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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-7978393

Larking Hill Foundation

A private foundation in Rosemont, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $243,000 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

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

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

    $243,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,890,479
  • Tax year 2023

    $197,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,421,858
  • Tax year 2022

    $228,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,505,470
  • Tax year 2021

    $234,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,365,268
  • Tax year 2020

    $234,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,264,036
  • Tax year 2019

    $231,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $2,191,084

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    Nursing annual giving fund, friends of penn nursing fund, penn fund, carolyn bennett endowed fellowship fund, and the fund for penn medicine

    $66,000
  2. Pennsylvania Horticultural SocietyPhiladelphia, PA

    General fund, community gardens, trees, public gardens & landscapes

    $35,000
  3. Church of the RedeemerBryn Mawr, PA

    General fund

    $25,000
  4. Main Line HealthRadnor, PA

    Bryn mawr rehab hospital, bryn mawr hospital, lankenau medical center, paoli hospital

    $16,000
  5. United WayPhiladelphia, PA

    General fund

    $15,000
  6. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA

    General fund

    $10,000
  7. Ashley Hall Loyalty FundCharleston, SC

    General fund

    $5,000
  8. Chester County Food BankExton, PA

    General fund

    $5,000
  9. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    General fund

    $5,000
  10. EldernetBryn Mawr, PA

    General fund

    $5,000
  11. Free Library PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General fund

    $5,000
  12. Liberty Science CenterJersey City, NJ

    General fund

    $5,000
  13. Main Line Meals on WheelsDevon, PA

    General fund

    $5,000
  14. Neighborhood Gardens TrustPhiladelphia, PA

    General fund

    $5,000
  15. PBS FoundationArlington, VA

    General fund

    $5,000
  16. Porter GaudCharleston, SC

    General fund

    $5,000
  17. Saint Mary's SchoolRaleigh, NC

    General fund

    $5,000
  18. University of GeorgiaAthens, GA

    Communication sciences and special education support fund

    $5,000
  19. Upper McMichael Creek ConservacyHaverford, PA

    General fund

    $5,000
  20. Episcopal Community ServicesPhiladelphia, PA

    General fund

    $3,000
  21. Penn MedicinePhiladelphia, PA

    General fund

    $2,000
  22. The Ocean Foundation Tag-A-GiantWashington, DC

    General fund

    $2,000
  23. WrtiPhiladelphia, PA

    General fund

    $2,000
  24. Episcopal AcademyNewtown SQ, PA

    General fund

    $1,000
  25. The Haverford FundHaverford, PA

    General fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $87,00055% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $40,00025% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $16,00010% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $10,0006% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania17 grants $206,000
  2. North Carolina2 grants $10,000
  3. South Carolina2 grants $10,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $5,000
  5. New Jersey1 grant $5,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $5,000
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Thomas L BennettTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Carolyn E BennettTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Geoffrey T BennettTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christopher F BennettTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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