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The Lida Foundation: 24 grants to organizations, $475,500 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Lida Foundation, a private foundation in Philadelphia, PA, paid 24 grants to organizations totaling $475,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 3, 2025. The largest was $96,500 to Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, PA for theatrical production.
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- EIN
- 232706456
- Based in
- Philadelphia, PA
- Assets
- $14,531,703
- Grants paid
- $475,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202502769349100910. It reported $475,500 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilma Theater | Philadelphia, PA | Theatrical production | Arts, culture and humanities | $96,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Wissahickon Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 for pedestrian bridge construction and $25,500 to conserve natural beauty and the wildness of wissahickon valley and to stimulate public interest therein | Environment | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Opera Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Committed to embracing innovation and developing opera for the 21st century | Arts, culture and humanities | $34,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morris Arboretum of the Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $27,500 for outreach coordinator and $3,500 in general support to inspire an understanding of the relationship between plants, people, and place through education, research, and horticultural display | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania Pa | Philadelphia, PA | To protect and enhance reproductive freedom, increase access to reproductive health services and information, and promote sexual health. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspen Community Foundation | Basalt, CO | Builds philanthropy and supports nonprofit organizations by connecting donors to community needs, building permanent charitable funds and bringing people together to solve community problems | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Balletx | Philadelphia, PA | Balletx expands the vocabulary of contemporary ballet for all audiences through innovative performances, world premiere choreography, dance education, and community programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bearded Ladies Cabaret | Philadelphia, PA | An experimental cabaret group devoted to exploiting all possibilities of intimate, homemade theatre through beautiful songs, tricked-out costume changes, drag, and virtuostic prop construction | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fringearts | Philadelphia, PA | The organization's primary exempt purpose is to implement charitable and educational activities through presentation of performing arts. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Orchestra Association | Philadelphia, PA | To share the transformative power of music with the widest audience | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pennsylvania Ballet Association Dba Philadelphia Ballet | Philadelphia, PA | For student tickets in order to cultivate an enduring appreciation for dance through world class performances | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Barnes Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | Promote the advancement of education and the appreciation of the fine arts and horticulture | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Film Society | Philadelphia, PA | Renovations to the building in order to create opportunities for diverse communities to experience film | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | Committed to being the cultural heart of philadelphia. (sch o)pma is a national and international destination for art, but first and foremost we are philadelphia's museum for all the many diverse comm | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | A vital civic institution dedicated to the creation of extraordinary theatrical experiences | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Womens Way | Philadelphia, PA | Women's way is the greater philadelphia region's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement ofwomen, girls, and gender equity. established in the mid-70's, the organization inspires a | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | New York, NY | Performance of opera to the public | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Interact Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | A theatre for today's world, dedicated to commissioning, developing, and producing new and contemporary plays that explore the social, political, and cultural issues of our time, and to improving the | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Moxie | Philadelphia, PA | From seed to supper, food moxie educates and inspires people to grow, prepare, and eat healthy food | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | Community foundation strengthens the economic, social & civic vitality of greater philadelphia | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Artists' Collective Inc | Philadelphia, PA | Creates vibrant theatrical events that challenge the expectations of classical theatre. this diverse cohort of theatre artists stages rarely produced texts with visceral clarity in intentional spaces. | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Barrington Stage Company Inc | Pittsfield, MA | The organization engages in theatrical productions for audiences located primarily in western massachusetts, new york, and connecticut. the organization provides opportunities for theater professional | Education | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Philadelphia, PA | Celebrates the transformative power of art and art-making | Education | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Theatre Exile Company | Philadelphia, PA | Produce theatrical works | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $281,500 |
| Environment | $55,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
| Education | $3,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $442,500 |
| Colorado | $25,000 |
| New York | $6,500 |
| Massachusetts | $1,500 |
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Updated October 3, 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.