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The Cherry Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wynnewood, Pennsylvania · EIN 232014500

The Cherry Foundation is a private foundation in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $6,200 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $2,000. 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 down from $6,500 the year before.

50% of its 2025 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
2022$5,3005$23,524
2023$5,0005$17,508
2024$6,5006$10,936
2025$6,2008$3,827

How to apply

The Cherry Foundation 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 The Cherry Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania8$6,200

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Mary St Michael Eotc Church
Lansdowne, PA
501c3 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION$2,000
St Josephs University
Philadelphia, PA
For need and merit based scholarsips$1,000
Casa de Dios Y Puerta del Cielo
Philadelphia, PA
501c3 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION$1,000
Overbrook Schol for the Blind
Philadelphia, PA
For need and merit based scholarships$500
Philadelphia Community Kollel
Merion Station, PA
501c3 Religious organization$500
Congregation Beth Hamedrosh
Wynnewood, PA
501c3 Religious organization$500
Kensington Health Science Academy
Philadelphia, PA
For need & merit based scholarships$500
Police Thletic League of Phila
Philadelphia, PA
For need anderit based scholarships$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Cherry Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Cherry Foundation give?

$6,200 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs The Cherry Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert Cherry (Trustee) and Andrew Greenberg (Trustee).

What does The Cherry Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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