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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-1869371

Straus-Harris Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $628,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $628,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $18,317,860

  • Tax year 2023

    $360,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,768,127

  • Tax year 2022

    $422,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,746,491

  • Tax year 2021

    $143,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,929,249

  • Tax year 2020

    $88,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $961,965

  • Tax year 2019

    $96,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $965,078

  • Tax year 2018

    $186,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,029,912

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mural Arts ProgramPhiladelphia, PA

    Contribution to further donee's exempt purpose

    $160,000
  2. Nationalities Service CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    Contribution to further donee's exempt purpose

    $110,000
  3. InterAct Theatre CompanyPhiladelphia, PA

    Contribution to further donee's exempt purpose

    $70,000
  4. 1812 Theater CompanyPhiladelphia, PA

    Contribution to further donee's exempt purpose

    $50,000
  5. Lantern Theater CompanyPhiladelphia, PA

    Contribution to further donee's exempt purpose

    $50,000
  6. Theatre ExilePhiladelphia, PA

    Contribution to further donee's exempt purpose

    $50,000
  7. The Center - PhiladephiaPhiladelphia, PA

    Contribution to further donee's exempt purpose

    $50,000
  8. Samuel S Fleisher Art MemorialPhiladelphia, PA

    Contribution to further donee's exempt purpose

    $30,000
  9. Settlement Music SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    Contribution to further donee's exempt purpose

    $30,000
  10. Ballet XPhiladelphia, PA

    Contribution to further donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  11. Philadelphia Scenic WorksYeadon, PA

    Contribution to further donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  12. Black StarPhiladelphia, PA

    Contribution to further donee's exempt purpose

    $4,000
  13. Inis Nua Theatre CompanyPhiladelphia, PA

    Contribution to further donee's exempt purpose

    $4,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services1 grant $110,00054% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $94,00046% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania13 grants $628,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Philip A Straus JrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Margaret HarrisTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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