Union Benevolent Association
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1360861. Reported 74 grants totalling $941,500 to 64 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. Union Benevolent Association 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 $8,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,500 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Cultural Alliance of North America Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $66,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coalition of African Communities | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Common Place | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Family Health Organization | Ebensburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lift Every Voice Philly Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southwest Community Development Corp | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| African Family Health Organization | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Feast of Justice | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Germantown Avenue Crisis Ministry | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Philly House | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Why Not Prosper | Philadelphia, PA | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cradle of Hope | Jenkintown, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Self Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Legal Clinic for the Disabled | Philadelphia, PA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dawn's Place | Philadelphia, PA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Federation of Neighborhood Centers | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Achieveability Connects | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Afaho | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carie | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Esperanza Immigration Legal Services | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Homeless Advocacy Project | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mighty Writers | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nationalities Service Center | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Light Community Center | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Mutual Aid Collective Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nw Philadelphia Interfaith Hospitality Network | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Par-Recycle Works | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania Innocence Project | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unite Here Mid Atlantic Training & Scholarship Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Tree Connection | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Whosoever Gospel Mission | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Abortion Liberation Fund of Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Affordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food Connect Co | Philadelphia, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Simple Home Fuller Center | Philadelphia, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tenant Union Representative Network | Philadelphia, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Educational Advocates Reaching Today's Hardworking Students | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One House at a Time | Ambler, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sharing Excess Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Transitioning Into Adulthood | Landsowne, PA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Broad Street Ministry | Philadelphia, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels | Flourtown, PA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| People's Emergency Center | Philadelphia, PA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Philadelphia Assoc for Recovery Education | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kiths Integrated and Targeted Human Services | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women's Community Revitalization Project | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Center at Visitation | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Deafcan | Sylvan Lake, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Potter's House Mission | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Siloam Wellness | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Philadelphia Project | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Outside the Bars | Philadelphia, PA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cloud 9 Rooftop Farm | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cradle of Hope | Roseville, MN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delaware Valley Fairness Project | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Legacy Inc | Windsor Mill, MD | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Attic Youth Center | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Reid Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban Resources Development Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prevention Meets Fashion Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grands As Parents Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
10 of 64 (16%) 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 10%, 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 52 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | $128,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 42 | $328,500 | $6,750 |
| 2023 | 10 | $152,000 | $14,500 |
| 2024 | 7 | $333,000 | $50,000 |
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. Union Benevolent Association has 2 of them, worth $35,000. 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.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Cradle of Hope | Roseville, MN | $20,000 |
| Nomo Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 98% 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 $8,500. 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 Union Benevolent Association'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: Po Box 27296, Philadelphia, PA, 19118. 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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