FundersPennsylvania

Penn Treaty Special Service District

Philadelphia, PA · EIN 27-0368388. Reported 201 grants totalling $3,896,007 to 105 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$9,675median grant
$3,896,007granted, 2021-2024
105organizations funded
64%of grantees funded again the next year
$892,571assets, latest filing

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. Penn Treaty Special Service District did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $9,675. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,500 and $30,400; the smallest was $400 and the largest $81,457. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
3 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
68 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
31 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
31 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
45 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
23 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Northern Liberties NaPhiladelphia, PA$225,082442024
Fishtown Neighbors AssociationPhiladelphia, PA$212,741442024
Fishtown Athletic ClubPhiladelphia, PA$180,000332024
Fishtown Kensington Area BidPhiladelphia, PA$175,645442024
Painted Bride Art CenterPhiladelphia, PA$175,000442024
Northern Liberties Business Improvement DistrictPhiladelphia, PA$166,715442024
Kesington Soccer ClubPhiladelphia, PA$153,500332024
Art Sphere IncPhiladelphia, PA$148,800442024
Rock to the FuturePhiladelphia, PA$120,000442024
Art WellPhiladelphia, PA$105,500442024
Police Athletic LeaguePhiladelphia, PA$104,587222023
Friends of Orkney ParkPhiladelphia, PA$99,985442024
St Laurents SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$84,000442024
Delaware River Waterfront CorpPhiladelphia, PA$80,000112022
Fractured AtlasNew York, NY$76,208332023
In LiquidPhiladelphia, PA$71,800442024
Culture Trust of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$66,000332023
Luthern Settlement HousePhiladelphia, PA$62,500332024
East Kesington NaPhiladelphia, PA$60,685332024
The Halide ProjectPhiladelphia, PA$59,950442024
The Fidget SpacePhiladelphia, PA$55,288222022
12 PlusPhiladelphia, PA$53,500222024
Photography Without BordersPhiladelphia, PA$52,000332024
Native American Housing AlliancePhiladelphia, PA$51,018222023
Tilt InstitutePhiladelphia, PA$50,500332024
Philadelphia Community EmpowermentPhiladelphia, PA$50,000112021
Luthern Evangelical Church of AtonementPhiladelphia, PA$47,573112022
Friends of Crease St GardenPhiladelphia, PA$43,500222023
New Kensington CdcPhiladelphia, PA$42,420112023
Friends of St Laurentius SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$41,000112022
Nl ArtsPhiladelphia, PA$39,675442024
Vox PopuliPhiladelphia, PA$36,400332024
Friends of AdairePhiladelphia, PA$35,891442024
Norris Square Neighborhood ProjectPhiladelphia, PA$35,831112024
Partners for Sacred PlacesPhiladelphia, PA$35,000112022
Holy NamePhiladelphia, PA$34,934442024
Phila Photo Arts CenterPhiladelphia, PA$34,150112021
Philadelphia Dance ProjectPhiladelphia, PA$33,500222022
2ND Street FestivalPhiladelphia, PA$30,000112023
Almanac Circus Dance TheatrePhiladelphia, PA$30,000112023
Friends of MoffetPhiladelphia, PA$30,000332024
Philly Truce FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$29,000112024
Pig Iron Theatre CoPhiladelphia, PA$28,500112023
WhyyPhiladelphia, PA$28,151112023
Fire Museum PresentsPhiladelphia, PA$27,900222024
Portside Arts CenterPhiladelphia, PA$27,500222022
Liguori AcademyPhiladelphia, PA$25,000112024
The Food TrustPhiladelphia, PA$25,000112023
Harriet's Book ClubPhiladelphia, PA$24,965112024
South Kensington Community PartnersPhiladelphia, PA$20,265442024
Friends of Fishtown LibraryPhiladelphia, PA$18,938332024
CfevaPhiladelphia, PA$17,500442024
Palmer Doggie DepotPhiladelphia, PA$17,055222022
Vetri Foundation for ChildrenPhiladelphia, PA$16,684112021
Mural Arts PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$15,000112022
Philadelphia Youth NetworkPhiladelphia, PA$15,000222022
Kensington Memorial Amvets PostPhiladelphia, PA$14,000442024
Orkney ParkPhiladelphia, PA$14,000222024
By My SidePhiladelphia, PA$13,300222024
Friends of HackettPhiladelphia, PA$12,580332024
Tree House BooksPhiladelphia, PA$11,537112024
Cloud Cloth EducationPhiladelphia, PA$11,400112023
One House at a TimeBaltimore, MD$10,500112024
The Clay StudioPhiladelphia, PA$10,500332024
ClarifiPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112023
Fishtown PlayschoolPhiladelphia, PA$9,488112023
Headlong Dance TheaterPhiladelphia, PA$7,500112023
Azzim Dukes InitiativePhiladelphia, PA$7,000112024
Friends of Saint Laurentius SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$7,000112024
Northern Liberties ArtsPhiladelphia, PA$7,000112023
Philly Tree PeoplePhiladelphia, PA$7,000112024
Second State PressPhiladelphia, PA$7,000222024
Street Tails Animal RescuePhiladelphia, PA$5,700222024
First Presbyterian ChurchPhiladelphia, PA$5,227112022
Books in Homes USABristol, PA$5,000112023
Olde Richmond Civic AssociationPhiladelphia, PA$5,000222022
26TH District PdacPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112023
2ND St FestivalPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112021
Black Rebel NomadsPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112024
Caring People AlliancePhiladelphia, PA$3,500112024
CeibaPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112021
Extreme Lengths ProductionsBoone, IA$3,500112024
Friends of Orianna Hill ParkPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112023
Friends of Penn Treaty SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112021
Indigenous Peoples Day Philly IncPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112023
La Ligas Del BarrioPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112024
Living Arts Dance FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112023
Mascher Space CooperativePhiladelphia, PA$3,500112023
Masher Dance IncPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112022
Philadelphia Arabamerican Community Dev CorpPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112023
Philadelphia Dance ProjectsPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112024
Pig Iron Theatre CompanyPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112021
Sarah Mack ScicommWillimantic, CT$3,500112023
Shoot Basketballs Not PeoplePhiladelphia, PA$3,500112024
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112022
Tiger Strikes AsteroidPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112023
Philadelphia Academies IncPhiladelphia, PA$3,450112022
Davinci Art AlliancePhiladelphia, PA$2,800112023
Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial FundPhiladelphia, PA$2,600112023
Childrens Inspiration Wildlife DiscoveryPhiladelphia, PA$2,100222022
Haley Morris FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$2,000112023
St Anne's Cub Scout Pk 500Philadelphia, PA$1,955112021
Fishtown ActionPhiladelphia, PA$1,500112022
St Peters the Apostle SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$1,134112021
A Childrens Inspiration Discovery GardenPhiladelphia, PA$400112023

47 of 105 (45%) 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 64%, 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 kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 82 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Arts & Culture
30 grants
Community Improvement
15 grants
Education
12 grants
Environment
7 grants
Youth Development
5 grants
Human Services
4 grants
Animal Welfare
4 grants
Recreation & Sports
1 grant

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202139$640,454$10,434
202250$1,180,463$9,527
202362$1,122,217$8,300
202450$952,873$7,000

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. 98% 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.

Pennsylvania
$3.8M
New York
$76K
Maryland
$10K
Connecticut
$4K
Iowa
$4K

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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.

The Philadelphia Foundation22 shared recipientsThe William Penn Foundation19 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc16 shared recipientsThe Philadelphia Cultural Fund Inc15 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program15 shared recipientsHenry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw15 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $9,675. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Penn Treaty Special Service District'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: 632 N 3RD Street Box 38, Philadelphia, PA, 19123. 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.

EIN 27-0368388 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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