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Grant recipient EIN 59-3802913Education

Who funds Tree House Books?

46 private foundations gave Tree House Books in Philadelphia, PA $1.4 million across 125 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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

125 grants

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

  1. The Vert Charitable Trust UA 12222011Wyndmoor, PA 2025

    To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.

    $40,000
  2. Children Can Shape the Future IncRadnor, PA 2025

    Boosting youth literacy: after school and summer literacy studio

    $15,000
  3. Sheller Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2025

    Program support

    $10,000
  4. Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert Institution for Poor Boys and GirlsPhiladelphia, PA 2025

    General operating

    $10,000
  5. The Allen Hilles FundRadnor, PA 2025

    General operating support

    $7,500
  6. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 2025

    Operations

    $3,000
  7. Mary and Emanuel Rosenfeld Foundation 2Cincinnati, OH 2025

    Support for daily operation

    $500
  8. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Summer literacy quality enhancement cohort phase II

    $57,600
  9. The John B Rosenthal FoundationKingston, PA 2024

    General/no restrictions

    $45,000
  10. Claneil Foundation IncPlymouth Meeting, PA 2024

    General operating

    $40,000
  11. The Tioga FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    To support literacy

    $25,000
  12. Children Can Shape the Future IncRadnor, PA 2024

    After school & summer literacy studio

    $20,000
  13. The Vert Charitable Trust UA 12222011Wyndmoor, PA 2024

    To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.

    $20,000
  14. Penn Treaty Special Service DistrictPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Neighborhood grant

    $11,537
  15. Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert Institution for Poor Boys and GirlsPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    General operating

    $10,000
  16. The Gordon Charter FoundationWayne, PA 2024

    For general operating funds

    $10,000
  17. The Allen Hilles FundRadnor, PA 2024

    General operating support

    $7,500
  18. Sunstone FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)

    $5,242
  19. The Barra Foundation IncPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Knowledge and networks grant

    $5,000
  20. The Patricia Kind Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Trustee grant - christina

    $5,000
  21. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 2024

    Operations

    $5,000
  22. Sunstone FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  23. Rosenlund Family Foundation Inv MGRPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Learning through books

    $3,500
  24. Coleman FoundationConshohocken, PA 2024

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  25. Lindback CR & MF Foundation TW MainSaint Louis, MO 2024

    General operating

    $1,500
  26. Mary and Emanuel Rosenfeld Foundation 2Cincinnati, OH 2024

    Support for daily operation

    $500
  27. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Volunteer program

    $50
  28. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Matching contribution (general operating support)

    $22
  29. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    Summer literacy quality enhancement cohort phase II

    $67,400
  30. The John B Rosenthal FoundationKingston, PA 2023

    General/no restrictions

    $45,000
  31. Caroline Alexander Buck FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    For every child in philadelphia to have access to books and every opportunity to pursue their dreams

    $30,000
  32. The Tioga FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    To support literacy

    $25,000
  33. The Patricia Kind Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    General operating support

    $25,000
  34. Justamere FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Delivery of Books and Literacy to North Philadelphia

    $25,000
  35. The William M King FoundationMc Gaheysville, VA 2023

    Promote literacy

    $20,000
  36. Le Vine Family FoundationBryn Mawr, PA 2023

    Program literacy

    $20,000
  37. The Vert Charitable Trust UA 12222011Wyndmoor, PA 2023

    To promote and support the educational exempt purpose pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.

    $20,000
  38. Pincus Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Expand Books/Literacy Selections for children and youth of the duckrey school community

    $12,500
  39. Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert Institution for Poor Boys and GirlsPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    General operating

    $10,000
  40. The Allen Hilles FundRadnor, PA 2023

    General operating support

    $7,500
  41. DL Saunders Lawrence Saunders FoundationRadnor, PA 2023

    For general funds

    $5,000
  42. Coleman Resid TWConshohocken, PA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  43. People Helping People FoundationBlue Bell, PA 2023

    Education/literacy

    $2,500
  44. Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust UWPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    General

    $2,000
  45. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $2,000
  46. Lindback CR & MF Foundation TW MainSaint Louis, MO 2023

    General operating

    $1,500
  47. Independence Public Media of Philadelphia IncPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    Board or staff donation

    $1,000
  48. Sheller Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    Program support

    $500
  49. Mary and Emanuel Rosenfeld Foundation 2Cincinnati, OH 2023

    Support for daily operation

    $500
  50. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $257
  51. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $157
  52. The Alfred and Mary Douty FoundationArdmore, PA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  53. The Patricia Kind Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    General operating support

    $25,000
  54. Connelly FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2022

    General operating support

    $20,000
  55. The William M King FoundationMc Gaheysville, VA 2022

    Promote literacy

    $20,000
  56. The Vert Charitable Trust UA 12222011Wyndmoor, PA 2022

    To promote and support the educational exempt purpose pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.

    $20,000
  57. The Tioga FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    To support literacy

    $15,000
  58. Pincus Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    Expand Books/Literacy Selections for children and youth of the duckrey school community

    $12,500
  59. Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert Institution for Poor Boys and GirlsPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    General operating

    $10,000
  60. The Allen Hilles FundRadnor, PA 2022

    General operating support

    $7,560
  61. Le Vine Family FoundationBryn Mawr, PA 2022

    Programming and book purchases

    $5,000
  62. Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust UWPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    General

    $3,500
  63. Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    Black girls book club

    $3,000
  64. Coleman FoundationConshohocken, PA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  65. People Helping People FoundationBlue Bell, PA 2022

    Education/literacy

    $2,500
  66. The Cannuscio Rader Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    Educational

    $2,000
  67. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $1,250
  68. Lindback CR & MF Foundation TW MainSaint Louis, MO 2022

    General operating

    $1,000
  69. Patricia & Stephen Segal Family FDNPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    Educational

    $1,000
  70. Mary and Emanuel Rosenfeld Foundation 2Cincinnati, OH 2022

    Support for daily operation

    $1,000
  71. Don & Linda Brodie Family FoundationDelray Beach, FL 2022

    Traveling tree house

    $1,000
  72. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $244
  73. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    Summer literacy quality enhancement

    $75,240
  74. The Barra Foundation IncPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    Recovery and response grant

    $40,000
  75. The John B Rosenthal FoundationKingston, PA 2021

    General/no restrictions

    $40,000
  76. The Patricia Kind Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  77. Caroline Alexander Buck FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    General

    $20,000
  78. The Tioga FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    To support literacy

    $15,000
  79. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    Matching grant for the literacy summer studio

    $15,000
  80. The William M King FoundationMc Gaheysville, VA 2021

    Promote literacy

    $15,000
  81. The Vert Charitable Trust UA 12222011Wyndmoor, PA 2021

    To promote and support the educational exempt purpose pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.

    $15,000
  82. Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert Institution for Poor Boys and GirlsPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    General operating

    $10,000
  83. The Allen Hilles FundRadnor, PA 2021

    General operating support

    $6,500
  84. DL Saunders Lawrence Saunders FoundationRadnor, PA 2021

    For general funds

    $5,000
  85. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2021

    Program Support

    $3,500
  86. Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    Teen leaders

    $3,000
  87. Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust UWPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    General

    $2,000
  88. Coleman FoundationConshohocken, PA 2021

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  89. Mary and Emanuel Rosenfeld Foundation 2Cincinnati, OH 2021

    Support for daily operation

    $2,000
  90. Sheller Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    Program support

    $1,000
  91. The Neubauer Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    Program support

    $1,000
  92. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    General support

    $200
  93. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $156
  94. The Tioga FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    To support literacy

    $30,000
  95. Caroline Alexander Buck FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    General

    $20,000
  96. The William M King FoundationMc Gaheysville, VA 2020

    Promote literacy

    $15,000
  97. The Vert Charitable Trust UA 12222011Wyndmoor, PA 2020

    To promote and support the educational exempt purpose pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.

    $15,000
  98. The Alfred and Mary Douty FoundationArdmore, PA 2020

    Unrestricted: fall 2020 grant

    $15,000
  99. The Barra Foundation IncPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    Recovery and response grant

    $10,000
  100. The Allen Hilles FundRadnor, PA 2020

    Unrestricted - general operating support

    $6,500
  101. The Alfred and Mary Douty FoundationArdmore, PA 2020

    Unrestricted: covid-19 grant

    $5,000
  102. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2020

    Program support

    $2,500
  103. Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    Tree house sprouts

    $2,000
  104. Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust UWPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    General

    $1,500
  105. Mary and Emanuel Rosenfeld Foundation 2Cincinnati, OH 2020

    Support for daily operation

    $1,000
  106. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $800
  107. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    General support

    $200
  108. The Neubauer Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    Program support

    $200
  109. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2020

    Mip payout for 08/18/20

    $125
  110. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $112
  111. The Vert Charitable Trust UA 12222011Wyndmoor, PA 2019

    To promote and support the educational exempt purpose pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.

    $15,000
  112. The Tioga FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2019

    To support literacy

    $12,500
  113. The William M King FoundationMc Gaheysville, VA 2019

    Promote literacy

    $10,000
  114. DL Saunders Lawrence Saunders FoundationRadnor, PA 2019

    Support for youth literacy programs

    $5,000
  115. Lindback CR & MF Foundation TW MainSaint Louis, MO 2019

    General operating

    $2,000
  116. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $250
  117. The Vert Charitable Trust UA 12222011Wyndmoor, PA 2018

    To promote and support the educational exempt purpose pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.

    $15,000
  118. The Tioga FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2018

    To support literacy

    $12,500
  119. The William M King FoundationMc Gaheysville, VA 2018

    Promote literacy

    $10,000
  120. Carp Family FoundationBryn Mawr, PA 2018

    General use

    $5,073
  121. DL Saunders Lawrence Saunders FoundationRadnor, PA 2018

    For tree house books' literacy programming continuum

    $5,000
  122. Union Benevolent AssociationPhiladelphia, PA 2018

    General operating support

    $3,500
  123. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $500
  124. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Ford Foundation Matching Gift Program

    $300
  125. Rotary Foundation of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA 2017

    Charitable contribution

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Philadelphia, PA and are not among Tree House Books’s funders above.

  1. The Cigna Group FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 890 grants Accepts applications $2,869,394 to similar organizations
  2. Chubb Charitable FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 138 grants Accepts applications $348,675 to similar organizations
  3. WSFS Cares FoundationWilmington, DE 48 grants Accepts applications $405,500 to similar organizations
  4. The Maguire FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 54 grants Preselected only $17,203,500 to similar organizations
  5. Citizens Charitable FoundationJohnston, RI 42 grants Preselected only $65,343 to similar organizations
  6. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 143 grants Accepts applications $11,462,509 to similar organizations
  7. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 71 grants Accepts applications $1,057,746 to similar organizations
  8. The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB CharitableWilmington, DE 83 grants Accepts applications $738,950 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 59-3802913 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.