Grants awarded
Who does Poor Richard's Charitable Trust fund?
Poor Richard's Charitable Trust has awarded $16 million across 196 grants to 86 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $29,800, with most between $20,000 and $100,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $30,000 versus $25,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$15.7M
Typical grant
$30K
Grantees
86
Grants
196
Years
2020–2024
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 | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia Museum of Art
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$4.4M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| C Center for Architecture Design | $1.1M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum | $914K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Starfinder Foundation | $675K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
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$548K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| C Craftnow | $530K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Germination Project | $450K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
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$450K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Spotlight PA
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$375K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
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$350K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| T The Lenfest Inst for Journalism Spe Asset Fund of the Phl Foundation | $300K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
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$285K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative
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$250K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| N Neighborhood Garden's Trust | $205K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative (pysc) | $200K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $185K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Lenfest Institute | $150K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Lenfest Instittute of Journalism | $150K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Reading Terminal Market Corporation
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$150K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
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$150K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| C Craftnow University of the Arts | $145K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$140K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| P People's Emergency Center | $130K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Philadelphia Union Foundation
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
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$125K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
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$125K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| P Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia | $120K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $110K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$110K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Designing Futures Charitable Corp | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T Thomas Jefferson University Corp Acct | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
The Franklin Institute
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$100K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
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$100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| W Womens Medical Fund | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$95K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
Philabundance
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$90K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
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$85K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $80K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Independence Historical Trust
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$75K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
Philadelphia Youth Basketball INC
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$75K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation
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$75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $75K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
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$75K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| A Abortion Access for All | $75K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Rodeph Shalom Congregation | $63K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Zoological Society of Philadelphia
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$60K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
Neighborhood Gardens Trust
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$60K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
| P Project Home | $60K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T Trash2treasure | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | WI | |
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$50K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
Heights Philadelphia
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$50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | PA | |
National Constitution Center
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$50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $49K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Society Hill Preservation Foundation | $45K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $45K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Leadership Philadelphia | $35K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| S Smithsonian Institution (cultural Rescue In) | $30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Philadelphia Children's Alliance | $30K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
La Liga Del Barrio
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | PA | |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| P Phl Covid-19 Fund | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Philadelphia250 | $20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Philadelphia Foundation | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| F Figure 8 Thinking | $14K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Capacity for Change | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Global Philadelphia Association | $10K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Shipley School
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | PA | |
| C Celebration of Benjamin Franklin Founder | $10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Philadelphia Music Heritage Council | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $9K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (ame) Church | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Headlong Dance Theater
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| S Stewart Program for Modern Design | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Philadelphia Citizen
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| T The Barnes Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Mural Arts Philadelphia | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | PA |
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