Funding search · EIN 236296825 · West Conshohocken, PA

Connelly 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.

919
grants reported
$43.9M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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4 grants matching “STEM education · $624,000

  • $30,000

    St Joseph'S University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Saint francis de sales stem education program

  • $10,000

    Riverbend Environmental Education Center · Gladwyne, PA · 2024

    Stem for schools programs

  • $37,000

    St Joseph'S University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Sparking passion for science: saint francis de sales and university of the sciences stem education program

  • $547,000

    St Joseph'S Preparatory School · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support; for others forever campaign; sparking passion for science: saint francis de sales and university of the sciences stem education program

Top recipients

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  • National Philanthropic Trust3 grants · $3.1M
  • Archdiocese of Philadelphia2 grants · $2.7M
  • Archdiocese of Philadelphia - Neumann Scholars Program2 grants · $2.3M
  • Archdiocese of Philadelphia - Josephine C Connelly Achievement Awards1 grant · $1.3M
  • Children'S Scholarship Fund Philadelphia3 grants · $1.2M
  • Archdiocese of Philadelphia - Josephine C Connelly Achivement Awards1 grant · $1.2M
  • Office of Catholic Education - Archdiocese of Philadelphia6 grants · $1.2M
  • Project Home3 grants · $1.1M
  • Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School2 grants · $1.0M
  • Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation2 grants · $1.0M

Giving over time

$13.9M
2022
$14.6M
2023
$15.4M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 919 grants.

  • $2.6M

    Archdiocese of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Visioning committee on catholic education, development symposium, jcc achievement awards, neumann scholarships

  • $1.6M

    National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2024

    Philadelphia funder collaborative for the semiquincentennial

  • $1.3M

    Archdiocese of Philadelphia - Josephine C Connelly Achievement Awards · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Jcc achievement awards - 2021-22

  • $1.3M

    Archdiocese of Philadelphia - Neumann Scholars Program · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Neumann scholarship program - 2022-23; 2023-24

  • $1.2M

    Archdiocese of Philadelphia - Josephine C Connelly Achivement Awards · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Jcc achievement awards - 2022-23; 2023-24

  • $1.0M

    Archdiocese of Philadelphia - Neumann Scholars Program · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Neumann scholarships - 2022-23

  • $1.0M

    Friends of Father Judge High School · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Career pathways academy

  • $851,600

    Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support; connelly house renovation

  • $750,000

    National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2023

    Philadelphia funder collaborative for the semiquincentennial

  • $750,000

    National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2022

    Philadelphia funder collaborative for the semiquincentennial

  • $705,000

    Roman Catholic High School for Boys · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Vision of promise campaign; community support

  • $700,000

    Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation · West Conshohocken, PA · 2024

    Cobbs creek education center

  • $585,174

    Children'S Scholarship Fund Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Breaking barriers campaign; archdiocese of philadelphia high school transfer grants, program ambassador initiative

  • $547,000

    St Joseph'S Preparatory School · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support; for others forever campaign; sparking passion for science: saint francis de sales and university of the sciences stem education program

  • $514,580

    St Hubert Catholic High School for Girls · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support - fdg; st. Hubert arts and design center

  • $510,000

    West Catholic Preparatory High School · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    De la salle academic support program; community support; summer support for families

  • $501,500

    Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School · Lower Gwynedd, PA · 2023

    General support; a place to soar: the gwynedd mercy campaign for a new monarch wing

  • $500,600

    Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School · Lower Gwynedd, PA · 2024

    Cabrini transportation, a place to soar campaign

  • $500,000

    Thomas Jefferson University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Connelly foundation chief nurse executive officer at jefferson health

  • $456,000

    Archbishop John Carroll High School · Radnor, PA · 2024

    General support - staff discretionary grant, wellness center, community support

  • $450,000

    Children'S Scholarship Fund Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Breaking barriers campaign, ambassadors and camp connections programs

  • $425,800

    Office of Catholic Education - Archdiocese of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Connelly access program (cap) 2023-24; cabrini principal leadership program; pact 2023; summer tech academy; framework for understanding poverty workshops; general support; idea project, latino outreach and engagement; read all
  • $400,000

    Sharing Excess · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Food rescue capacity building

  • $393,625

    Office of Catholic Education - Archdiocese of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Connelly access program 2024-25, summer tech academy, general support - foundation discretionary grant, learning support specialist, organizational support

  • $350,000

    Bishop Shanahan High School · Downingtown, PA · 2023

    Immaculate heart of mary (ihm) center for innovation and creativity

  • $350,000

    La Salle College High School · Wyndmoor, PA · 2023

    David center

  • $340,500

    Independence Mission Schools · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Connelly access program 2024-25, leader impact award - 2024, enl specialist, fire alarm modernization, organizational support

  • $300,000

    Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation · West Conshohocken, PA · 2023

    Cobbs creek education center

  • $300,000

    Thomas Jefferson University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Support for connelly foundation chief nurse executive officer at jefferson health

  • $300,000

    Hopeworks 'N Camden · Camden, NJ · 2022

    Hopeworks philly expansion

  • $295,500

    Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Connelly house renovation, general support - foundation & trustee discretionary grants

  • $270,000

    Theological Seminary of St Charles Borromeo · Wynnewood, PA · 2023

    Building our future campaign; philadelphia catholic scholars program

  • $258,500

    National Constitution Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    America's founding exhibit, general support - foundation discretionary grant

  • $250,000

    Theological Seminary of St Charles Borromeo · Wynnewood, PA · 2024

    Building our future campaign

  • $250,000

    Villa Maria Academy High School · Malvern, PA · 2022

    Student union building

  • $215,000

    Pennsylvania Horticultural Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Workforce development bootcamp; workforce graduate training

  • $215,000

    People Advancing Reintegration · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General operating support; transformation plans

  • $210,875

    Children'S Scholarship Fund Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support; program ambassador initiative

  • $200,000

    Thomas Jefferson University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Connelly foundation chief nurse executive officer

  • $187,721

    Office of Catholic Education - Archdiocese of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Cap 2022-23

  • $180,000

    University of Notre Dame Du Lac · Notre Dame, IN · 2024

    Leadership programs for archdiocese of philadelphia

  • $175,000

    Variety the Childrens Charity of the Delaware Valley · Worcester, PA · 2023

    Varietyworks

  • $150,000

    Bishop Shanahan High School · Downingtown, PA · 2024

    Immaculate heart of mary (ihm) center for innovation and creativity

  • $150,000

    Museum of the American Revolution · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    The declaration's journey exhibit

  • $150,000

    Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2024

    General operating support, greater philadelphia

  • $147,095

    Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools · King of Prussia, PA · 2024

    Eitc school support marketing toolkit, general support - foundation discretionary grant

  • $140,000

    Woodmere Art Museum · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Frances m. Maguire hall renovations, catholic school education expansion initiative

  • $140,000

    Office of Catholic Education - Archdiocese of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Pact - 2022. 2022-23 summer tech academy

  • $140,000

    Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Principal leadership programs

  • $133,464

    Independence Mission Schools · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Connelly access program (cap) 2023-24; english as a new language specialist; latino enrollment institute (lei) summer conference

  • $125,000

    Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support - foundation discretionary grant, work - study program

  • $125,000

    Philadelphia Youth Basketball · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Alan horwitz sixth man center

  • $125,000

    Independence Historical Trust · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General operating support; reimaginng of the historic first bank of the united states

  • $121,150

    The Gesu School · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Evaluating and enhancing math education; summer support for families; community support; connelly access program (cap) 2023-24

  • $112,930

    Historical Society of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General support; national history day philadelphia

  • $110,000

    Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Grad@grad program; community support; summer support for families

  • $109,100

    National Constitution Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Constitutional ambassadors program, general support

  • $109,000

    Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania - School of Veterinary Medicine · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $107,750

    A Community Center Established By the Surgent Family for Society · Chester, PA · 2022

    General support; creation of new community center; community support

  • $107,000

    Cradles To Crayons · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Kids helping kids containers

  • $102,640

    Archdiocese of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Archbishop nelson perez's visioning committee on catholic education

  • $100,000

    Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support - foundation discretionary grant

  • $100,000

    Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Brind center for african and african diasporic art

  • $100,000

    Chestnut Hill College of the Sisters of St Joseph · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Our mother of consolidation (omc) school partnership

  • $100,000

    Holy Family University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Gallagher family maker space

  • $100,000

    Philadelphia Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Civic coalition to save lives

  • $100,000

    Rebuilding Together Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $100,000

    Archdiocese of Philadelphia - Office of Communications · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Marketing blue ribbon schools

  • $100,000

    Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    Philadelphia Police Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Children of police scholarship fund (cops)

  • $100,000

    Woodmere Art Museum · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Saint michaels hall purchase

  • $95,000

    Hopeworks N Camden · Camden, NJ · 2024

    Community support, general operating support, general support - foundation discretionary grant

  • $95,000

    Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives · Harrisburg, PA · 2023

    School choice research and data project

  • $93,563

    West Catholic Preparatory High School · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support; skyrocket education consulting; summer support for families; community support

  • $90,000

    Center for Employment Opportunities · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $90,000

    Williamson College of the Trades · Media, PA · 2023

    New electrical construction technology program; community support; general support

  • $87,400

    Mercy Career and Technical High School · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General support; voip and pa system; summer support for families; community support

  • $82,500

    Holy Child Academy · Drexel Hill, PA · 2024

    General support - trustee discretionary grant, early childhood outdoor nature space

  • $80,000

    Independence Historical Trust · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    First bank exhibit fabrication and installation, general support - trustee discretionary grant, general operating support

  • $80,000

    Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia · Norristown, PA · 2023

    General support; martha's choice marketplace

  • $80,000

    Broad Street Ministry · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Bsm clothing service

  • $80,000

    Center for Employment Opportunities (Ceo) · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $80,000

    Williamson College of the Trades · Media, PA · 2022

    General support; new electrical construction technology program

  • $75,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Literacy initiative

  • $75,000

    La Salle University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    La salle's early achievement program (leap)

  • $75,000

    Historical Society of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    National history day philadelphia

  • $75,000

    La Salle University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    La salle's early achievement program (leap)

  • $75,000

    Taller Puertorriqueno · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $75,000

    Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania - Morris Arboretum · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Rose garden construction project

  • $74,690

    Philadelphia Independent Mission Schools · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Cap 2022-23

  • $74,500

    Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives · Harrisburg, PA · 2024

    General support - foundation & trustee discretionary grant, data project

  • $73,582

    United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Knowledge center; general support

  • $70,100

    Historical Society of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support - officer & foundation discretionary grants, national history day, organizational support

  • $70,000

    Archbishop Ryan High School · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support - foundation discretionary grant, leader impact award - 2024

  • $70,000

    Pope John Paul Ii High School · Royersford, PA · 2024

    Invent xyz steam program

  • $70,000

    United World Schools USA · Washington, DC · 2023

    General support; general support - legacy

  • $67,000

    Jevs Human Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Career connected learning support

  • $66,000

    Bethesda Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Bainbridge bathroom rehab

  • $65,500

    Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Principal leadership programs

  • $65,000

    Broad Street Ministry · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Meal service, general support - trustee discretionary grant

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