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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7743235

Amaranth Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 38 grants and $358,260 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $358,260

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $30,237
  • Tax year 2024

    $288,715

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $45,479
  • Tax year 2023

    $313,467

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $39,694
  • Tax year 2022

    $287,004

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $48,692
  • Tax year 2021

    $296,768

    Grants listed
    92
    Assets, end of year
    $79,677
  • Tax year 2020

    $321,560

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $40,986
  • Tax year 2019

    $367,533

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $3,643
  • Tax year 2018

    $434,865

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $20,879

Grants paid in 2025

38 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Allentown Symphony AssociationAllentown, PA

    General purpose

    $87,000
  2. Baum School of ArtAllentown, PA

    General purpose

    $37,500
  3. St John's United Church of ChristAllentown, PA

    General purpose

    $30,000
  4. Allentown Art MuseumAllentown, PA

    General purpose

    $25,500
  5. Pennsylvania Shakespeare FestivalCenter Valley, PA

    General purpose

    $24,000
  6. Allentown BandAllentown, PA

    General purpose

    $20,000
  7. Bach Choir of BethlehemBethlehem, PA

    General purpose

    $17,500
  8. Community Action Committee of the Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PA

    General purpose

    $15,000
  9. Hawk Mountain SanctuaryKempton, PA

    General purpose

    $15,000
  10. United Way of Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PA

    General purpose

    $15,000
  11. Wildlands ConservancyEmmaus, PA

    General purpose

    $15,000
  12. Phoebe MinistriesAllentown, PA

    General purpose

    $6,500
  13. Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $5,500
  14. Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA

    General purpose

    $5,500
  15. Lehigh Valley Community FoundationAllentown, PA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  16. Orangutan Foundation InternationalLos Angeles, CA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  17. Touchstone TheaterBethlehem, PA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  18. Central Moravian ChurchBethlehem, PA

    General purpose

    $4,500
  19. Philadelphia OrchestraPhiladelphia, PA

    General purpose

    $3,500
  20. Lehigh County Historical SocietyAllentown, PA

    General purpose

    $2,900
  21. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $2,500
  22. Historical Society of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  23. Spotlight PAHarrisburg, PA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  24. Fresh Ground Pepper NYCRidgewood, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  25. Western Salisbury Volunteer Fire CompanyAllentown, PA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  26. Fund to Benefit Children & YouthWhitehall, PA

    General purpose

    $500
  27. Healing Through the ArtsAllentown, PA

    General purpose

    $500
  28. Lehigh County Humane SocietyAllentown, PA

    General purpose

    $500
  29. Lepoco Peace CenterBethlehem, PA

    General purpose

    $500
  30. People for the Ethical Treatment of AnimalsNorfolk, VA

    General purpose

    $500
  31. Royal Oak FoundationNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $500
  32. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General purpose

    $500
  33. Arts Quest Center at SteelstacksBethlehem, PA

    General purpose

    $350
  34. Barnes FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    General purpose

    $260
  35. Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, PA

    General purpose

    $250
  36. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $200
  37. Equine Voices Rescue & SanctuaryAmado, AZ

    General purpose

    $150
  38. St Joseph's Indian SchoolChamberlain, SD

    General purpose

    $150

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 $183,16085% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $17,5008% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $7,5003% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  5. Animals2 grants $1,000<1% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid2 grants $1,000<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $1,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania27 grants $336,760
  2. New York3 grants $7,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $5,500
  4. California1 grant $5,000
  5. District of Columbia2 grants $2,700
  6. Alabama1 grant $500
  7. Virginia1 grant $500
  8. Arizona1 grant $150
  9. South Dakota1 grant $150

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Joan M MoranTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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