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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-7909451

Poor Richard's Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Chesterbrook, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 35 grants and $3.1 million 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

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

    $3,055,250

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $51,020,253

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,170,050

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $50,612,645

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,326,900

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $52,404,114

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,379,900

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $56,049,424

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,736,300

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $55,876,745

Grants paid in 2024

35 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $859,000
  2. Center City District FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $250,000
  3. Center for Architecture DesignPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $250,000
  4. Spotlight PAHarrisburg, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $225,000
  5. Germination ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $150,000
  6. Tiny WpaPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $125,000
  7. CraftnowPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $120,000
  8. Philadelphia Soccer 2026Philadelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $100,000
  9. Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative (pysc)Philadelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $100,000
  10. Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $100,000
  11. Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design MuseumNew York, NY

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $85,000
  12. Philadelphia Visitor CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $75,000
  13. Starfinder FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $75,000
  14. Abortion Access for AllDenver, CO

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $50,000
  15. Share Food ProgramPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $50,000
  16. The Athenaeum of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $50,000
  17. Neighborhood Garden's TrustPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $45,000
  18. Schuylkill River Development CorpPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $35,000
  19. Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $25,000
  20. Greater Philadelphia Cultural AlliancePhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $25,000
  21. Heights PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $25,000
  22. HopephlPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $25,000
  23. Jewish Federation of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $25,000
  24. National Constitution CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $25,000
  25. Philadelphia Union FoundationChester, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $25,000
  26. Society Hill Preservation FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $25,000
  27. US SquashPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $25,000
  28. Rodeph Shalom CongregationPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $21,250
  29. The Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $20,000
  30. FringeartsPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $10,000
  31. Philadelphia Children's AlliancePhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $10,000
  32. Preservation Alliance of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $10,000
  33. Celebration of Benjamin Franklin FounderPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $5,000
  34. Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (ame) ChurchPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $5,000
  35. PHILADELPHIA250Philadelphia, PA

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education6 grants $575,00038% of the total
  2. Community development3 grants $360,00024% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation2 grants $125,0008% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $125,0008% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $120,0008% of the total
  6. Arts and culture5 grants $90,0006% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $130,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania33 grants $2,920,250
  2. New York1 grant $85,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Lisa S RobertsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • David SeltzerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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