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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-3024182

Arthur Judson Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Southampton, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $96,800 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending May 31, 2025), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Prior to september 30th for annual meeting and prior to march 31st for mid-year meeting.
Restrictions
Our foundation guidelines prefer large audience or mass media venues, professional musicians, instrumental or choral, and music education

Contact person, phone, email, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $96,800

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,176,342
  • Tax year 2023

    $67,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,202,241
  • Tax year 2022

    $66,300

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,184,250
  • Tax year 2021

    $85,400

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,212,774
  • Tax year 2020

    $76,785

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,283,455

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Reading Symphony OrchestraReading, PA

    Operational

    $12,000
  2. Concordia Chamber PlayersNew Hope, PA

    Operational

    $6,500
  3. Flagstaff Symphony OrchestraFlagstaff, AZ

    Operational

    $6,000
  4. Montgomery County Chorale and OrchestraMaple Glen, PA

    Operational

    $5,500
  5. Ars Nova WorkshopPhiladelphia, PA

    Operational

    $5,000
  6. Bucks County Chorale SocietyDoylestown, PA

    Operational

    $5,000
  7. Carolyn Eynon SingersScottsdale, AZ

    Operational

    $5,000
  8. Friends of Chamber Music of ReadingLambertville, NJ

    Operational

    $5,000
  9. Philadelphia Youth OrchestraPhiladelphia, PA

    Operational

    $5,000
  10. Riverside SymphoniaLambertville, NJ

    Operational

    $5,000
  11. The Amarillo SymphonyAmarillo, TX

    Operational

    $5,000
  12. Play on PhillyPhiladelphia, PA

    Operational

    $5,000
  13. Berks Opera WorkshopReading, PA

    Operational

    $4,000
  14. Lenape Chamber EnsemblePipersville, PA

    Operational

    $4,000
  15. Philamusica ChoralePhiladelphia, PA

    Operational

    $3,800
  16. Berk's ArtsReading, PA

    Operational

    $3,000
  17. Jasper Chamber ConcertsPhiladelphia, PA

    Operational

    $3,000
  18. Pennsylvania Symphonia OrchestraAllentown, PA

    Operational

    $3,000
  19. Reading Pops OrchestraSinking SPG, PA

    Operational

    $3,000
  20. Tri County ConcertsWayne, PA

    Operational

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture9 grants $43,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania15 grants $70,800
  2. Arizona2 grants $11,000
  3. New Jersey2 grants $10,000
  4. Texas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Arthur Judson IIIDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Kenneth PlessnerDIRECTOR/EXEC DIR Hours 4Pay $15,000
  • Bright Miller JudsonDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • J William WidingDIRECTOR Hours 0.75Pay $0
  • Jody WidingDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Eugene Schriver IVDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Amanda WidingDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Gates McNeilDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Henrietta KobleyDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Lauren KobleyDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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