The Harding Foundation 2108-01-44
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 38-2849003. Reported 66 grants totalling $10.8M to 32 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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 Harding Foundation 2108-01-44 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 $75,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $175,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $1,815,780. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties | West Palm Beach, FL | $3,150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| See Attached Statement C/O Glenmede Trust Co Na | Philadelphia, PA | $1,815,780 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Blessing Projects | Moran, WY | $1,047,385 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Biblos Foundation | Ballwin, MO | $950,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Holly Township | Holly, MI | $542,615 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Classical Academy De Lafayette Inc | Wentzville, MO | $500,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Peace Haven | St Louis, MO | $465,000 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Voices for Children Advocacy | Flint, MI | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Flint | Flint, MI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Robert E Weiss Advocacy Center for Children and Youth | Flint, MI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camps Newfound Owatonna Corporation | Harrison, ME | $190,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Holly Dickens Festival | Holly, MI | $165,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| City Academy | St Louis, MO | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Crystal Lake Camps Inc | Hughesville, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Growhaus | Denver, CO | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Animal Aid Unlimited | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| First Church of Christ Scientist Fenton Mi | Fenton, MI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lift for Life Academy Inc | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Memory Layne Global Missions | Linden, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Skydog Sanctuary | Malibu, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity International | Vero Beach, FL | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fern Lodge Inc | Castro Valley, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Church of Christ Scientist Clarkson Valley | Chesterfield, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mccarthys Wildlife Sanctuary Inc | Palm Beach, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| E3 Elevating Education Everywhere Inc | Knoxville, TN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Activediscovery Club | Newport Coast, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christmas in Action - Holly Area | Holly, MI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mercy for Animals | Hagerstown, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Leelanau and Kohahna Foundation Inc | Maple City, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holly Area Veterans Resource Center | Holly, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Save the Sea Turtles International | Haleiwa, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bud and Blossom Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
15 of 32 (47%) 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 52%, across 2 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.
- The Blessing Projects
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES - Holly Township
SUPPORT FOR HOLLY HERITAGE - Mccarthys Wildlife Sanctuary Inc
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES - Holly Dickens Festival
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR HOLLY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 47 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | $1,815,780 | $1,815,780 |
| 2021 | 26 | $3,545,000 | $75,000 |
| 2022 | 23 | $2,820,000 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 16 | $2,610,000 | $87,500 |
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. 30% of this one's giving went to organizations in Florida. 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 $75,000. 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 Florida.
- 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 Harding Foundation 2108-01-44'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: The Glenmede Trust Co Na 1650, 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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