Philadelphia Foundation

The Philadelphia Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides funding for charitable efforts in Greater Philadelphia.1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3), Private Foundation
Issue Areas: Multi-Issue Advocacy
Website: www.philafound.org
Location: Philadelphia, PA View on map
Tax ID: 23-1581832
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $704,644,796 Revenue: $88,851,245 Expenses: $52,053,674

The Philadelphia Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides funding for charitable efforts in Greater Philadelphia.1

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $704,644,796 $88,851,245 $52,053,674 View
2023 $630,809,001 $57,345,521 $54,267,925 View
2022 $584,384,980 $80,318,312 $48,747,954 View
2021 $669,216,014 $72,684,648 $61,244,181 View
2020 $520,035,912 $77,874,752 $88,811,151 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 57

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Pedro A RamosPRESIDENT & CEO, SECRETARY$451,338
Orlando EspositoCHIEF INVEST. OFCR., CFO TO JUN 2024$200,568
Janice MariniCHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER$190,798
Kevin DowEXEC. DIRECTOR, REGIONAL FOUNDATION$174,502
Helen BoothCHIEF OF STAFF$170,834
Theodore QualliDIR. OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING$151,947
Denise AyersDIRECTOR OF GRANTS AND PROGRAMS$133,158
Christine ContiCHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMIN. OFFICER$116,827

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $129,090,192
  • Number of Grants: 626
  • Number of Funders: 227

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$9,347,2842023 Masciantonio FoundationSUPPORT OF THE TEACHING OF
$6,322,5002024 Wyncote FoundationSUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
$3,914,4412024 Broughton FoundationUnrestricted
$3,475,0002023 Wyncote FoundationSUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DONOR ADVISED FUND
$3,000,0002020 William Penn FoundationPHL COVID-19 FUND
$2,819,3002023 National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$2,690,0002022 Wyncote FoundationSUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DONOR ADVISED FUND
$2,000,0002022 The Comcast Nbc Universal FoundationCivic Coalition to Save Lives
$1,920,0002020 Wyncote FoundationSUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
$1,790,0002021 Wyncote FoundationSUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DONOR ADVISED FUND
$1,500,0002022 William Penn FoundationCIVIC COALITION TO REDUCE GUN DEATHS
$1,026,0002022 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$1,000,0002021 The Kopelman FoundationFURTHER DISTRIUBTION FOR PUBLIC CHARITY PURPOSES
$971,0002024 William Penn FoundationPHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY GIFT FUND
$848,6882024 Philadelphia Fountain SocietyASSIST MISSION
$685,0002021 Forman Arts Initiative IncCREATION OF THE ART WORKS FUND. THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CREATIVITY, CULTURE AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY
$538,5282022 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$534,6002023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$512,8032025 Wlg Charitable Foundation 2556-11-15GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$500,0002022 William Penn FoundationBLACK COMMUNITY LEADERS FUND
$500,0002021 William Penn FoundationBLACK COMMUNITY LEADERS FUND
$500,0002020 University of PennsylvaniaSupport program services
$500,0002020 The Alfred and Mary Douty FoundationUNRESTRICTED: COVID-19 GRANT
$455,0002022 Forman Arts Initiative IncARTWORKS (YR2) – GRANT TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE & CREATIVITY IN COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS & ARTISTS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR, OTHER MARGINALIZED, & VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN THE GREATER PHILA AREA.
$405,0802022 Masciantonio FoundationSUPPORT OF THE TEACHING OF

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $543,388,732
  • Number of Grants: 29,028
  • Number of Recipients: 5,409

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$29,959,4222020 St. Christopher's Foundation For ChildrenWORKING CAPITAL/OPERATING EXPENSES,COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORT,OPERATING SUPPORT, WORKING CAPITAL/OPERATING EXPENSES
$17,542,4312021 Vanguard CharitableDONOR-ADVISED FUNDS
$2,000,0002020 Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association IncSCHOONER ERNESTINA MORRISSEY RESTORATION, RESTORATION OF THE SCHOONER MORRISSEY
$1,600,0002024 Methow Housing TrustTO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT IN FY2024
$1,598,2502020 The Lenfest Institute for JournalismOPERATING SUPPORT, JOURNALISM REPORTING PROJECT
$1,100,0002022 Methow Housing TrustGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$1,027,5792024 Philadelphia Museum of ArtGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$1,000,0002024 Bayada Home Health Care IncADVANCE 75 HOME HEALTH AIDES
$1,000,0002023 Clinton Hill Community Action IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$1,000,0002023 New Jersey Community Development CorporationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$1,000,0002023 REACH RIVERSIDE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$959,7412021 University of Pennsylvania$799,464 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, $127,999 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, AND $32,277 CLASSICAL STUDIES
$875,0002021 Variety Club of PhiladelphiaLEADERSHIP CAPACITY
$850,0002024 Impact Services CorporationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$850,0002024 Low Income Housing InstituteSUPPORT THE MLK PROJECT
$850,0002024 Tri-County Community Action Agency IncPROGRAM SUPPORT
$815,2552021 SENIOR ADULT ACTIVITIES CENTER OF MONTGOMERY COUNTYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$801,0002021 LAUREL HOUSEGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$775,0002023 TenfoldGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$708,0212023 Woodmere Art Museum, Inc.ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS
$686,8502020 Scheie Eye InstituteOPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, SUPPORT OF THE CLASS OF 1958, WALTER E HERING STUDENT AID FUND, UNIVERSITY MUSEUM, PROFESSOR SALARY INCREASES, HERBERT R. WAKEFIELD SCHOLARSHIP AT WHARTON, NATIVE AMERICANS SUPPORT, DIVERSE EXECUTIVE LEADERS TRAINING, PENN FUND, GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP FUND, GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP FUND, ANNUAL FUND, YEAR-END DONATION, SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT, FELS INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT, TPF SWEENEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND, LECTURES IN HORTICULTURE AND BOTANY, WILLIAM STEELE GRAY SCHOLARSHIP IN ARCHITECTURE IN THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS, ELIZABETH GREENE WILEY FELLOWSHIP, INSTITUTE ON AGING (IOA), NEPHROLOGY DEPARTMENT, BOOKMAN FAMILY FUND FOR RESEARCH IN RBCK1-RELATED DISEASE
$675,0002023 AtlanticareGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$650,0002023 Parkside Business & Community in Partnership IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$641,7122022 Schuylkill River Greenway AssociationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$607,5002024 Culture Changing Christians Worship Center IncSUPPORT OF THE COHORT GRADUATION

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References

1. Philadelphia Foundation. “Who We Are.” https://www.philafound.org/about-us/. Accessed July 20, 2022.