Independence Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352110. Reported 1,222 grants totalling $15.6M to 271 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$7,500median grant
$15.6Mgranted, 2021-2024
271organizations funded
88%of grantees funded again the next year
$77.9Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Independence Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $7,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $490 and the largest $166,496. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 271 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Legal Services Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $798,623 | 22 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | $584,500 | 19 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | $494,500 | 18 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $361,504 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $354,500 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Share Food Program Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $337,204 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $327,500 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Health Access Network | Philadelphia, PA | $325,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $324,376 | 17 | 4 | 2024 |
| Legal Aid Southeastern Pennsylvania Inc | Norristown, PA | $261,710 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project | Philadelphia, PA | $251,102 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Support Center for Child Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | $249,616 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nationalities Service Center of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $234,012 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lch Health and Community Services | Kennett Sq, PA | $212,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Foundation of Pennsylvania Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $209,386 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Education Law Center - Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $208,538 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Public Interest Law Center | Philadelphia, PA | $206,044 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for the Advocacy for the Rights & Interests of the Elderly | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Opera Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Zoological Society of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $198,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prevention Point Philadelphia Incorporated | Philadelphia, PA | $195,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arden Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $185,000 | 17 | 4 | 2024 |
| Womens Center of Montgomery County | Colmar, PA | $181,645 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Legal Clinic for the Disabled Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $178,580 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $175,500 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Health Law Project | Philadelphia, PA | $173,175 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regional Housing Legal Services | Glenside, PA | $166,442 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seniorlaw Center | Philadelphia, PA | $165,336 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Farmworkers Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $162,837 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peoples Emergency Center | Philadelphia, PA | $149,289 | 10 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southeast Asian Maa Coalition Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $145,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $143,120 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Womens Law Project | Philadelphia, PA | $141,750 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fringearts | Philadelphia, PA | $134,000 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Students Run Philly Style | Philadelphia, PA | $126,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Ballet Association | Philadelphia, PA | $120,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $119,310 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Integrate for Good Inc | Creamery, PA | $118,252 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fellowship Payments | Philadelphia, PA | $117,001 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Canine Partners for Life | Cochranville, PA | $101,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Keystone | Warminster, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Public Citizens for Children and Youth | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Puentes De Salud | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rosenbach Museum and Library | Philadelphia, PA | $93,750 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Juvenile Law Center | Philadelphia, PA | $90,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mann Center for the Performing Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts | Philadelphia, PA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Food Trust | Philadelphia, PA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Free Library of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $85,500 | 18 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $85,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Broad Street Ministry | Philadelphia, PA | $79,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pig Iron Theatre Company Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Resources for Human Development Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cradles to Crayons Inc | Newton, PA | $70,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity | Philadelphia, PA | $70,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clay Studio | Philadelphia, PA | $67,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Esperanza Immigration Legal Services | Philadelphia, PA | $65,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $62,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Orchestra Association | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vna Community Services Inc | Abington, PA | $60,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Liveconnections Org | Philadelphia, PA | $57,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Horticultural Society | Philadelphia, PA | $57,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carpenters Company of the City and County of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children First Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Person Arts Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lantern Theater Company | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Committee of Seventy | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Leash on Life USA | Penn Valley, PA | $49,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Enchantment Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $49,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Balletx | Philadelphia, PA | $47,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partners for Sacred Places Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Penns Village | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Innocence Project | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wilma Theater Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $43,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| 1812 Productions Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $42,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $42,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bethesda Project | Philadelphia, PA | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Network for New Music | Philadelphia, PA | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Young Playwrights | Philadelphia, PA | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Achieveability | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Artreach Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bristol Riverside Theater Co Inc | Bristol, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ch Pennsylvania Under - 21 | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chester County Food Bank | Exton, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Disability Rights Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County Inc | Media, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Domestic Violence Center of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Homeless Advocacy Project | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania | Jenkintown, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Howard University | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Interact Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montgomery Child Advocacy Project | Norristown, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Network of Victim Assistance | Jamison, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peoples Light & Theatre Co | Malvern, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Vip Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Theatre Horizon | Norristown, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Walnut Street Theatre Corp | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women Against Abuse Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Womens Resource Center | Wayne, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hopephl | Philadelphia, PA | $38,163 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Why Not Prosper Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $38,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Taller Puertorriqueno Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $37,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Theatre Exile Co | Philadelphia, PA | $37,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Your Agency Incorporated | Philadelphia, PA | $37,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Act II Playhouse Ltd | Ambler, PA | $35,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beyond the Bars Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Deaf-Hearing Communication Center Inc | Swarthmore, PA | $35,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Prison Society | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Quest Therapeutic Services Inc | West Chester, PA | $32,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Movement Alliance Project | Philadelphia, PA | $31,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Culturetrust Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $30,500 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ardellas House Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christ the King Deaf Church | West Chester, PA | $30,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cradles to Crayons Inc | Newton, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighbors Helping Neighbors on the Main Line | Wynnewood, PA | $30,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| People Advancing Reintegration Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Supportive Older Womens Network | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Scribe Video Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Urban Creators | Philadelphia, PA | $26,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chester Eastside Inc | Chester, PA | $25,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Intercultural Journeys | Philadelphia, PA | $25,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Azuka Theatre Collective | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Chester, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Youth and Womens Alliance Inc | Coatesville, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cosacosa Art at Large Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends Association for Care & Protection of Children | West Chester, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Handi-Crafters Inc | Thorndale, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hedgerow Theatre Inc | Rose Valley, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope Springs Equestrian Therapy Inc | Chester Springs, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inis Nua Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Social Mission Society of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lyric Fest | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Manna on Main Street | Lansdale, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mighty Writers | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montgomery Theater Inc | Souderton, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Multicultural Community Family Services Inc | Upper Darby, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Gardens Trust | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Paradise Laboratories Theatre Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Norristown Zoological Society | Norristown, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Folklore Project | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rolling Harvest Food Rescue | Lumberville, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sankofa Healing Studio | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Smith Memorial Playgrounds | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sparc Services | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Special Equestrians | Warrington, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Ivins Outreach Center | Morrisville, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Village Arts and Humanities | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Theatre Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Visionlink | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Urban Affairs Coalition | Philadelphia, PA | $24,500 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ego Po | Philadelphia, PA | $23,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Center for Emerging Visual Artists Ltd | Philadelphia, PA | $23,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Face to Face | Philadelphia, PA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Painted Bride Art Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $22,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bernardine Franciscan Sisters | Reading, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Books Through Bars | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Spiral Q Puppet Theater | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Food Bank of New Jersey Inc- Southern Branch | Egg Harbor Township, NJ | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences | Loveladies, NJ | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Team Sunshine Performance Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | $19,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $17,500 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Abortion Liberation Fund of Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bearded Ladies Cabaret | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Comm for Dignity & Fairness for the Homeless Housing Developement Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Action Agency of Delaware County Inc | Uppr Chichstr, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Episcopal Academy | Newtown Sq, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Promise Montco Pa | Ambler, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Service of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Impact Services Corp | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| It Takes Philly Encouraging and Empowering Our Children to Aim Hig | Jenkintown, PA | $15,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Land Power Project | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Norris Square Neighborhood Project | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sisters Returning Home | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Tree Connection | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Simpatico Theatre | Philadelphia, PA | $13,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Everybody Eats Philly Inc | Chester, PA | $12,500 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Generations on Line | Philadelphia, PA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Philadelphia Education Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bebashi Transition to Hope | Philadelphia, PA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wooster Group Inc | New York, NY | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 11TH Hour Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Academy of Vocal Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic | Doylestown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Antioch Christian Fellowship | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Associated Services for the Blind | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Independent Documentary Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congreso De Latinos Unidos Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connectedly | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Do Moore Good | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Headlong Dance Theater | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inter-Faith Housing Alliance | Ambler, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kimmel Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lewy Body Dementia Resource Center of New York Inc | Long Beach, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Making a Change Group | Chester, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ready Willing & Able Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Team Up Philly | Narberth, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tricounty Community Network Inc | Pottstown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uplift Solutions Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Whitney V Hunter | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dare 2 Hope Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Albert M Greenfield Home and School Association Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Murphys Giving Market | Upper Darby, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Playpenn Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Bernardine Center | Chester, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wagner Free Institute of Science | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montgomery County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Conshohocken, PA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Spelman College | Atlanta, GA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Federation of Neighborhood Centers Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Park Avenue Community Center Inc | Swarthmore, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Phillykinder | Lansdowne, PA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Simpatico Theatre Project | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Shohola Scholarship Fund | Greely, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation of Cognitive Therapy and Research | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Philadelphia Young Mens Christian Association | Conshohocken, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Commu | Merion, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Justice in Aging | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood Bike Works | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sixers Youth Foundation | Camden, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spelman College | Atlanta, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc | Oceanside, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Womens Medical Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Xiente | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beloit College | Beloit, WI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Police Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $3,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Opencollective Foundation | Covina, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey | Philadeplhia, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Philadelphia Alliance for Children | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| After School Activities Partnerships | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Human Rights Watch Inc | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
213 of 271 (79%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 88%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Community Legal Services Inc
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM - Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia Inc
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP - EMILY MILES - Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center Inc
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP - NICOLE SCOTT - Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates
MURAL ARTS' RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROJECT - Project Home
TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES - Share Food Program Inc
THE DELAWARE COUNTY FOOD BANK
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 1,078 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 417 | $4,572,503 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 330 | $3,806,401 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 241 | $3,659,419 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 234 | $3,538,692 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Independence Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 200 South Broad Street 1101, Philadelphia, PA, 19102. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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