Private foundation · EIN 23-1365325 · Philadelphia, PA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Samuel S Fels Fund's grants went

It reported $2.02M in grants paid across 106 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 57.5% of those dollars to 42 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Form of application
FUNDING PRIORITIES AS WELL AS LINKS TO THE TWO-STAGE PROCESS THAT INCLUDES AN INITIAL ONLINE FUNDING INQUIRY FOLLOWED BY AN ONLINE APPLICATION ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SAMUEL S. FELS FUND WEBSITE WWW.SAMFELS.ORG
Website on filing
SAMFELS.ORG

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 99 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Map
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$75,000CAPACITY BUILDINGUnmatched Help match
HIAS and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1405597
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 0.91
Nationalities Service Center of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352336
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame street 0.86
Gender Justice Fund
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-6259058
$50,000TRANS RESILIENCE FUNDSame address 1.00
African Family Health Organization
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 73-1670436
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Pa Immigration and Citizenship Coal
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Africom
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Ceiba
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2732783
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Juntos
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 01-0769538
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Urban Affairs Coalition
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-7046393
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR VIETLEADSame address 1.00
Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 83-2607046
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.67
Amistad Law Project
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 47-2112376
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Black Men Heal
Ardmore, PA · EIN 83-1751589
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 47-1153595
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
National Domestic Workers Alliance
New York, NY · EIN 35-2420942
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PA DOMESTIC WORKSame address 1.00
Justice at Work
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelp
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Seamaac
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Map
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Power
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Children FIRST Formerly Pccy
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR LIFT EVERY VOICEUnmatched Help match
Map
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZING CUnmatched Help match
Asian Americans United
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 22-2981076
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
LA Puerta Abierta
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 52-2455227
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.89
Education Law Center - Pa
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2581102
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Women's Medical Fund
Madison, WI · EIN 51-0189614
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Opencollective Foundation
Covina, CA · EIN 81-4004928
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE WOMANIST WORSame address 1.00
Map
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MILPAUnmatched Help match
Aamp
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Aai
Rockville, MD · no confident EIN match
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Public Interest Law Center of Phila
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Phila Area Cooperative Alliance
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Phillips Black
Oakland, CA · no confident EIN match
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Map
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR YASPUnmatched Help match
Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2169935
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.69
Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-7439723
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Puentes de Salud
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 26-1973303
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Culturetrust Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 46-3109411
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PRESENT MEDIA ISame address 0.59
Blackstar Projects
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 75-3129761
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Girls Rock Philly
Penn Valley, PA · EIN 20-5677965
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Philadelphia Young Playwrights
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2474075
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame street 1.00
Philadelphia Assembly
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 86-2006353
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Scribe Video Center
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2358942
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 03-0502955
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame street 1.00
Philadelphia Family Pride
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-3022581
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.90
Norris Square Education Corporation
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 26-1297642
$20,000NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING PROCESS FOR AMSame address 0.73
Resolve Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 83-2762074
$20,000SHAKE THE TABLESame city 1.00
Indochinese-American Council
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Kulu Mele African Amer Dance Ensem
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Esperanza Immigration Legal Services
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 30-0239154
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.96

3 more lines ($105K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. The William Penn Foundation Philadelphia, PA
    28 recipients in common
  2. AmazonSmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    27 recipients in common
  3. The Patricia Kind Family Foundation Philadelphia, PA
    17 recipients in common
  4. Independence Foundation Philadelphia, PA
    15 recipients in common
  5. Independence Public Media of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
    13 recipients in common
  6. Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation Philadelphia, PA
    9 recipients in common
  7. Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial Foundation Philadelphia, PA
    7 recipients in common
  8. The Allen Hilles Fund Radnor, PA
    6 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.