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Poor Richard's Charitable Trust: 35 grants to organizations, $3.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Poor Richard's Charitable Trust, a private foundation in Chesterbrook, PA, paid 35 grants to organizations totaling $3,055,250 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 10, 2025. The largest was $859,000 to Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, PA for to fund the operational budgets of the organization.
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- EIN
- 237909451
- Based in
- Chesterbrook, PA
- Assets
- $67,642,591
- Grants paid
- $3,055,250
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202513149349102851. It reported $3,055,250 in grants paid; 35 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $859,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center City District Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Community improvement and capacity building | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Architecture Design | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spotlight Pa | Harrisburg, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Education | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Germination Project | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tiny Wpa | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Youth development | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Craftnow | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philadelphia Soccer 2026 | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Recreation and sports | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative (pysc) | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum | New York, NY | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philadelphia Visitor Center | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Community improvement and capacity building | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Starfinder Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Abortion Access for All | Denver, CO | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Share Food Program | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Athenaeum of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neighborhood Garden's Trust | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Schuylkill River Development Corp | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Community improvement and capacity building | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heights Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hopephl | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Union Foundation | Chester, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Society Hill Preservation Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Us Squash | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rodeph Shalom Congregation | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | $21,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fringearts | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Children's Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Celebration of Benjamin Franklin Founder | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (ame) Church | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philadelphia250 | Philadelphia, PA | To fund the operational budgets of the organization | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $949,000 |
| Education | $575,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $360,000 |
| Youth development | $125,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $125,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $120,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 |
| Human services | $25,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $2,920,250 |
| New York | $85,000 |
| Colorado | $50,000 |
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Updated November 10, 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.