Well Told Grants

Foundations / Pennsylvania

Edwin Hall II Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · EIN 237892195

Edwin Hall II Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.5 million in 2 grants; the typical grant was $746,280 and the largest $1.0 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $1.4 million the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$1.4 million2$22.7 million
2024$1.4 million2$22.7 million
2025$1.5 million2$25.6 million

How to apply

Edwin Hall II Charitable Trust 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

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania2$1.5 million

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Charef
Philadelphia, PA
General program support$1.0 million
Individual
PA
General program support$447,768

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Edwin Hall II Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Edwin Hall II Charitable Trust give?

$1.5 million in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $746,280.

Who runs Edwin Hall II Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Richard B Goldbeck Sr (Co-Trustee), Richard B Goldbeck Jr (Co-Trustee) and Robert E Curran Esq (Co-Trustee).

Similar foundations in Pennsylvania