About Wyncote Foundation
Wyncote Foundation makes a small number of very large grants, concentrating support in its home region while also funding prominent cultural and housing organizations nationally. Its giving mixes capital investments (property, gardens, facilities) with multi-year program support, and it often channels funds through the Philadelphia Foundation donor-advised vehicle. Recipients are typically established nonprofits in performing arts, land conservation, and affordable housing, with several repeat grantees.
Focus Areas
Philadelphia community philanthropy via donor-advised funding (Philadelphia Foundation)Affordable housing capital and program support (Low Income Housing Institute; Plymouth Housing Group)Historic/urban natural landscape preservation and public gardens (Stoneleigh / Natural Lands Trust)Regional performing arts institutions and arts facility support (People's Light; Philadelphia Film Society)Major opera and performing arts organizations outside Philadelphia (Santa Fe Opera)
Who They Fund
community foundations and donor-advised fund holders
About Wyncote Foundation
Wyncote Foundation repeatedly backs institutions that need large, durable support: community foundation donor-advised funds, major arts organizations, housing providers, and preservation work. In the recent grants list, its biggest award was $6,322,500 to Philadelphia Foundation for community foundation donor advised funds, followed by $3,580,799 to Natural Lands Trust Inc for support for Stoneleigh, a natural garden. Those awards sit alongside a pattern of multi-year support for established nonprofits rather than small project checks. The foundation also uses seven-figure grants to strengthen operating capacity and facilities. Low Income Housing Institute received $2,020,000 in both 2023 and 2024, each time split between ongoing programs and capital improvements. People’s Light & Theatre Company received $1,275,000 in 2023 and another $1,260,000 in 2024, while Philadelphia Film Society received $1,145,000 in 2025 for capital improvements and ongoing programs. Across the list, Wyncote Foundation’s grantmaking favors organizations with existing scale and infrastructure, especially in arts and culture, housing, environmental stewardship, and preservation. Several awards also support endowment building, suggesting a long-term orientation rather than short-term project funding.
What Wyncote Foundation Funds
In performing arts, Wyncote Foundation funded People’s Light & Theatre Company with $1,275,000 in 2023 for ongoing programs and endowment support, then added $1,260,000 in 2024 for ongoing programs. It also gave Philadelphia Film Society $1,145,000 in 2025 for capital improvements and ongoing programs, and Philadelphia Orchestra Association received $1,000,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for ongoing and pipe organ programming. Preservation appears in several forms. The Rosenbach Museum and Library received $850,000 in 2023 for capital improvements and endowment, and Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc. received $800,000 in 2025 for historic pipe organ programming and ongoing programs. Environmental grantmaking includes land conservation and garden stewardship. Natural Lands Trust Inc. received $620,000 in 2025 for ongoing programs, and Methow Conservancy received $600,000 in 2024 for ongoing programs. Housing support is also visible: Plymouth Housing Group received $1,250,000 in 2023 for capital improvements.
How Wyncote Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$25.2M
Total Assets
$604.9M
Total Revenue
$33.3M
Total Expenses
$28.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $160K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$160K
Geographic Reach
National20 states funded
About 52% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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