Corson Foundation
Plymouth Meeting, PA · EIN 23-6390878. Reported 79 grants totalling $663,906 to 41 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Corson 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $10,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $81,360. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ursinus College | Collegeville, PA | $258,060 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $65,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Einstein Medical Center - Montgomery | East Norriton, PA | $56,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| William Penn Charter | Philadelphia, PA | $42,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Plymouth Meeting Friends School | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greenwich Country Day School | Greenwich, CT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University | West Palm Beach, FL | $29,325 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mercersburg Academy | Mercersburg, PA | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Williams College | Williamston, MA | $21,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wissahickon Charter School | Philadelphia, PA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Challenge Program | Wilmington, DE | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shriners Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Albert Einstein Society | Phildelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fox Chase Cancer Center | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cabrini University | Radnor, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grennich Country Day School | Greenwich, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wissahickon Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Commonwealth Life | Harrisburg, PA | $4,521 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Big Picture | Providence, RI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Einstein Medical Center of Montco | East Norriton, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guardian Project | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Legacy of Hope | Wilmington, DE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Paul Education | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Team Western Ky Relief Fund | Frankfort, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Guardian Project | Menlo Park, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Boat Works | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upper Merion Police Association | King of Prussia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Avalon Fire Department | Avalon, NJ | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Penn Medicine Hospice | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The V Foundation | Morrisville, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Abington Health Foundation | Dublin, OH | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Avalon Rescue Fund | Avalon, NJ | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Avalon Rescue Squad | Avalon, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Conservancy of Sw Fl | Naples, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Missionary Sisters of Charity | Norristown, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Penn Charter | Philadelphia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Friendly Home | Rochester, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
19 of 41 (46%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 70%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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.
- Einstein Medical Center - Montgomery
PROVIDE FOR HEALTHCARE AND WELLBEING OF COMMUNITY - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
PROVIDES INPATIENT & OUTPATIENT CARE FOR CHILDREN - Palm Beach Atlantic University
THE MISSION OF PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LIFELONG LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP BY OFFERING EXCELLENT UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS OF STUDY IN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES, SCIENCES AND SELECTED PROFESSIONS. PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE, INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY DEDICATED TO THE INTENTIONAL INTEGRATION OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES. AS A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS, THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH A RIGOROUS EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT LEADS TO INTELLECTUAL, SPIRITUAL AND PERSONAL CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. - Greenwich Country Day School
EDUCATION FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH - Shriners Hospital
PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE TO CHILDREN WITH NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS, BURN INJURIES AND OTHER SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS WITHIN A COMPASSIONATE, FAMILY-CENTERED AND COLLABORATIVE CARE ENVIRONMENT. PROVIDE FOR THE EDUCATION OF PHYSICIANS AND OTH - Challenge Program
PROVIDES CONSTRUCTION TRAINING FOR OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 43 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | $178,500 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 20 | $189,996 | $4,760 |
| 2023 | 23 | $201,710 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 13 | $93,700 | $4,500 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 82% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 Corson Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 710, Plymouth Meeting, PA, 19462. 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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