The Presser Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2164013 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
The Presser Foundation is a private foundation based in Philadelphia, PA (EIN 23-2164013). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $7.2M paid in 917 grants, with a median grant of $3K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $89.3M. It publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · presserfoundation.org
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
- Teresa Araco Rodgers Co Presser Fou
- Phone
- (267) 519-5350
- Deadlines
- Proposals must be submitted by November 15.
- Application materials
- Applications are submitted electronically via the organization's website, www.presserfoundation.org
- Restrictions
- See statement 12.
Original filing text
- Contact
- TERESA ARACO RODGERS CO PRESSER FOU
- Address
- PO BOX 9982 PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19118
- Phone
- 2675195350
- TRODGERS@PRESSERFOUNDATION.ORG
- Deadlines
- PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY NOVEMBER 15.
- Application materials
- APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, WWW.PRESSERFOUNDATION.ORG
- Restrictions
- SEE STATEMENT 12.
Reported organization name: THE PRESSER 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.
Where The Presser 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.
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | Capital support | Tax year 20232023 | $200K |
| Various | Philadelphia, PA | Assistance to music teachers | Tax year 20242024 | $185.7K |
| Various | Philadelphia, PA | Assistance to music teachers | Tax year 20232023 | $161.5K |
| The Mann Center for the Performing Arts | Philadelphia, PA | Capital support | Tax year 20242024 | $150K |
| Wrti901fm | Philadelphia, PA | Capital support | Tax year 20242024 | $125K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (917 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Presser Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). 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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