Private foundation · EIN 23-7909451 · Chesterbrook, PA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Poor Richard's Charitable Trust's grants went

It reported $3.17M in grants paid across 42 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 81.4% of those dollars to 32 recipient organizations.

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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.

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

Grants paid 39 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1365388
$1,161,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame city 1.00
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, NY · no confident EIN match
$210,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONUnmatched Help match
Center for Architecture
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 76-0725828
$175,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame street 0.77
Spotlight Pa C/O Christopher Baxter
Harrisburg, PA · EIN 92-0577182
$150,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame ZIP 1.00
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352685
$150,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame city 1.00
Lenfest Institute of Journalism
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$150,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONUnmatched Help match
Starfinder Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 04-3649918
$125,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Craftnow
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$120,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONUnmatched Help match
Germination Project
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 47-3019771
$100,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame ZIP 1.00
Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 81-0716680
$100,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 0.77
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352651
$100,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame street 0.79
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1500085
$50,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Philadelphia Youth Basketball
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 47-3758442
$50,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame city 1.00
Share Food Program
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2360819
$50,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
The Franklin Institute
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1370501
$25,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Fringearts
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2936188
$25,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Heights Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1365983
$25,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
LA Liga del Barrio
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 38-4005924
$25,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
National Constitution Center
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2434447
$25,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Philadelphia Union Foundation
Chester, PA · EIN 45-2645813
$25,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Schuylkill River Development Corporation
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2690558
$25,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352027
$25,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Urban Creators
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 46-4004947
$25,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame ZIP 1.00
People's Emergency Center
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$25,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONUnmatched Help match
Rodeph Shalom Congregation
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1365228
$21,250TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 31-1627155
$20,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 0.73
Neighborhood Gardens Trust
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 22-2741750
$20,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2106589
$15,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame ZIP 0.98
Center City District Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2701217
$10,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame city 1.00
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352630
$10,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
The Philadelphia Education Fund
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 22-2567982
$10,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Society Hill Preservation Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 47-1864401
$10,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame city 1.00
Zoological Society of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352298
$10,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Bartram's Garden
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$10,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONUnmatched Help match
Philadelphia Music Heritage Council
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$10,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONUnmatched Help match
Leadership Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-7293528
$8,800TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Celebration of Benjamin Franklin Founder
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 30-0227062
$5,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Philadelphia Children's Alliance
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2526605
$5,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
PHILADELPHIA250
Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match
$5,000TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONUnmatched Help match

3 more lines ($59K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    24 recipients in common
  2. The William Penn Foundation Philadelphia, PA
    20 recipients in common
  3. Lindback Cr & Mf Foundation Tw Main Las Vegas, NV
    10 recipients in common
  4. Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw Philadelphia, PA
    9 recipients in common
  5. Connelly Foundation West Conshohocken, PA
    8 recipients in common
  6. The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
    8 recipients in common
  7. Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    7 recipients in common
  8. The Neubauer Family Foundation Philadelphia, PA
    7 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.