Avantor Sciences Foundation
Radnor, PA · EIN 26-2934953. Reported 217 grants totalling $5,177,380 to 151 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Avantor Sciences Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
5 of the organizations Avantor Sciences Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 7 grants totalling $1,946,445 to them. That is 49% of the $3,941,444 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | grantmaking organization | South Carolina | $1,945,849 | 3 | 3 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Golf Fights Cancer Inc | grantmaking organization | Massachusetts | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewishcolorado | community foundation | Colorado | $36 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Pledgeling Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $35 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| United Jewish Appeal-Federation of | federated giving programme | New York | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $100. Half of everything it gave fell between $50 and $750; the smallest was $24 and the largest $1,418,010.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $1,945,849 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Project Hope the People to People Health Foundatio | Washington, DC | $215,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| IN2SCIENCEUKORG | London, England | $190,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greenlight for Girls | Mattapoisett, MA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alliance Medical Ministry Inc | Raleigh, NC | $165,932 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Good Samaritan Health Center Inc | Atlanta, GA | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls Incorporated of Carpinteria | Carpinteria, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American India Foundation | New York, NY | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stiftung Sozialwerk Pfarrer Sieber | Zurich | $121,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Hope the People to People Health Foundation | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hospital for Sick Children Foundation | Toronto, Ontario | $98,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Engineering Development Trust | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire | $89,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Engineering Development Trust | Welwyn Garden City | $87,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| STEM Gems | Brookhaven, GA | $85,625 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healthserve Ltd | Singapore | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sata Commhealth | Singapore | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Carmella Rose Health Foundation | Solon, OH | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teen-Turn | Wicklow | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Health Federation of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $79,980 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Smile Foundation | New Delhi | $79,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Science Olympiad | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $77,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Inc of Greater Philadelphia Southern New Jersey | Philadelphia, PA | $75,050 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New J | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maternity Care Coalition | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lumity | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wake County Medical Society Community Health Found | Raleigh, NC | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smallpeice Trust Limited | Leamington Spa, Warwickshire | $68,935 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls 4 Science | Chicago, IL | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stemette Futures | London, London | $64,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Imsa Fund for Advancement of Education | Aurora, IL | $55,735 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gold Star Kids Support Services | Dallas, GA | $1,750 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roswell Park Alliance Foundation | Buffalo, NY | $1,495 | 12 | 1 | 2023 |
| Olive Crest | Santa Ana, CA | $1,400 | 4 | 1 | 2023 |
| Niagara County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals I | Niagara Falls, NY | $1,200 | 8 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $1,050 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alpha Kappa Alpha Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Episcopal Academy | Newtown Sq, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pinewoods Educational Foundation | Browns Summit, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pratham USA | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Womens Resource Center | Wayne, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Xaverian Brothers High School | Westwood, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Action Council for Lex- Fayette Bourb Harr Nich Counties | Lexington, KY | $840 | 9 | 1 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Canada Deuxieme Recolte Canada | Etobicoke, Ontario | $752 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northern Illinois University Foundation | Dekalb, IL | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| B E D S Inc | La Grange, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Give Back Utah | W Valley City, UT | $500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Golf Fights Cancer Inc | Norton, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hebron Band Boosters Club | Carrollton, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The John M Barry Boys and Girls Club of Newton Inc | Newton, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Turkish Philanthropy Funds Inc-Turkey Earthquake Relief Fund | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tuskegee University | Tuskegee Institute, AL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Charity League of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $435 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lifewerks Inc | Wallingford, PA | $400 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pelotonia | Columbus, OH | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Agnes Day Room | West Chester, PA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lumen Christi | Indianapolis, IN | $260 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lung Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Montrose Foundation Inc | Medfield, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Banks Canadabanques Alimentaires Canada | Mississauga, Ontario | $241 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hopeworks N Camden Inc | Camden, NJ | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lucky Dawg Animal Rescue Inc | Avondale, PA | $200 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Market Street Mission Inc | Morristown, NJ | $200 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Missouri Tamil School | Valley Park, MO | $200 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania State University | State College, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union Gospel Mission Association of Spokane | Spokane, WA | $200 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cancer Research Uk | Oxford | $191 | 4 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Denver, CO | $175 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women in Transition Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $175 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | New York, NY | $160 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Brain Tumour Charity | Hampshire | $159 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | $158 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $158 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | $150 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vertical Raise Np Inc | Coeur D Alene, ID | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Autism Speaks Canada | Toronto, Ontario | $138 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mccullough J H | The Woodlands, TX | $126 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wxxi Public Broadcasting Council | Rochester, NY | $120 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cat By Cat Inc | East Amherst, NY | $115 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc | Needham, MA | $112 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $105 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nurses for Newborns | Saint Louis, MO | $105 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oasis International Ministries | Saint Louis, MO | $105 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roca Inc | Chelsea, MA | $105 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Louis Crisis Nursery | Saint Louis, MO | $105 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aidan Kaminska My Day Foundation Inc | Prt Jefferson, NY | $104 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Shriners Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | $104 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 2022 Dollars for Doers | Arvada, CO | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Shot for Life Incorporated | Watertown, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Association of Former Students of Texas a M University | College Station, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Atlanta Humane Society Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Atlanta, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Castro Valley Outreach Inc | Castro Valley, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorectal Cancer Alliance Inc | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emergency Aid of Pa Foundation Inc | Wayne, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc | Miquon, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies | Arvada, CO | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leukemia Lymphoma Society Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Make- a- Wish Foundation of America | Phoenix, AZ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Brentwood, TN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| One at a Time K9 Rescue | Painesville, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs | Ephrata, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Protect Our Children | Kingwood, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc | Sarasota, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sledge Institute | Henderson, NC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation | Dallas, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wuot | Knoxville, TN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Backup North West | Bolton | $95 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fortalice Limited | Bolton | $95 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| PTA Texas Congress | Frisco, TX | $85 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $75 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Walking With the Wounded | Manchester | $59 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| My Sisters Place of Gainesville Inc | Gainesville, GA | $52 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| For Petes Sake Cancer Respite Foundation | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity in Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Fremont, NE | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Rochester, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Headstrong Foundation | Holmes, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation Gratitude Inc | Encino, CA | $50 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samaritans Purse International (operation Christmas Child) | Essex | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sharing Network Foundation Inc | New Providence, NJ | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Ehlers-Danlos Society | New York, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thurgood Marshall College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | Notre Dame, IN | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Miracle Network | Salt Lake City, UT | $40 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewishcolorado | Denver, CO | $36 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pledgeling Foundation | Venice, CA | $35 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aim at Melanoma | San Rafael, CA | $30 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Niemann-Pick Uk | Washington | $28 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greenhouse Scholars | Boulder, CO | $27 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society-Pennsylvania | Fort Washington, PA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Back on My Feet | Philadelphia, PA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware County Suicide Prevention Awareness Task Force | Springfield, PA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Downingtown Library Company | Downingtown, PA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haverford Township Free Library Assn | Havertown, PA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Human Rights Campaign Foundation | Washington, DC | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maddis Bag Inc | Thornton, PA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maui Humane Society Inc | Puunene, HI | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Aquarium Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pledge the Pink Foundation | Bluffton, SC | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shamona Creek Home and School Association | Downingtown, PA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stand Up to Cancer | Los Angeles, CA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny Inc | New York, NY | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waldron Mercy Academy | Merion Station, PA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Whiskers and Wags-4-Adoption Inc | N Plainfield, NJ | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Whiskers for Wounded Warriors | Rockwall, TX | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alder Hey Children's Charity | West Derby | $24 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
10 of 151 (7%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 7%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- Stiftung Sozialwerk Pfarrer Sieber
SIEBER-MOBIL - MEDICAL MOBILE FOR PEOPLE IN NEED - IN2SCIENCEUKORG
The Avantor Foundation Scholars Program - Greenlight for Girls
GREENLIGHT FOR GIRLS IN STEM WITH AVANTOR FOUNDATION - Project Hope the People to People Health Foundation
CHINA 5 STEPS TO SELF CARE PROGRAM FOR NCD PATIENTS - Project Hope the People to People Health Foundatio
Providing comprehensive health assistance to people with disabilities in Poland - The Engineering Development Trust
Insight into STEM Careers Industrial Cadets Programme
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 154 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | $1,166,492 | $72,500 |
| 2022 | 15 | $1,036,624 | $79,000 |
| 2023 | 184 | $1,036,199 | $100 |
| 2024 | 1 | $1,418,010 | $1,418,010 |
| 2025 | 1 | $520,055 | $520,055 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Avantor Sciences Foundation has 4 of them, worth $375,342. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $174,492 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $124,850 |
| Science Centre Board | Singapore, Singapore | $50,000 |
| The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation | Toronto, Ontario | $26,000 |
Where its money goes
42% of its giving went to organizations in South Carolina.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Avantor Sciences Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 100 Matsonford Rd Bldg 1 Ste 200, Radnor, PA, 19087. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 26-2934953 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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