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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-2792113

Broughton Foundation

A private foundation in Media, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $4.1 million paid in grants.

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $4,084,941

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2023

    $177,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,882,285
  • Tax year 2022

    $181,300

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,989,805
  • Tax year 2021

    $162,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $2,108,287
  • Tax year 2020

    $116,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $2,217,886

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $26,000
  2. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  3. ALS Association - Greater PhiladelpAmbler, PA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  4. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $9,500
  5. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $9,000
  6. Rydal Park Appreciation FundJenkintown, PA

    Unrestricted

    $8,500
  7. Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $7,500
  8. Moore College of Art DesignPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $7,000
  9. Action WellnessPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $6,000
  10. Rose Tree Early Learning CenterMedia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $6,000
  11. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $6,000
  12. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  13. WRTI - Temple University Public RadPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  14. Wallingford Community Arts CenterWallingford, PA

    Unrestricted

    $4,500
  15. Guideposts FoundationDanbury, CT

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  16. Guiding Eyes for the BlindYorktown HTS, NY

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  17. St Johns HospicePhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  18. Main Line Art CenterHaverford, PA

    Unrestricted

    $3,500
  19. PhilabundancePhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $3,500
  20. The Salvation ArmyPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  21. Wayne Art CenterWayne, PA

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  22. Historic Landsdowne TheaterLansdowne, PA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  23. Sunday Breakfast AssociationPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  24. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  25. Rydal Park Friendship FundJenkintown, PA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  26. St Peters United Methodist ChurchPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  27. Jenkins Arboretum and GardensDevon, PA

    Unrestrictede

    $1,500
  28. Lankenau Medical Center FoundationWynnewood, PA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  29. Unitarian Universalist Church of DeMedia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  30. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $1,000

1 grant of $3,914,441 is held for a check and not listed

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $10,00031% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $7,00022% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $6,50020% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $4,00012% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $3,50011% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $1,5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania20 grants $84,000
  2. Connecticut1 grant $4,000
  3. New York1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Frank C Wilhelm JrTrustee Hours 4Pay $9,083
  • Judith B CookTrustee Hours 4Pay $9,083

The return

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