Pennsylvania · Public charity
Philadelphia Fountain Society
Support philadelphia fountains and other local charitable causes. As a result of the passing of its sole trustee for many years, PHILADELPHIA FOUNTAIN SOCIETY furthered its exempt purpose and mission by distributing its assets to the philadelphia foundation
- $849k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Philadelphia Fountain Society’s FY2024 grant dollars went to The Philadelphia Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2024
- $848,688
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $848,688
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Philadelphia Fountain Society funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | $15k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $33k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $40k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $15k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $35k | 25% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $30k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | $67,500 | 7 | 0% |
| The Athenaeum of Philadelphia | $50,000 | 5 | 1% |
| The Pennsylvania Ballet Association | $35,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Wilma Theater | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Historic Philadelphia Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
About Philadelphia Fountain Society
- How much does Philadelphia Fountain Society give?
- Philadelphia Fountain Society reported 1 grants totaling $848,688 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Philadelphia Fountain Society fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (84%), Arts & Culture (16%).
- Who are Philadelphia Fountain Society's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Philadelphia Museum of Art ($68k), The Athenaeum of Philadelphia ($50k), The Pennsylvania Ballet Association ($35k).
- Does Philadelphia Fountain Society fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Philadelphia Fountain Society?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The William Penn Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Philadelphia Fountain Society based?
- Philadelphia Fountain Society is based in PA.
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