Independence Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352110. Reported 1,444 grants totalling $19.4M to 288 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$19.4Mgranted, 2021-2025
288recipients, as named on its returns
89%of grantees funded again the next year
$85.3Massets, 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $490 and the largest $200,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
288 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Legal Services Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,053,941 | 25 | 5 | 2025 |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | $684,500 | 21 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | $590,500 | 21 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $435,878 | 15 | 5 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $435,500 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania Health Access Network | Philadelphia, PA | $400,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $385,000 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $363,360 | 19 | 5 | 2025 |
| Share Food Program Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $363,204 | 15 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project | Philadelphia, PA | $351,086 | 14 | 5 | 2025 |
| Legal Aid Southeastern Pennsylvania Inc | Norristown, PA | $296,710 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nationalities Service Center of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $293,052 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Support Center for Child Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | $269,616 | 15 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania Health Law Project | Philadelphia, PA | $269,103 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Civil Liberties Foundation of Pennsylvania Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $265,964 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of Farmworkers Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $265,305 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lch Health and Community Services | Kennett Sq, PA | $263,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Opera Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Zoological Society of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $248,000 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Prevention Point Philadelphia Incorporated | Philadelphia, PA | $245,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $238,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Legal Clinic for the Disabled Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $235,832 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Seniorlaw Center | Philadelphia, PA | $225,336 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Education Law Center - Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $218,538 | 15 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Public Interest Law Center | Philadelphia, PA | $216,044 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Arden Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $205,000 | 18 | 5 | 2025 |
| Center for the Advocacy for the Rights & Interests of the Elderly | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Association of Non- Profit Organizations | Harrisburg, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Regional Housing Legal Services | Glenside, PA | $198,442 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Womens Law Project | Philadelphia, PA | $193,750 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Womens Center of Montgomery County | Colmar, PA | $191,645 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $185,500 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fringearts | Philadelphia, PA | $164,000 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Students Run Philly Style | Philadelphia, PA | $158,000 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Integrate for Good Inc | Creamery, PA | $153,252 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Puentes De Salud | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Southeast Asian Maa Coalition Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Peoples Emergency Center | Philadelphia, PA | $149,289 | 10 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania Ballet Association | Philadelphia, PA | $145,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $144,310 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Canine Partners for Life | Cochranville, PA | $126,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood Keystone | Warminster, PA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fellowship Payments | Philadelphia, PA | $117,001 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Juvenile Law Center | Philadelphia, PA | $115,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mann Center for the Performing Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Food Trust | Philadelphia, PA | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rosenbach Museum and Library | Philadelphia, PA | $113,750 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts | Philadelphia, PA | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Public Citizens for Children and Youth | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Free Library of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $92,500 | 19 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pig Iron Theatre Company Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $90,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Broad Street Ministry | Philadelphia, PA | $89,000 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $85,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity | Philadelphia, PA | $80,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Clay Studio | Philadelphia, PA | $77,500 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $77,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Carpenters Company of the City and County of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Children First Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cradles to Crayons Inc | Newton, PA | $75,000 | 7 | 4 | 2025 |
| Esperanza Immigration Legal Services | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Orchestra Association | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Resources for Human Development Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $70,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania Horticultural Society | Philadelphia, PA | $67,000 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| New Leash on Life USA | Penn Valley, PA | $65,500 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Liveconnections Org | Philadelphia, PA | $65,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Your Agency Incorporated | Philadelphia, PA | $62,500 | 4 | 2 | 2025 |
| First Person Arts Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lantern Theater Company | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Committee of Seventy | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Vna Community Services Inc | Abington, PA | $60,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Enchantment Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $59,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Balletx | Philadelphia, PA | $57,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Partners for Sacred Places Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Penns Village | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania Innocence Project | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wilma Theater Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $53,500 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Scribe Video Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey | Philadeplhia, PA | $53,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $53,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| 1812 Productions Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $52,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bethesda Project | Philadelphia, PA | $51,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Network for New Music | Philadelphia, PA | $51,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Young Playwrights | Philadelphia, PA | $51,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Achieveability | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Artreach Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bristol Riverside Theater Co Inc | Bristol, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ch Pennsylvania Under - 21 | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chester County Food Bank | Exton, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Disability Rights Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County Inc | Media, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Domestic Violence Center of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Homeless Advocacy Project | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania | Jenkintown, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Interact Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Montgomery Child Advocacy Project | Norristown, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Network of Victim Assistance | Jamison, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Peoples Light & Theatre Co | Malvern, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Vip Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Seachange Capital Partners Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Theatre Horizon | Norristown, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Walnut Street Theatre Corp | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Women Against Abuse Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Womens Resource Center | Wayne, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hopephl | Philadelphia, PA | $48,163 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Why Not Prosper Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $48,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Taller Puertorriqueno Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $47,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Theatre Exile Co | Philadelphia, PA | $47,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Beyond the Bars Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Deaf-Hearing Communication Center Inc | Swarthmore, PA | $45,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania Prison Society | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Act II Playhouse Ltd | Ambler, PA | $42,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Howard University | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Quest Therapeutic Services Inc | West Chester, PA | $40,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Movement Alliance Project | Philadelphia, PA | $38,500 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ardellas House Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $37,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Christ the King Deaf Church | West Chester, PA | $37,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Face to Face | Philadelphia, PA | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| People Advancing Reintegration Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $37,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Culturetrust Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $35,500 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Neighbors Helping Neighbors on the Main Line | Wynnewood, PA | $35,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Foundation for Delaware County | Media, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Visionlink | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Urban Creators | Philadelphia, PA | $31,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chester Eastside Inc | Chester, PA | $30,500 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Intercultural Journeys | Philadelphia, PA | $30,500 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Azuka Theatre Collective | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Chester, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Youth and Womens Alliance Inc | Coatesville, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cosacosa Art at Large Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cradles to Crayons Inc | Newton, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends Association for Care & Protection of Children | West Chester, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Handi-Crafters Inc | Thorndale, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hedgerow Theatre Inc | Rose Valley, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hope Springs Equestrian Therapy Inc | Chester Springs, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Inis Nua Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lutheran Social Mission Society of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Manna on Main Street | Lansdale, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mighty Writers | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Montgomery Theater Inc | Souderton, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Multicultural Community Family Services Inc | Upper Darby, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Neighborhood Gardens Trust | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| New Paradise Laboratories Theatre Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Norristown Zoological Society | Norristown, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Folklore Project | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rolling Harvest Food Rescue | Lumberville, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sankofa Healing Studio | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Smith Memorial Playgrounds | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sparc Services | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Special Equestrians | Warrington, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Supportive Older Womens Network | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Ivins Outreach Center | Morrisville, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Village Arts and Humanities | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Theatre Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ego Po | Philadelphia, PA | $28,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Center for Emerging Visual Artists Ltd | Philadelphia, PA | $28,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Books Through Bars | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Lyric Fest | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Norris Square Neighborhood Project | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Painted Bride Art Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Youth for Change | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Affairs Coalition | Philadelphia, PA | $24,500 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Spiral Q Puppet Theater | Philadelphia, PA | $23,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Neighborhood Land Power Project | Philadelphia, PA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Team Sunshine Performance Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | $22,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bearded Ladies Cabaret | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bernardine Franciscan Sisters | Reading, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Action Agency of Delaware County Inc | Uppr Chichstr, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Connectedly | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Doing Good Well Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Episcopal Academy | Newtown Sq, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Family Promise Montco Pa | Ambler, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Family Service of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $18,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $17,500 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Murphys Giving Market | Upper Darby, PA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Abortion Liberation Fund of Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Antioch Christian Fellowship | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Comm for Dignity & Fairness for the Homeless Housing Developement Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Making a Change Group | Chester, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Sisters Returning Home | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Spelman College | Atlanta, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Team Up Philly | Narberth, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Bernardine Center | Chester, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uplift Solutions Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Urban Tree Connection | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dare 2 Hope Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wooster Group Inc | New York, NY | $14,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Park Avenue Community Center Inc | Swarthmore, PA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ready Willing & Able Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tricounty Community Network Inc | Pottstown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wagner Free Institute of Science | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Whitney V Hunter | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Simpatico Theatre Project | Philadelphia, PA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Albert M Greenfield Home and School Association Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Playpenn Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Neighborhood Bike Works | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Phillykinder | Lansdowne, PA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Atlantic Center for Capital Representation Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Beloit College | Beloit, WI | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Burnett-Eaton Museum Foundation | Wilmington, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Camp Shohola Scholarship Fund | Greely, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomergy, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Lions Story Village | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
225 of 288 (78%) 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 89%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
Plus 1 grants to individuals totalling $115,000 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.
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.
- Pennsylvania Association of Non- Profit Organizations
LEGAL CLEARINGHOUSE / POLICY COORDINATION, NONPROFIT NAVIGATORE AND OPERATING SUPPORT - Community Legal Services Inc
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP - Philadelphia Foundation
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE EMERGENCY FUND, PHILLY GIVES, REGIONAL FOOD FUND - American Civil Liberties Foundation of Pennsylvania 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
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 1,278 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 | 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 |
| 2025 | 222 | $3,845,806 | $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
98% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund167 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program161 shared recipientsThe Philadelphia Foundation159 shared recipientsThe William Penn Foundation140 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc137 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust121 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 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: 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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