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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-6390878

Corson Foundation

A private foundation in Plymouth Meeting, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $93,700 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Jef Corson
PO Box 710
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
(610) 825-2000
Form and materials
Application must be submitted in writing and all information as outlined in application must be included. Applications can be obtained by contacting j.e.f. Corson at the contact information listed above. Additional information is available upon request.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $93,700

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $907,559

  • Tax year 2023

    $201,710

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,011,690

  • Tax year 2022

    $189,996

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,233,525

  • Tax year 2021

    $178,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,013,873

  • Tax year 2020

    $174,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $948,634

  • Tax year 2019

    $192,400

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $848,306

  • Tax year 2018

    $174,600

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $922,840

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA

    Higher education

    $35,700
  2. Greenwich Country Day SchoolGreenwich, CT

    Education for underserved youth

    $20,000
  3. Albert Einstein SocietyPhildelphia, PA

    Community health

    $10,000
  4. Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA

    Higher education

    $9,800
  5. Wissahickon Charter SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    Education for underserved youth

    $5,500
  6. Wissahickon FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    Education for underserved youth

    $5,000
  7. Challenge ProgramWilmington, DE

    Education for underserved youth

    $4,500
  8. Einstein Medical Center of MontcoEast Norriton, PA

    Community health

    $1,000
  9. The Guardian ProjectMenlo Park, CA

    Education for underserved youth

    $1,000
  10. Brooklyn Boat WorksBrooklyn, NY

    Education for underserved youth

    $500
  11. Upper Merion Police AssociationKNG of Prussa, PA

    Public works

    $500
  12. Avalon Rescue FundAvalon, NJ

    Public works

    $100
  13. Penn CharterPhiladelphia, PA

    Education for underserved youth

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $75,50093% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania7 grants $57,800
  2. Connecticut1 grant $20,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $9,800
  4. Delaware1 grant $4,500
  5. California1 grant $1,000
  6. New York1 grant $500
  7. New Jersey1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • John Ef CorsonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carl PosseeTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Philip Richard Flynn CorsonPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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