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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-2866344

The Phi Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $47,918 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

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

    $47,918

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $965,332
  • Tax year 2024

    $85,750

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $872,581
  • Tax year 2023

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $933,958
  • Tax year 2022

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $976,084
  • Tax year 2021

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $998,496
  • Tax year 2020

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,058,162

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. Mount Saint Joseph AcademyFlourtown, PA

    Charitable contribution

    $30,000
  2. La Salle AcademyPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable contribution

    $5,000
  3. MCC TheaterNew York, NY

    Charitable contribution

    $3,000
  4. Founding ForwardValley Forge, PA

    Charitable contribution

    $3,000
  5. Individual

    Charitable contribution

    $2,500
  6. MCC TheaterNew York, NY

    Charitable contribution

    $1,500
  7. American Online Giving Foundation IncNewark, DE

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  8. Holy Ghost Prepatory SchoolBensalem, PA

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  9. Ballet XPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable contribution

    $518
  10. Mazzoni CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable contribution

    $400

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $5,00056% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $3,00033% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania6 grants $39,918
  2. New York2 grants $4,500
  3. Delaware1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Paul G MorrisseyPRESIDENT/ DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Paul DiiorioDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Tireney KellyDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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