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Philadelphia Foundation
ActivePublic CharityPhilanthropy & VoluntarismMakes PRIs
PHILADELPHIA, PAWebsite
About Philadelphia Foundation
Empowering nonprofits & scholars; Activating givers.
Focus Areas
Community causesDirect serviceAdvocacyChildren & youthLeadership developmentScholarshipsCapacity building / endowmentsVolunteer engagement
Who They Fund
youth and opportunity youthfamilies (including those receiving family therapy)people experiencing homelessnesshomebound/elderly patients served by home health aidesPhiladelphia/Local community residents (including Latino community)
About Philadelphia Foundation
The Philadelphia Foundation’s recent grantmaking shows a mix of large operating support, place-based community investment, and program-specific funding across Philadelphia and the wider region. One of the clearest signals is its $10 million grant to St Christopher's Hospital for Children for working capital and operating expenses, followed by another $4,838,459 award for upkeep, maintenance, and operations. Those awards sit alongside support for institutions that connect directly to neighborhood and civic life, including a $1,027,579 grant to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for general operating support and a $850,000 grant to Impact Services Corporation for general operating support. The foundation also funds targeted initiatives through named programs, including arts microgrants in Kensington, special initiative grants, and scholarship awards. Its recent portfolio includes nonprofit operating support, direct services, health-related work, arts and culture, and community development. The pattern suggests a funder that uses both large institutional grants and smaller, defined initiatives to support organizations serving Philadelphia residents, scholars, youth, families, and other local communities.
What Philadelphia Foundation Funds
Community health is a visible part of the portfolio. The foundation gave $560,000 to Maternity Care Coalition for general operating support and $530,250 to the same organization for Impact-Momobile Family Therapy (MFT), tying funding to family therapy services. Health access also appears in a $1,000,000 grant to Bayada Home Healthcare for Advance 75 home health aides and a $501,750 grant to the National Network of Abortion Funds for client service and procedures. On the education side, The Philadelphia Foundation awarded $2,000,000 to Gwynedd Mercy College for "The Frances Cannata '66" and $519,525 to LaSalle University for general operating support. Youth and opportunity youth programs are another thread, including a $523,550 grant to Drexel University Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation for the Opportunity Youth Project. Arts funding shows up through $708,021 to Woodmere Art Museum for arts and music programs and $563,145 to WXPN-FM in support of WXPN.
How Philadelphia Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster in the middle range: p25 is $12,500, median grant size is $22,494, and p75 is $43,714. At the same time, the recent list shows the foundation can make very large awards, including seven-figure operating grants and program commitments. The portfolio includes repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, such as Maternity Care Coalition and Drexel University Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation. The Philadelphia Foundation is a public charity and a mixed community foundation, and the data also shows program-related investments. Several initiatives accept unsolicited applications, including Art Works: Kensington250 Microgrants, while other special initiatives are listed as not accepting unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$39.1M
Total Assets
$704.6M
Total Revenue
$88.9M
Total Expenses
$52.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $44K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$44K
Geographic Reach
Regional38 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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