Data / Foundation grants / Arts, culture and humanities / Pennsylvania
Who funds arts, culture and humanities in Pennsylvania: 1,395 foundations, $190.9 million in grants
1,395 private foundations paid 4,639 grants totaling $190,861,890 to arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in Pennsylvania, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The William Penn Foundation, with $24,429,172 in 166 grants.
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- Cause
- Arts, culture and humanities
- Recipients in
- Pennsylvania
- Foundations
- 1,395
- Grants
- 4,639
- Total granted
- $190,861,890
Foundations that funded arts, culture and humanities in Pennsylvania
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 1,395 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The William Penn Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 166 | $24,429,172 | $5,000,000 | Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc | Capital campaign 2024 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh, PA | 79 | $12,444,613 | $1,000,000 | Carnegie Institute | To support carnegie museums' comprehensive campaign including the warhol museum and the president's momentum fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 5 | $10,099,950 | $2,500,000 | National Constitution Center | Religion & cultural inst initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 11 | $9,456,000 | $4,000,000 | Monument Lab | To support the expansion of the re:generation program, field building, narrative change work, and general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Ligonier, PA | 31 | $8,513,000 | $1,550,000 | African American Cultural Center | Toward support of operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh, PA | 59 | $5,368,740 | $1,500,000 | African American Cultural Center | Financial stabilization and operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyncote Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 39 | $5,011,500 | $1,145,000 | Philadelphia Film Society | Support for capital improvements and ongoing programs | apps.irs.gov |
| McCune Foundation PNC Bank NA | Pittsburgh, PA | 10 | $4,060,000 | $2,500,000 | Touchstone Center for Crafts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Allegheny Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 11 | $3,772,500 | $2,500,000 | Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation | Capital campaign support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $3,450,000 | $1,780,000 | Movement Alliance Project | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | apps.irs.gov |
| Satell Family Foundation | King of Prussia, PA | 4 | $3,202,099 | $1,629,620 | Mann Center for the Performing Arts | General use/ no restrictions | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 7 | $2,725,000 | $1,275,000 | The Tiny News Collective Inc | In support of activities and grants to early-stage local news organizations in underserved communities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $2,695,404 | $2,680,404 | Philadelphia Orchestra Association | Artistic endeavors fund, touring fund, ed fund and tech fund | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 7 | $2,264,000 | $1,000,000 | The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center | To increase access to and engagement with artistic programming both on-site and online for the philadelphia orchestra and kimmel center, inc. (pokc). | apps.irs.gov |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York, NY | 14 | $2,229,500 | $850,000 | National Constitution Center | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Maguire Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $2,035,000 | $2,000,000 | Woodmere Art Museum | For general needs of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Hess Foundation Inc | Parsippany, NJ | 8 | $1,933,000 | $1,600,000 | Franklin Institute | Earth systems exhibit and unrestricted purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyeth Foundation for American Art | Rockland, DE | 1 | $1,714,964 | $1,714,964 | Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art | Support for maintenance and exhibitions of art collection, and for capital improvements | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 28 | $1,650,000 | $150,000 | Peoples Light & Theatre Co | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grable Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 40 | $1,633,831 | $260,000 | SLB Radio Productions Inc | To support a multichannel media platform for parents and caregivers in the pittsburgh region | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1,580,000 | $1,580,000 | Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance | To support arts internship program | apps.irs.gov |
| The James & Agnes Kim Foundation Inc | Paoli, PA | 3 | $1,530,000 | $1,500,000 | The Franklin Institute | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $1,325,000 | $1,325,000 | National Constitution Center | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel W Dietrich II Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | $1,316,000 | $1,000,000 | Curtis Institute of Music | Young alumni fund grant (installment 1 of 3) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peirce Family Foundation Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $1,210,000 | $1,010,000 | Pittsburgh Symphony | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $1,187,000 | $410,000 | Blackstar Projects | To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative. | apps.irs.gov |
| Claws Foundation | Reston, VA | 2 | $1,100,000 | $1,000,000 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Suzanne Roberts Cultural Development Fund Sheldon Bonovitz Trustee | Philadelphia, PA | 12 | $1,097,136 | $968,136 | Philadelphia Theatre Company | To help fund the recipient's operating budget | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chatham Foundation | Bonita Springs, FL | 2 | $1,075,000 | $1,025,000 | National Constitution Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Connelly Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 26 | $1,071,605 | $258,500 | National Constitution Center | America's founding exhibit, general support - foundation discretionary grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Neubauer Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 12 | $1,008,820 | $510,820 | Whyy | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The MMZ Foundation | Bethlehem, PA | 2 | $1,006,500 | $1,005,500 | National Museum Industrial History | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Emmet Family Charitable Foundation | Newark, DE | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | National Constitution Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Marion Boulton Kippy Stroud Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | General purposeggeneral purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Presser Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 70 | $954,400 | $150,000 | The Mann Center for the Performing Arts | Capital support | apps.irs.gov |
| Poor Richard's Charitable Trust | Chesterbrook, PA | 6 | $949,000 | $859,000 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 11 | $914,600 | $150,000 | Pittsburgh Opera Inc | For operating support for the 2024-25 season | apps.irs.gov |
| Marvin Samson Foundation | Cherry Hill, NJ | 1 | $860,000 | $860,000 | Franklin Institute | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Julian A and Lois G Brodsky Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 14 | $849,270 | $499,270 | Barnes Foundation | To help fund the operating budgets of the charitable organizations. | apps.irs.gov |
| William B Dietrich Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $830,000 | $500,000 | The Franklin Institute | Hamilton collections gallery | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert J Gunterberg Charitable Foundation | Cape Coral, FL | 3 | $770,947 | $695,947 | Prima Arts | General operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates | Solace in solidarity: arts and healers at the frontlines | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph and Marie Field Foundation | Malvern, PA | 6 | $695,000 | $500,000 | Curtis Institute of Music | Grant to another 501(c)(3) organizat | apps.irs.gov |
| Independence Public Media of Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | 9 | $641,500 | $140,000 | West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance | To support the archives of the paul robeson house & museum | apps.irs.gov |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | 3 | $640,000 | $500,000 | The Clay Studio | Art & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| The Burke Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 11 | $627,500 | $500,000 | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Burke Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 11 | $627,500 | $500,000 | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Independence Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 53 | $625,500 | $70,000 | Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 8 | $603,556 | $342,283 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | To support art sharing and community engagement programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Benter Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 14 | $510,000 | $120,000 | Pittsburgh Opera Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation | Erie, PA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | National Constitution Center | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Disosway Foundation Inc | Westerly, RI | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Partners for Sacred Places | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| John E Morgan Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Kutztown University Foundation | Scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $500,000 | $300,000 | Free To Choose Network | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paul & Karen Levy Family Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | National Constitution Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rider-Pool Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Allentown Art Museum | General use of the | apps.irs.gov |
| Opportunity Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 27 | $492,500 | $137,500 | Dreams of Hope | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry C Trexler Estate | Allentown, PA | 11 | $487,500 | $175,000 | Allentown Art Museum | General operating support. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Buhl Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 6 | $462,000 | $250,000 | The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | To support the transformational 8th street block project, one of three planned capital projects planned to revitalize downtown pittsburgh | apps.irs.gov |
| The Guilliam H Clamer Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $445,659 | $445,659 | The Franklin Institute | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Morel Family Foundation | Doylestown, PA | 1 | $440,000 | $440,000 | The Franklin Institute | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| PPL Foundation | Allentown, PA | 14 | $439,226 | $352,200 | Artsquest | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The George Family Foundation | Park City, UT | 1 | $424,750 | $424,750 | National Constitution Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Chessie Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $420,000 | $420,000 | SS United States Conservancy | Charitable distribution | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $418,664 | $418,664 | National Constitution Center | The pursuit of happiness: inspiring national conversations on civic virtue | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Patricia Kassling Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $402,000 | $400,000 | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania | Preserve and present regional history | apps.irs.gov |
| Hoyt Foundation | New Castle, PA | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | All Aboard Ellwood | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tepper Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | T of L Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Eqt Foundation | Canonsburg, PA | 23 | $384,700 | $100,000 | Wqed Multimedia | Education & workforce | apps.irs.gov |
| Ross Family Fund Inc | Palm Beach, FL | 5 | $378,720 | $304,720 | Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Anne & Philip Glatfelter III Family Foundation | Hershey, PA | 16 | $370,000 | $65,000 | Barnes Foundation | General charitable use | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman Holland-Hull Instrument Libr | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $369,000 | $369,000 | The Primavera Fund | Educational activities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Barra Foundation Inc | Philadelphia, PA | 6 | $350,000 | $150,000 | Famfrequency Productions | Catalyst fund grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Tiny News Collective Inc | To enable ai-enhanced data tools and coaching programs for sustainable local journalism. | apps.irs.gov |
| Arconic Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 6 | $345,000 | $100,000 | Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation | Carrie furnaces program enhancement and safety and preservation capital improvements | apps.irs.gov |
| Air Products Foundation | Allentown, PA | 13 | $343,500 | $150,000 | Artsquest | Founding partnership: re-imagine that! capital campaign year 5 of 10 | apps.irs.gov |
| Giant Eagle Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | $337,500 | $200,000 | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | $333,333 | $100,000 | Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh | Unrestricted/ general use | apps.irs.gov |
| Heizmann Lewis J Trust Uw | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $333,195 | $333,195 | Historical Society of Berks County | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodward Geo Jr and Harriet E T W | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $329,999 | $329,999 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Danaher Lynch Family Foundation | Newtown, PA | 2 | $320,000 | $310,000 | The Franklin Institute | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 3 | $315,000 | $200,000 | Media Impact Funders Inc | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnson J G Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $313,005 | $313,005 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Reliance Matrix Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $305,000 | $250,000 | The Philadelphia Museum of Art | Educational programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard C Von Hess Foundation | Columbia, PA | 2 | $302,150 | $250,000 | Woodmere Art Museum | Support the establishment and to secure naming rights for frances m. maguire hall | apps.irs.gov |
| Bny Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Pittsburgh Symphony Inc | Pc | apps.irs.gov |
| Terra Foundation for American Art | Chicago, IL | 2 | $300,000 | $200,000 | Carnegie Institute | Arts education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lily Foundation | Wayne, PA | 4 | $297,760 | $250,000 | Anthony Wayne Theater | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Marrazzo Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 5 | $292,644 | $175,000 | Settlement Music School of Philadelphia | To support kwest's curriculum development, implementation, and associated research | apps.irs.gov |
| Fleischner Family Charitable Foundation | Newton Square, PA | 12 | $288,000 | $75,000 | Alma Lewis | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The David Library of the American Revolution | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $283,200 | $283,200 | American Philosophical Society | Operation of the David Library and the promotion of useful knowledge. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Daniel B and Florence E Green Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $280,000 | $270,000 | The Franklin Institute | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| McElhattan Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 9 | $277,000 | $95,000 | Oil Region Astronomical Society | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lida Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 12 | $275,000 | $96,500 | Wilma Theater | Theatrical production | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter and Judy Leone Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $270,000 | $250,000 | Opera Philadelphia | Support of the arts | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leigh and Edwin Schadt Violin SC | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $269,361 | $269,361 | Allentown Symphony Association | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Dranoff Family Foundation Inc | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $265,000 | $250,000 | Avenue of the Arts Inc | Donation for recipient to use to further their goals | apps.irs.gov |
| William E Chatlos Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 4 | $262,500 | $185,000 | The Cooperage Project | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Oos Charitable Corporation | Fort Worth, TX | 4 | $262,000 | $220,000 | Please Touch Museum | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 5 | $258,948 | $250,848 | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | General operating fund to further charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Powder Mill Foundation | York, PA | 6 | $258,293 | $100,000 | Cultural Alliance of York County | Strategic plan and marketing | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jack Buncher Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 14 | $253,000 | $50,000 | T of L Inc | Light edu programs only; no salaries/consult | apps.irs.gov |
| Joanna McNeil Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | The National Light | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc | New York, NY | 5 | $250,000 | $100,000 | Asian Arts Initiative | Warhol re-granting initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | T of L Inc | Bridging divides | apps.irs.gov |
| Victory Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 8 | $250,000 | $125,000 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | General operating youth arts education | apps.irs.gov |
| Willis Hilda M Foundation No 2 | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $250,000 | $150,000 | Pittsburgh Opera | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Meijer Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $240,000 | $240,000 | National Constitution Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $235,000 | $200,000 | Blackstar Projects Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Koret Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $225,000 | $200,000 | Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | Capacity building support | apps.irs.gov |
| Susquehanna Foundation | Bala Cynwyd, PA | 3 | $222,872 | $145,490 | The Franklin Institute | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $218,000 | $200,000 | Woodmere Art Museum | Support for gallery improvements and installation of artwork | apps.irs.gov |
| Archie W & Grace Berry Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 5 | $215,000 | $75,000 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Another Light Foundation | Collegeville, PA | 4 | $210,000 | $100,000 | Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dean & Zoe Pappas Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | $210,000 | $200,000 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Patriarch Family Foundation | North Wales, PA | 4 | $207,588 | $85,000 | National Constitution Center | General Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert Saligman Charitable Trust | Bala Cynwyd, PA | 4 | $207,500 | $125,000 | Your Agency Incorporated | Ministry of awe | apps.irs.gov |
| Arete Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $200,000 | $100,000 | Artsmart | Educationalsupport for arts education and youth mentorship program | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Movement Alliance Project | Program support for People's Tech Project | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Media Impact Funders | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert A & Christine J Pietrandrea Charitable Foundation | Wexford, PA | 4 | $186,000 | $160,000 | Pittsburgh Opera | For assistance to pittsburgh opera | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stephen J Harmelin Charitable Trust | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $185,656 | $185,656 | Barnes Foundation | Charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur J and Lee R Glatfelter Foundation | York, PA | 8 | $185,000 | $65,000 | York County History Center | To help fund the operations of the various 501(c)(3) charitable organizations. | apps.irs.gov |
| Arts Equity & Education Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | 11 | $184,375 | $35,000 | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Support of the scholarship fund | apps.irs.gov |
| B Moore & H Morof Acquisition Fund | Doylestown, PA | 1 | $182,565 | $182,565 | James A Michener Art Museum | general program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Penn Treaty Special Service District | Philadelphia, PA | 11 | $181,300 | $46,000 | Art Sphere Inc | Neighborhood grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Hays Est I Minis Decd T W | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $180,000 | $180,000 | American Philosophical Society | General operating purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patricia Kind Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 9 | $180,000 | $25,000 | Movement Alliance Project | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fine Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 15 | $177,500 | $45,000 | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Visual art national marketing plan | apps.irs.gov |
| Amaranth Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 8 | $177,410 | $87,000 | Allentown Symphony Association | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| FM Kirby Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 2 | $175,000 | $100,000 | State Theatre Center for the Arts Inc | In support of 501c3 purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry M Rowan Family Foundation Inc | Rancocas, NJ | 2 | $175,000 | $150,000 | Studio Incamminati | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Merck Foundation A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation | Rahway, NJ | 2 | $175,000 | $150,000 | Kimmel Center Inc | Contribution provided | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allerton Foundation Inc | Newtown Square, PA | 3 | $175,000 | $100,000 | The Curtis Institute of Music | For general suport of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Dexter F and Dorothy H Baker Foundation | Allentown, PA | 12 | $172,500 | $30,000 | Allentown Art Museum | Allentown art museum educational programming | apps.irs.gov |
| Gibbs Var Char | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $170,625 | $170,625 | Reading Musical Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 12 | $169,000 | $50,000 | Opera Philadelphia | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $166,805 | $150,000 | Movement Alliance Project | For the people's tech project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wyomissing Foundation Inc | Wyomissing, PA | 9 | $166,630 | $52,400 | Barrio Alegria | Community development grants-sop coordinator | apps.irs.gov |
| RK Mellon Family Foundation | Ligonier, PA | 8 | $166,500 | $62,500 | Westmoreland Museum of Art | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Davenport Family Foundation | Southeastern, PA | 2 | $165,000 | $140,000 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Exhibition catalogue and support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ferree Foundation | Lancaster, PA | 3 | $160,000 | $100,000 | Fulton Theatre | 2024 grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Baker Family Foundation | Naples, FL | 5 | $160,000 | $100,000 | Artsquest | 2025 artsquests re-imagine that! capital campaign cultural center lawn | apps.irs.gov |
| Justamere Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 10 | $158,500 | $35,000 | Pottstown Childrens Discovery Center | 2024 and 2025 Discovery Club fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mill Spring Foundation 084206-000 | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $155,000 | $100,000 | Franklin Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mitchell and Hilarie Morgan Family Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 4 | $153,125 | $75,000 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Heinz Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $152,500 | $100,000 | The Fred Rogers Company | For the writers' neighborhood professional development program | apps.irs.gov |
| Pincus Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 7 | $152,500 | $40,000 | Whyy Inc | WHYY Media Labs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Steinman Foundation | Lancaster, PA | 5 | $151,505 | $80,000 | United Way of Lancaster County | Community stewardship | apps.irs.gov |
| Charina Endowment Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $150,000 | $100,000 | Media Impact Funders Inc | To support the 2025 and 2026 Media Impact Forum and Journalism Funders Network conferences. | apps.irs.gov |
| McKelvy B-T & Eg Morrison Mem FD | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Carnegie Institute | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Skylight Foundation Inc the Siegfried Group | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Opera Philadelphia | Various | apps.irs.gov |
| The Albert M Greenfield Foundation | Richboro, PA | 2 | $150,000 | $100,000 | Theatre Horizon | General | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Fred Rogers Company | Promise of an Equitable Future | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw | Philadelphia, PA | 37 | $149,750 | $25,000 | Barnes Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation | Latrobe, PA | 8 | $148,000 | $55,000 | Fort Ligonier Association | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mim Enck Charitable Foundation | York, PA | 1 | $147,464 | $147,464 | Mount Gretna Arts Council | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Raynier Institute & Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $145,000 | $100,000 | Your Agency Incorporated | General & unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Wagner Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 2 | $145,000 | $75,000 | Monument Lab | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc | Newark, NJ | 3 | $140,000 | $50,000 | Movement Alliance Project | Support the community info coop's jersey bee project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 16 | $139,695 | $40,000 | Philadelphia Orchestra Association | Matching gifts | apps.irs.gov |
| Lindback CR & MF Foundation TW Main | Saint Louis, MO | 39 | $137,000 | $17,500 | Barnes Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Airie Knipel Harry V and J William Warehime Foundation | Hanover, PA | 3 | $135,000 | $85,000 | Cultural Alliance of York County | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Straus-Harris Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | $134,000 | $50,000 | Lantern Theater Company | Contribution to further donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lindy Snider Foundation | Collegeville, PA | 5 | $125,000 | $50,000 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Snider Foundation | Collegeville, PA | 4 | $125,000 | $50,000 | Susquehanna Art Museum | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Zerhouni Family Charitable Foundation Inc Co Bruce Holbrook | Norfolk, VA | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Curtis Institute of Music | provide an unparalleled education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bruce E and Robbi S Toll Foundation Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $124,000 | $60,000 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | General support grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Garrigues Edwin B Decd TW | Saint Louis, MO | 3 | $122,100 | $81,400 | Curtis Institute of Music | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Pfundt Foundation | Trevose, PA | 5 | $121,500 | $53,000 | Bucks County Playhouse Theater Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Hummingbird Foundation Inc | Westfield, NJ | 1 | $121,277 | $121,277 | Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates | To support arts program. | apps.irs.gov |
| Anthony E Meyer Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $120,000 | $120,000 | Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Frances and Beverly Dubose Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $120,000 | $70,000 | Museum of the American Revolution | Operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Staunton Farm Foundation 540-054 Dba Staunton Farm Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 6 | $118,500 | $75,000 | 1hood Media Academy | Brunch with a black man | apps.irs.gov |
| George Elkins for City of Philadelphia | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $117,550 | $117,550 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Maintaining & caring for | apps.irs.gov |
| Future Standard Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 8 | $115,000 | $25,000 | The Philadelphia Citizen | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| John Crain Kunkel Foundation | Mechanicsburg, PA | 3 | $115,000 | $90,000 | Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts | To support a set of mission-critical upgrades that invest in your core mission. | apps.irs.gov |
| Syde Hurdus Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 5 | $115,000 | $40,000 | Walnut Street Theatre | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Zeldin Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 6 | $114,500 | $33,500 | Clay Studio | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Breidegam Family Foundation | Lancaster, PA | 3 | $114,000 | $100,000 | Foundation for the Reading Public Museum | To educate and enlighten through art, science, and civilization | apps.irs.gov |
| J J Medveckis Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | $113,000 | $91,500 | Curtis Institute of Music | Art alliance purchase ($50,000) & general purpose ($41,500) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sachs Family Foundation | Rydal, PA | 1 | $113,000 | $113,000 | Culturetrust of Greater Philadelphia | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jeff Hunter Charitable TST | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 2 | $112,000 | $90,000 | Artsquest | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sylvia W and Randle M Kauders Foundation Inc | Radnor, PA | 11 | $110,000 | $10,000 | 1812 Productions | 1812 productions' educational outreach program: 1812 education | apps.irs.gov |
| The 1830 Family Foundation 2138-00-42 | Philadelphia, PA | 6 | $107,500 | $50,000 | The Franklin Institute | Giant heart renovations | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $105,000 | $105,000 | Curtis Institute of Music | Advancement of violin studies | apps.irs.gov |
| Andrew & Julie Klingenstein Family Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $102,443 | $102,443 | Tiny News Collective | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul and Marian Gerhart Charitable Fund | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $102,250 | $100,000 | Lancasterhistory Org | Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy | apps.irs.gov |
| The Oxford Area Foundation | Oxford, PA | 1 | $101,000 | $101,000 | Oxford Mainstreet Inc | General operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| TD Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 9 | $100,500 | $50,000 | Twelve Gates Arts | Capacity building initiative for twelve gates arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Alan G and Jane A Lehman Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | American Philosophical Society | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| B K Simon Family Charitable FDN-Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Braddock Carnegie Library Association | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Beacon Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | T of L Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Bridge Street Foundation Inc | Lambertville, NJ | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Bucks County Playhouse Theater Inc | For use in carrying out bucks county playhouse theater, inc.'s charitable activities through providing affordable, community centered theatrical performances. | apps.irs.gov |
| Dreams R Us Foundation | Shoreham, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Musicopia | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Ethel S C Smith No 5 Charitable TW | Saint Louis, MO | 14 | $100,000 | $25,000 | Academy of Vocal Arts | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Farlight Foundation F/k/a I See A Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Play On Philly | To support the organization's mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Individual Liberty | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $100,000 | $50,000 | Museum of the American Revolution | Assistance for charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Media Impact Funders Inc | Global health and development public awareness and analysis | apps.irs.gov |
| Harshman Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | $25,000 Annual Trust Campaign, $75,000 Capital Campaign support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jessie Ball Dupont Religious Charitable & Educational Fund | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Philadelphia Orchestra Association | Equity | apps.irs.gov |
| Neupaver Family Foundation | Venetia, PA | 2 | $100,000 | $50,000 | Carnegie Institute | To support the restoration of the USS Requin | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul L King Charitable Foundation | Vancouver, WA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Opera Philadelphia | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Sharp Emma O-Parker Foundation-Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Westmoreland Museum of Art | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Buck Family Foundation | White Plains, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Opera Philadelphia | Charitable and educational | apps.irs.gov |
| The Giorgi Family Foundation | Temple, PA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Barnes Foundation | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Philadelphia Orchestra Association | To support arts education programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jirair S and Elizabeth Hovnanian Family Foundation Inc | Mount Laurel, NJ | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Armenian Heritage Foundation of Philadelphia | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The John M and Joan F Thalheimer Family Charitable Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $100,000 | $75,000 | Barnes Foundation | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | 2 | $100,000 | $50,000 | Artsmart | Grant is for donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Porges Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Pittsburgh Opera | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tioga Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Play On Philly | To support social development and music education for children | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas Family Foundation | Fremont, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Gettysburg Foundation | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Commonwealth Fund | New York, NY | 3 | $97,770 | $64,000 | Whyy Inc | The Pulse Collaboration with Spanish-language media on health and health equity reporting | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Insurance Companies FDN | Bala Cynwyd, PA | 2 | $95,000 | $50,000 | Woodmere Art Museum Inc | For general charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marsha and Richard Rothman Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $95,000 | $95,000 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stewart Foundation | York, PA | 2 | $95,000 | $90,000 | York County History Center | Pledge payment | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephen S and Dolores R Smith Foundation | Lower Gwynedd, PA | 3 | $94,225 | $60,725 | Play On Philly | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Emma Clyde Hodge Memorial Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $92,000 | $57,000 | Pittsburgh Glass Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Emma G Nicodemus Trust | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $90,000 | $90,000 | Renfrew Committee Inc | Management of museum and | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grundy Foundation | Bristol, PA | 1 | $90,000 | $90,000 | Bristol Riverside Theater Company Inc | 2024 Main Stage Season | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc | Radnor, PA | 19 | $88,395 | $22,500 | Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates | Arts Grants | apps.irs.gov |
| The Honickman Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 6 | $87,500 | $75,000 | Barnes Foundation | Unrestricted charitable gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank L & Sarah Miller Coulson Foundation | Bryn Mawr, PA | 6 | $87,000 | $40,000 | Whyy | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Tzedakah Foundation | Ardmore, PA | 2 | $86,000 | $85,000 | The Chevra | For general support of charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Philip Chosky Charitable & Educational Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $85,000 | $30,000 | Film Pittsburgh | Discretionary fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Kolatch Family Foundation | Englewood, NJ | 1 | $83,333 | $83,333 | T of L Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Francis J Dixon Foundation | Lebanon, PA | 2 | $83,000 | $75,000 | Wepa Empowerment Center | Qualified activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Geiser Hazel-Renfrew Ta | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $82,802 | $82,802 | Renfrew Committee Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hutchinson Serena M Fbo North Museum | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $82,621 | $82,621 | North Museum Corporation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Jeff and Jenifer Westphal Foundation | Newtown Square, PA | 2 | $82,500 | $80,000 | Philadelphia Film Society | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Powell Family Foundation Jon R Powell Family Division | King of Prussia, PA | 1 | $82,210 | $82,210 | Philadelphia Music Alliance | General | apps.irs.gov |
| David and Annette Jorgensen Foundation | Portola Valley, CA | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Free To Choose Network | Social improvement | apps.irs.gov |
| Frederick H Bedford Jr & Margaret S Bedford Charitable Foundation | Easton, PA | 4 | $80,000 | $50,000 | Artsquest | Charitable operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Piasecki Family Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Philadelphia Orchestra Association | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pryor E & Arlene R Neuber Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 5 | $79,500 | $25,000 | Lancaster Symphony Orchestra | Education and outreach | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth S Black Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $76,800 | $46,800 | Oil City Civic Center Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cairns Ernestine Bacon Trust Uw | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $75,000 | $50,000 | The Curtis Institute of Music | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| HTC Cottee Josephine & Evelyn Smith Foundatio | Radnor, PA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Whyy | Public broadcasting | apps.irs.gov |
| Locks Foundation | Fisher Island, FL | 2 | $75,000 | $50,000 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brook J Lenfest Foundation Inc | Audubon, PA | 3 | $75,000 | $25,000 | Avenue of the Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Blackstar Projects Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Vert Charitable Trust Ua 12222011 | Wyndmoor, PA | 3 | $75,000 | $40,000 | Mann Center for the Performing Arts | To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient. | apps.irs.gov |
| Wasserman Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Fownes Foundation | Event Sponsorship - 3 years | apps.irs.gov |
| Claneil Foundation Inc | Plymouth Meeting, PA | 4 | $73,500 | $40,000 | Famfrequency Productions | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter C Dozzi Family Foundation Aka Eugene Dozzi Charitable Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 5 | $72,594 | $50,000 | T of L Inc | General donation - synagogue | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 975 | $72,519 | $4,150 | Chinese Cultural & Arts Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Schoonmaker J & L for Swkly Val Hosp | Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | $72,500 | $17,000 | City Theatre | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Leigh and Edwin Schadt Allentown Art | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $72,000 | $72,000 | Allentown Art Museum | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation | Nazareth, PA | 12 | $71,500 | $10,000 | Allentown Art Museum | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Clapp G H Decd Char and Ed Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 8 | $70,000 | $15,000 | Pittsburgh Symphony Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Ryan Memorial Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | 3 | $69,817 | $42,545 | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Berdan M for Carnegie Inst | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $69,080 | $69,080 | Carnegie Institute | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morby Family Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 5 | $69,000 | $50,000 | Carnegie Institute | To promote the charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Dietrich American Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $66,783 | $66,783 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry and Eleanor Perciballi Charitable Fund | Williamsport, PA | 2 | $66,000 | $33,000 | Community Theatre League Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Howmet Aerospace Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $65,000 | $20,000 | Assemble Inc | Steam programs in garfield | apps.irs.gov |
| Power for Good Foundation | Chester, PA | 4 | $65,000 | $25,000 | Media Theatre for the Performing Arts | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rita Allen Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 3 | $65,000 | $25,000 | Media Impact Funders | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $65,000 | $50,000 | Tiny News Collective Inc | to support dialogue journalism and solutions journalism efforts in Greater Minnesota | apps.irs.gov |
| Forman Arts Initiative Inc | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $64,300 | $60,000 | Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates | Support for public works residency program that embeds artists in city government agencies or other similar organizations to propose and implement creative solutions to pressing civic challenges. | apps.irs.gov |
| Benners E Fbo Franklin Inst Tuw | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $64,000 | $64,000 | The Franklin Institute | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Snyder Family Fund | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $64,000 | $64,000 | Borough of Sewickley Heights History Center Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Nisource Charitable Foundation | Columbus, OH | 4 | $61,000 | $50,000 | Energy Innovation Center Institute Inc | Corporate donation | apps.irs.gov |
| E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation | Radnor, PA | 6 | $60,500 | $15,000 | Foundation for the Reading Public Museum | Help with the costs of the reinstallation of asian art from its permanent collection to the museum's world cultures gallery for the exhibition, "devine forms & earthly delights: reimagining asian art, | apps.irs.gov |
| Scott Foundation Inc | Greensburg, PA | 3 | $60,125 | $46,164 | Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation | Led lighting, aed, heat pump, freezer | apps.irs.gov |
| Kinsley Foundation | Seven Valleys, PA | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | York County History Center | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ivywood Foundation | Bala Cynwyd, PA | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Recovery Diaries | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Benevolent Association | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | African Cultural Alliance of North America Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosenlund Family Foundation Inv MGR | Philadelphia, PA | 12 | $58,500 | $5,000 | 1812 Productions | In school theater education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allen Hilles Fund | Radnor, PA | 8 | $57,000 | $10,000 | Movement Alliance Project | Youth art & self-empowerment project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc | Bethesda, MD | 4 | $56,250 | $50,000 | United Way of Lancaster County | Project blueprint (diversity & inclusion) | apps.irs.gov |
| Horace B Packer Foundation Inc | Wellsboro, PA | 4 | $56,087 | $42,145 | Hamilton Gibson Productions | Productions | apps.irs.gov |
| Bethany Asplundh Family Foundation Dba Bendita Foundation | Coatesville, PA | 3 | $55,000 | $45,000 | Quintessence Theatre Company | Capital Campaign pledge | apps.irs.gov |
| Hill-Snowdon Foundation | Washington, DC | 2 | $55,000 | $45,000 | Movement Alliance Project | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aileen K and Brian L Roberts Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | $55,000 | $25,000 | Culturetrust Greater Philadelphia | To help fund the organizations' operational budgets | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas A and Georgina T Russo Foundation | Lancaster, PA | 2 | $55,000 | $40,000 | Nakedeye Inc | Charitable distribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Wittmer Zoerb Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $55,000 | $35,000 | Pittsburgh Symphony | Performing arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Estelle Reninger Co T W | Saint Louis, MO | 3 | $54,615 | $18,205 | Allentown Art Museum | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Widener Memorial Foundation in Aid of Handicapped Children | Plymouth Meeting, PA | 3 | $54,400 | $30,000 | Musicopia | Music & dance programs at the widener memorial school, crothers memorial school and davidson school. | apps.irs.gov |
| WSFS Cares Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 8 | $54,000 | $25,000 | Whyy Inc | Education & leadership development | apps.irs.gov |
| June & Steve Wolfson Family Foundation | King of Prussia, PA | 3 | $53,500 | $50,000 | 1812 Productions | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Leo Model Foundation Inc | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | $53,500 | $27,500 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | General operating support for art museum | apps.irs.gov |
| Marlin Miller Jr Family Foundation | Reading, PA | 4 | $53,000 | $50,000 | Kutztown University Foundation Inc | Scholarship fund | apps.irs.gov |
| A & H Amatius Foundation Hai Zheng Olefsky Trustee | Austin, TX | 3 | $52,560 | $50,000 | Curtis Institute of Music | Noncash grant - antique cello | apps.irs.gov |
| Colman Family Foundation | Hockessin, DE | 2 | $52,500 | $50,000 | Philadelphia Theatre Company | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Sam and Kate Sidewater Foundation | Blue Bell, PA | 2 | $52,500 | $50,000 | Curtis Institute of Music | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 5 | $52,500 | $35,000 | Barnes Foundation | 2024 exhibition fund and unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Lorraine C Pierce 2 Residuary | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $51,588 | $51,588 | Chester County Historical Society | General support for | apps.irs.gov |
| The George C and Esther Ann McFarland Foundation | Radnor, PA | 3 | $51,500 | $25,000 | Historic Philadelphia Inc | To support historic philadelphia inc.'s once upon a nation storytelling, including judge lewis and his historic contributions to the abolitionist movement | apps.irs.gov |
| R Dale & Frances M Hughes FDN 47F100011 | Lancaster, PA | 1 | $51,100 | $51,100 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Sheila Fortune Foundation Inc | Boulder, CO | 4 | $51,000 | $15,000 | Barnstone Art for Kids | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Alpenglow Foundation | Aspen, CO | 1 | $50,500 | $50,500 | Tiny News Collective | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Penn Community Bank Foundation | Perkasie, PA | 10 | $50,500 | $12,500 | Heritage Conservancy | Event Sponsorship | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bolick Foundation | Conover, NC | 1 | $50,111 | $50,111 | Global Disciples | Training | apps.irs.gov |
| Austelle Foundation | Radnor, PA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Lower Merion Conservancy | Easement & historic preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Breiling Jean Charitable Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Whyy Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Brightside Foundation Inc | Lantana, FL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Museum of the American Revolution | General Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The William Penn Foundation | Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | Capital campaign 2024 | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Monument Lab | Philadelphia, PA | To support the expansion of the re:generation program, field building, narrative change work, and general operations | $4,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Philadelphia Orchestra Association | Philadelphia, PA | Artistic endeavors fund, touring fund, ed fund and tech fund | $2,680,404 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | Religion & cultural inst initiative | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allegheny Foundation | Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation | Homestead, PA | Capital campaign support | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| McCune Foundation PNC Bank NA | Touchstone Center for Crafts | Farmington, PA | General support | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | Religion & cultural inst initiative | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | Religious liberty initiative | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Please Touch Museum | Philadelphia, PA | Characterdevelop in children museums | $2,499,950 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Penn Foundation | Mann Center for the Performing Arts | Philadelphia, PA | Capital campaign 2024 | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Penn Foundation | Pennsylvania Ballet Association | Philadelphia, PA | Capital campaign 2024 | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Maguire Foundation | Woodmere Art Museum | Philadelphia, PA | For general needs of organization | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Movement Alliance Project | Philadelphia, PA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,780,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyeth Foundation for American Art | Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art | Chadds Ford, PA | Support for maintenance and exhibitions of art collection, and for capital improvements | $1,714,964 | apps.irs.gov |
| Satell Family Foundation | Mann Center for the Performing Arts | Philadelphia, PA | General use/ no restrictions | $1,629,620 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hess Foundation Inc | Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | Earth systems exhibit and unrestricted purposes | $1,600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | To support arts internship program | $1,580,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | African American Cultural Center | Pittsburgh, PA | Toward support of operations | $1,550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillman Family Foundations | African American Cultural Center | Pittsburgh, PA | Financial stabilization and operating support | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James & Agnes Kim Foundation Inc | The Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | General contribution | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Satell Family Foundation | The Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | General use/ no restrictions | $1,444,230 | apps.irs.gov |
| Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation | National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | General operating | $1,325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | The Tiny News Collective Inc | Philadelphia, PA | In support of activities and grants to early-stage local news organizations in underserved communities | $1,275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyncote Foundation | Philadelphia Film Society | Philadelphia, PA | Support for capital improvements and ongoing programs | $1,145,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chatham Foundation | National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | Charitable | $1,025,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peirce Family Foundation Inc | Pittsburgh Symphony | Pittsburgh, PA | Charitable contribution | $1,010,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The MMZ Foundation | National Museum Industrial History | Bethlehem, PA | Charitable | $1,005,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site Inc | Philadelphia, PA | To support career pathway programs for formerly incarcerated people to work in museums and historic preservation, along with general operating support | $1,001,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | Carnegie Institute | Pittsburgh, PA | To support carnegie museums' comprehensive campaign including the warhol museum and the president's momentum fund | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel W Dietrich II Foundation | Curtis Institute of Music | Philadelphia, PA | Young alumni fund grant (installment 1 of 3) | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emmet Family Charitable Foundation | National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marion Boulton Kippy Stroud Foundation | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | General purposeggeneral purpose | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Claws Foundation | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Philadelphia Orchestra Association | Philadelphia, PA | For the philadelphia orchestra to conduct community-focused events in five chinese cities as part of its 2024 china tour and residency as part of the 50th anniversary of its first tour and 45 years of | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Pittsburgh Glass Center Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Toward support of operations and to expand apprentice housing | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh Symphony Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | To address pso pension obligations | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | T of L Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the launch of the tree of life educational initiatives to break through hate, building relationships across differences | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillman Family Foundations | T of L Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Remember, rebuild, renew capital campaign | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center | Philadelphia, PA | To increase access to and engagement with artistic programming both on-site and online for the philadelphia orchestra and kimmel center, inc. (pokc). | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Suzanne Roberts Cultural Development Fund Sheldon Bonovitz Trustee | Philadelphia Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | To help fund the recipient's operating budget | $968,136 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marvin Samson Foundation | Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | Charitable | $860,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Poor Richard's Charitable Trust | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | $859,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | General operations | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | The Philadelphia Dance Company | Philadelphia, PA | To continue support for capacity building | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyncote Foundation | Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | Support for historic pipe organ programming and ongoing programs | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Blackstar Projects Inc | Philadelphia, PA | To continue support for operational costs | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Monument Lab | Philadelphia, PA | In support of general operations | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | Solace in solidarity: arts and healers at the frontlines | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Penn Foundation | Partners for Sacred Places Inc | Philadelphia, PA | Public spaces for black houses of worship | $700,943 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert J Gunterberg Charitable Foundation | Prima Arts | Lancaster, PA | General operating expenses | $695,947 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Tiny News Collective Inc | Philadelphia, PA | To expand publisher access to tiny news's suite of shared services and thus reduce the barriers to entry for the wave of small, upstart news organizations launching around the country. | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | African American Cultural Center | Pittsburgh, PA | For working capital and balance sheet stabilization | $620,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Dance Iquail Inc | Philadelphia, PA | To support general operations | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh Glass Center Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | To support pgc's facility expansion and community arts programs for two years. | $585,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyncote Foundation | Fringearts | Philadelphia, PA | Support for ongoing programs | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Neubauer Family Foundation | Whyy | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $510,820 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rider-Pool Foundation | Allentown Art Museum | Allentown, PA | General use of the | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph and Marie Field Foundation | Curtis Institute of Music | Philadelphia, PA | Grant to another 501(c)(3) organizat | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council | Pittsburgh, PA | For general operations, program restructuring, and one-time deficit reduction assistance | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | Toward support of operations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John E Morgan Foundation Inc | Kutztown University Foundation | Kutztown, PA | Scholarships | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Movement Alliance Project | Philadelphia, PA | In support of people's tech project | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation | National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | Unrestricted | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paul & Karen Levy Family Foundation | National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | Charitable | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Disosway Foundation Inc | Partners for Sacred Places | Philadelphia, PA | Charitable | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the vision of the new artistic director | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Burke Family Foundation | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | General | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Burke Foundation | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | General | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh Opera Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | To support pittsburgh opera's 80th anniversary comprehensive campaign | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | The Clay Studio | Philadelphia, PA | Art & culture | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William B Dietrich Foundation | The Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | Hamilton collections gallery | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Penn Foundation | Welcome America Inc | Philadelphia, PA | Coordination for 2026 | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Westmoreland Museum of Art | Greensburg, PA | Toward support of operations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Julian A and Lois G Brodsky Foundation | Barnes Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | To help fund the operating budgets of the charitable organizations. | $499,270 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Penn Foundation | Whyy Inc | Philadelphia, PA | Create educational enrichment television series for children. | $475,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Bearded Ladies Cabaret | Philadelphia, PA | To support personnel, board development, and programming | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Guilliam H Clamer Foundation | The Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | General operating | $445,659 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morel Family Foundation | The Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | General fund | $440,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | The Wilma Theater | Philadelphia, PA | To accelerate the creation, presentation and archiving of hybrid theater works designed to extend the wilmas reach to global audiences. | $431,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The George Family Foundation | National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $424,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chessie Foundation Inc | SS United States Conservancy | Philadelphia, PA | Charitable distribution | $420,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | The pursuit of happiness: inspiring national conversations on civic virtue | $418,664 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | Blackstar Projects | Philadelphia, PA | To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative. | $410,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | African American Cultural Center | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the pittsburgh international jazz festival | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hoyt Foundation | All Aboard Ellwood | Ellwood City, PA | General support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Patricia Kassling Family Foundation | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | Preserve and present regional history | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh Musical Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | Facility renovations | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| McCune Foundation PNC Bank NA | Pittsburgh Public Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | General support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tepper Foundation | T of L Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | The Philadelphia Dance Company | Philadelphia, PA | To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative. | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyncote Foundation | Wilma Theater Inc | Philadelphia, PA | Support for ongoing programs | $390,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | African American Cultural Center | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the build residency | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Voices Underground | Kennett Square, PA | To support archive creation and research personnel, expanded public programming, and cultural landscape planning and design | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman Holland-Hull Instrument Libr | The Primavera Fund | Philadelphia, PA | Educational activities | $369,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| PPL Foundation | Artsquest | Bethlehem, PA | Program support | $352,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Toward support of operations | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Pittsburgh Symphony Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Toward support of operations and strategic plan implementation | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Tiny News Collective Inc | Philadelphia, PA | To enable ai-enhanced data tools and coaching programs for sustainable local journalism. | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Bridges Inc | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | To support art sharing and community engagement programs | $342,283 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh Symphony Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | To support commitment to excellence, the campaign for the pittsburgh symphony orchestra (phase ii) | $333,333 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.