FundersPennsylvania

The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family

Radnor, PA · EIN 46-4678057. Reported 517 grants totalling $9,601,500 to 203 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$15,000median grant
$9,601,500granted, 2021-2024
203organizations funded
74%of grantees funded again the next year
$46.0Massets, 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 Leo and Peggy Pierce Family 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
9 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
94 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
311 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
82 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
13 grants
$100,000 and Up
8 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
Share Food Program IncPottstown, PA$450,000442024
United Against PovertyVero Beach, FL$355,000442024
Faith Friendship MinistriesMountville, PA$330,000332023
Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation IncVero Beach, FL$250,000112024
Pennsylvania Horticultural SocietyPhiladelphia, PA$200,000442024
Federation of Neighborhood CentersPhiladelphia, PA$190,000442024
Community Legal Services IncPhiladelphia, PA$160,000442024
Benefits Data TrustPhiladelphia, PA$150,000332023
Chester County Food BankExton, PA$150,000442024
Hope for Families CenterVero Beach, FL$140,000442024
Senior Resource AssociationVero Beach, FL$140,000442024
Broad Street MinistryPhiladelphia, PA$120,000442024
Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against HungerPhiladelphia, PA$120,000332024
PhilabundancePhiladelphia, PA$120,000332024
The SourceVero Beach, FL$120,000222023
Greener PartnersNorristown, PA$100,000332024
The Legal Clinic for the Disabled IncPhiladelphia, PA$100,000442024
Treasure Coast Food BankFt Pierce, FL$100,000112024
The Food TrustPhiladelphia, PA$95,000442024
Food Connect CoPhiladelphia, PA$90,000332024
Phoenixville Area Community ServicesPhoenixville, PA$90,000442024
Philadelphia Orchard ProjectPhiladelphia, PA$85,000332024
Face to FacePhiladelphia, PA$80,000442024
Feast of JusticePhiladelphia, PA$80,000332024
Lutheran Settlement HousePhiladelphia, PA$80,000442024
Manna on Main StreetLansdale, PA$80,000442024
Maternal and Child Health ConsortiumWest Chester, PA$80,000442024
Chicago Botanic GardenGlencoe, IL$75,000442024
Common Market Philadelphia IncPhiladelphia, PA$75,000222022
Episcopal Community ServicesPhiladelphia, PA$75,000442024
Jewish Relief AgencyBala Cynwyd, PA$75,000442024
Montco Anti-Hunger Network (mahn)Ambler, PA$75,000332024
Neighborhood Gardens TrustPhiladelphia, PA$75,000442024
Chester Eastside IncChester, PA$70,000442024
Community College of Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$70,000332024
Jewish Federation of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$70,000332024
Nationalities Service CenterPhiladelphia, PA$70,000442024
Einstein Healthcare NetworkPhiladelphia, PA$65,000332023
Food Recovery NetworkWashington, DC$65,000442024
Fund for PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$65,000332023
Family Services of Montgomery CountyEagleville, PA$61,000442024
Ann's HeartPhoenixville, PA$60,000332024
Cabrini UniversityRadnor, PA$60,000222023
Chester Housing Initiatives IncChester, PA$60,000442024
Drueding CenterPhiladelphia, PA$60,000442024
Mosaic Community Land TrustPottstown, PA$60,000442024
North Light Community CenterPhiladelphia, PA$60,000442024
Pennypack Farm & Education CenterHorsham, PA$60,000442024
Project HomePhiladelphia, PA$60,000442024
Small Things IncFolsom, PA$60,000332024
St Christopher's Foundation for ChildrenPhiladelphia, PA$60,000222023
The Open LinkPennsburg, PA$60,000442024
The Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic FundAbington, PA$60,000442024
Trellis for TomorrowPhoenixville, PA$60,000442024
Urban Tree ConnectionPhiladelphia, PA$60,000332023
Bucks County Opportunity CouncilDoylestown, PA$57,500442024
Federation Housing IncPhiladelphia, PA$55,000332024
Food MoxiePhiladelphia, PA$55,000332024
Philadelphia Chinatown Development CorporationPhiladelphia, PA$55,000442024
Pottstown Cluster of Religious CommunitiesPottstown, PA$55,000332023
Royersford Outreach Inc Dba Open Door MinistryRoyersford, PA$55,000442024
Senior Adult Activities Center of Montgomery CountyNorristown, PA$55,000442024
St James SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$55,000442024
The Salvation Army Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware DivisionPhiladelphia, PA$55,000332024
Vetri Community PartnershipPhiladelphia, PA$55,000442024
Awbury ArboretumPhiladelphia, PA$50,000332024
Boys & Girls Clubs of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$50,000222024
Catholic Charities Diocese of Palm Beach-Samaritan CenterRiviera Beach, FL$50,000442024
Meals on Wheels and MoreAustin, TX$50,000222022
Public Interest Law Center of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$50,000442024
Turning Points for ChildrenPhiladelphia, PA$50,000332024
Hays County Food BankSan Marcos, TX$45,000222024
Patrician SocietyNorristown, PA$45,000222024
Rolling Harvest Food RescueLumberville, PA$45,000332024
Seamaac IncPhiladelphia, PA$45,000332024
Sustainable Food CenterAustin, TX$45,000222024
African Family Health Organization (afaho)Philadelphia, PA$40,000222024
Church of the Sacred HeartCamden, NJ$40,000442024
Greener ParnersNorristown, PA$40,000112022
Historic Fair HillPhiladelphia, PA$40,000442024
Kennett Area Community ServiceKennett Square, PA$40,000222024
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$40,000442024
NORTH10 PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$40,000332024
Penn Asian Senior ServicesPhiladelphia, PA$40,000222024
Sharing ExcessPhiladelphia, PA$40,000222024
The Simple WayPhiladelphia, PA$40,000332023
The Sunday Love ProjectPhiladelphia, PA$40,000222024
Upper Merion Area Community CupboardKing of Prussa, PA$40,000222024
West Chester Food CupboardWest Chester, PA$40,000332024
Germantown Avenue Crisis MinistryPhiladelphia, PA$36,000442024
Why Not Prosper IncPhiladelphia, PA$36,000442024
Catholic Social ServicesNorristown, PA$35,000222023
Jewish Family and Childrens Service of Greater Philadelphia (jfcs)Philadelphia, PA$35,000332024
Mighty WritersPhiladelphia, PA$35,000332024
Neighbors Helping Neighbors on the Main LineArdmore, PA$35,000222024
Puentes De SaludPhiladelphia, PA$35,000222023
Surrey Services for SeniorsDevon, PA$35,000442024
Valley Youth HouseBethlehem, PA$35,000442024
Boys & Girls Club of ChesterChester, PA$34,000332023
Chestnut Hill Meals on WheelsFlourtown, PA$31,500442024
AchieveabilityPhiladelphia, PA$30,000332023
Caring for FriendsPhiladelphia, PA$30,000222022
Center in the ParkPhiladelphia, PA$30,000222024
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$30,000332024
Family Promise Montco PaAmbler, PA$30,000332024
Kith Integrated and Targeted Human ServicesPhiladelphia, PA$30,000222024
Mercy Neighborhood Ministries IncPhiladelphia, PA$30,000332024
Move for HungerNeptune City, NJ$30,000332024
Northwest Mutual Aid Collective IncPhiladelphia, PA$30,000332024
Options in Aging Dba New Horizons Senior CenterNarberth, PA$30,000332024
Safe Harbor of Chester CountyWest Chester, PA$30,000332024
Supportive Older Women's Network (sown)Philadelphia, PA$30,000332023
Main Line Meals on WheelsDevon, PA$29,000442024
Greater Harleysville and North Penn Senior ServicesHarleysville, PA$28,000332024
Phoenixville Area Senior CenterPhoenixville, PA$28,000332024
West Chester Area Senior CenterWest Chester, PA$28,000332023
Depaul USAChicago, IL$27,500332024
Fair-Amount Food ForestPhiladelphia, PA$27,500332024
John Bartram AssociationPhiladelphia, PA$27,500442024
The Education Culture Opportunities FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$27,500332024
Tri-County Active Adult CenterPottstown, PA$27,500332024
Montgomery County Community College FoundationBlue Bell, PA$27,000332024
Cabrini UnivRadnor, PA$25,000112021
Central Texas Food BankAustin, TX$25,000112021
Garden of Health IncNorth Wales, PA$25,000222024
Treasure Coast FoodFt Pierce, FL$25,000112023
Tricounty Community NetworkPottstown, PA$25,000222024
Brandywine Valley Active AgingCoatesville, PA$24,000332023
Care for RealChicago, IL$23,000332024
Senior Community Services IncFolsom, PA$23,000332023
Family Service of Chester CountyWest Chester, PA$22,000442024
Meals on Wheels of Chester CountyWest Chester, PA$21,000332024
Bebashi-Transition to HopePhiladelphia, PA$20,000222023
Big Picture PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$20,000112022
Centro De Apoyo ComunitarioBroomall, PA$20,000112021
Esperanza Health CenterPhiladelphia, PA$20,000112024
Murphy's Giving MarketUpper Darby, PA$20,000112024
Murphys Giving MarketUpper Darby, PA$20,000112023
Narberth Community Food BankNarberth, PA$20,000222024
Neighborhood Land Power Project (fka Urban Tree Connection)Philadelphia, PA$20,000112024
Pennsylvania Economy League IncPhiladelphia, PA$20,000112022
Sam's HopeWyndmoor, PA$20,000442024
Temple UniversityNew York, NY$20,000112022
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$20,000112024
The Bridge Academy & Community CenterCoatesville, PA$20,000442024
The Garage Community & Youth CenterKennett Square, PA$20,000442024
The Parkesburg Point Youth CenterParkesburg, PA$20,000442024
United Way of Bucks CountyFairless Hills, PA$20,000222024
Ch Pennsylvania Under-21Philadelphia, PA$15,000112023
Ch Pennsylvania Under-21 (covenant House Pa)Philadelphia, PA$15,000112022
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia (jfcs)Philadelphia, PA$15,000112022
Laurel HouseNorristown, PA$15,000332024
Mattie N Dixon Community CupboardAmbler, PA$15,000112024
Movement Alliance ProjectPhiladelphia, PA$15,000112021
Norris Square Neighborhood ProjectPhiladelphia, PA$15,000222022
Northern Children's ServicesPhiladelphia, PA$15,000112024
Oxford Area Senior CenterOxford, PA$15,000332024
Pan Florida Challenge IncNaples, FL$15,000442024
Philadelphia City FundPhiladelphia, PA$15,000112024
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$15,000222024
Sanctuary Farm PhilaGlenside, PA$15,000112024
St John's PrepAstoria, NY$15,000332024
YWCA Tri-County AreaPottstown, PA$15,000222024
Phoenixville Community Education FoundationPhoenixville, PA$13,000442024
Abington Health FoundationAbington, PA$10,000112023
Bucks County Housing GroupWarminster, PA$10,000112024
Depaul USAPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112023
Eastern UniversitySt Davids, PA$10,000112024
Fairmount Park ConservancyPhiladelphia, PA$10,000222023
Family Service Association of Bucks CountyLanghorne, PA$10,000112023
Farmworker Association of Florida IncApopka, FL$10,000112021
Generations of Indian ValleySouderton, PA$10,000112024
Inter-Faith Housing AllianceAmbler, PA$10,000112021
Keystone Opportunity CenterSouderton, PA$10,000112021
Novick Urban FarmPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112022
Old Pine Community CenterPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
Oxford Area Neighborhood Services CenterOxford, PA$10,000112024
Par-Recycle WorksPhiladelphia, PA$10,000222024
Pennsylvania Partnerships for ChildrenHarrisburg, PA$10,000112021
Sunday Breakfast Rescue MissionPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112021
The Common MarketPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112023
The U School IncPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112022
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
Tri-County Active Adult Center Formerly Pottstown Area Seniors' CenterPottstown, PA$10,000112021
VietleadPhiladelphia, PA$10,000222022
Vna-Community Services IncAbington, PA$10,000112024
Youth Guidance Mentoring AcademyVero Beach, FL$10,000112022
Connectedly (formerly Sown)Philadelphia, PA$7,500112024
The Friendship CenterChicago, IL$6,000112022
Center for Empowered Politics Education FundPhiladelphia, PA$5,000112024
Cloud 9 Community FarmsPhiladelphia, PA$5,000112024
Coalition of African Communities (africom)Philadelphia, PA$5,000112021
Food ForwardNorth Hollywood, CA$5,000112021
Friends Association for Care and Protection of ChildrenWest Chester, PA$5,000112021
Main Line Senior Services IncWayne, PA$5,000112021
Pennsylvania Innocence ProjectPhiladelphia, PA$5,000112024
People's Emergency CenterPhiladelphia, PA$5,000112021
Players Philanthropy FundTowson, MD$5,000112022
Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the GreatJenkintown, PA$5,000112024
St John's PrepAstoria, NJ$5,000112022
Methacton Education FoundationEagleville, PA$3,500112024
Als Association Greater Philadelphia ChapterAmbler, PA$2,500112023
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis AssociationAmbler, PA$2,500112024

144 of 203 (71%) 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 74%, 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 373 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
146 grants
Food & Nutrition
64 grants
Education
34 grants
Environment
19 grants
Health Care
18 grants
Community Improvement
17 grants
Youth Development
15 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
15 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021124$2,452,000$15,000
2022123$2,195,500$15,000
2023127$2,234,000$15,000
2024143$2,720,000$15,000

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. The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family has 88 of them, worth $3,107,500. 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
Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation IncVero Beach, FL$750,000
Treasure Coast Food BankFt Pierce, FL$200,000
Share Food Program IncPhiladelphia, PA$150,000
Share Food Program IncPhiladelphia, PA$150,000
Share Food Program IncPottstown, PA$150,000
Faith Friendship MinistriesMountville, PA$100,000
Cabrini UniversityRadnor, PA$60,000
Benefits Data TrustPhiladelphia, PA$50,000
Pennsylvania Horticultural SocietyPhiladelphia, PA$50,000
Chester County Food BankExton, PA$40,000
PhilabundancePhiladelphia, PA$40,000
Chester County Food BankExton, PA$40,000
PhilabundancePhiladelphia, PA$40,000
Community Legal Services IncPhiladelphia, PA$40,000
Greener PartnersNorristown, PA$40,000

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 82% 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
$7.9M
Florida
$1.2M
Texas
$165K
Illinois
$132K
New Jersey
$75K
District of Columbia
$65K
New York
$35K
Maryland
$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 $15,000. 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 The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family'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: 150 N Radnor Chester Road A110, Radnor, 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 46-4678057 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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