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The Vert Charitable Trust UA 12222011

Preselected recipients only Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania · EIN 387016980

The Vert Charitable Trust UA 12222011 is a private foundation in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.4 million in 49 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $125,000. 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 up from $1.0 million the year before.

18% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$905,00044$25.1 million
2024$1.0 million41$30.0 million
2025$1.4 million49$34.8 million

How to apply

The Vert Charitable Trust UA 12222011 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 Vert Charitable Trust UA 12222011 funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania47$1.3 million
California1$35,000
New Jersey1$25,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 49 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the medical purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$125,000
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$100,000
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$75,000
Alumni Association of Central High School
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$50,000
Make A Wish Foundation
Blue Bell, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$50,000
Valley Youth House
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$50,000
Fairmount Park Conservancy
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$40,000
HopePHL
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$40,000
Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$40,000
Settlement Music School
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$40,000
Tree House Books
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$40,000
Neighborhood Garden Trust
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$35,000
The Trust for Public Lands
San Francisco, CA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$35,000
Children's Crisis Treatment Center (CCTC)
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the medical purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$30,000
Lutheran Settlement House
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$30,000
Philadelphia Children's Alliance
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$30,000
Philadelphia Outward Bound
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$30,000
Playworks Education Energized
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$30,000
Project Home
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$30,000
First Up
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$25,000
Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$25,000
Friends Select School
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$25,000
Mighty Writers
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$25,000
Play On Philly
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$25,000
Sunrise Association
Oceanside, NJ
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$25,000
Thomas Jefferson University Health
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$25,000
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$25,000
Uplift Center for Grieving Children
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$25,000
After School Activities Partnership (ASAP)
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$20,000
Children's Literacy Initiative
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$20,000
Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$20,000
Fresh Artists
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$20,000
Reading Allowed
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$20,000
Children First PA
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$15,000
The Welcoming Center
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$15,000
African Family Health Organization
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the medical purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$10,000
CEIBA Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$10,000
Neighborhood Bike Works
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$10,000
Opera Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$10,000
Philadelphia Youth Basketball
Philadelphia, PA
To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Vert Charitable Trust UA 12222011 accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Vert Charitable Trust UA 12222011 give?

$1.4 million in tax year 2025, across 49 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs The Vert Charitable Trust UA 12222011?

Its 2025 filing lists Lon R Greenberg (Trustee) and Bonnie Greenberg (Trustee).

What does The Vert Charitable Trust UA 12222011 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and youth programs.

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