The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Inc
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2683335. Reported 1,028 grants totalling $12.0M to 289 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
289organizations funded
$12,061median reported grant
$12.0Mgranted, 2020-2023
91%of grantees funded again the next year
3%of dollars to its largest recipient
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Inc, by its IRS classification it raises and distributes funds for arts & culture (NTEE A120).
- How spread out its giving is. 289 distinct organizations, with 3% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 91% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% private foundations manage. This list is close to settled, so a newcomer has to displace someone rather than fill a gap.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $12,061. Half of what it reported fell between $6,724 and $14,893; the smallest was $505 and the largest $27,822. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
Every organization it funded
All 289 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this grantmaker actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culturetrust Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $397,836 | 50 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | New York, NY | $347,903 | 40 | 4 | 2023 |
| Painted Bride Art Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $227,061 | 20 | 4 | 2023 |
| Headlong Dance Theater | Philadelphia, PA | $164,369 | 14 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Dance Projects | Philadelphia, PA | $123,695 | 12 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $103,697 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Educ | Philadelphia, PA | $96,651 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ars Nova Workshop Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $94,739 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Japanese House and Garden | Philadelphia, PA | $88,132 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $81,094 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Archedream for Humankind Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $80,210 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wilma Theater Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $66,014 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Yes and Collaborative Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $62,861 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Spiral Q Puppet Theater | Philadelphia, PA | $62,728 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Girls Rock Philly | Philadelphia, PA | $62,504 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cosacosa Art at Large Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $61,183 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Center for Emerging Visual Artists Ltd | Philadelphia, PA | $61,151 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Playpenn Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $58,891 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The National Society of Colonial Dames of America in Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $58,863 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rock to the Future | Philadelphia, PA | $58,855 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Theatre Exile Co | Philadelphia, PA | $58,845 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Big Picture Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $58,455 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Gay Mens Chorus Incorporated | Philadelphia, PA | $58,422 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Artwell Collaborative Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $57,735 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Astral Artists Inc Astral Artists Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $57,169 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Resource Exchange | Philadelphia, PA | $56,982 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Asian Americans United | Philadelphia, PA | $56,727 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Artz Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $56,574 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| First Person Arts Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $56,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ego Po | Philadelphia, PA | $56,428 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Rail Park | Philadelphia, PA | $56,276 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Asian Arts Initiative | Philadelphia, PA | $56,104 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mt Airy Community Services Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | $56,092 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Artistas Y Musicos Latino Americano | Philadelphia, PA | $56,060 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| South Asian American Digital Archive Nfp | Philadelphia, PA | $55,841 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Musicopia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $55,692 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Dancing Classrooms Philly | Philadelphia, PA | $55,666 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Journey Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $55,567 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wagner Free Institute of Science | Philadelphia, PA | $55,544 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Pe | Philadelphia, PA | $55,277 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lyra Society | Philadelphia, PA | $55,170 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Prism Quartet Incorporated | New York, NY | $54,897 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Vox Populi Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $54,840 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Miami Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $54,839 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nichole Canuso Dance Company Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $54,708 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Norris Square Neighborhood Project | Philadelphia, PA | $54,614 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cliveden of the National Trust | Philadelphia, PA | $54,355 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Three Aksha | Philadelphia, PA | $54,280 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Tiny Wpa | Philadelphia, PA | $54,233 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for Art in Wood Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $54,200 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Junk | Philadelphia, PA | $54,157 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphias Magic Gardens | Philadelphia, PA | $53,976 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Historic Fair Hill Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $53,966 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Da Vinci Art Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $53,914 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Singing City | Philadelphia, PA | $53,754 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Scribe Video Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $53,251 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tilt Institute for the Contemporary Imag | Philadelphia, PA | $53,246 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crossing Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $53,153 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Artreach Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $53,032 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Azuka Theatre Collective | Philadelphia, PA | $52,661 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rair Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $52,526 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Curio Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $52,495 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Network for New Music | Philadelphia, PA | $52,454 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks | Philadelphia, PA | $52,413 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Centro Nueva Creacion-New Creation | Philadelphia, PA | $52,411 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $52,252 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Anna Crusis Feminist Choir Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $52,063 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Koresh Dance Company | Philadelphia, PA | $51,921 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hidden City Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $51,919 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| 1812 Productions Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $51,831 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tempesta Di Mare Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $51,811 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Print Center | Philadelphia, PA | $51,779 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Swedish Historical Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $51,736 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Islamic Cultural Preservation & Information Council | Philadelphia, PA | $51,629 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Enchantment Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $51,573 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Performance Garage | Philadelphia, PA | $51,554 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Smith Memorial Playgrounds | Philadelphia, PA | $51,427 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| International Ballet Exchange | Philadelphia, PA | $51,190 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $51,032 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Piffaro the Renaissance Band | Philadelphia, PA | $50,964 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Theartblog Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,928 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kyl Dancers Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,875 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tiny Dynamite Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,866 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Interact Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,858 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Macguffin Theatre & Film Company | Philadelphia, PA | $50,798 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Public Trust | Philadelphia, PA | $50,735 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wyck Association | Philadelphia, PA | $50,725 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Sinfonia Association Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,674 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Woodlands Trust for Historic Preservation | Philadelphia, PA | $50,630 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Commonwealth Youth Choirs | Philadelphia, PA | $50,526 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Orchestra 2001 Incorporated | Philadelphia, PA | $50,517 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Athenaeum of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $50,466 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pig Iron Theatre Company Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,419 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Craftnow Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $50,404 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| West Park Cultural Center | Philadelphia, PA | $50,400 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Paradise Laboratories Theatre Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,366 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for Architecture | Philadelphia, PA | $50,337 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cultureworks Greater Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,221 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Stagecrafters | Philadelphia, PA | $50,208 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Georgia E Gregory Interdenominational School of Msc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,028 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Inis Nua Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $49,792 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Project Capoeira Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $49,464 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Dancefusion Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $49,361 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Concerto Soloists | Philadlephia, PA | $48,884 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Termite Tv Collective Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $48,853 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Art Sphere Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $48,777 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Young Playwrights | Philadelphia, PA | $48,702 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| German Society of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $48,671 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $48,662 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Sketch Club | Philadelphia, PA | $48,361 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $48,293 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Inliquiddotcom Incorporated | Philadelphia, PA | $48,141 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Twelve Gates Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $48,033 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Dance Iquail Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $47,795 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Dance Company | Philadelphia, PA | $47,738 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Second State Press | Philadelphia, PA | $47,712 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Quintessence Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $47,626 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mamadele Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $47,482 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Chinese Opera Society Inc | Morton, PA | $47,443 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Stories Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $47,352 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bearded Ladies Cabaret | Philadelphia, PA | $47,292 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Theatre Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $47,178 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Allens Lane Art Center Association | Philadelphia, PA | $47,043 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Glen Foerd Conservation Corp | Philadelphia, PA | $46,984 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lyric Fest | Philadelphia, PA | $46,971 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| District One Community Education Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $46,898 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friends of Laurel Hill and West Laurel Hill Cemeteries | Philadelphia, PA | $46,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Primavera Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $46,125 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leah Stein Dance Company | Philadelphia, PA | $46,093 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium | Philadelphia, PA | $45,973 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Buildabridge International | Philadelphia, PA | $45,949 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Broad Street Review | Philadelphia, PA | $45,685 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jazz Bridge Project Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $45,677 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| La Salle University | Philadelphia, PA | $45,077 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Shakespeare in Clark Park | Philadelphia, PA | $44,667 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Eleone Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $44,624 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Elfreths Alley Association Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $44,466 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival | Philadelphia, PA | $44,447 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fidget | Philadelphia, PA | $44,360 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Carpenters Company of the City and County of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $44,257 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Simpatico Theatre | Philadelphia, PA | $44,183 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $43,805 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| DANSE4NIA Repertory Ensemble | Philadelphia, PA | $43,464 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Artists Collective Incorporated | Philadelphia, PA | $42,425 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project 440 Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $42,328 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Sculptors Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $42,293 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company | Philadelphia, PA | $42,218 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Awbury Arboretum Association Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $41,956 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $41,538 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Germantown Community Broadcasting | Philadelphia, PA | $41,187 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bowerbird Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $40,891 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Arch Street Meeting House Preservation Trust | Philadelphia, PA | $40,467 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Chorale of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $39,490 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sharp Dance Company | Philadelphia, PA | $39,229 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| John Graves Productions Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $38,852 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Warriors of the Wonderful Sound Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $38,699 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Youth Orchestra | Philadelphia, PA | $37,947 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Group Motion Multi Media Dance Theatre | Philadelphia, PA | $37,558 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Historical Society of Frankford | Philadelphia, PA | $37,467 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lantern Theater Company | Philadelphia, PA | $37,280 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Guild of Hand Weavers | Philadelphia, PA | $37,061 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Voices of Pride | Philadelphia, PA | $36,903 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Irish Heritage Theatre Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $36,784 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture | Philadelphia, PA | $36,756 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Collaborative Cataloging Japan | Philadelphia, PA | $36,716 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mexican Cultural Center | Philadelphia, PA | $36,159 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Independence Historical Trust | Philadelphia, PA | $36,151 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Concord School House and Upper Burying Ground of Germantown | Philadelphia, PA | $36,140 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Beyond the Bars Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $35,852 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Youth Choral Ensembles | Philadelphia, PA | $35,842 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Halide Project | Philadelphia, PA | $35,694 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fresh Artists | Lafayette Hl, PA | $35,576 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brandywine Workshop and Archives Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $35,149 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Historic Germantown Preserved | Philadelphia, PA | $34,930 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| White Box Theatre | Philadelphia, PA | $34,439 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Just Act | Philadelphia, PA | $34,429 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Lil Filmmakers Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $34,360 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Scenic Works | Yeadon, PA | $34,345 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mighty Writers | Philadelphia, PA | $34,142 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Unscripted Project | Philadelphia, PA | $34,117 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | $33,873 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lest We Forget Black Holocaust Museum | Philadelphia, PA | $33,815 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Folklore Project | Philadelphia, PA | $33,484 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Philadelphia Film Office | Philadelphia, PA | $33,263 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Moore College of Art and Design | Philadelphia, PA | $32,643 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Womens Theatre Festival Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $31,924 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media | Philadelphia, PA | $31,699 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trinity Center for Urban Life | Philadelphia, PA | $31,469 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| 1807 & Friends Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $31,449 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Usiloquy Dance Designs | Philadelphia, PA | $31,430 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Love Now Media Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $31,181 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wildflower Composers | Philadelphia, PA | $31,072 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pasion Y Arte Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $30,531 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Urban Creators | Philadelphia, PA | $30,302 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Old Academy Players Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $29,803 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $29,697 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chinese American Womens Sisterhood Society of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $29,595 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Music Theatre Philly LLC | Gladwyne, PA | $29,477 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Spells Writing Lab Inc | Lafayette Hl, PA | $29,021 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership | Philadelphia, PA | $28,850 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Artistyear | Philadelphia, PA | $28,802 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kulu Mele African American Dance Ensemble Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $28,623 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Taller Puertorriqueno Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $28,608 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $28,548 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Caribbean Festival and Cultural Organization of Pennsylvania Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $28,468 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bainbridge House Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $28,052 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Women in Film and Television | Philadelphia, PA | $27,936 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Association for Public Art | Philadelphia, PA | $27,822 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Weathervane Music Organization | Philadelphia, PA | $27,770 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Variant 6 | Philadelphia, PA | $27,348 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Composers Forum Phila Chap | Philadelphia, PA | $26,959 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Mascher Dance Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $26,879 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Soapbox Independent Publishing Center | Philadelphia, PA | $26,627 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Contemporary | Jamestown, RI | $26,529 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Thinkingdance | Philadelphia, PA | $26,257 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bushfire Theatre of Performing Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $24,921 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Mauckingbird Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $24,518 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beacon Theatre Productions | Philadelphia, PA | $23,665 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rappers and Rebbes Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $23,662 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Plastic Club Art Club for Women | Philadelphia, PA | $23,169 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Fortress Arts Academy | Philadelphia, PA | $22,839 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble | Philadelphia, PA | $22,469 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| International Assn of Performing Arts for Young People Inc | Shillington, PA | $22,460 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Freedom Band Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $22,332 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University City Arts League Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $21,803 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Philharmonia Choir | Philadelphia, PA | $21,677 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mutya Philippine Dance Company | Philadelphia, PA | $21,636 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mad Beatz Philly | Philadelphia, PA | $21,603 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project TWENTY1 | Philadelphia, PA | $21,139 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Photography Without Borders | Philadelphia, PA | $20,939 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Portside Arts Center | Philadelphia, PA | $20,667 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Village Arts and Humanities | Philadelphia, PA | $17,991 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Balletx | Philadelphia, PA | $16,970 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Play on Philly | Philadelphia, PA | $16,970 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Manayunk Art Center | Philadelphia, PA | $16,942 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Fort Mifflin on the Delaware | Philadelphia, PA | $16,647 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Furniture Workshop | Philadelphia, PA | $16,453 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Dehkontee Artists Theatre Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $16,114 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble | Philadelphia, PA | $15,188 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University City Science Center | Philadelphia, PA | $14,444 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Concert Operetta Theater | Philadelphia, PA | $12,730 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Studio Incamminati | Philadelphia, PA | $11,932 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Calvary Center for Culture & Community | Philadelphia, PA | $11,848 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marian Anderson Historical Society | Philadelphia, PA | $11,848 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Historic Germantown | Philadelphia, PA | $11,734 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Academy of Vocal Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $11,560 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arden Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $11,560 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Barnes Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $11,560 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blackstar Projects Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $11,560 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christ Church Preservation Trust | Philadelphia, PA | $11,560 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
240 of 289 (83%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 232 of 289 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 236 | $1,091,307 | $5,030 |
| 2021 | 255 | $3,200,042 | $12,381 |
| 2022 | 248 | $3,076,555 | $12,970 |
| 2023 | 289 | $4,680,024 | $17,529 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
96% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I 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: 30 South 15TH Street 15TH Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19102.
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