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Blue Sky Family Foundation-Ima

Preselected recipients only Chester Springs, Pennsylvania · EIN 300285433

Blue Sky Family Foundation-Ima is a private foundation in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $285,000 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $50,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $262,500 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$262,50016$5.7 million
2024$285,00016$6.0 million

How to apply

Blue Sky Family Foundation-Ima says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Blue Sky Family Foundation-Ima funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania14$260,000
California1$20,000
New Jersey1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Paoli Memorial Hospital Foundation
Paoli, PA
General operating$50,000
Chester County Food Bank
Exton, PA
General operating$35,000
Audubon at Mill Grove
Audborn, PA
General operating$30,000
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Phiadelphia, PA
General operating$25,000
French & Pickering Creek Trust
Pheonixville, PA
General operating$25,000
The Clinic
Pheonixville, PA
General operating$22,500
Community Coalition
Phoenixville, PA
General operating$20,000
Living Classroom
Los Altos, CA
General operating$20,000
Anselma Mill
Chester Springs, PA
General operating$10,000
Thorncroft
Malvern, PA
General operating$10,000
Academy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia, PA
General operating$10,000
Historic Yellow Springs Inc
Chester Springs, PA
General operating$7,500
Baker Industries
Malvern, PA
General operating$7,500
Natural Lands Trust
Mendham, NJ
General operating$5,000
Stroud Water Research Center
Avondale, PA
General operating$5,000
Brandywine Conservancy
Chadd Ford, PA
General operating$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Blue Sky Family Foundation-Ima accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Blue Sky Family Foundation-Ima give?

$285,000 in tax year 2024, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Blue Sky Family Foundation-Ima?

Its 2024 filing lists Ranney R Moran (Trustee).

What does Blue Sky Family Foundation-Ima fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, environment and conservation and science and research.

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