Open Foundations · Pennsylvania

E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation

Wayne, Pennsylvania · EIN 510155772. 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 $14.4M across 309 grants in 2024, a median of $30K each.

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$14.4M
paid in 2024
309
grants paid
$30K
median grant
25%
to first-time recipients
$251.7M
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
E RHODES LEONA B CARPENTER FDN
Address
150 N RADNOR-CHESTER RD - StE A200, Radnor, PA, 19087
Phone
2159793223
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
SEE GRANT MAKING GUIDELINES AS OF 1/19/24 ON WEBSITE AND PRIOR TO THAT DATE 6/21/19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Submission deadline
JANUARY 31, JULY 15
Restrictions on awards
SEE GRANT MAKING GUIDELINES AS OF 1/19/24 ON WEBSITE AND PRIOR TO THAT DATE 6/21/19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533189349100138. 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.

described proposalcostcostsexhibitionexpensesreligiousprogrammingstudents

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 309 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Johns Hopkins UniversitiyMD$1,000,000COSTS OF RENOVATION OF AND ADDITION TO PINKARD BUILDING
2Virginia Museum of Fine Arts FoundationVA$500,000ESTABLISH A DEPARTMENT AT THE MUSEUM TO BE CALLED "E. RHODES AND LEONA B. CARPENTER CONSERVATORSHIP OF CHINESE PAINTING".
3Southern New England Conference of the United ChurCT$295,000GENERAL CHARITABLE AND RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
4Southern New England Conference of the United ChurMA$285,000GENERAL CHARITABLE AND RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
5City of RussellvilleKY$250,000HELP WITH THE PURCHASE OF INCLUSIVE/HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
6Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$250,000ENDOWED GIFT TO BE HELD IN PERPETUITY FOR A PROFESSORSHIP BEAING THE NAME OF THE LEONA B. CARPENTER CHAIR IN HEALTH EQUITY AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.
7Virginia Repertory TheatreVA$250,000HELP WITH (I) OPERATING COSTS OF ITS 2023-24 SEASON ($175,000), AND (II) CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW HOME FOR THE THEATRE'S CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND SCHOOL PROGRAMMING ($500,000). THEATRE MAY ALLOCATE OPERATING COST SUPPORT TO THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
8Richmond Ballet IncVA$215,000TO HELP WITH GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026
9Metropolitan Museum of ArtNY$200,000HELP WITH THE COST OF TWO EXHIBITIONS: "MANDALAS: MAPPING THE BUDDHIST ART OF TIBET", AND "MONSTROUS BEAUTY: CHINOISERIE, WOMEN AND THE PORCELAIN IMAGINARY"
10Richmond SymphonyVA$185,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF ITS ARTISTIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS DURING THE 2025-2026 SEASON.
11Brite Divinity SchoolTX$150,000HELP WITH THE COST OF THE CARPENTER INITIATIVE PROGRAMMING FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS ($150,000)
12St Stephens Fire DepartmentNC$150,000HELP WITH THE COSTS OF REPLACING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
13Worcester Art MuseumMA$150,000HELP WITH THE COST OF ITS EXHIBITION, "SHIN-HANGA: THE 'NEW PRINTS' MOVEMENT IN GLOBAL CONTEXT" (WORKING TITLE)
14Ymca of Catawba ValleyNC$150,000HELP WITH THE COSTS OF ITS BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE, A RENOVATION AND EXPANSION PROJECT AT THE ADRIAN L. SHUFORD JR. YMCA AND THE HICKORY FOUNDATION YMCA.
15Adamah IncNY$140,000TO HELP WITH THE COSTS OF COHORT 6 OF CLERGY LEADERSHIP INCUBATOR PROGRAM

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020258$11.8M
2021262$14.1M
2022263$10.4M
2023295$11.6M
2024309$14.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Virginia16%
California10%
Pennsylvania10%
Massachusetts8%
New York8%

Who decides

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

Ann B DayDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT · 2024
Diane L CollinsCO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2024
Joseph a O'connorDIRECTOR/CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2024
Paul B Day JrDIR./ V. PRES./SECRETARY · 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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