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Independence Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 23-1352110 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $7.5M
- Grants reported
- 457
- Median grant
- $10K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 223 | $4M |
| 2024 | 234 | $3.5M |
Where Independence Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS | HARRISBURG, PA | LEGAL CLEARINGHOUSE / POLICY COORDINATION, NONPROFIT NAVIGATORE AND OPERATING SUPPORT | 2025 | $200K |
| COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP | 2025 | $185.3K |
| FELLOWSHIP PAYMENTS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | FELLOWSHIP PAYMENTS | 2024 | $117K |
| FELLOWSHIP PAYMENT | PHILADELPHIA, PA | FELLOWSHIP PAYMENTS | 2025 | $115K |
| PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE EMERGENCY FUND, PHILLY GIVES, REGIONAL FOOD FUND | 2025 | $95K |
| COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP - LIVIA LUAN | 2024 | $91.3K |
| PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTIONAL LAW PROJECT | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP | 2025 | $90K |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTHEASTERN PA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $89.5K |
| FRIENDS OF FARMWORKERS INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP | 2025 | $87.5K |
| HIAS AND COUNCIL MIGRATION SERVICE OF PHILADELPHIA INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP - EMILY MILES | 2024 | $84.3K |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTHEASTERN PA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $81K |
| PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH LAW PROJECT | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP | 2025 | $80.9K |
| PHILADELPHIA LEGAL ASSISTANCE CENTER INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP - NICOLE SCOTT | 2024 | $76.2K |
| PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES | PHILADELPHIA, PA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $76K |
| PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH ACCESS NETWORK | PHILADELPHIA, PA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $75K |
| PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH ACCESS NETWORK | PHILADELPHIA, PA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $75K |
| PROJECT HOME | PHILADELPHIA, PA | HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT STEPHEN KLEIN WELLNESS CENTER / HUB FOR HOPE | 2025 | $75K |
| PROJECT HOME | PHILADELPHIA, PA | HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT PROJECT HOME'S STEPHEN KLEIN WELLNESS CENTER AND HUB OF HOPE | 2024 | $75K |
| PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES | PHILADELPHIA, PA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $70K |
| COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | TEACHING NURSING HOME PROJECT | 2025 | $69.9K |
| COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $67K |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $63K |
| COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $60K |
| SENIORLAW CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | GENERAL SUPPORT / CARIE ADVOCACY TRANSITION | 2025 | $60K |
| PHILABUNDANCE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | GENERAL SUPPORT / EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT | 2025 | $57.5K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- REGINALD SHUFORD PRESIDENT INDEPEND
- Address
- 200 SOUTH BROAD STREET SUITE 1101 PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19102
- Phone
- 2159854009
- Deadlines
- THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHES A GRANT CYCLE ON A YEARLY BASIS AND ALL DECISIONS ARE MADE IN CYCLE.
- Application materials
- INDEPENDENCE FOUNDATION DOES NOT ACCEPT UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS. EACH YEAR THE FOUNDATION SENDS OUT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) UNDER THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: CULTURE AND THE ARTS, HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE, HUMAN SERVICES, PUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL AID, REENTRY, RECIDIVISM & RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, AND FELLOWSHIPS IN THE ARTS PROGRAM. ORGANIZATIONS NOT PREVIOUSLY FUNDED BY THE FOUNDATION ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A TWO PAGE LETTER OF INQUIRY INCLUDING ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION, AMOUNT BEING REQUESTED AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM/SERVICES FOR WHICH THE FUNDS WILL BE USED. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOUNDATION'S FUNDING AREA IS RESTRICTED TO PHILADELPHIA AND ITS SURROUNDING PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES: BUCKS, CHESTER, DELAWARE AND MONTGOMERY.
- Restrictions
- LETTERS OF INQUIRY WILL BE REVIEWED FOR CONSISTENCY WITH CURRENT FUNDING PRIORITIES. SHOULD THE APPLICATION, AFTER REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROVE TO BE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE FOUNDATION'S INTERESTS, THE APPLICANT WILL BE ADVISED AND THE NECESSARY INTERVIEWS MAY BE ARRANGED PRIOR TO A FINAL DETERMINATION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Independence Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.