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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-6783548

Dry Family Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 28 grants and $156,250 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $156,250

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $2,443,724

  • Tax year 2024

    $161,338

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $2,247,235

  • Tax year 2023

    $130,720

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $2,281,558

  • Tax year 2022

    $187,720

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $2,157,850

  • Tax year 2021

    $147,720

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $2,268,584

  • Tax year 2020

    $133,750

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,004,353

Grants paid in 2025

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. St John's CollegeAnnapolis, MD

    Educational purposes

    $20,000
  2. Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA

    Educaational purposes

    $20,000
  3. Individual

    Health purposes

    $16,500
  4. Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    Educational purposes

    $15,000
  5. Harvard College FundCambridge, MA

    Educational purposes

    $10,000
  6. Santa Fe Preparatory SchoolSanta Fe, NM

    Educational purposes

    $10,000
  7. Sky Island AllianceTucson, AZ

    Educational purposes

    $7,500
  8. British Schools and Universities FoNew York, NY

    Educational purposes

    $7,500
  9. British Schools and Universities FoNew York, NY

    Educational purposes

    $7,500
  10. Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, PA

    Educational purposes

    $5,000
  11. The Hudson ReviewNew York, NY

    Literacy purposes

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    Literacy purposes

    $5,000
  13. Friends of Rittenhouse SquarePhiladelphia, PA

    Community maintenance

    $5,000
  14. Reading AllowedPhiladelphia, PA

    Educational purposes

    $5,000
  15. Individual

    Educational purposes

    $2,500
  16. Trinity Center for Urban LifePhiladelphia, PA

    Educational purposes

    $2,500
  17. University of Chicago Lab SchoolChicago, IL

    Educational purposes

    $2,500
  18. The Sky CenterSanta Fe, NM

    Educational purposes

    $2,500
  19. Friends of the Patagonia LibraryPatagonia, AZ

    Educational purposes

    $1,000
  20. Philadelphia Orchard ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    Educational purposes

    $1,000
  21. The Lawrenceville SchoolLawrenceville, NJ

    Educational purposes

    $1,000
  22. The Philadelphia School Annual FundPhiladelphia, PA

    Educational purposes

    $1,000
  23. Kathryn Posin Dance FoundationNew York, NY

    Educational Purposes

    $1,000
  24. Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA

    Educational purposes

    $500
  25. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA

    Educational purposes

    $500
  26. Germantown Friends School PhilaPhiladelphia, PA

    Educational purposes

    $500
  27. A Book A DayPhiladelphia, PA

    Educational purposes

    $500
  28. Greene Towne Montessori SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    Educational purposes

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education8 grants $52,50053% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $31,00031% of the total
  3. Environment3 grants $13,50014% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $2,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania12 grants $56,250
  2. New York4 grants $21,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $20,000
  4. New Mexico2 grants $12,500
  5. Massachusetts2 grants $10,500
  6. Arizona2 grants $8,500
  7. Illinois1 grant $2,500
  8. New Jersey1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Constance C DryTrustee Hours 5.77Pay $0
  • Paul R DryTrustee Hours 0.38Pay $0
  • Sarah C DryTrustee Hours 0.23Pay $0
  • Catherine C DryTrustee Hours 0.23Pay $0

The return

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