Grants awarded
Who does The Barra Foundation INC fund?
The Barra Foundation INC has awarded $13 million across 494 grants to 346 grantees between 2020 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $2,500 and $25,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,250 versus $3,150 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$12.5M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
346
Grants
494
Years
2020–2023
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Impact Services Corporation | $488K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Drexel University
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$455K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
Research for Action INC
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$392K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
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$375K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | RI | |
Seachange Capital Partners INC
|
$360K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Vestedin
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$350K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| P Philadelphia Foundation | $350K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$300K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
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$300K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
National Philanthropic Trust
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$300K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| F Food Connect Co | $300K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Children's Literacy Initiative
|
$268K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| P Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia | $265K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Philadelphia Foundation | $251K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Center for Black Educator Development
|
$210K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| T The Fountain Fund | $202K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Wilma Theater INC
|
$200K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
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$200K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
Pidc-Community Capital
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$175K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
| C Children's Crisis Treatment Center (cctc) | $175K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Community First Fund
|
$150K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | PA | |
| S Social Impact Commons INC | $150K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | PA | |
Philadelphia Contemporary
|
$150K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
Greenline Access Capital
|
$150K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | PA | |
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$140K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | PA | |
| M Mentor for Philly DBA Collegetogether | $130K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Community Legal Services | $128K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Mayor's Fund for Philadelphia | $125K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Philadelphia City Fund | $125K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Zoological Society of Philadelphia
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$115K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| E Economy League of Greater Philadelphia | $110K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$105K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| E Economy League of Philadelphia | $104K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Art-Reach | $100K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Mural Arts Advocates | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Mann Center for the Performing Arts
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| M Mayor's Fund for Philadelphia | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Black Doctors Covid19 Consortium | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
The Hand2paw Foundation
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$90K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| C Cultural Equity Realty Trust Cert | $90K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$82K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| T The Merchants Fund | $80K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Childrens Crisis Treatment Center INC
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$78K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
Building 21
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$77K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
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$75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
The Franklin Institute
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$75K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | PA | |
| T The Enterprise Center Community Development Corporation | $65K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Fund for the School District of Philadelphia | $62K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Collegetogether | $55K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Uplift Center for Grieving Children
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$52K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $52K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Museum of the American Revolution
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$51K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | PA | |
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | PA | |
| F Food Connect | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
First Person Arts INC
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$50K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
Congreso De Latinos Unidos INC
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
| C Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation | $50K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
The Foundation for Delaware County
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
Philadelphia Museum of Art
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$45K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| E Education Plus Health | $45K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$42K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | PA | |
| F Fortress Arts Academy | $42K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
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$40K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
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Philabundance
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$40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | PA | |
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$40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $38K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Brandywine Health Foundation | $38K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T Trades for a Difference | $35K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Sankofa Healing Studio | $35K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $35K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L La Puerta Abierta INC | $35K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
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$30K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| P People's Light & Theatre Company | $30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| V Vetri Community Partnership | $30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University | $28K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N Nationalities Service Center | $28K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Manna | $28K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $28K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$28K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | PA | |
Philadelphia Youth Network INC
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$28K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia
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$28K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
Whyy INC
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$27K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
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$26K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| C Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation | $25K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Sunrise of Philadelphia
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | PA | |
Federation of Neighborhood Centers INC
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| 1 100 Black Men of the Philadelphia Region INC | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | PA | |
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U United Way of Bucks County | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
| E Eco Foundation INC | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | VA | |
| T The Lighthouse INC | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Partners for Sacred Places INC
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
| G Growing Resilient Communities INC | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Fabyouthphiladelphia | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | PA |
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