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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-0135787

Children Can Shape the Future Inc

A private foundation in Radnor, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 26 grants and $430,000 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

    $430,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $8,861,877
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,055,000

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $8,454,958
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $8,908,545
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $8,121,003
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $9,673,256
  • Tax year 2020

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $8,655,103
  • Tax year 2019

    $581,915

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $8,278,500
  • Tax year 2018

    $205,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,758,209

Grants paid in 2025

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boys & Girls Club of Camden County IncCamden, NJ

    After-school program 2025 - 2026

    $25,000
  2. Boys & Girls Clubs of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    Lit us initiative

    $25,000
  3. Jounce PartnersPhiladelphia, PA

    Jounce instructional leader fellowship

    $25,000
  4. Lucy Outreach A New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationCamden, NJ

    Lucy outreach afterschool program

    $25,000
  5. Kensington Soccer ClubPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  6. NORTH10 PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    Out-of-school time (ost) youth programs

    $20,000
  7. Reading AllowedPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  8. West Philadelphia Alliance for ChildrenPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  9. Coded by KidsPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  10. Fab Youth PhillyPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  11. Harlem Lacrosse PhiladelphiaNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $15,000
  12. Historic Fair HillPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $15,000
  13. Horizons Greater Philadelphia IncWayne, PA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  14. Joyful Readers IncPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  15. Movement Alliance ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    Youth art and self-empowerment project

    $15,000
  16. Philadelphia Robotics Coalition IncPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  17. Rock to the FuturePhiladelphia, PA

    Musicore

    $15,000
  18. Squashsmarts IncPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  19. The Print CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    Artists-in-schools program

    $15,000
  20. Tree House BooksPhiladelphia, PA

    Boosting youth literacy: after school and summer literacy studio

    $15,000
  21. Wagner Free Institute of SciencePhiladelphia, PA

    Children's education and neighborhood outreach programs

    $15,000
  22. West Park Cultural CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  23. Big Picture AlliancePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  24. Healthy NewsworksPilgrim GDNS, PA

    General operating support for philadelphia and new jersey operations

    $10,000
  25. Philadelphia City RowingPlymouth MTNG, PA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  26. Writers MatterPhiladelphia, PA

    Writers matter - hip- hop writing initiative

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development6 grants $135,00043% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $75,00024% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation3 grants $45,00014% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $30,00010% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $15,0005% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $15,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania23 grants $365,000
  2. New Jersey2 grants $50,000
  3. New York1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • David BromleyPRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER Hours 4Pay $0
  • Aline M HolmesBOARD MEMBER (FROM MAY-DECEMBER 2025) Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • Lisa PackTREASURER Hours 4Pay $0
  • Sarah Fishman GoncherSECRETARY AND BOARD MEMBER Hours 4Pay $0
  • Ralph BurnleyBOARD MEMBER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Rosemary CataldiBOARD MEMBER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Dr Alfred SacchettiBOARD MEMBER Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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