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The Gordon Charter Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 27-1234570 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $2.4M
- Grants reported
- 155
- Median grant
- $15K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77 | $1.2M |
| 2024 | 78 | $1.2M |
Where The Gordon Charter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANKENAU MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | WYNNEWOOD, PA | FOR LANKENAU MEDICAL CENTER LINEAR ACCELERATOR | 2024 | $60K |
| LANKENAU MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | WYNNEWOOD, PA | FOR LANKENAU MEDICAL CENTER LINEAR ACCELERATOR | 2025 | $60K |
| THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | FOR AML RESEARCH | 2024 | $50K |
| PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | MEDIA, PA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS | 2024 | $26K |
| NORTHERN CHILDRENS SERVICES | PHILADELPHIA, PA | FOR KITCHEN RENOVATIONS | 2024 | $25K |
| BETHESDA PROJECT | PHILADELPHIA, PA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS | 2024 | $25K |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS | 2024 | $25K |
| MAINE LINE MEALS ON WHEELS | DEVON, PA | FOR SUBSIDY AND SALAD PROGRAM | 2024 | $25K |
| SURREY SERVICES FOR SENIORS INC | DEVON, PA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS | 2024 | $25K |
| ALS UNITED MID-ATLANTIC | AMBLER, PA | FOR HOME CARE PROGRAM | 2024 | $25K |
| BAKER INDUSTRIES INC | MALVERN, PA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS | 2024 | $25K |
| GOOD SAMARITAN SHELTER | PHOENIXVILLE, PA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS | 2025 | $25K |
| LANKENAU MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | WYNNEWOOD, PA | FOR JACK LYNCH CANCER INSTITUTE | 2025 | $25K |
| COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE | WEST CHESTER, PA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS | 2025 | $25K |
| FACE TO FACE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS | 2025 | $25K |
| PATHWAYS TO HOUSING PA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS | 2025 | $25K |
| BROAD STREET LOVE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS | 2025 | $25K |
| FAMILY PROMISE MONTCO PA | AMBLER, PA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS | 2025 | $25K |
| BIG PICTURE PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS | 2025 | $25K |
| THE HICKMAN FRIENDS SENIOR COMMUNITY OF WEST CHESTER | WEST CHESTER, PA | FOR HICKMAN-KITCHEN RENOVATION | 2025 | $25K |
| OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND | PHILADELPHIA, PA | FOR OSB TAKING FLIGHT CAMPAIGN | 2024 | $25K |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS | 2025 | $25K |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS | 2025 | $25K |
| HOME OF THE SPARROW | EXTON, PA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS | 2024 | $25K |
| BEYOND LITERACY (COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER) | PHILADELPHIA, PA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS | 2025 | $20K |
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
- LEILA GORDON
- Address
- 640 NARCISI LANE WAYNE, PA, 19087
- Phone
- 6102209054
- GORDONCHARTERFOUNDATION.COM
- Deadlines
- GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINES OCCUR QUARTERLY AND MAY BE FOUND ON THE CHARTER FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE.
- Application materials
- GRANT APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION VIA THE FOUNDATION'S ONLINE GRANT APPLICATION LOCATED ON ITS WEBSITE "GORDONCHARTERFOUNDATION.COM". APPLICANTS MUST ALSO SUBMIT A LIST OF THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, A COPY OF THEIR IRS LETTER APPROVING IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) EXEMPT STATUS AND A LIST OF THE NAMES AND AMOUNTS OF THE LARGEST FUNDERS OF THE APPLICANTS.
- Restrictions
- GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH CARE, MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PUBLIC CHARITIES EXEMPT UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) AND 509 (A)(2) AND ARE LOCATED IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA, PA AREA OR PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT SERVICES TO THIS AREA.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Gordon Charter 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.