Funding search · EIN 231352110 · Philadelphia, PA

Independence Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

1,134
grants reported
$14.9M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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5 grants matching “alexandra · $97,789

  • $20,791

    Legal Clinic for the Disabled · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Independence foundation public interest law fellowship program: alexandra robinson

  • $20,792

    Legal Clinic for the Disabled · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation public interest law fellowship program : first quarterly payment-alexandra robinson

  • $20,792

    Legal Clinic for the Disabled · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Quarterly payment for alexandra robinson

  • $17,707

    Legal Clinic for the Disabled · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Third quarterly payment for alexandra robinson

  • $17,707

    Legal Clinic for the Disabled · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Public interest law fellowship program fourth quarterly payment-alexandra robinson

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Community Legal Services21 grants · $776,801
  • Project Home17 grants · $534,500
  • Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates17 grants · $493,500
  • Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pa10 grants · $347,500
  • Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center12 grants · $341,109
  • Share Food Program14 grants · $337,204
  • Philabundance10 grants · $327,500
  • Pennsylvania Health Access Network5 grants · $325,000
  • Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia16 grants · $305,554
  • Legal Aid Southeastern Pennsylvania10 grants · $240,599

Giving over time

$4.2M
2021
$3.5M
2022
$3.7M
2023
$3.5M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,134 grants.

  • $166,496

    Community Legal Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Public interest law fellowship program

  • $117,001

    Fellowship Payments · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Fellowship payments

  • $91,343

    Community Legal Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Public interest law fellowship - livia luan

  • $89,500

    Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $89,000

    Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $88,144

    American Civil Liberties Foundation of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Public interest law fellowship program

  • $84,344

    Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Public interest law fellowship - emily miles

  • $83,022

    The Public Interest Law Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Public interest law fellowship program

  • $80,275

    Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Public interest law fellowship program

  • $76,155

    Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Public interest law fellowship - nicole scott

  • $76,000

    Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $76,000

    Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $75,000

    Pennsylvania Health Access Network · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Healthcare services at project home's stephen klein wellness center and hub of hope

  • $75,000

    Pennsylvania Health Access Network · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $75,000

    Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Healthcare services at project home's stephen klein wellness center and hub of hope

  • $75,000

    Pennsylvania Health Access Network · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $75,000

    Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $75,000

    Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Health services at the hub of hope

  • $75,000

    Pennsylvania Health Access Network · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Advancing equity and affordability in healthcare during covid

  • $75,000

    Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Mural arts' restorative justice project

  • $75,000

    Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    General support

  • $75,000

    Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Supportive healthcare at hub of hope, prevention point and stephen klein wellness center

  • $75,000

    Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    To provide healthcare services

  • $75,000

    Share Food Program · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    The delaware county food bank

  • $74,506

    Nationalities Service Center of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Public interest law fellowship program

  • $73,424

    Share Food Program · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Health & human services fellowship program

  • $70,000

    Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $70,000

    Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    General support

  • $67,000

    Community Legal Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $65,000

    Community Legal Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $63,000

    Zoological Society of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $53,000

    Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $53,000

    Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $51,000

    Lch Health and Community Services · Kennett Sq, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $51,000

    Lch Health and Community Services · Kennett Sq, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Center for the Advocacy for the Rights & Interests of the Elderly · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Opera Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Prevention Point Philadelphia Incorporated · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Puentes De Salud · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Puentes de salud health program

  • $50,000

    Arden Theatre Company · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    2:1 challenge for the seat naming campaign

  • $50,000

    Center for the Advocacy for the Rights & Interests of the Elderly · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Opera Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Center for the Advocacy for the Rights & Interests of the Elderly · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Community Legal Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Lch Health and Community Services · Kennett Sq, PA · 2022

    Infrastructure improvements

  • $50,000

    Opera Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Prevention Point Philadelphia Incorporated · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Ending the hiv/hcv epidemic (ehe) clinic

  • $50,000

    Southeast Asian Maa Coalition · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Center for the Advocacy for the Rights & Interests of the Elderly · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Pennsylvania long term services and supports covid-19 advocacy

  • $50,000

    Community Legal Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    General support

  • $50,000

    Lch Health and Community Services · Kennett Sq, PA · 2021

    Care management initiative

  • $50,000

    Opera Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    General support

  • $50,000

    Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Philabundance community kitchen (pck) operations

  • $50,000

    Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Philabundance community kitchen (pck) - emergency meals

  • $50,000

    Prevention Point Philadelphia Incorporated · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Ending the hiv epidemic (ehe) clinic

  • $50,000

    Public Citizens for Children and Youth · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    New pathways to behavioral health services will boost the wellness of children in philadelphia

  • $50,000

    Public Citizens for Children and Youth · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Improve access to behavioral health services in philadelphias public schools

  • $50,000

    Southeast Asian Maa Coalition · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Hansjorg wyss wellness center

  • $50,000

    The Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Vaccinating the vulnerable

  • $46,048

    Community Legal Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Public interest law fellowship - juan p. Madrigal

  • $43,822

    Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Public interest law fellowship - lisa fanning

  • $42,813

    Friends of Farmworkers · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Public interest law fellowship - solveig olson-strom

  • $42,336

    The Public Interest Law Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Public interest law fellowship - madison gray

  • $42,298

    Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Public interest law fellowship program

  • $41,888

    Support Center for Child Advocates · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Public interest law fellowship program

  • $40,376

    Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Public interest law fellowship program

  • $40,000

    Pig Iron Theatre Company · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $39,490

    Pennsylvania Health Law Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Public interest law fellowship - meggie mccarthy

  • $39,142

    Community Legal Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Public interest law fellwoship - tue ho

  • $38,454

    Nationalities Service Center of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Public interest law fellowship - margaret kopel

  • $38,120

    Community College of Philadelphia Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Teaching nursing home project

  • $36,843

    Pennsylvania Health Law Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Public interest law fellowship - hilary pearsall

  • $36,842

    Pennsylvania Health Law Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Public interest law fellowship program

  • $36,713

    Share Food Program · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Health & human services fellwoship - serana thompson

  • $35,000

    Legal Aid Southeastern Pennsylvania · Norristown, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $35,000

    Legal Aid Southeastern Pennsylvania · Norristown, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $35,000

    Legal Aid Southeastern Pennsylvania · Norristown, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $35,000

    Legal Aid Southeastern Pennsylvania · Norristown, PA · 2021

    General support

  • $34,862

    Womens Center of Montgomery County · Colmar, PA · 2023

    Health & human services fellowship program

  • $33,000

    Students Run Philly Style · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $33,000

    Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $32,500

    Liveconnections Org · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $32,000

    Regional Housing Legal Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $32,000

    Regional Housing Legal Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Philadelphia fellows

  • $30,000

    Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Philadelphia fellows

  • $30,000

    Zoological Society of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $30,000

    Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $30,000

    Regional Housing Legal Services · Glenside, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $30,000

    Womens Law Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $30,000

    Zoological Society of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Community nights

  • $30,000

    Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    General support

  • $30,000

    Regional Housing Legal Services · Glenside, PA · 2021

    General support

  • $29,068

    American Civil Liberties Foundation of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Public interest law fellowshi - viktoria zerda

  • $29,000

    Fringearts · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $27,000

    Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support

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