Grants awarded
Who does The Gordon Charter Foundation fund?
The Gordon Charter Foundation has awarded $6.5 million across 435 grants to 282 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $15,000, with most between $10,000 and $20,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $15,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$6.5M
Typical grant
$15K
Grantees
282
Grants
435
Years
2020–2025
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 |
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Lankenau Medical Center Foundation
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$255K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| T The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | $150K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
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$100K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| L Lankenau Medical Center Foundation | $85K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania | $75K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Manna | $75K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Hickman Friends Senior Community of West Chester | $75K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $75K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Home of the Sparrow INC
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$70K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A American Red Cross | $70K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$65K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| P Project Home | $60K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Surrey Services for Seniors INC
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$60K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Philadelphia Outward Bound School | $60K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Valley Youth House Committee INC
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$60K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
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$56K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Headstrong Foundation
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$55K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| B Breastcancerorg | $55K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Als Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter | $50K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Bethesda Project | $50K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Philadelphia Academies INC
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$50K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| P Philadelphia Children's Alliance | $45K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Unite for Her (helping to Empower and Restore) | $45K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $45K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Women's Resource Center of the Delaware Valley | $45K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Family Promise of Southern Chester County
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$40K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
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$40K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| M Mercy Neighborhood Ministries of Philadelphia INC | $40K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Big Picture Philadelphia
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$40K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
Thomas Jefferson University
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$40K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
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$40K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
Sharing Excess
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$40K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation
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$38K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| O Old Mans Home of Philadelphia DBA Saunders House | $36K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Association for Adults with Developmental Disabilities | $35K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Moms House INC of Greater Philadelphia | $35K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Beyond Literacy (community Learning Center) | $35K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Good Samaritan Shelter
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$35K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| T The Pathway School | $35K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities | $35K | 2 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$35K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Community Volunteers in Medicine INC
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$35K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| E Episcopal Community Services (ecs) | $35K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$35K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| J Joseph's House of Camden | $35K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Silver Springs - Martin Luther School | $35K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$35K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
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$35K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $35K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
The Franklin Institute
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$30K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
Valley Forge Educational Services
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$30K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Main Line Meals on Wheels INC
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$30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
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$30K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund
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$30K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| T The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia | $30K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
Coatesville Youth Initiative
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$30K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| C Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers | $30K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Tricounty Active Adult Center | $30K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia | $30K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Ihm Center for Literacy and GED | $30K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Friends Association for Care & Protection of Children
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$28K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| C Community Volunteers in Medicine | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$25K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| C Community Partnership School | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Maine Line Meals on Wheels | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Cathedral Soup Kitchen INC
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$25K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NJ | |
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$25K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Northern Childrens Services
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Support Center for Child Advocates
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$25K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| C Coriell Institute for Medical Research | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Als United Mid-Atlantic | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Kencrest Centers
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$25K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| G Gift of Life Family House | $25K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$25K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Chester County Food Bank
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$25K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Trustees of the Univ of Penn - Wxpn | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$25K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center (oic) | $25K | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wxpn-Musicians on Call (moc) | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Police Athletic League of Philadelphia | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Family Services | $25K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Clinic | $25K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MO | — |
| S Self INC | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Broad Street Ministry (bsm) | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Family Service of Chester County
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$25K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| R Rsvp | $24K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Police Athlectic League of Philadelphia | $23K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$22K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
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$22K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA |
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