The Gordon Charter Foundation
Wayne, PA · EIN 27-1234570. Reported 292 grants totalling $4,281,000 to 205 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$4,281,000granted, 2021-2024
205organizations funded
1%of grantees funded again the next year
$26.8Massets, 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. The Gordon Charter 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.
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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $60,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lankenau Medical Center Foundation | Wynnewood, PA | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lankenau Institute for Medical Research | Wynnewood, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Manna | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bethesda Project | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Face to Face | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Home of the Sparrow | Exton, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Hickman Friends Senior Community of West Chester | West Chester, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baker Industries Inc | Malvern, PA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Surrey Services for Seniors Inc | Devon, PA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Unite for Her (helping to Empower and Restore) | West Chester, PA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Technology | Media, PA | $41,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Picture Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Breastcancerorg | Ardmore, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Laurel House | East Norriton, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mercy Neighborhood Ministries of Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Outward Bound School | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sharing Excess | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Philadelphia Academies Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Valley Youth House Committee Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wxpn - Musicians on Call (moc) | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Old Mans Home of Philadelphia Dba Saunders House | Wynnewood, PA | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Volunteers in Medicine | West Chester, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Good Samaritan Shelter | Phoenixville, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Headstrong Foundation | Holmes, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Settlement House | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Overbrook School for the Blind | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pathways to Housing Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Simon's Heart | Conshohocken, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Women's Resource Center of the Delaware Valley | Wayne, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bringing Hope Home | Malvern, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chester County Futures | Exton, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| IHM Center for Literacy and Ged | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Par Recycle-Works | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Children's Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends Association for Care & Protection of Children | West Chester, PA | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Als Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter | Ambler, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Als United Mid-Atlantic | Ambler, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Association for Adults With Developmental Disabilities | Jenkintown, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Broad Street Ministry (bsm) | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cathedral Soup Kitchen Inc | Camden, NJ | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chester County Food Bank | Exton, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coriell Institute for Medical Research | Camden, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Drueding Center | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Southern Chester County | Kennett Square, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Services | Norristown, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Healthlink Dental Clinic Inc | Southampton, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kencrest Centers | Blue Bell, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maine Line Meals on Wheels | Devon, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Childrens Services | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Police Athletic League of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Self Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Support Center for Child Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Clinic | Phoenixville, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rsvp | King of Prussia, PA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Health Care Access | Phoenixville, PA | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation | Wynnewood, PA | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic | Doylestown, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Broas Street Ministry | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cancer Support Community of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Village | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coatesville Youth Initiative | Coatesville, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Learning Center | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Partnership School | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Domestic Violence Center of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Education Law Center - Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Episcopal Community Services | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Promise Montco Pa | Ambler, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Service Association | Langhorne, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Service of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls on the Run Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Harcum College | Bryn Mawr, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Inter-Faith Housing Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Relief Agency | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund | Fort Washington, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Literacy Council of Norristown | Norristown, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mercy Career & Technical High School | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Moms House Inc of Greater Philadelphia | Phoenixville, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pennypack Farm Education Center for Sustainable Food Systems | Horsham, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Peter's Place | Radnor, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Phoenixville Area Community Service (pacs) | Phoenixville, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Public Citizens for Children and Youth | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Senior Community Services | Folsom, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Silver Springs - Martin Luther School | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Steppingstone Scholars Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tricounty Active Adult Center | Pottstown, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Turning Points for Children | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Twilight Wish Foundation | Doylestown, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Women in Transition | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youthbuild Philadelphia Charter School | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Westside Community Center | West Chester, PA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School | Philadelphia, PA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beyond Literacy (community Learning Center) | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brighter Horizon Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers | Camden, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorectal Cancer Alliance | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Warehouse Project | West Chester, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eldernet of Lower Merion and Narberth | Bryn Mawr, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Episcopal Community Services (ecs) | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heights Philadelphia Futures | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joseph's House of Camden | Camden, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kids Smiles | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Main Line Meals on Wheels | Devon, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Making a Change Group | Chester, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mitzvah Circle Foundation | Harleysville, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Musicopia | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oxford Area Senior Center | Oxford, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Quest Therapeutic Services Inc | West Chester, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Garage Community & Youth Center | Kennett Square, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upper Merion Area Community Cupboard | King of Prussia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Valley Forge Educational Services | Malvern, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Williiamson College of the Trades | Media, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Back on My Feet | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bebashi Transition to Hope | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bournelyf Special Camp | West Chester, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brandywine Area Active Aging (coatesville Area Senior Adult Center) | Coatesville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge Academy & Community Center | Coatesville, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bucks County Housing Group | Warminster, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Calvary Center for Culture & Community | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camden County Habitat for Humanity | Cherry Hill, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Career Wardrobe | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center (oic) | West Chester, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chosen 300 Ministries Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clarke School for the Deaf | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coatesville Center for Community Health | Coatesville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Committee for Dignity and Fairness for Homeless Housing | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Depaul USA Inc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Education Plus Health Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Entrepreneur Works Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of the Main Line | Norristown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Support Line of Delware County Inc | Media, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends Home in Kennett | Kennett Square, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gift of Life Family House | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Works Inc | Coatesville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Harleysville and North Penn Senior Service | Harleysville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Springs Equestrian Therapy Inc | Chester Springs, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Hospitality Network of the Main Line | Norristown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kennett Area Community Service | Kennett Square, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kennett Area Senior Center | Kennett Square, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lch Health and Community Services | Kennett Square, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Logan Hope School | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Love Pray Peace Project | Pilgrims Garden, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Montgomery Child Advocacy Project | Norristown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North 10 Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orion Communities | Phoenixville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reading Allowed | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rock to the Future | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Senior Adult Activity Center of the Phoenixville Area | Phoenixville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Squashsmarts Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St James School | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Crime Victim's Center of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Crime Victims' Center of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Curtis Institute of Music | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Garage Community and Youth Center | Kennett Square, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Pathway School | Norristown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Philadelphia Education Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tree House Books | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trellis for Tomorrow (formely Triskeles) | Phoenixville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uplift Solutions | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Valley Forge Eductional Services | Malvern, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Variety - the Children's Charity of the Delaware Valley | Worcester, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Veterans Multi-Service Center | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wayne Senior Center | Wayne, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Chester Area Senior Center | West Chester, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Philadelphia Alliance for Children | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Philadelphia Alliance for Children (wepac) | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Why Not Prosper | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Workshop Learning (aka Project-Based Learning Inc) | Narberth, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youngmoms | Kennett Square, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zoological Society of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montgomery County Community College Foundation | Bluse Bell, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One House at a Time | Ambler, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Art-Reach | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Advocacy for the Rights & Interest of the Elderly (carie) | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coatesville Area Senior Adult Center | Coatesville, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Comhar | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congreso De Latinos Unidos Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Music Works | Havertown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oxford Area Neighborhood Services Center | Oxford, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Futures | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint James School | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Senior Adult Activities Center of Montgomery County | Norristown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Senior Adult Activity Center of Montgomery County | Norristown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arc of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Breathing Room Foundation | Elkins Park, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Common Place | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Deaf-Hearing Communication Centre | Swarthmore, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Upper Chichester Library | Upper Chichester, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
86 of 205 (42%) 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 1%, 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 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.
- Lankenau Medical Center Foundation
FOR LANKENAU MEDICAL CENTER LINEAR ACCELERATOR - The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
FOR LLS-COURTNEY DINARDO'S CDP PROJECT - Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
FOR LIMR-COALA-T-OBS STUDY - Old Mans Home of Philadelphia Dba Saunders House
OLD MAN HOME RESIDENT TRANSPORT CAPITAL - Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS - Community Volunteers in Medicine
CVIM EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARE INITIATIVE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 203 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78 | $1,121,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 67 | $1,020,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 69 | $987,000 | $12,000 |
| 2024 | 78 | $1,153,000 | $10,000 |
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. 97% 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
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. 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 Gordon Charter 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: 640 Narcisi Lane, 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 27-1234570 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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