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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
Typical grant
$15K
Future commitments
Not reported

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

How to apply

Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Leila Gordon
Email
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.
Original filing text
Contact
LEILA GORDON
Address
640 NARCISI LANE WAYNE, PA, 19087
Phone
6102209054
Email
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.

Reported organization name: THE GORDON CHARTER FOUNDATION

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202577$1.2M
202478$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

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Lankenau Medical Center Foundation

Wynnewood, PA

$60KTax year 2024

For lankenau medical center linear accelerator

Lankenau Medical Center Foundation

Wynnewood, PA

$60KTax year 2025

For lankenau medical center linear accelerator

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Philadelphia, PA

$50KTax year 2024

For aml research

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology

Media, PA

$26KTax year 2024

For general operating funds

Bethesda Project

Philadelphia, PA

$25KTax year 2024

For general operating funds

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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 filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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