The Summit Foundation Inc
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 37-2117735. Reported 104 grants totalling $1,380,878 to 99 recipients across tax years 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". The Summit Foundation Inc 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 The Summit Foundation Inc funded make grants themselves, and it reported 6 grants totalling $165,500 to them. That is 14% of the $1,201,327 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater Cincinnati | federated giving programme | Ohio | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation of Cincinnati | federated giving programme | Ohio | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation Council of Greater La | federated giving programme | California | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Mile High United Way Inc | federated giving programme | Colorado | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation | federated giving programme | California | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | 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 $3,025. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,200 and $15,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $265,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project Wrrap | Santa Monica, CA | $265,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Way of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sierra Club Georgia Chapter | Decatur, GA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $65,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Aspen Jewish Congregation | Aspen, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jscreen | Hanover, NH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Georgia River Network | Athens, GA | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Refugee Women's Network | Decatur, GA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chattahoochee Riverkeeper | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Impacting Tomorrow | Loveland, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Society of St Vincent Depaul Particular Council of Cinti | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Washington, DC | $29,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Jewish Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cain - Churches Active in Northside | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Talbert House | Cincinnati, OH | $23,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Inter-Church Organization Inc | Newport, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Society of the Transfiguration | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Earth Justice | San Francisco, CA | $17,500 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Last Mile Food Rescue | Cincinnati, OH | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Atlanta Dogwood Festival | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Ballet Company | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jtp Professional Service Corporation | Saint Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mayday Medicines Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood of Southwest & Central Florida | Sarasota, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sojourn | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Brigid Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Parks Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $11,500 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Americas River Roots Experience | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chattahoochee National Parks Conservancy | Roswell, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Children's Theatre of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Corporation for Findlay Market | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation Council of Greater La | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Naples | Naples, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Second Helpings Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Midtown Neighborhood Opportunities Corporation | St Louis, MO | $9,242 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Backline | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Conservancy of Southwest Florida | Naples, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Green Umbrella | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mile High United Way | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Central Clinic Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $3,051 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hyde Park School PTO Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Iowa Kitchen Inc | Grinnell, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mazon a Jewish Response to Hunger | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mid-Iowa Community Action -Mica- Incorporated | Marshalltown, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nourishing Hope | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Treepeople Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | $2,625 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Earthroots Field School Inc | Trabuco Cyn, CA | $2,582 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| A Book a Day | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Abolitionist Law Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Conscious Alliance | Broomfield, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fraxa Research Foundation Inc | Newburyport, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Juntos | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Together in Service | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Voces Unidas De Las Montanas | Glenwood Springs, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| We Don't Waste | Denver, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Backyard Basecamp Inc | Baltimore, MD | $2,093 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chicago Parks Foundation | Chicago, IL | $2,010 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Apa Sherpa Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chicago Bird Collision Monitors | Villa Park, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Organization Countering Sexual Assault | Kansas, MO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| World Bicycle Relief Nfp | Chicago, IL | $1,575 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Life Inter Faith Team on Unemployment and Poverty | Glenwood Springs, CO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Valley Meals and More | Glenwood Springs, CO | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fractured Atlas | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Impact Israel | Bethesda, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New York Communities Organizing Fund Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Property of the People | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Savage Sisters Recovery | Bryn Mawr, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sierra Club Miami Group | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Southern Smoke Foundation | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Uva School of Education and Human Development Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Weecycle | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Border Kindness | El Centro, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Culturetrust Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Garces Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Negro Leagues Baseball Museum | Kansas, MO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | Ely, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Stories | Media, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Puentes De Salud | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Showerup | Soring Hill, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Intercept Media | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Trans Lifeline | San Francisco, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 83 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.
Where its money goes
28% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio.
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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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Summit Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2023-2025). 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: Po Box 54697, Philadelphia, PA, 19148. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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