The Tamaqua Foundation concentrates its giving in Los Angeles-area education and cultural institutions, favoring a small number of relatively large, repeat awards. Major recipients are K–12 education providers and arts-education organizations, with occasional support for a local Jewish congregation, suggesting a community-focused philanthropic approach. Its grants are targeted rather than broad, aiming to sustain a few partner organizations over time.
Tamaqua Foundation’s recent giving shows a small set of repeat relationships, led by a $39,500 grant to Curtis School in 2025. That pattern fits a broader portfolio built around Los Angeles-area education and cultural institutions, with several recipients appearing across multiple years rather than as one-time awards. The foundation’s support also reaches Philadelphia-based Jewish organizations and schools, showing that its grantmaking is national in scope even though many of its largest awards cluster in a few partner institutions. Across the recent grants list, the foundation gave repeated support to Ps Arts, Friends Select School, Congregation Rodeph Shalom, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, and University of PA. Those recurring grants suggest a deliberate approach centered on renewal funding and continuity. The mix of independent schools, arts-education organizations, Jewish community institutions, and selected health-related recipients points to a funder that favors targeted institutional support over broad, open-ended giving. The foundation’s portfolio is also relatively concentrated by grant size: many awards fall in the $5,000 to $10,000 range, with a few much larger commitments reserved for anchor grantees.
In private education, Tamaqua Foundation gave $39,500 to Curtis School in 2025 and additional awards of $25,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024, indicating sustained support for that school. In arts education, Ps Arts received $18,000 in 2024, $16,000 in 2025, and $13,000 in 2023, making it one of the clearest multi-year grantee relationships in the file. The foundation also funds Jewish community institutions in Philadelphia. Congregation Rodeph Shalom received $16,350 in 2023, $6,175 in 2024, and $10,000 in 2025, while the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia received $5,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in both 2024 and 2025. A separate civic-culture grant went to Friends of Rittenhouse Square for $10,000 in 2023. Health and higher education appear as smaller but recurring lines of support, including Cedars Sinai Medical Center, University of PA, and Penn Medicine Hospice Friends Fund.
Typical grant size clusters around a $1,000 p25, $5,000 median, and $10,000 p75, with a few awards above that range for long-term recipients. The recent record shows repeat grants to the same organizations across 2023–2025, including multiple years of funding for schools, arts education, and Philadelphia Jewish institutions. That points to renewal-style giving rather than one-off project grants. Tamaqua Foundation is a private foundation; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$269K
$966K
$39K
$99K
Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 41% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Highly concentrated giving: few but substantial grants, multiple repeat awards to the same organizations (2–3 grants each), focus on sustaining a small set of local education and cultural partners rather than many one-off gifts.
Notable grantees: Curtis School, PS Arts, Congregation Rodeph Shalom
Grantmaking is national, but the distribution is concentrated in a few places. Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, and Philadelphia appears repeatedly through recipients such as Congregation Rodeph Shalom, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Friends Select School, University of PA, and Penn Medicine Hospice Friends Fund. California still accounts for 40% of grants, with many Los Angeles recipients including Curtis School, Ps Arts, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Glaza - Los Angeles Zoo, The Uc Regents, and La Dodgers Foundation. Smaller numbers also reach Austin and Denver.
The recent grants center on independent or private K–12 schools, in-school and youth arts education, arts-education organizations, and local Jewish congregational and community support. Recurring recipients include Curtis School, Ps Arts, and Congregation Rodeph Shalom.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years. Ps Arts received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Friends Select School appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Congregation Rodeph Shalom and the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia also received repeated awards across years.
The grant-size distribution is fairly compact: p25 is $1,000, the median is $5,000, and p75 is $10,000. Recent awards include larger exceptions for recurring partner organizations, but most gifts fall within that middle range.
Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, with Philadelphia recipients appearing repeatedly. California is also a major destination for grants, and 40% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state.
No. Tamaqua Foundation does not fund individuals, and its recent grants are all listed as charitable awards to organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CURTIS SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $39,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| PS ARTS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $16,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION RODEPH SHALOM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| FRIENDS SELECT SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $6,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| PENN MEDICINE HOSPICE FRIENDS FUND | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE COMEDY CURES FOUNDATION | TENAFLY, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| LA DODGERS FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| PS ARTS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $18,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CURTIS SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION RODEPH SHALOM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $6,175 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| FRIENDS SELECT SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $6,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY OF PA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| ASPEN FILMS INC | ASPEN, CO | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| THE COMEDY CURES FOUNDATION | TENAFLY, NJ | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| YOUTH RENEWAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CURTIS SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION RODEPH SHALOM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $16,350 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| PS ARTS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $13,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| FRIENDS OF RITTENHOUSE SQUARE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| SCHEIE EYE INSTITUTE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| FRIENDS SELECT SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $6,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| REWILD | AUSTIN, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY OF PA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| NEW NATURE FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $2,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| GLAZA - LOS ANGELES ZOO | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| THE UC REGENTS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| THE COMEDY CURES FOUNDATION | TENAFLY, NJ | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| PS 1 PLURALISTIC SCHOOL | SANTA MONICA, CA | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| CROSSROADS SCHOOL | SANTA MONICA, CA | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
CURTIS SCHOOL
$39,500CHARITABLE
PS ARTS
$16,000CHARITABLE
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA
$10,000CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION RODEPH SHALOM
$10,000CHARITABLE
FRIENDS SELECT SCHOOL
$6,000CHARITABLE
PENN MEDICINE HOSPICE FRIENDS FUND
$5,000CHARITABLE
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
CHARITABLE
THE COMEDY CURES FOUNDATION
$1,000CHARITABLE
LA DODGERS FOUNDATION
$1,000CHARITABLE
AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS
$1,000CHARITABLE
PS ARTS
$18,000CHARITABLE
CURTIS SCHOOL
$10,000CHARITABLE
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA
$10,000CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION RODEPH SHALOM
$6,175CHARITABLE
FRIENDS SELECT SCHOOL
$6,000CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF PA
$5,000CHARITABLE
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
$2,000CHARITABLE
ASPEN FILMS INC
$1,000CHARITABLE
THE COMEDY CURES FOUNDATION
$1,000CHARITABLE
YOUTH RENEWAL FUND
$1,000CHARITABLE
CURTIS SCHOOL
$25,000CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION RODEPH SHALOM
$16,350CHARITABLE
PS ARTS
$13,000CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$10,500CHARITABLE
FRIENDS OF RITTENHOUSE SQUARE
$10,000CHARITABLE
SCHEIE EYE INSTITUTE
$10,000CHARITABLE
FRIENDS SELECT SCHOOL
$6,000CHARITABLE
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA
$5,000CHARITABLE
REWILD
$5,000CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF PA
$5,000CHARITABLE
NEW NATURE FOUNDATION
$2,500CHARITABLE
GLAZA - LOS ANGELES ZOO
$2,500CHARITABLE
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
$2,000CHARITABLE
THE UC REGENTS
$1,000CHARITABLE
THE COMEDY CURES FOUNDATION
$1,000CHARITABLE
PS 1 PLURALISTIC SCHOOL
$1,000CHARITABLE
CROSSROADS SCHOOL
$1,000CHARITABLE