Firstbank Charitable Foundation Inc
Wilmington, DE · EIN 38-3783482. Reported 89 grants totalling $347,200 to 62 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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. Firstbank Charitable Foundation Inc 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 $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $10,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal & Child Health Consortium | West Chester, PA | $24,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Curing Kids Cancer Inc | Irving, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Curing Kids Cancer | Marietta, GA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Roots & Wings | Denville, NJ | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| North Star of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Homeless Solutions Inc | Cedar Knolls, NJ | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Learning in Tredyffrin-Easttown | Southeastern, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hamilton Young Mens Christian Association | Hamilton, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vantage Health Systems | Dumont, NJ | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Friends Assn for Care and Protection Ch | West Chester, PA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester Co | West Chester, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peters Place | Wayne, PA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Roots & Wings Foundation a New Jersey Non Profit C | Denville, NJ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Trenton | Trenton, NJ | $7,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends Association for the Care and Protection of Children | West Chester, PA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Quantum House | West Palm Beach, FL | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Community Volunteers in Medicine | West Chester, PA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Foundation of Learning in Tredyffrin Eas | Southeastern, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Home of the Sparrow | Exton, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow | Exton, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crime Victims Center of Chester County Inc | West Chester, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital YMCA | Trenton, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Histiocytosis Association Inc | Pitman, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Housing Partnership of Chester County Inc | Downingtown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Isles Inc | Trenton, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Royer Greaves School for Blind | Paoli, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Royer Graves School for the Blind | Paoli, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Kindersmile Foundation | Bloomfield, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Mercer County Inc | Hamilton, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Chester University Foundation | West Chester, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Womanspace Inc | Lawrenceville, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Vincents Academy | Newark, NJ | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Crime Victims of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Family Serv Palm Beach Cty | West Palm Beach, FL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heart of Camden Inc | Camden, NJ | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joydew Foundation | Ridgewood, NJ | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged Inc | Ewing, NJ | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dress for Success Central New Jersey a Nj Nonprofi | Lawrenceville, NJ | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nonprofits First | West Palm Beach, FL | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Snipes Farm and Education Center | Morrisville, PA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Family Services of Palm Beach County in | West Palm Bch, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Research Education | Union, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Httv Inc | Summit, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peter's Place | Wayne, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Act in Faith of Greater West Chester | West Chester, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chester County Historical Society | West Chester, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Dental Clinic | Paoli, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Co-County Wellness | Reading, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gateway Horseworks | Malvern, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joint Effort Community Sports Inc | Denver, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Beginnings Attainable Housing Fund | West Chester, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Roofs From the Heart | Newport, DE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Speak Up for Kids | West Palm Beach, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Princeton Einstein Museum Inc | Princeton, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Junior Tennis & Learning of Trenton Inc | Trenton, NJ | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shareapy Military Inc | Pennington, NJ | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Barn at Spring Brook Farm Inc | West Chester, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beyond Literacy | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels of Mercer County Inc | Ewing, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tri-County Scholarship Fund | Mendham, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chabad of Se Morris County Inc | Madison, NJ | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kindle Hill Foundation | Gwenynedd Valley, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
17 of 62 (27%) 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 57%, 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.
- Hamilton Young Mens Christian Association
Community Camp and Sawmill Summer Camp - Curing Kids Cancer
FOR GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT - Foundation for Learning in Tredyffrin-Easttown
Satell Institute commitment - Histiocytosis Association Inc
to support the Regional meeting and networking for families and patients - West Chester University Foundation
West Chester University 1st Generation Program - St Vincents Academy
to purchase Projectors for classrooms
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 57 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | $68,500 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | 15 | $60,000 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 16 | $60,500 | $2,750 |
| 2023 | 44 | $158,200 | $3,250 |
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. 45% 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 $3,000. 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 Firstbank Charitable Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19809. 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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