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Forman Arts Initiative Inc: 4 grants to organizations, $394,300 (tax year ended December 2024)
Forman Arts Initiative Inc, a private foundation in Philadelphia, PA, paid 4 grants to organizations totaling $394,300 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $255,000 to Philadelphia Foundation in Philadelphia, PA for artworks - grant to support arts, culture and creativity in community-based organizations and artists working in partnership with black, indigenous, people of color, other marginalized, and vulnerable.
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- EIN
- 832902185
- Based in
- Philadelphia, PA
- Assets
- $79,041,547
- Grants paid
- $394,300
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202513219349107641. It reported $394,300 in grants paid; 4 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | Artworks - grant to support arts, culture and creativity in community-based organizations and artists working in partnership with black, indigenous, people of color, other marginalized, and vulnerable | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $255,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | Art works drexel co-op - support is intended to establish the forman arts initiative co-op program fund at the lenfest center for cultural partnerships. | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | 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. | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blackstar Projects Inc | Philadelphia, PA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,300 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $255,000 |
| Education | $75,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $64,300 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $394,300 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. 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.