in the dataset went to US recipients.
Its recent grants cluster around major arts institutions, youth arts education, scholarship support, and independent school facilities. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, The Kennedy Center, the Princess Grace Foundation, and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts all received support tied to those themes.
The grant-size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $2,500, a median of $10,000, and a 75th percentile of $50,000. That range suggests many smaller awards alongside a steady set of larger institutional grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Philadelphia Museum of Art, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Princess Grace Foundation, Barnes Foundation, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, The Kennedy Center, and Society of the Four Arts. The pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time support.
The top state by grant count is Pennsylvania, and many recent recipients are in Philadelphia. Outside Pennsylvania, the foundation also supported organizations in New York, Washington, DC, and Palm Beach, Florida.
Yes. The foundation’s profile indicates that it funds individuals, and the recent grants include scholarship-oriented awards such as support for the Grace Kelly Awards scholarship and scholarships at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $175,000 | 2025 | RENOVATION PERFORMING ARTS CENTER |
| PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING YOUTH ARTS EDUCATION |
| PRINCESS GRACE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GRACE KELLY AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP |
| THE KENNEDY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $97,000 | 2025 | ARTS EDUCATION |
| PIG IRON THEATER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $75,000 | 2025 | ARTS EDUCATION/ RESTRUCTURE |
| ALLENS LANE ART CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | ARTS EDUCATION/SCHOLARSHIP |
| PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | YOUNG ARTIST ACADEMY AND SUMMER ART CAMP |
| CULTURAL TRUST ART PHILLY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | 250TH ARTS FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING |
| ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $30,000 | 2025 | ART EDUCATION FOR DISADVANTANGED STUDENTS |
| SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS | PALM BEACH, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | ART, MUSIC, LITERACY PROGRAMS |
| BARNES FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | LONG RANGE PLANNING |
| LANTERN THEATER COMPANY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | ILLUMINATION PROGRAM |
| YES AND COLLABORATIVE ARTS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | ARTS EDUCATION |
| FABRIC WORKSHOP AND MUSEUM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $12,000 | 2025 | YOUTH ART EDUCATION |
| SAN FRANSISCO BAY AREA THEATER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | ARTS EDUCATION AND OPERATIONS |
| ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIP |
| ENCHANTMENT THEATRE COMPANY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | THEATER EDUCATION AND ACCESS |
| WILMA THEATER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION/OUTREACH |
| WHARTON ESHERICK MUSEUM | MALVERN, PA | $7,500 | 2025 | ARTS EDUCATION AND OPERATIONS |
| BROADWAY CARES EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS | NEW YORK, NY | $7,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY |
| MANHATTAN THEATER | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2025 | THEATER - NEW WORK DEVELOPMENT |
| ACTING WITHOUT BOUNDARIES | BRYN MAWR, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | ACTING PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL NEEDS |
| UTAH SYMPHONY | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $2,500 | 2025 | DEER VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL |
| GREATER PHILADELPHIA CULTURE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | ARTS ADVOCACY |
| THE PATH FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | ARTS EDUCATION |
| ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| NORTON MUSEUM OF ART | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $1,500 | 2025 | ARTS EDUCATION |
| SPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $200,000 | 2024 | RENOVATION PERFORMING ARTS CENTER |
| PRINCESS GRACE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $180,000 | 2024 | GRACE KELLY AWARDS SCHLOARSHIP |
| PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $160,000 | 2024 | ENDOWMENT FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS, TIMOTHY RUB FUND, ART SPEAKS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $75,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS | PALM BEACH, FL | $51,000 | 2024 | ART MUSIC LITERACY PROGRAMS |
| BARNES FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2024 | LONG RANGE PLANNING |
| CULTURAL TRUST GREATER PHILA ARTPHILLY 2016 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2024 | ARTS ADVOCACY |
| THEATRE PHILADELPHIA (ALLIANCE OF GREATER PHILA) | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $27,000 | 2024 | BARRYMORE AWARDS THEATER EDUCATION |
| THE KENNEDY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $27,000 | 2024 | ARTS EDUCATION |
| ENCHANTMENT THEATRE COMPANY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2024 | YOUTH AND TEEN ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| OPERA PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $12,500 | 2024 | VOCAL ARTS |
| SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | EARLY MUSIC EDUCATION |
| FLEISHER ART MEMORIAL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | TEEN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND SATURDAY FREE YOUTH PROGRAM |
| BROADWAY DREAMS FOUNDATION | ALPHARETTA, GA | $10,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP PERFORMING ARTS |
| CENTER FOR EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | ARTS ADVOCACY |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM IN PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT |
| THEATRE HORIZON | NORRISTOWN, PA | $7,500 | 2024 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| BUCKS COUNTY PLAYHOUSE | NEW HOPE, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | REGIONAL THEATER |
| ACTING WITHOUT BOUNDARIES | BRYN MAWR, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | ACTING PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL NEEDS |
| PENNSYLVANIA BALLET ASSOCIATION (PHILA BALLET) | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $4,000 | 2024 | DANCE EDUCATION |
| WOODMERE ART MUSEUM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,500 | 2024 | ARTS EDUCATION |
| CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,500 | 2024 | VOCAL / INSTRUMENTAL |
| THORNBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CHEYNEY, PA | $2,500 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
THE KENNEDY CENTER
$97,000ARTS EDUCATION
PIG IRON THEATER
$75,000ARTS EDUCATION/ RESTRUCTURE
ARTS EDUCATION/SCHOLARSHIP
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
$50,000YOUNG ARTIST ACADEMY AND SUMMER ART CAMP
CULTURAL TRUST ART PHILLY
$50,000250TH ARTS FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING
YES AND COLLABORATIVE ARTS
$15,000ARTS EDUCATION
SAN FRANSISCO BAY AREA THEATER
$10,000ARTS EDUCATION AND OPERATIONS
ENCHANTMENT THEATRE COMPANY
$10,000THEATER EDUCATION AND ACCESS
MANHATTAN THEATER
$6,000THEATER - NEW WORK DEVELOPMENT
ACTING WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
$5,000ACTING PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
UTAH SYMPHONY
$2,500DEER VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL
GREATER PHILADELPHIA CULTURE
$2,500ARTS ADVOCACY
THE PATH FUND INC
$2,500ARTS EDUCATION
ENDOWMENT FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS, TIMOTHY RUB FUND, ART SPEAKS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
$75,000SCHOLARSHIP FUND
CULTURAL TRUST GREATER PHILA ARTPHILLY 2016
$50,000ARTS ADVOCACY
THEATRE PHILADELPHIA (ALLIANCE OF GREATER PHILA)
$27,000BARRYMORE AWARDS THEATER EDUCATION
THE KENNEDY CENTER
$27,000ARTS EDUCATION
ENCHANTMENT THEATRE COMPANY
$25,000YOUTH AND TEEN ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS
FLEISHER ART MEMORIAL
$10,000TEEN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND SATURDAY FREE YOUTH PROGRAM
BROADWAY DREAMS FOUNDATION
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP PERFORMING ARTS
CENTER FOR EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS
$10,000ARTS ADVOCACY
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM IN PHILADELPHIA
$10,000PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
BUCKS COUNTY PLAYHOUSE
$5,000REGIONAL THEATER
ACTING WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
$5,000ACTING PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
PENNSYLVANIA BALLET ASSOCIATION (PHILA BALLET)
$4,000DANCE EDUCATION
CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
$2,500VOCAL / INSTRUMENTAL
THORNBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$2,500HISTORIC PRESERVATION