Quest for the Best
Wayne, PA · EIN 35-7019969. Reported 232 grants totalling $2,025,829 to 143 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. Quest for the Best 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 $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $110,500. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime Wells International | Aston, PA | $314,063 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elmwood Park Zoo | Norristown, PA | $312,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Quest Therapeutic Services Inc | West Chester, PA | $112,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nurturing Minds | Newtonville, MA | $92,492 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Williamson College of the Trades | Media, PA | $71,410 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dccc Educational Foundation | Media, PA | $69,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trellis for Tomorrow | Phoenixville, PA | $52,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends Association | West Chester, PA | $51,525 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montgomery County Community College Foundation | Media, PA | $51,292 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Allegheny County Police Chiefs' Association | Gibsonia, PA | $41,554 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Garage Community & Youth Center | Kennett Square, PA | $40,985 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Building Youth Around the World | West Jordan, UT | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wetlands Institute | Stone Harbor, NJ | $35,875 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Good Friends | Morrisville, PA | $32,901 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Philadelphia School | Philadelphia, PA | $32,314 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community College of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Manna | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Player's Club of Swarthmore | Swarthmore, PA | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Indiana University of Pa | Indiana, PA | $26,680 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Orion Communities | Phoenixville, PA | $26,030 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| All for All Agency | East Lansdowne, PA | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Roman Catholic High School | Philadelphia, PA | $25,815 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eyecare for Kids | Midvale, UT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mom's House of Greater Philadelphia | Phoenixville, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horizons at Greene Street Friends School | Philadelphia, PA | $19,285 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Drueding Center | Philadelphia, PA | $19,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bringing Hope Home | Malvern, PA | $18,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education | Harrisburg, PA | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Pottstown Education | Pottstown, PA | $15,228 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coatesville Center for Community Health | Coatesville, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kennett Area Community Services | Kennett Square, PA | $14,530 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Dreamcatcher | Kennett Square, PA | $11,816 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kencrest | Blue Bell, PA | $11,030 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Warehouse Project | West Chester, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Germantown Ave Crisis Ministry | Philadelphia, PA | $9,540 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minority Center for Participation & Empowerment | Philadelphia, PA | $9,033 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Riverton United Methodist Church | Riverton, WV | $8,418 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| West Chester Communities That Care | West Chester, PA | $8,066 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tombe | Philadelphia, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Every Good Gift | Abington, PA | $7,052 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Norristown Hospitality Center | Norristown, PA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| IHM Center for Literacy | Philadelphia, PA | $6,530 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Shelter Services | Erie, PA | $6,021 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Woman's Place | Doylestown, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Astral Artists | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bournelyf | West Chester, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family and Community Services | Media, PA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mattie Dixon Community Cupboard | Ambler, PA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Concept School | Westtown, PA | $5,324 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New London Counseling Center | Lincoln Univeristy, PA | $5,004 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Allegheny Police Chiefs Inc | Mckees Rocks, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Easterseals of Se Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| In a Heartbeat | Wallingford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pa Sinfonia Orchestra | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Franciscan Shelter | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Operation Warm | Glen Mills, PA | $4,560 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Samaritan | Phoenixville, PA | $4,543 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Honey Brook Food Pantry | Honey Brook, PA | $3,529 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Libertae | Bensalem, PA | $3,521 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Disaster Relief Fund | Raleigh, NC | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emergency Relief Assoc L Bucks Co | Levittown, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Promise Montco | Ambler, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Harwood House | Upper Darby, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heroic Gardens | Philadelphia, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Martha's Choice Marketplace | Norristown, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nasd Education Foundation | Norristown, PA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pathways Pa | Wawa, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow | Exton, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Quakertown Food Pantry | Quakertown, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of North Carolina | Cary, NC | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wesley House Emergency Shelter | Chester, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Care Center Foundation | West Chester, PA | $3,286 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jordan Baumeister Scholarship Foundation | West Chester, PA | $3,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Phoenixville Area Community Services | Phoenixville, PA | $3,030 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Manna on Main | Lansdale, PA | $3,010 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way Asheville and Buncombe County | Asheville, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Senior Lift | Media, PA | $2,724 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Battlebone | Center Valley, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cape Hope | Rio Grande, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Service Bucks County | Langhorne, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Deed Revolution | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pottstown Cluster of Religions Communities | Pottstown, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Mary' Franciscan Shelter | Phoenixville, PA | $1,555 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Radicubs Robotics | Frisco, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ann's Heart | Phoenixville, PA | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pottstown Cluster of Religious Community | Pottstown, PA | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trekking With Kirk | Pottstown, PA | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Historic Sugartown | Malvern, PA | $1,023 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phoenixville Free Clinic | Phoenixville, PA | $1,023 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Historical Society of Phoenixville | Phoenixville, PA | $1,021 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Moms | Kennett Square, PA | $1,021 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ivy Hill Equestrian Center | Perkasie, PA | $1,010 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Chance at Life | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Action Wellness | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Affordable Housing Centers of Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ann Frances Outreach Foundation | Spring City, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bernadine Center | Chester, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bianca Nikol Merge With Mercy Foundation | West Chester, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Birthright of Coatesville | Coatesville, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Light Projects | Phoenixville, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bucks for Kids | Doylestown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Canine Partners for Life | Cochranville, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Caring for Friends | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cecil and Grace Bean's Soup Kitchen | Norristown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chester Eastside | Chester, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Common Ground Volunteers | Spring City, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ctr for Advocacy for Rights of Elderly | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware County Literacy Council | Chester, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Founders Campership Fund | Levittown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Genesis Housing Corp | Norristown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grands Stepping Up | Drexel Hill, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Happy to Be Home | Gilbertsville, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hedwig House | Abington, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Helping Hands | Bechtelsville, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kate's CASA | Kimberton, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy Council of Norristown | Norristown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Making a Change Group | Chester, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mother of Mercy House | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mother's Home Inc | Darby, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Narberth Community Food Bank | Narbeth, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One House at a Time | Ambler, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation 143 | Pottstown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Patrician Society of Norristown | Norristown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| People's Kitchen Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Petra Community Housing | Spring City, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Phoenixville Communities That Care | Phoenixville, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phoenxiville Women's Outreach | Phoenixville, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pkm Polish Folk Dance | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Players Club of Swarthmore | Swartmore, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Preserving the Message | Demascus, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Back to School | Perkasie, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reins of Life | Landenberg, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rock to the Future | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Royersford Outreach Inc | Royersford, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rubye's Kids | Elkins Park, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Miriam Parish & School | Flourtown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teachers' Teammates | Havertown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Simple Way | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thistle Hills | Coatesville, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Chester Food Cupboard | West Chester, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Love Works | King of Prussia, PA | $465 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Bar Association | Harrisburg, PA | $130 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tri County Chamber of Commerce | Pottstown, PA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
53 of 143 (37%) 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 62%, 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.
- Elmwood Park Zoo
ECO-FAMILY PROGRAM, ROCK CHALLENGE - GENERAL DONATION, EXPANSION PROJECT AND NORRISTOWN STRONG SUPPORT FOR FLOOD - Quest Therapeutic Services Inc
GRANT FOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - Nurturing Minds
20 STUDENTS AT SEGA SCHOOL, PURCHASE OF VAN - Trellis for Tomorrow
GRANT: SEEDS PROGRAMCULTIVAR SPONSOR - Manna
GRANT FOR GENERATOR FOR FOOD SERVICES - Montgomery County Community College Foundation
POLICE ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 142 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | $343,363 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 48 | $490,777 | $2,612 |
| 2023 | 75 | $550,873 | $1,023 |
| 2024 | 85 | $640,816 | $1,500 |
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. 89% 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 $2,500. 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 Quest for the Best'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: 295 E Swedesford Road 252, Wayne, PA, 19087. 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 35-7019969 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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