The Broughton Foundation appears to operate as a local grantmaker that channels its entire giving through a single community foundation in the Philadelphia area. Its sole recorded grant is a large, likely unrestricted or donor-advised transfer to The Philadelphia Foundation, indicating a preference for supporting place-based philanthropic infrastructure rather than direct service providers. This suggests the foundation favors flexible, locally directed philanthropy that can be allocated by an intermediary with local grantmaking expertise.
Highly concentrated: one very large grant (entire recorded giving) made to a single intermediary (community foundation), suggesting occasional or singular large transfers rather than many small direct grants.
Notable grantees: The Philadelphia Foundation
Broughton Foundation’s largest recent grant went to The Philadelphia Foundation, an unrestricted transfer of $3,914,441 in 2025. That single grant points to a funding style built around local philanthropic infrastructure as much as direct charitable support. Across its recent grants, the foundation gives unrestricted dollars to a mix of community organizations, churches, health charities, arts groups, and education providers in the Philadelphia region and nearby Pennsylvania communities. The pattern is repetitive rather than expansive: several recipients appear in multiple years, often at the same or similar amounts, which suggests steady renewals to familiar local partners. Upper Darby Arts and Education Foundation received support in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Willow Grove United Methodist Church also appears in three consecutive years. Other recurring grants have gone to Ronald McDonald House, Whosoever Gospel Mission, Rydal Park Appreciation Fund, Fox Chase Cancer Center, and Moore College of Art Design. Taken together, the record shows a local grantmaker with a strong Pennsylvania orientation and a preference for unrestricted support, including both large infrastructure transfers and a smaller set of ongoing community grants.
Community foundation support is central to the Broughton Foundation’s giving. In 2025, it awarded $3,914,441 unrestricted to The Philadelphia Foundation, indicating a major commitment to intermediary-led philanthropy in the Philadelphia area. The foundation also backs arts and education work. Upper Darby Arts and Education Foundation received $26,000 in 2025, following $25,000 grants in both 2024 and 2023, all unrestricted. Moore College of Art Design was another repeated recipient, with $7,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Religious and community-serving institutions are part of the portfolio as well. Willow Grove United Methodist Church received $20,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Whosoever Gospel Mission received $9,000 in each of those same three years. The pattern suggests support for established local organizations rather than one-off project funding.
Broughton Foundation’s typical grant size is $2,500 at the 25th percentile, $4,000 at the median, and $7,500 at the 75th percentile. That distribution sits well below its largest transfers, which indicates a mix of smaller recurring grants and a few much larger awards. The record also shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, including 2023, 2024, and 2025. Grants are consistently unrestricted, and the foundation is identified as not funding individuals and not making program-related investments. Its giving is local, with 87% of grants going to recipients in Pennsylvania. The available record points to a foundation that favors ongoing relationships and flexible support.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $8K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$8K
About 87% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Broughton Foundation’s grants are overwhelmingly Pennsylvania-based: 87% of grants go to recipients in the state, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Philadelphia appears most often, alongside Drexel Hill, Willow Grove, Jenkintown, and Ambler. There are also a few nearby or regional recipients outside Pennsylvania, including Danbury, Connecticut, and Trenton, New Jersey. The pattern is concentrated in the Philadelphia area rather than spread nationally.
The recent grants include a community foundation, arts and education organizations, a cancer center, a hospital-related charity, a mission, a church, an early learning center, and an LGBTQ health organization. The grants are unrestricted, which points to flexible support across several local nonprofit types.
Most giving goes to Pennsylvania, and 87% of grants are to recipients in that state. A small number of recent grants went outside Pennsylvania, including organizations in Danbury, Connecticut, and Trenton, New Jersey.
Recurring support is a clear pattern. Several recipients appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Upper Darby Arts and Education Foundation, Willow Grove United Methodist Church, Ronald McDonald House, Whosoever Gospel Mission, Rydal Park Appreciation Fund, Fox Chase Cancer Center, and Moore College of Art Design.
The typical grant size is $2,500 at the 25th percentile, $4,000 at the median, and $7,500 at the 75th percentile. That suggests many awards are modest, even though the foundation also makes much larger transfers.
Yes. Every recent grant in the provided list is marked unrestricted, including both the large transfer to The Philadelphia Foundation and the smaller recurring grants to local organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $3,914,441 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Upper Darby Arts and Education Foun | Drexel Hill, PA | $26,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Willow Grove United Methodist Churc | Willow Grove, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| ALS Association - Greater Philadelp | Ambler, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Ronald McDonald House | Philadelphia, PA | $9,500 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Whosoever Gospel Mission | Philadelphia, PA | $9,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Rydal Park Appreciation Fund | Jenkintown, PA | $8,500 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Fox Chase Cancer Center | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Moore College of Art Design | Philadelphia, PA | $7,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Action Wellness | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Visionlink | Bensalem, PA | $6,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Rose Tree Early Learning Center | Media, PA | $6,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| MANNA | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| WRTI - Temple University Public Rad | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Wallingford Community Arts Center | Wallingford, PA | $4,500 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Guideposts Foundation | Danbury, CT | $4,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| St Johns Hospice | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | $4,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $3,500 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Main Line Art Center | Haverford, PA | $3,500 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| The Salvation Army | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Wayne Art Center | Wayne, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Historic Landsdowne Theater | Lansdowne, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Sunday Breakfast Association | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| St Peters United Methodist Church | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Rydal Park Friendship Fund | Jenkintown, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Pennsylvania SPCA | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Jenkins Arboretum and Gardens | Devon, PA | $1,500 | 2025 | Unrestrictede |
| Lankenau Medical Center Foundation | Wynnewood, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Unitarian Universalist Church of De | Media, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| UNITY Worldwide | Lees Summit, MO | $1,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Upper Darby Arts and Education Foun | Drexel Hill, PA | $25,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Willow Grove United Methodist Churc | Willow Grove, PA | $20,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| ALS Association - Greater Philadelp | Ambler, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Ronald McDonald House | Philadelphia, PA | $9,500 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Whosoever Gospel Mission | Philadelphia, PA | $9,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Rydal Park Appreciation Fund | Jenkintown, PA | $8,500 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| WWFM - The Classical Network | Trenton, NJ | $7,500 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Fox Chase Cancer Center | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Moore College of Art Design | Philadelphia, PA | $7,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Rose Tree Early Learning Center | Media, PA | $6,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| VisionLink | Bensalem, PA | $6,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Action Wellness | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| WRTI - Temple University Public Rad | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| MANNA | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Wallingford Community Arts Center | Wallingford, PA | $4,500 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | $4,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Guideposts Foundation | Danbury, CT | $4,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| St Johns Hospice | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $3,500 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
The Philadelphia Foundation
$3,914,441Unrestricted
Upper Darby Arts and Education Foun
$26,000Unrestricted
Willow Grove United Methodist Churc
$20,000Unrestricted
ALS Association - Greater Philadelp
$10,000Unrestricted
Ronald McDonald House
$9,500Unrestricted
Whosoever Gospel Mission
$9,000Unrestricted
Rydal Park Appreciation Fund
$8,500Unrestricted
Fox Chase Cancer Center
$7,500Unrestricted
Moore College of Art Design
$7,000Unrestricted
Action Wellness
$6,000Unrestricted
Visionlink
$6,000Unrestricted
Rose Tree Early Learning Center
$6,000Unrestricted
MANNA
$5,000Unrestricted
WRTI - Temple University Public Rad
$5,000Unrestricted
Wallingford Community Arts Center
$4,500Unrestricted
Guideposts Foundation
$4,000Unrestricted
St Johns Hospice
$4,000Unrestricted
Guiding Eyes for the Blind
$4,000Unrestricted
Philabundance
$3,500Unrestricted
Main Line Art Center
$3,500Unrestricted
The Salvation Army
$3,000Unrestricted
Wayne Art Center
$3,000Unrestricted
Historic Landsdowne Theater
$2,500Unrestricted
Sunday Breakfast Association
$2,500Unrestricted
St Peters United Methodist Church
$2,000Unrestricted
Rydal Park Friendship Fund
$2,000Unrestricted
Pennsylvania SPCA
$2,000Unrestricted
Jenkins Arboretum and Gardens
$1,500Unrestrictede
Lankenau Medical Center Foundation
$1,000Unrestricted
Unitarian Universalist Church of De
$1,000Unrestricted
UNITY Worldwide
$1,000Unrestricted
Upper Darby Arts and Education Foun
$25,000Unrestricted
Willow Grove United Methodist Churc
$20,000Unrestricted
ALS Association - Greater Philadelp
$10,000Unrestricted
Ronald McDonald House
$9,500Unrestricted
Whosoever Gospel Mission
$9,000Unrestricted
Rydal Park Appreciation Fund
$8,500Unrestricted
WWFM - The Classical Network
$7,500Unrestricted
Fox Chase Cancer Center
$7,500Unrestricted
Moore College of Art Design
$7,000Unrestricted
Rose Tree Early Learning Center
$6,000Unrestricted
VisionLink
$6,000Unrestricted
Action Wellness
$6,000Unrestricted
WRTI - Temple University Public Rad
$5,000Unrestricted
MANNA
$5,000Unrestricted
Wallingford Community Arts Center
$4,500Unrestricted
Guiding Eyes for the Blind
$4,000Unrestricted
Guideposts Foundation
$4,000Unrestricted
St Johns Hospice
$4,000Unrestricted
Philabundance
$3,500Unrestricted