A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 31-1627155Arts and culture

Who funds Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site Inc?

14 private foundations gave Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site Inc in Philadelphia, PA $1.4 million across 34 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

34 grants

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

  1. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2025

    General support

    $11,000
  2. Meier Family FoundationWaukesha, WI 2025

    Sara jane elk fund for historic preservation

    $10,000
  3. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support career pathway programs for formerly incarcerated people to work in museums and historic preservation, along with general operating support

    $1,001,000
  4. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Enhance support and capacity of its workforce development and reentry programs

    $82,875
  5. Connelly FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2024

    Preservation trades center

    $40,000
  6. Truist Foundation IncOrlando, FL 2024

    Building career pathways to

    $35,000
  7. Meier Family FoundationWaukesha, WI 2024

    Sara jane elk fund for historic preservation

    $20,000
  8. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  9. Lindback CR & MF Foundation TW MainSaint Louis, MO 2024

    General operating

    $2,000
  10. Shusterman FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    "unrestricted"

    $1,000
  11. Meier Family FoundationWaukesha, WI 2023

    Sara jane elk fund for historic preservation

    $20,000
  12. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  13. TD Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    Workforce development

    $5,000
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $150
  15. Meier Family FoundationWaukesha, WI 2022

    Historic preservation

    $20,000
  16. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    General support

    $10,000
  17. Anne & Philip Glatfelter III Family FoundationHershey, PA 2022

    General charitable use

    $10,000
  18. Lindback CR & MF Foundation TW MainSaint Louis, MO 2022

    General operating

    $2,000
  19. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    General support

    $1,500
  20. Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust UWPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    General

    $1,000
  21. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $216
  22. Meier Family FoundationWaukesha, WI 2021

    General

    $10,000
  23. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  24. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    General support

    $1,000
  25. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $246
  26. Meier Family FoundationWaukesha, WI 2020

    General

    $20,000
  27. The Barra Foundation IncPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    Covid-19 emergency response

    $2,500
  28. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    General support

    $2,000
  29. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $148
  30. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2019

    General support

    $12,000
  31. The Barra Foundation IncPhiladelphia, PA 2019

    Entity support

    $9,000
  32. Chubb Charitable FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2019

    Gifts of Time

    $250
  33. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2018

    General support

    $10,000
  34. Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2018

    General support

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Philadelphia, PA and are not among Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site Inc’s funders above.

  1. The Cigna Group FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 344 grants Accepts applications $273,772 to similar organizations
  2. Wyncote FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 178 grants Preselected only $23,158,530 to similar organizations
  3. The Presser FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 345 grants Accepts applications $6,157,575 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 295 grants Accepts applications $2,903,895 to similar organizations
  5. Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 71 grants Accepts applications $155,500 to similar organizations
  6. Stockton Rush Bartol FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 64 grants Accepts applications $347,000 to similar organizations
  7. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 73 grants Preselected only $127,997 to similar organizations
  8. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 59 grants Preselected only $41,603 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 31-1627155 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.