Funding search · EIN 233031338 · Audubon, PA

The Brook J Lenfest Foundation

Name: The Brook J Lenfest Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

83
grants reported: $4.5M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

college training case housing lenfest passport pathways readiness

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

1 grant matching “cirlce” · $10,000

$10,000
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Ar · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Peale cirlce membership

Top recipients

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

Temple University2 grants · $1.6M
Pennsylvania College of Technology4 grants · $374,289
Penn State University5 grants · $268,692
Kimmel Center2 grants · $250,696
Philadelphia School Partnership1 grant · $125,000
Commonwealth Foundation1 grant · $125,000
United Way of Pennsylvania1 grant · $100,000
I-Lead1 grant · $75,000
Wissahickon Foundation2 grants · $60,000
Avenue of the Arts3 grants · $55,000

Giving over time

$1.2M

2021

$1.8M

2022

$291,382

2023

$1.2M

2024

Grant history

All 83 reported grants, largest first.

$800,000
Temple University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
$800,000
Temple University · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Brook j. Lenfest endowed scholarship
$200,696
Kimmel Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
$200,000
Penn State University · University Park, PA · 2022
General support
$125,832
Pennsylvania College of Technology · Williamsport, PA · 2024
General support
$125,000
Commonwealth Foundation · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
General support
$125,000
Philadelphia School Partnership · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
$124,162
Pennsylvania College of Technology · Williamsport, PA · 2023
General support
$100,000
United Way of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Pathways to opportunity
$99,935
Pennsylvania College of Technology · Williamsport, PA · 2021
Lenfest scholars program
$75,000
I-Lead · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2022
General support
$50,000
Big Picture Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Real world learning program
$50,000
Heights Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$50,000
New Leash On Life USA · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Workforce development program
$50,000
Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$50,000
The Commonwealth Society · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
General support
$50,000
Wissahickon Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$50,000
Kimmel Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
$50,000
The Commonwealth Foundation · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
General support
$50,000
Philadelphia Futures for Youth · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Office of college success
$46,812
West Chester University Foundation · West Chester, PA · 2024
General support
$40,220
Penn State University · University Park, PA · 2023
General support
$40,000
Tech Impact · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
$35,000
Cristo Rey Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$35,000
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Women in natural sciences
$35,000
Mercy Career & Technical High Schoo · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Operations and scholarships
$30,000
Mercy Career & Tech · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$27,000
Avenue of the Arts · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
$25,000
Avenue of the Arts · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$25,000
Beat the Streets Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Playmaker program
$25,000
Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$25,000
Hopeworks · Camden, NJ · 2024
Career readiness program
$25,000
Parentchild · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$25,000
Per Scholas · Boston, MA · 2024
It support and cybersecurity training
$25,000
Philadelphia Film Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Fundraising campaign
$25,000
Reading Allowed · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$25,000
Rock To the Future · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$25,000
Settlement Music School · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Music education pathways
$25,000
The Philadelphia Education Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
College access program
$25,000
Local Initiatives Support Corp Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
$25,000
Baker Industries · Malvern, PA · 2022
General support
$25,000
Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
$25,000
College Possible Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
$25,000
Episcopal Community Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
$25,000
The Wistar Institute · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
$25,000
Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphi · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Operating support
$25,000
Children'S Literacy Iniat · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Asset based early literacy
$25,000
Clarke Schools for Hearing and Spee · Northampton, MA · 2021
General operating support
$25,000
Opportunities Industrialization Cen · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Bankworks
$25,000
Variety-the Children'S Charity of T · Worchester, PA · 2021
Variety works
$24,360
Pennsylvania College of Technology · Williamsport, PA · 2022
General support
$20,000
Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech · Northhampton, MA · 2024
General support
$20,000
Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$20,000
Teach for America · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$20,000
University of the Arts · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
$20,000
Chester County Futures · Coatesville, PA · 2021
Passport to college
$15,000
Achieveability · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Techup program
$15,000
Baker Industries · Malvern, PA · 2024
Job readiness training
$15,000
Casa of Philadelphia County · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$15,000
Chester County Futures · Exton, PA · 2024
Passport program
$15,000
Variety the Children'S Charity of the Delaware Valley · Worcester, PA · 2024
General support
$15,000
North10 Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
$15,000
The Welcoming Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
$15,000
Anti-Defamation League Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
The good fight
$14,804
Penn State University · State College, PA · 2024
General support
$12,500
Historical Society of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$12,381
Penn State University · State College, PA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Compass Working Capital · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Family self-sufficiency program
$10,000
Cradle of Hope · Jenkintown, PA · 2024
Transitional housing and case management
$10,000
Green Light Fund Philadelphia · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Summer Search Phila · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Wissahickon Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Philadelphia Outward Bound School · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
$10,000
The Garage Community and Youth Center · Kennett Square, PA · 2022
General support
$10,000
Cradle of Hope · Jenkintown, PA · 2021
Transitional housing and case manage
$10,000
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Ar · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Peale cirlce membership
$10,000
Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2021
Jimmy lee brown memorial dean's advi
$7,645
North10 Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$7,500
Cathedral Soup Kitchen · Camden, NJ · 2024
Culinary arts training
$7,000
Adults With Developmental Disabilit · Jenkintown, PA · 2021
Social services for greater independ
$5,000
Leveling the Playing Field · Sharon Hill, PA · 2024
General support
$3,000
Avenue of the Arts · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
$1,287
Penn State University · State College, PA · 2024
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.