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 2022–2024. 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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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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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 allConnelly 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; professional development for archdiocese teachers less
- $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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