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Grant recipient EIN 26-3176893Crime and legal aid

Who funds Pennsylvania Innocence Project?

46 private foundations gave Pennsylvania Innocence Project in Philadelphia, PA $1.5 million across 132 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

132 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Peter and Judy Leone FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2025

    Support for legal and reentry services for wrongfully-convicted pennsylvanians

    $25,000
  2. Fleischner Family Charitable FoundationNewton Square, PA 2025

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  3. Raynier Institute & FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & unrestricted

    $20,000
  4. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2025

    General support

    $10,000
  5. Zausmer FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2025

    General

    $10,000
  6. Glazer Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2025

    Community

    $10,000
  7. Berger Family FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    For charitable purpose of organization

    $5,000
  8. The Laddie and Linda Montague FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2025

    General operating support

    $1,000
  9. Littler Mendelson Foundation IncKansas City, MO 2025

    General support

    $1,000
  10. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    Matching contribution (general operating support)

    $500
  11. Bernard G& Geraldine Rsegal FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    General

    $30,000
  12. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    Matching gifts

    $15,000
  13. Glazer Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Community

    $15,000
  14. E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter FoundationRadnor, PA 2024

    Help with operational costs

    $12,000
  15. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  16. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD 2024

    To support the general operations of this organization which provides services to individuals who are wrongly incarcerated.

    $10,000
  17. Raynier Institute & FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & unrestricted

    $10,000
  18. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Exoneration support

    $8,000
  19. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    General support

    $6,000
  20. Boscia Family FoundationSarasota, FL 2024

    Human services

    $5,000
  21. The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2024

    Pennsylvania innocence project reetnry food support

    $5,000
  22. Berger Family FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    For charitable purpose of organization

    $5,000
  23. The Laddie and Linda Montague FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    General operating support

    $2,000
  24. Kerr Family FoundationNew Hope, PA 2024

    No restrictions

    $1,500
  25. Robert H & Janet S Fleisher FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    General purpose

    $1,000
  26. Eckert Seamans Charitable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2024

    To exonerate those of crimes they did not commit

    $1,000
  27. David Bryant Jr FoundationBlue Bell, PA 2024

    Charcharitable purposes

    $1,000
  28. The Paul L Newman FoundationMerion Station, PA 2024

    Unresitricted contribution

    $300
  29. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2023

    To sustain and grow the pa innocence project's work providing free legal services to innocent people in pennsylvania prisons and advocating for systemic change to prevent future wrongful convictions

    $75,110
  30. Bernard G& Geraldine Rsegal FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    General

    $30,000
  31. The Leslie Miller and Richard Worley FoundationBryn Mawr, PA 2023

    General funds

    $25,000
  32. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2023

    Matching gift

    $12,500
  33. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    General support

    $12,000
  34. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    General support

    $11,000
  35. Glazer Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    Community

    $10,000
  36. E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter FoundationRadnor, PA 2023

    Help with operational costs

    $10,000
  37. Raynier Institute & FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & unrestricted

    $10,000
  38. Boscia Family FoundationSarasota, FL 2023

    Human services

    $5,000
  39. Berger Family FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    For charitable purpose of organization

    $5,000
  40. The Laddie and Linda Montague FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  41. Kerr Family FoundationNew Hope, PA 2023

    No restrictions

    $1,500
  42. Robert H & Janet S Fleisher FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    General purpose

    $1,000
  43. Eckert Seamans Charitable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2023

    To exonerate those convicted of crimes they did not commit

    $1,000
  44. Littler Mendelson Foundation IncKansas City, MO 2023

    General support

    $750
  45. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2022

    To sustain and grow the pa innocence project's work providing free legal services to innocent people in pennsylvania prisons and advocating for systemic change to prevent future wrongful convictions

    $75,110
  46. Bernard G& Geraldine Rsegal FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    General

    $30,000
  47. The Leslie Miller and Richard Worley FoundationBryn Mawr, PA 2022

    General funds

    $25,000
  48. Raynier Institute & FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & unrestricted

    $20,000
  49. Opportunity FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2022

    Charitable

    $15,000
  50. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    Matching gift

    $12,500
  51. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    General support

    $10,000
  52. Union Benevolent AssociationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    General operating support

    $10,000
  53. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    Reentry services

    $10,000
  54. Glazer Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    Community

    $10,000
  55. E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter FoundationRadnor, PA 2022

    Help with operational costs

    $7,500
  56. Boscia Family FoundationSarasota, FL 2022

    Human services

    $5,000
  57. The Laddie and Linda Montague FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  58. Berger Family FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    For Charitable Purpose of Organization

    $5,000
  59. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    General support

    $2,000
  60. Performing Arts FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    Support and assistance

    $1,500
  61. Kerr Family FoundationNew Hope, PA 2022

    No restrictions

    $1,500
  62. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    General support

    $1,000
  63. Eckert Seamans Charitable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2022

    To free innocent pennsylvanians

    $1,000
  64. Littler Mendelson Foundation IncKansas City, MO 2022

    General support

    $852
  65. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    Matching gift

    $400
  66. The Cigna Group FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    General operating purposes

    $210
  67. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2021

    To sustain, and grow the pa innocence projects work providing free legal services to innocent people in prison and advocating for systemic change to increase access to justice and prevent future wrongful convictions.

    $75,493
  68. Bernard G& Geraldine Rsegal FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    General

    $30,000
  69. The Argus FundFort Washington, PA 2021

    General charitable purpose

    $25,000
  70. The Leslie Miller and Richard Worley FoundationBryn Mawr, PA 2021

    General funds

    $25,000
  71. Kroll Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    Charitable Event

    $25,000
  72. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  73. Glazer Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    Community

    $10,000
  74. The Alfred and Mary Douty FoundationArdmore, PA 2021

    Unrestricted: 2022 and 2023 grant payments

    $10,000
  75. E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter FoundationRadnor, PA 2021

    Help with general charitable purposes

    $10,000
  76. Raynier Institute & FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & unrestricted

    $10,000
  77. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    Matching Gifts

    $7,500
  78. Boscia Family FoundationSarasota, FL 2021

    Human services

    $5,000
  79. Berger Family FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    For Charitable Purpose of Organization

    $5,000
  80. Raynier Institute & FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & unrestricted

    $5,000
  81. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Matching gifts

    $3,000
  82. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    General support

    $2,000
  83. Kerr Family FoundationNew Hope, PA 2021

    No restrictions

    $1,500
  84. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $1,250
  85. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    General support

    $1,000
  86. Littler Mendelson Foundation IncKansas City, MO 2021

    General support

    $1,000
  87. Performing Arts FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    Support and assistance

    $500
  88. The Cigna Group FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    General operating purposes

    $330
  89. Aster Foundation Of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    Support programs seeking justice for wrongly incarcerated

    $250
  90. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2020

    To sustain, and grow the pa innocence projects work providing free legal services to innocent people in prison and advocating for systemic change to increase access to justice and prevent future wrongful convictions.

    $75,494
  91. The Leslie Miller and Richard Worley FoundationBryn Mawr, PA 2020

    General funds

    $50,000
  92. 25th Century FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    Digitization of client

    $40,000
  93. Bernard G& Geraldine Rsegal FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    General

    $30,000
  94. Kroll Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    Charitable Event

    $25,000
  95. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    General operating

    $10,000
  96. Raynier Institute & FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & unrestricted

    $10,000
  97. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2020

    Matching Gifts

    $7,500
  98. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2020

    Matching Gifts

    $5,000
  99. The Alfred and Mary Douty FoundationArdmore, PA 2020

    Unrestricted: fall 2020 grant

    $5,000
  100. Future Standard FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  101. F & O Shortlidge Charitable TrustPennington, NJ 2020

    General operating

    $3,500
  102. Berger Family FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Charitable purpose of organization

    $3,500
  103. 1622 MGD FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    Unrestricted

    $3,500
  104. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    Covid relief

    $3,000
  105. The Elizabeth B and Arthur E Roswell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    general support

    $2,500
  106. The Cigna Group FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    General operating purposes

    $1,665
  107. Kerr Family FoundationNew Hope, PA 2020

    No restrictions

    $1,500
  108. Performing Arts FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    Support and assistance

    $1,000
  109. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    General support

    $1,000
  110. Robert H & Janet S Fleisher FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    General purpose

    $1,000
  111. Eckert Seamans Charitable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2020

    To help free innocent pennsylvanians

    $500
  112. Chubb Charitable FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    Matching Gifts

    $104
  113. Chubb Charitable FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    Matching Gifts

    $100
  114. Chubb Charitable FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    Matching Gifts

    $50
  115. PTS FoundationPlymouth Meeting, PA 2019

    To support the organization and its programs.

    $50,000
  116. Kathryn J Dinardo TR FundPittsburgh, PA 2019

    Exonerates those falsly convicted

    $35,000
  117. John R McCune Dec'd CharitablePittsburgh, PA 2019

    General support

    $32,550
  118. Hess Foundation IncParsippany, NJ 2019

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $25,000
  119. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2019

    General support

    $11,000
  120. Raynier Institute & FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & unrestricted

    $10,000
  121. Eckert Seamans Charitable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2019

    To help free innocent pennsylvanians

    $1,000
  122. Chubb Charitable FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2019

    matching gifts

    $150
  123. Chubb Charitable FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2019

    matching gifts

    $50
  124. Bernard G& Geraldine Rsegal FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2018

    General

    $30,000
  125. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2018

    General support

    $10,000
  126. Kathryn J Dinardo TR FundPittsburgh, PA 2018

    Exonerates those falsly convicted

    $10,000
  127. The Laddie and Linda Montague FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2018

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  128. The Leslie Miller and Richard Worley FoundationBryn Mawr, PA 2018

    General funds

    $2,500
  129. The Apatow-Mann Family Foundation IncBeverly Hills, CA 2018

    Providing

    $2,500
  130. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2018

    General support

    $1,000
  131. Eckert Seamans Charitable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2018

    To help free innocent pennsylvanians

    $1,000
  132. Benco Family Foundation fka Cohen Family Charitable FoundationPittston, PA 2018

    Charitable

    $500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other crime and legal aid organizations in Philadelphia, PA and are not among Pennsylvania Innocence Project’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 144 grants Preselected only $18,485 to similar organizations
  2. The Patricia Kind Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 43 grants Accepts applications $705,000 to similar organizations
  3. The Barra Foundation IncPhiladelphia, PA 21 grants Accepts applications $460,406 to similar organizations
  4. Independence Public Media of Philadelphia IncPhiladelphia, PA 19 grants Accepts applications $934,850 to similar organizations
  5. Van Ameringen Foundation IncNew York, NY 24 grants Accepts applications $1,410,000 to similar organizations
  6. Lindback CR & MF Foundation TW MainSaint Louis, MO 34 grants Preselected only $528,500 to similar organizations
  7. Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 25 grants Accepts applications $73,000 to similar organizations
  8. Scattergood Behavioral Health FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 16 grants Accepts applications $396,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 26-3176893 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.