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Joseph Robert Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · EIN 813739110

Joseph Robert Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $508,160 in 115 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $25,000. 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 $462,550 the year before.

69% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$462,55093$2.6 million
2024$508,160115$2.6 million

How to apply

Joseph Robert Foundation Inc 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 Joseph Robert Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania46$216,500
New York31$107,560
Maryland17$105,300
New Jersey15$51,800
District of Columbia2$10,000
Delaware2$10,000
Virginia1$5,000
Texas1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 115 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Harve de Grace Maritime Museum
Harve de Grace, MD
General$25,000
Philadelphia Sculptors
Philadelphia, PA
General$20,000
Green Street Rescue
Philadelphia, PA
General$15,000
Public Employees for Evironmental R
Silver Springs, MD
General$15,000
Friends of Orkney Park
Philadelpha, PA
General$10,000
Octoraro Watershed Association
Cochranville, PA
General$9,000
Da Vinci Art Alliance
Philadelphia, PA
General$8,500
City Wildlife
Washington, DC
General$8,000
Philadelphia Metro Wildlife Center
Philadelphia, PA
General$8,000
Philly Goat Project Inc
Narbeth, PA
General$8,000
Our Moon Raptor Center
Boyds, MD
General$7,000
Harles N Gordon Wildlife Rehab Cent
Earlville, NY
General$6,000
Earth Celebrations Inc
New York, NY
Feed, supplements$6,000
Happy Compromise Farm Sanctaury
Waverly, NY
General$6,000
Raia Inc
Philadelphia, PA
General$6,000
Town Cats Inc
Berlin, MD
General$6,000
Westside Animal Rescue
Nanticoke, MD
General$6,000
Andys Friends
Wilmington, DE
General$5,000
Assateague Coastal Trust
Berlin, MD
General$5,000
Bronx Art Space
Bronx, NY
General$5,000
Camden Fireworks
Camden, NJ
General$5,000
Castaway Critters
Harrisburg, PA
General$5,000
Center for Emerging Visual Arts
Philadlephia, PA
Children crafts activities$5,000
Craftnow Phildelphia
Philadelphia, PA
General$5,000
Farm Natural Lands Trust of York Co
York, PA
General$5,000
Fforgotten Cats
Greenville, DE
General$5,000
Human-Beaver Coexistence Fund
Oakton, VA
General$5,000
Humane Society of Somerset County M
Pincess Anne, MD
General$5,000
Inliquid
Philadelphia, PA
General$5,000
Neighborhood Gardens Trust
Philadelphia, PA
General$5,000
Ortega Y Gasset Projects
Brooklyn, NY
General$5,000
Passaic River Coalition
Morristown, NJ
General$5,000
Philadelphia Magic Gardens
Philadelphia, PA
General$5,000
Protect the Adirondacks
North Creek, NY
General$5,000
Ravensbeard Wildlife Center
Saugerties, NY
General$5,000
Rescue Rides
Augsta, NJ
General$5,000
Riverfont North Partnership
Philadelphia, PA
General$5,000
Rowan University Fdn Rown Univ Art
Glassboro, NJ
General$5,000
Safe Haven Equine Warriors Inc
Sykesville, MD
General$5,000
Schuylkill Center for Environmental
Philadelphia, PA
General$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joseph Robert Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Joseph Robert Foundation Inc give?

$508,160 in tax year 2024, across 115 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Joseph Robert Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Leslie Kaufman (Trustee) and Bruce A Russel (Trustee).

What does Joseph Robert Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, animals and arts and culture.

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