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The Gordon Charter Foundation: 77 grants to organizations, $1.2 million (tax year ended December 2025)
The Gordon Charter Foundation, a private foundation in Wayne, PA, paid 77 grants to organizations totaling $1,234,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 12, 2026. The largest was $60,000 to Lankenau Medical Center Foundation in Wynnewood, PA for for lankenau medical center linear accelerator.
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- EIN
- 271234570
- Based in
- Wayne, PA
- Assets
- $28,152,283
- Grants paid
- $1,234,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202601329349100410. It reported $1,234,000 in grants paid; 77 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lankenau Medical Center Foundation | Wynnewood, PA | For lankenau medical center linear accelerator | Health care | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Red Cross | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Picture Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Broad Street Love | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Partnership School | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Volunteers in Medicine | West Chester, PA | For general operating funds | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Face To Face | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Promise Montco Pa | Ambler, PA | For general operating funds | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Samaritan Shelter | Phoenixville, PA | For general operating funds | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lankenau Medical Center Foundation | Wynnewood, PA | For jack lynch cancer institute | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pathways To Housing Pa | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Housing and shelter | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hickman Friends Senior Community of West Chester | West Chester, PA | For hickman-kitchen renovation | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beyond Literacy (community Learning Center) | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cathedral Soup Kitchen Inc | Camden, NJ | For meal program | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chester County Food Bank | Exton, PA | For general operating funds | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Episcopal Community Services (ecs) | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hopephl | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph's House of Camden | Camden, NJ | For program support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | For day rehab program | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manna | Philadelphia, PA | For program support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montgomery County MH-MR Emergency Service | Norristown, PA | For behavioral health software | Mental health and crisis intervention | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Outward Bound School | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Phoenixville Area Community Services (pacs) | Phoenixville, PA | For pacs - infrastructure upgardes | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities | Pottstown, PA | For general operating funds | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | For supportive housing | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Share Food Program | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spark Senior Center (greater Harleysville and North Penn Senior Service) | Harleysville, PA | For general operating funds | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Breastcancerorg | Ardmore, PA | For program support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center in the Park | Philadelphia, PA | For in-home-support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chester County Futures | Exton, PA | For general operating funds | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center (oic) | West Chester, PA | For general operating funds | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connectedly | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Council for Relationships | Philadelphia, PA | For cfr child, adolescent and family services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County Inc | Media, PA | General operating funds | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Promise of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Fpr general operating funds | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mercy Career and Technical High School | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mitzvah Circle Foundation | Harleysville, PA | For program support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moms House Inc of Greater Philadelphia | Phoenixville, PA | For general operating funds | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Orion Communities | Phoenixville, PA | For general operating funds | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint James School | Philadelphia, PA | Graduate support program at saint james | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Senior Adult Activities Center of Montgomery County | Norristown, PA | For general operating support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Silver Springs - Martin Luther School | Plymouth Meeting, PA | For gemma services - residential activities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Support Center for Child Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | For child safety and justice program | Crime and legal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clinic | Phoenixville, PA | For general operating funds | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Crime Victims' Center of Chester County | West Chester, PA | For general operating funds | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Twilight Wish Foundation | Doylestown, PA | For general operating funds | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unite for Her (helping To Empower and Reserve) | West Chester, PA | For wellness program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Merion Area Community Cupboard | King of Prussia, PA | For program support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Health Care Access | Phoenixville, PA | For general operating funds | Health care | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Veterans Multi-Service Center | Philadelphia, PA | For program support | Public and societal benefit | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | For gerneral operating funds | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Village | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chosen 300 Ministries Inc | Philadelphia, PA | For program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Depaul USA Inc | Chicago, IL | For general operating funds | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred's Footsteps | Bryn Mawr, PA | Supporting families through the bridge fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends Home in Kennett | Kennett Square, PA | For resident assistance | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Germantown Avenue Crisis Ministry | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Graduate Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | For grauate-career integrated services | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heights Philadelphia Futures | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leveling the Playing Field | Sharon Hill, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lift Every Voice Philly | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mission Kids | East Norriton, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North 10 Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oxford Area Neighborhood Servcies Center | Oxford, PA | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Per Scholas Inc | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation | Wynnewood, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Senior Adult Activity Center of the Phoenixville Area | Phoenixville, PA | For program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Lighthouse Inc | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Liv Project | Philadelphia, PA | For the liv project | Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pathway School | Norristown, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Philadelphia Education Fund | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | For jefferson-community food access | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Chester Area Senior Center | West Chester, PA | For general operating support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School | Philadelphia, PA | Horizons at cristo rey-nutrition program | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Phoenixville Community Education Foundation | Phoenixville, PA | For phantom food packs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Clay Studio | Philadelphia, PA | For operation mud | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 22, 2025, IRS object ID 202520819349100607. It reported $1,153,000 in grants paid; 78 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lankenau Medical Center Foundation | Wynnewood, PA | For lankenau medical center linear accelerator | Health care | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Philadelphia, PA | For aml research | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Technology | Media, PA | For general operating funds | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Als United Mid-Atlantic | Ambler, PA | For home care program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baker Industries Inc | Malvern, PA | For general operating funds | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bethesda Project | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Housing and shelter | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Home of the Sparrow | Exton, PA | For general operating funds | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Line Meals On Wheels | Devon, PA | For subsidy and salad program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Childrens Services | Philadelphia, PA | For kitchen renovations | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Overbrook School for the Blind | Philadelphia, PA | For osb taking flight campaign | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Surrey Services for Seniors Inc | Devon, PA | For general operating funds | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | For northeast frankford addition - capital | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laurel House | East Norriton, PA | For the shelter/hotline | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lutheran Settlement House | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Par Recycle-Works | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sharing Excess | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Philadelphia Academies Inc | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Valley Youth House Committee Inc | Philadelphia, PA | For philly street outreach program support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women in Transition | Philadelphia, PA | For program support | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women's Resource Center of the Delaware Valley | Wayne, PA | For program support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Association for Adults With Developmental Disabilities | Jenkintown, PA | For program support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bringing Hope Home | Malvern, PA | For general operating funds | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Drueding Center | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eldernet of Lower Merion and Narberth | Bryn Mawr, PA | For general operating funds | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Headstrong Foundation | Holmes, PA | For mission support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ihm Center for Literacy and Ged | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kids Smiles | Philadelphia, PA | For outreach and education support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Making A Change Group | Chester, PA | For general operating funds | Youth development | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Children's Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | For program support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | For program support | Science and technology | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Garage Community & Youth Center | Kennett Square, PA | For the garage - out of school time program | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WXPN - Musicians On Call (moc) | Philadelphia, PA | For program support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Williiamson College of the Trades | Media, PA | For williamson college support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic | Doylestown, PA | For free health care services - general operating funds | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bournelyf Special Camp | West Chester, PA | For summer camp | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brandywine Area Active Aging (coatesville Area Senior Adult Center) | Coatesville, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Career Wardrobe | Philadelphia, PA | For clothing support | Employment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coatesville Center for Community Health | Coatesville, PA | For general operating funds | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coatesville Youth Initiative | Coatesville, PA | For general operating funds | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Warehouse Project | West Chester, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Education Plus Health Inc | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Promise of Southern Chester County | Kennett Square, PA | For program support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Promise of the Main Line | Norristown, PA | General operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Service of Chester County | West Chester, PA | For program support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Support Line of Delware County Inc | Media, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Good Works Inc | Coatesville, PA | For general operating funds | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harcum College | Bryn Mawr, PA | For harcum college - dental hygiene scholarship | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthlink Dental Clinic Inc | Southampton, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund | Fort Washington, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| LCH Health and Community Services | Kennett Square, PA | For healthcare | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Love Pray Peace Project | Pilgrims Garden, PA | Housing services for homeless veterans | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meals On Wheels of Chester County | West Chester, PA | For nutritious meals for homebound seniors | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Musicopia | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oxford Area Senior Center | Oxford, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pennypack Farm Education Center for Sustainable Food Systems | Horsham, PA | For general operating funds | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reading Allowed | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Senior Community Services | Folsom, PA | For project funds | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Westside Community Center | West Chester, PA | For general operating funds | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tree House Books | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trellis for Tomorrow (formely Triskeles) | Phoenixville, PA | For programmatic support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tricounty Active Adult Center | Pottstown, PA | For prime time health | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Turning Points for Children | Philadelphia, PA | For grogram support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uplift Solutions | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Valley Forge Eductional Services | Malvern, PA | For program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Variety - the Children's Charity of the Delaware Valley | Worcester, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wayne Senior Center | Wayne, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Philadelphia Alliance for Children | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Why Not Prosper | Philadelphia, PA | For general operating funds | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Workshop Learning (aka Project-Based Learning Inc) | Narberth, PA | For program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youngmoms | Kennett Square, PA | For general operating funds | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends Association for Care & Protection of Children | West Chester, PA | For program support | Human services | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Montgomery County Community College Foundation | Bluse Bell, PA | For general operating funds | Education | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One House at A Time | Ambler, PA | For the beds and kids program | Human services | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bridge Academy & Community Center | Coatesville, PA | Fpr general operating funds | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clarke School for the Deaf | Philadelphia, PA | For the deaf program | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Comhar | Philadelphia, PA | For program support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $464,000 |
| Health care | $222,000 |
| Education | $208,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $80,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $70,000 |
| Youth development | $65,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $30,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $2,337,000 |
| New Jersey | $40,000 |
| Illinois | $10,000 |
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Updated May 12, 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.