The Brind Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-7978519. Reported 123 grants totalling $526,731 to 73 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. The Brind 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $300 and $3,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $59,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opera Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $118,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadephia, PA | $117,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Phila | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Scholars Charter School | Philadelphia, PA | $30,455 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Congregation Rodeph Shalom | Philadelphia, PA | $24,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Barnes Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rmhc Philly - Ronald Mcdonald House | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wistar | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Philadelphia Orchestra | Philadelphia, PA | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beyond Celiac | Ambler, PA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jacob's Pillow Dance | Becket, MA | $7,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tanglewood | Boston, MA | $5,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| ACLU | Philadelphia, PA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | Philadelphia, PA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pma Craft Show | Philadelphia, PA | $2,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anti Defamation League | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Barnard College Lori Zabar Memorial Fund | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ocean Reef Chapel Foundation | Key Largo, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mahaiwe Performing Arts | Great Barrington, MA | $2,140 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Episcopal Community Services | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aachs (associated Alumni of Central High School) | Philadelphia, PA | $1,836 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Perelman Jewish Day School | Melrose Park, PA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Symphomy Orchestra | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Rittenhouse Square | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Davinci Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Museum of the American Rev | Philadelphia, PA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Film Society | Philadelphia, PA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of the Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $1,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cease Fire | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cease Fire Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Da Vinci Art Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mass Moca | North Adams, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wistar Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Mount | Lenox, MA | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Share Food | Philadelphia, PA | $700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Lake Garfield | Monterey, MA | $550 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Episcopal Community Center | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Monterey Library | Monterey, MA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Katz Jcc | Cherry Hill, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lantern Theater Company | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lantern Theatre | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lower Merion Township Scholarship | Ardmore, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westbridge | West Stockbridge, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Williamstown Theatre Festival | Williamstown, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The American Poetry Review | Philadelphia, PA | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Berkshire Theatre Group | Pittsfield, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Finding Shelter | Southeastern, PA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media | Philadelphia, PA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Philadelphia School | Philadelphia, PA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Jewish Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dina Wind Art Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fleischer Art Memorial | Philadelphia, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mighty Writers | Philadelphia, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shakespeare and Company | Lenox, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stepping Stone Scholars | Philadelphia, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emily's Entourage | Merion Station, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Great Barrington Public Theater | Great Barrington, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greenagers | South Egremont, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Assoc Alumni of Central High School | Philadelpia, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Philadelphia Citizen | Philadelphia, PA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wrti- Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hevreh of Southern Berkshire | Great Barrington, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Poetry Review | Philadelphia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Affairs Council- Phila | Philadelphia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
29 of 73 (40%) 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 48%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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 62 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | $77,350 | $500 |
| 2022 | 31 | $141,905 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 31 | $168,490 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 32 | $138,986 | $1,000 |
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. 94% 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 $1,000. 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 The Brind 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: 1608 Walnut Street Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA, 19103. 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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