This is a small, targeted foundation that concentrates support on conservative legal/public‑policy advocacy and medical research, with an additional thread of Christian pro‑Israel advocacy. Grants are modest in number but meaningful in size, spanning national organizations rather than local Philadelphia groups. The foundation appears comfortable funding both advocacy (repeat support) and high‑profile medical research institutions.
Concentrated, selective giving: a small number of mid‑sized grants with some repeat funding to the same advocacy organization, plus one‑off gifts to major medical and faith‑based institutions.
A repeated pair of $20,000 unrestricted grants to Judicial Watch Inc signals the 1622 Mgd Foundation’s clearest pattern: it backs conservative legal and government-accountability advocacy with steady, targeted support. The foundation also gives in ways that connect policy, medicine, and faith-based work, including a $20,000 unrestricted grant to University of Pennsylvania Fund - Medicine and a $15,000 unrestricted grant to Christians for United Israel. Its recent grants show a small number of awards, each sized meaningfully for the organizations involved, and the portfolio reaches across legal advocacy, medical research, pediatric cancer, and pro-Israel Christian support. The grant list also shows support for pediatric cancer and university medicine through St Judes Childrens Research Hospital Inc and the University of Pennsylvania Fund - Medicine. Alongside those, the foundation has funded Asian Pacific Childrens Fund, Asian Pacific Community Fund of Southern Cali, Chelsea Day School Inc, and Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers, indicating a mix of national and community-based nonprofits. The recurring appearance of Judicial Watch, combined with unrestricted terms on the listed grants, suggests a funder that favors flexible support for mission-driven organizations rather than tightly restricted project funding.
On conservative legal and accountability work, the foundation gave $20,000 unrestricted to Judicial Watch Inc in both 2023 and 2025. That repeated award points to a sustained interest in litigation and oversight advocacy. In medical and research-related giving, it provided $20,000 unrestricted to University of Pennsylvania Fund - Medicine in 2023 and $15,000 unrestricted to St Judes Childrens Research Hospital Inc in 2025. Those grants span university medicine and pediatric cancer care. Its faith-based international support appears in a $15,000 unrestricted grant to Christians for United Israel in 2023. The foundation also supported Asian Pacific Childrens Fund and Asian Pacific Community Fund of Southern Cali, showing attention to Asian Pacific-serving organizations as well as broader public-service groups.
The typical grant size sits in a fairly tight band: p25 is $8,000, median is $11,500, and p75 is $18,750. Recent awards include repeated $20,000 grants as well as smaller $7,000 and $8,000 grants, so the foundation uses a mix of mid-sized and modest gifts. The grant list shows recurrence in at least one case, with Judicial Watch Inc funded in both 2023 and 2025. Every listed award is unrestricted, which points to flexible support rather than project-specific restrictions. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not making program-related investments.
$123K
$2.9M
$147K
$50K
Most grants fall between $8K and $19K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$19K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: Judicial Watch, Inc., University of Pennsylvania Fund - Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Christians for United Israel
The grant footprint is entirely U.S.-based: 9 grants, all to recipients in the United States. New York appears most often as a recipient location, with grants to Long Island City, New York, and Staten Island. Other recipient cities include Washington, DC; Memphis, TN; San Antonio, TX; Durango, CO; and Los Angeles, CA. The pattern is regional rather than local to Philadelphia, with no grants shown to recipients in Pennsylvania.
Its recent grants point to a mix of conservative legal and government-accountability advocacy, medical research and pediatric cancer work, and Christian pro-Israel support. Named recipients include Judicial Watch Inc, University of Pennsylvania Fund - Medicine, St Judes Childrens Research Hospital Inc, and Christians for United Israel.
The distribution centers on mid-sized grants: p25 is $8,000, median is $11,500, and p75 is $18,750. Recent awards in the list include $7,000, $8,000, $10,000, $15,000, and $20,000 grants.
Yes. Judicial Watch Inc appears twice in the recent grants list, with $20,000 unrestricted grants in 2023 and 2025. That repeat award suggests the foundation does support some organizations across multiple years.
The listed recent grants are all unrestricted. That includes support to Judicial Watch Inc, University of Pennsylvania Fund - Medicine, St Judes Childrens Research Hospital Inc, and other recipients in the recent grant list.
Its grant activity is concentrated in the United States, and New York is the most frequent recipient state by grant count. Recent New York recipients include organizations in Long Island City, New York, and Staten Island.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDICIAL WATCH INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ST JUDES CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ASIAN PACIFIC CHILDRENS FUND | DURANGO, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JUDICIAL WATCH INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FUND - MEDICINE | LONG ISLAND CITY, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CHRISTIANS FOR UNITED ISRAEL | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $15,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CHELSEA DAY SCHOOL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $8,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ASIAN PACIFIC COMMUNITY FUND OF SOUTHERN CALI | LOS ANGELES, CA | $8,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $7,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
JUDICIAL WATCH INC
$20,000UNRESTRICTED
ST JUDES CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
$15,000UNRESTRICTED
ASIAN PACIFIC CHILDRENS FUND
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
JUDICIAL WATCH INC
$20,000UNRESTRICTED
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FUND - MEDICINE
$20,000UNRESTRICTED
CHRISTIANS FOR UNITED ISRAEL
$15,000UNRESTRICTED
CHELSEA DAY SCHOOL INC
$8,000UNRESTRICTED
ASIAN PACIFIC COMMUNITY FUND OF SOUTHERN CALI
$8,000UNRESTRICTED
STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS
$7,000UNRESTRICTED