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Lightening the Load: 13 grants to organizations, $610,000 (tax year ended December 2024)
Lightening the Load, a private foundation in Philadelphia, PA, paid 13 grants to organizations totaling $610,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2025. The largest was $200,000 to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA for grant to another 501(c)(3) organization.
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- EIN
- 472617321
- Based in
- Philadelphia, PA
- Assets
- $12,629,020
- Grants paid
- $610,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202541349349104554. It reported $610,000 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Grant to another 501(c)(3) organization | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Volunteers in Medicine | West Chester, PA | Grant to another 501(c)(3) foundation | Health care | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | Grant to another 501(c)(3) organization | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Travis Manion Foundation | Doylestown, PA | Grant to another 501(c)(3) organization | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Education Fund | Philadelphia, PA | Grant to another 501(c)(3) organization | Youth development | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wcu Foundation | West Chester, PA | Grant to another 501(c)(3) organization | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Melmark | Berwyn, PA | Promises to keep campaign | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Care | Atlanta, GA | Grant to another 501(c)(3) organization | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Chester Area Senior Center | West Chester, PA | Grant to another 501(c)(3) organization | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | Grant to another 501(c)(3) organization | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends Association for Care of Child | West Chester, PA | Grant to another 501(c)(3) organization | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St James School | Philadelphia, PA | Grant to another 501 (c)(3) organization | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mib Agents | Barnard, VT | Grant to another 501(c)(3) organization | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $75,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $70,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $62,500 |
| Youth development | $60,000 |
| Human services | $45,000 |
| Education | $7,500 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $575,000 |
| Georgia | $20,000 |
| Maryland | $10,000 |
| Vermont | $5,000 |
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Updated May 14, 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.