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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-6957302

The Drumcliff Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 44 grants and $438,827 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Daniel Gordon
1021 W Hortter Street
Philadelphia, PA 19116
(215) 789-5711
[email protected]

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $438,827

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $1,584,619
  • Tax year 2024

    $546,450

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $1,610,149
  • Tax year 2023

    $389,992

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,767,410
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,671,874
  • Tax year 2021

    $473,640

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,598,900
  • Tax year 2020

    $271,357

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $1,541,235
  • Tax year 2019

    $552,104

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $1,332,110

Grants paid in 2025

44 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Feliz FiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $52,760
  2. Historic Saranac LakeSaranac Lake, NY

    General donation

    $50,000
  3. Street Soccer USABrooklyn, NY

    General donation

    $46,200
  4. Winchester CollegeWinchester, United Kingdom

    General donation

    $32,300
  5. Historic GermantownPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $25,000
  6. Friends of Gorgas ParkPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $20,000
  7. Germantown Friends SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $20,000
  8. Mt Airy Arts GaragePhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $20,000
  9. Family Promise of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $15,000
  10. Roxbourough United Soccer ClubPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $12,500
  11. American Alumni & Glasgow UMilford, CT

    General donation

    $10,650
  12. American Friends of Winchester CollNew York, NY

    General donation

    $10,000
  13. Breakthrough PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $10,000
  14. Free Library of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $10,000
  15. Gateway Horse WorksMalvern, PA

    General donation

    $10,000
  16. Share Food ProgramPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $10,000
  17. The Big SandboxPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $10,000
  18. Onley Comm CollaborativePhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $5,500
  19. Bycycle Coalittion of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  20. Friends of WissahickonPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  21. Intitute of Dev of African AmericanPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  22. Land Health InstitutePhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  23. Mt Airy Track ClubPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  24. St Helenas SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  25. The Children's FundPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  26. Woodmere Art MuseumPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  27. Grils on the RunPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $4,000
  28. Corporation of Fine ArtsSan Francisco, CA

    General donation

    $3,500
  29. Tacony Frankford WatershedPhiladalphia, PA

    General donation

    $2,500
  30. Wissahicken Restoration VolunteersPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $2,500
  31. Fishtown Kensington BidPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $2,368
  32. Chester County IntermediateDowningtown, PA

    General donation

    $2,000
  33. Morrison Student ActivitiesMorristown, NJ

    General donation

    $2,000
  34. Mt Airy Business Improvement DistrPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $1,874
  35. JuntosPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $1,500
  36. Chestnut Hill Local EmergencyPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $1,000
  37. Qubec Labrador FoundationIpswich, MA

    General donation

    $1,000
  38. St Demetrius ChurchUpper Darby, PA

    General donation greek school

    $1,000
  39. Virgil Walker BandPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $1,000
  40. For the Love of BirdsBelford, NJ

    General donation

    $750
  41. Trustees of University of PennPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $500
  42. US SquashPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $500
  43. West Mount Airy NeighboursPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $500
  44. Do the Right ThemeBroomall, PA

    General donation

    $425

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $62,70027% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $55,00024% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $52,76023% of the total
  4. Environment3 grants $30,00013% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $20,0009% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania35 grants $282,427
  2. New York3 grants $106,200
  3. Connecticut1 grant $10,650
  4. California1 grant $3,500
  5. New Jersey2 grants $2,750
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Daniel GordonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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