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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54 grants matching “quarter · $1.0M

  • $22,832

    Community Legal Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Quarterly payment for lauren davis

  • $21,747

    Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Quarterly payment for andria bibiloni

  • $21,149

    Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Quarterly payment for sarah bleiberg

  • $21,087

    American Civil Liberties Foundation of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Quarterly payment for viktoria zerda

  • $20,944

    Support Center for Child Advocates · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Quarterly payment for sydney groll

  • $20,343

    The Public Interest Law Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Quarterly payment for madison gray

  • $20,000

    Share Food Program · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Quarterly payment for serana thompson

  • $18,821

    Community Legal Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Quarterly payment for tue ho

  • $18,163

    Peoples Emergency Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Independence foundation health and human services fellowship program 2022: first quarterly payment-laurie smith

  • $18,162

    Peoples Emergency Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Quarterly payment for laurie smith

  • $18,026

    Nationalities Service Center of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Quarterly payments for margaret kopel

  • $17,929

    Womens Center of Montgomery County · Colmar, PA · 2022

    Independence foundation health and human services fellowship program 2023: third quarterly payment-giftie umo

  • $17,676

    Womens Center of Montgomery County · Colmar, PA · 2022

    Quarterly payment for giftie umo

  • $16,813

    Integrate for Good · Creamery, PA · 2022

    Quarterly payment for natalie montanez

  • $490

    Womens Center of Montgomery County · Colmar, PA · 2022

    Increased benefit costs first quarter for giftie umo

  • $21,899

    Seniorlaw Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation public interest law fellowship program : first quarterly payment-valerie snow

  • $21,899

    Seniorlaw Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Quarterly payment for valerie snow

  • $21,822

    Community Legal Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Quarterly payment for lauren davis

  • $21,822

    Community Legal Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation public interest law fellowship program : first quarterly payment-lauren davis

  • $21,542

    Education Law Center - Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Quarterly payment for ashli giles-perkins

  • $21,542

    Education Law Center - Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation public interest law fellowship program : first quarterly payment-ashli giles-perkins

  • $21,111

    Legal Aid Southeastern Pennsylvania · Norristown, PA · 2021

    Quarterly payment for lily austin

  • $21,111

    Legal Aid Southeastern Pennsylvania · Norristown, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation public interest law fellowship program : first quarterly payment-lily austin

  • $20,792

    Legal Clinic for the Disabled · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Quarterly payment for alexandra robinson

  • $20,792

    Legal Clinic for the Disabled · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

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

  • $20,671

    Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Quarterly payment for sarah bleiberg

  • $20,671

    Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation public interest law fellowship program : first quarterly payment-sarah bleiberg

  • $20,395

    Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation public interest law fellowship program : first quarterly payment-andria bibiloni

  • $20,395

    Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Quarterly payment andria bibiloni

  • $20,210

    Support Center for Child Advocates · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Quarterly payment for sydney groll

  • $20,210

    Support Center for Child Advocates · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation public interest law fellowship program : first quarterly payment-sydney groll

  • $19,539

    Education Law Center - Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation public interest law fellowship program: fourth quarterly payment - sophia tan

  • $19,539

    Education Law Center - Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Third quarterly payment for sophia tan

  • $19,221

    Regional Housing Legal Services · Glenside, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation public interest law fellowship program: fourth quarterly payment - justin hollanger

  • $19,221

    Regional Housing Legal Services · Glenside, PA · 2021

    Third quarterly payment for justin hollanger

  • $18,870

    Seniorlaw Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation public interest law fellowship program: fourth quarterly payment - valerie snow

  • $18,870

    Seniorlaw Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Third quarterly payment for valerie snow

  • $18,822

    Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation public interest law fellowship program : first quarterly payment-mathew deferdinando

  • $18,822

    Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Quarterly payment for mathew deferdinando

  • $18,794

    Peoples Emergency Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Quarterly payment for laurie smith

  • $18,794

    Peoples Emergency Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation health and human services fellowship program 2021: second quarterly payment-laurie smith

  • $18,647

    Education Law Center - Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Third quarterly payment for ashli giles-perkins

  • $18,645

    Education Law Center - Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Public interest law fellowship program fourth quarterly payment-ashli giles-perkins

  • $18,419

    Peoples Emergency Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation health and human services fellowship program 2021: first quarterly payment - laurie smith

  • $18,133

    Legal Aid Southeastern Pennsylvania · Norristown, PA · 2021

    Third quarterly payment for lily austin

  • $18,133

    Legal Aid Southeastern Pennsylvania · Norristown, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation public interest law fellowship program: fourth quarterly payment-lily austin

  • $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

  • $17,672

    Womens Center of Montgomery County · Colmar, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation health and human services fellowship program 2021: first quarterly payment-giftie umo

  • $17,672

    Womens Center of Montgomery County · Colmar, PA · 2021

    Quarterly payment for giftie umo

  • $16,512

    Friends of Farmworkers · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation public interest law fellowship program: fourth quarterly payment - samuel datlof

  • $16,512

    Friends of Farmworkers · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Third quarterly payment for samuel datlof

  • $15,184

    Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Third quarterly payment for mathew deferdinando

  • $15,184

    Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Independence foundation public interest law fellowship program: fourth quarterly payment - mathew deferdinando

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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