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Grant recipient EIN 85-1277573Education

Who funds A Book A Day?

5 private foundations gave A Book A Day in Philadelphia, PA $248,408 across 9 grants, in tax years 2021 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2021 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

9 grants

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

  1. The Summit Foundation IncPhiladelphia, PA 2025

    Program

    $2,500
  2. Dry Family Charitable FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2025

    Educational purposes

    $500
  3. Caroline Alexander Buck FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Engage the arts to expand literacy.

    $100,000
  4. Justamere FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    A Book a Day's Book Distribution Support and Expansion Project

    $20,000
  5. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $139
  6. Caroline Alexander Buck FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    To engage the arts to expand literacy among children in underserved communities

    $100,000
  7. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $169
  8. Caroline Alexander Buck FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    General

    $25,000
  9. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $100

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Philadelphia, PA and are not among A Book A Day’s funders above.

  1. The Cigna Group FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 890 grants Accepts applications $2,869,394 to similar organizations
  2. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 240 grants Accepts applications $21,447,479 to similar organizations
  3. Connelly FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 95 grants Accepts applications $8,569,592 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 241 grants Accepts applications $1,872,699 to similar organizations
  5. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 111 grants Preselected only $1,453,335 to similar organizations
  6. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 89 grants Preselected only $133,158 to similar organizations
  7. Lindback CR & MF Foundation TW MainSaint Louis, MO 101 grants Preselected only $482,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Patricia Kind Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 85 grants Accepts applications $1,521,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 85-1277573 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.