Open Foundations · Pennsylvania

William Penn Foundation

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · EIN 231503488. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $148.4M across 1,013 grants in 2024, a median of $50K each.

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$148.4M
paid in 2024
1,013
grants paid
$50K
median grant
9%
to first-time recipients
$3.4B
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
GRANTS CO THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATI
Address
TWO LOGAN SQUARE SUITE 1100, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19103
Phone
2159881830
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
THE FOUNDATION IS INTERESTED IN RECEIVING LETTERS OF INQUIRY FROM PUBLIC CHARITIES THAT MEET ITS FUNDING GUIDELINES. LETTERS OF INQUIRY SHOULD INCLUDE THE NATURE OF THE PROJECT, ANTICIPATED RESULTS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE APPLICANT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WILLIAMPENNFOUNDATION.ORG.
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
1.) GRANTS ARE MADE TO ORGANIZATIONS WHICH QUALIFY UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501C3 AS PUBLIC CHARITIES UNDER 509(A) OF THE CODE WHO PROVIDE SUPPORT WITHIN THE FOUNDATION'S GRANTMAKING PRIORITES. 2.) GRANTS ARE NOT MADE TO INDIVIDUALS OR FOR SECTARIAN RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES OR FOR POLITICAL LOBBYING. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WILLIAMPENNFOUNDATION.ORG.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543189349102354. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

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Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 1,013 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1National Philanthropic TrustPA$7,777,255IMPLEMENT THE REBUILD INITIATIVE
2Delaware River Waterfront CorporationPA$7,000,000CONSTRUCTION OF PENN'S LANDING PARK
3Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center IncPA$5,000,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 2024
4Fairmount Park ConservancyPA$3,455,084CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND PLANNING FOR FDR PARK
5Zoological Society of PhiladelphiaPA$3,000,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 2024
6Fairmount Park ConservancyPA$2,500,000CENTENNIAL GATEWAY AT THE WELSH FOUNTAIN
7Center City District FoundationPA$2,000,000READING VIADUCT ACQUISITION & DESIGN
8Mann Center for the Performing ArtsPA$2,000,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 2024
9National Nurse-led Care ConsortiumPA$2,000,000BASIC NEEDS FUND FOR HOME VISITED FAMILIES.
10Pennsylvania Ballet AssociationPA$2,000,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 2024
11Philadelphia Clef Club of the Performing Arts IncPA$2,000,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 2024
12National Wildlife FederationVA$1,850,000ALLIANCE FOR WATERSHED EDUCATION (FOR 23 CENTERS)
13Philadelphia Soccer 2026PA$1,500,000LEMON HILL WORLD CUP CAPITAL PROJECT
14Reinvestment Fund IncPA$1,500,000FUND FOR QUALITY TO INCREASE SUPPLY OF QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SEATS.
15Philadelphia City FundPA$1,260,000THE CHINATOWN STITCH: RECONNECTING PHILADELPHIA'S CHINATOWN

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20201,265$109.2M
20211,324$126.7M
20221,089$142.9M
20231,162$151.9M
20241,013$148.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Pennsylvania69%
New Jersey7%
New York6%
District of Columbia4%
California2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Allison AcevedoBOARD MEMBER · 2024
Andrew HaasBOARD MEMBER · 2024
Bryan UlishneyDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMIN./TREAS. · 2024
Catherine HaasASSOCIATE BOARD MEMBER · 2024
David HaasCORP MEMBER · 2024
Dorothy HanrahanASSOCIATE BOARD MEMBER · 2024
Elliot WeinbaumCHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER · 2024
Janet HaasBOARD MEMBER/ASSOCIATE CORP MEMBER · 2024
Jessica RichardsPROGRAM DIRECTOR/ASSISTANT SECRETARY · 2024
John HanrahanBOARD MEMBER · 2024
Katherine ChristianoBOARD CHAIR/CORP VICE CHAIR · 2024
Leonard HaasBOARD MEMBER/CORP MEMBER · 2024
Lorena AhumadaBOARD MEMBER · 2024
Madoe HtunCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER · 2024
Marcel PrattBOARD MEMBER · 2024
Nicholas Haas- Started 042024ASSOCIATE BOARD MEMBER · 2024
Peter HaasBD VICE CH/CORP CH · 2024
Robert VictorBOARD MEMBER · 2024
Sarah HaasBD SECRETARY/ CORP MEMBER · 2024
Shawn MccaneyEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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