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Pottstown Area Health and Wellness

Pottstown, PA · EIN 23-2344729. Reported 282 grants totalling $11.5M to 134 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$11.5Mgranted, 2020-2023
134organizations funded
61%of grantees funded again the next year
$74.3Massets, 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. Pottstown Area Health and Wellness 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $55,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $388,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
10 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
20 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
27 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
72 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
69 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
61 grants
$100,000 and Up
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
Tricounty Community NetworkPottstown, PA$1,083,000442023
YWCA Tri-County AreaPottstown, PA$623,833442023
Pottstown School DistrictPottstown, PA$573,000332022
Boyertown Area School DistrictBoyertown, PA$456,650442023
Boyertown Area Multi-Service IncBoyertown, PA$407,045442023
Pottstown Athletic ClubPottstown, PA$340,000442023
Owen J Roberts School DistrictPottstown, PA$336,994442023
Pottstown Cluster of Religious CommunitiesPottstown, PA$307,833442023
Pottstown Area Regional Recreation CommitteePottstown, PA$301,455542023
Pottsgrove School DistrictPottstown, PA$291,350442023
AclamoNorristown, PA$275,000442023
Daniel Boone Area School DistrictBirdsboro, PA$273,786332022
Trellis for TomorrowPhoenixville, PA$258,000442023
Project PurposePottstown, PA$253,333442023
Schuylkill River Greenway AssociationPottstown, PA$251,178442023
Preservation PottstownPottstown, PA$236,000442023
Pottstown Metropolitan Regional Planning CommissionNorristown, PA$224,080332022
Maternity Care CoalitionPhiladelphia, PA$200,250442023
Greater Pottstown Tennis AssociationPottstown, PA$199,000442023
Family Services of Montgomery CountyEagleville, PA$186,085442023
Tricounty Active Adult CenterPottstown, PA$185,333332022
Foundation for Pottstown EducationPottstown, PA$170,868332023
Pottstown Area Police Athletic LeaguePottstown, PA$169,000332022
Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester CountyWest Chester, PA$167,424442023
Strive Initiative IncPottstown, PA$160,000332023
Borough of PottstownPottstown, PA$146,500442023
Salvation ArmyPottstown, PA$137,000442023
Pottstown Children's Discovery CenterPottstown, PA$127,250542023
Montgomery County Housing AuthorityNorristown, PA$124,000112021
East Coventry Township Parks and RecreationPottstown, PA$117,900442023
Pottstown FarmPottstown, PA$105,833442023
Spring-Ford Area School DistrictRoyersford, PA$105,023332022
Foundation for Boyertown EducationBoyertown, PA$101,000332023
Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery CountyNorristown, PA$99,000442023
Royersford OutreachRoyersford, PA$95,000442023
Township of Upper PottsgrovePottstown, PA$95,000332022
Centro Cultural Latino Unidos IncPottstown, PA$94,500332023
North Coventry TownshipPottstown, PA$87,500332022
Chester County Food BankExton, PA$75,000442023
Orion Communities IncPhoenixville, PA$75,000222023
Boyertown Midget Baseball League IncBoyertown, PA$70,000112021
United Way of BoyertownBoyertown, PA$70,000442023
Vision to LearnLos Angeles, CA$65,000222023
Julian Dorsey FoundationHarrisburg, PA$63,000332022
Steel River Playhouse IncPottstown, PA$60,000222023
Pottstown Area Seniors CenterPottstown, PA$56,000112023
Mitzvah Circle FoundationNorristown, PA$53,000442023
Visiting Nurse Association- Community Services IncPottstown, PA$53,000222023
Save Our Lands Save Our Towns Enterprises IncPottstown, PA$52,500222022
Lower Pottsgrove TownshipPottstown, PA$52,000332022
New Hanover Evangelical Lutheran ChurchGilbertsville, PA$50,000222023
The Pennslyvania State UniversityUniversity Pakr, PA$50,000112020
Visiting Nurse AssociationPottstown, PA$50,000222021
Expressive Therapy Concepts IncPhoenixville, PA$48,400442023
Douglass TownshipGilbertsville, PA$46,400222022
Carson Valley Children's AidNorristown, PA$44,000222021
West Pottsrove TownshipStowe, PA$44,000222021
Save Alliance FoundationGreen Lane, PA$43,013222021
Coventry Christian SchoolPottstown, PA$40,000112023
Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition AlliancePhiladelphia, PA$40,000112023
Victims Services Center of Montgomery CountyNorristown, PA$40,000112022
Developmental Enterprises CorpNorristown, PA$38,250222021
Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation TrustBoyertown, PA$37,500112020
Variety- the Children's Charity of the Delaware ValleyWorcester, PA$36,000222023
Camphill Village Kimberton HillsKimberton, PA$35,000442023
Be Rezilient IncPottstown, PA$32,000112023
Health Care AccessPhoenixville, PA$30,250332023
Limerick TownshipLimerick, PA$30,000112023
Montco Anti-Hunger NetworkLansdale, PA$30,000222023
Birdsboro Community Memorial CenterBirdsboro, PA$25,000112022
Pottstown Area Economic DevelopmentPottstown, PA$25,000112021
Soul Saving Our Underprivileged LivesReading, PA$25,000112022
The ClinicPhoenixville, PA$25,000112023
Adventure Grove Inclusive PlaygroundPottstown, PA$22,000112021
Curtin UniversityBentley$20,000112020
Making a Difference EconomicallyPottstown, PA$20,000112023
Pottstown Penguins Ice HockeyPottstown, PA$20,000112021
Rahabs HopeNorristown, PA$20,000112023
Share Food Program IncPhiladelphia, PA$20,000112023
Washington TownshipBarto, PA$20,000112022
Brookside MontessoriBechtelsville, PA$19,600222021
Pottstown Family CenterPottstown, PA$19,000112021
Children First PaPhiladelphia, PA$18,750112023
Wonderspring Learning CenterPottstown, PA$18,250222022
Traces of LovePottstown, PA$17,000222023
Mission Kids Child Advocacy CenterEast Norriton, PA$15,000112023
Perkiomen Valley School DistrictCollegeville, PA$15,000112023
Pottsgrove-Pottstown Little LeaguePottstown, PA$15,000112023
The Arc Alliance Children's ServicesTrooper, PA$15,000112023
West-Mont Christian AcademyPottstown, PA$15,000112020
St Aloysius Parish SchoolPottstown, PA$13,500222022
Tricounty Area Chamber of CommercePottstown, PA$12,862112020
Mental Health PartnershipsPhiladelphia, PA$12,500112021
Pottstown Public LibraryPottstown, PA$12,000112021
Meals on Wheels of Chester County IncMarlton, NJ$11,000332023
Montgomery Early Learning CenterNarberth, PA$11,000112021
Big Brothers Big Sisters IndependencePhiladelphia, PA$10,000112022
Camp RainbowSchwenksville, PA$10,000112020
Phoenixville Healthcare AccessPhoenixville, PA$10,000112021
Working Together Pa IncPottstown, PA$10,000112023
Hearts of Humanity Community Development CorporationPottstown, PA$9,500222023
Michaels Community Services CorporationMarlton, NJ$9,300112020
Norchester Red Knights Parents OrganizationPottstown, PA$7,500112023
Pottstown Regional Public LibraryPottstown, PA$7,500112023
Boy Scouts of AmericaIrving, TX$6,000112023
Lincoln Elementary SchoolPottstown, PA$5,750222021
American Diabetes AssociationArlington, VA$5,000112023
Boyertown Community LibraryBoyertown, PA$5,000112023
Expressive PathNorristown, PA$5,000112023
Gerald Richards ParkSanatoga, PA$5,000112020
Hedwig HouseLansdale, PA$5,000222022
Montgomery County Mentor AssociationPottstown, PA$5,000112023
Penn Playmakers IncReading, PA$5,000112022
Pottstown Branch - Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCAPottstown, PA$5,000112021
Prepared to ThriveExton, PA$5,000112023
Second Wind BicyclesGilbertsville, PA$5,000112023
The Lending Helping Hands ServicesPottstown, PA$5,000112021
Episcopal Legal AidHaverford, PA$4,000112023
Holy Cross Regional Catholic SchoolCollegeville, PA$3,155112020
Creative Health ServicesPottstown, PA$3,000222022
Score Mentors TricountyPottstown, PA$3,000332022
Berks County Community FoundationReading, PA$2,500112021
Building a Better BoyertownBoyertown, PA$2,500112021
Mother Goose - Read to MePhiladelphia, PA$2,500112022
Parrc FoundationPottstown, PA$2,500112023
Community First Development CorpPottstown, PA$2,000112022
Laurel HouseNorristown, PA$2,000112021
Barth Elementary SchoolPottstown, PA$750112020
Franklin Elementary SchoolPottstown, PA$750112020
Kindercare Learning CenterCollegeville, PA$750112020
North End Early Learning CenterPottstown, PA$750112020
Pottstown YMCA Learning CenterSanatoga, PA$750112020
Rupert Elementary SchoolPottstown, PA$750112020
Warwick Child Care CenterPottstown, PA$750112020

69 of 134 (51%) 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 61%, 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 129 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
26 grants
Education
17 grants
Health Care
16 grants
Food & Nutrition
14 grants
Recreation & Sports
12 grants
Community Improvement
10 grants
Mental Health
8 grants
Environment
6 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202075$3,322,958$25,000
202170$2,721,470$25,000
202265$2,932,307$29,000
202372$2,553,998$20,000

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.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Pottstown Area Health and Wellness has 28 of them, worth $1,011,250. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Tricounty Community NetworkPottstown, PA$150,000
Tricounty Community NetworkPottstown, PA$150,000
YWCA Tri-County AreaPottstown, PA$108,000
Pottsgrove School DistrictPottstown, PA$70,000
Daniel Boone Area School DistrictBirdsboro, PA$55,000
Pottstown Children's Discovery CenterPottstown, PA$42,500
Foundation for Pottstown EducationPottstown, PA$40,000
Foundation for Pottstown EducationPottstown, PA$40,000
Foundation for Boyertown EducationBoyertown, PA$30,500
Foundation for Boyertown EducationBoyertown, PA$30,500
Pottstown Area Regional Recreation CommitteePottstown, PA$30,000
East Coventry Township Parks and RecreationPottstown, PA$25,000
Hobart's Run Neighborhood DistrictPottstown, PA$25,000
Greater Philadelphia Young Men's Christian AssociationConshohocken, PA$25,000
Pottstown Children's Discovery CenterPottstown, PA$21,250

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% 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
$11.4M
California
$65K
New Jersey
$20K
Texas
$6K
Virginia
$5K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. 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 Pottstown Area Health and Wellness'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: 152 East High Street Suite 500, Pottstown, PA, 19464. 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 23-2344729 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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