Funding search · EIN 387106076 · Philadelphia, PA
The Forman Family 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.
- 75
- grants reported
- $24.1M
- total given
- 2020–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2024. 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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1 grant matching “horwitz” · $50,000
- $50,000
Philadelphia Youth Basketball · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Capital pledge to support pyb's effort to construct the alan horwitz sixth man center (3 of 3 installments)
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Forman Arts Initiative5 grants · $19.4M
- Washington University4 grants · $725,000
- Forman Arts Initative1 grant · $715,000
- Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation1 grant · $666,667
- Philadelphia Museum of Art4 grants · $574,000
- Vetri Community Partnership2 grants · $310,000
- Rodeph Sholom Congregation4 grants · $220,400
- Friends' Central School2 grants · $210,000
- The Cat Collaborative2 grants · $190,000
- Drexel University3 grants · $110,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 75 reported grants, largest first.
- $12.5M
Forman Arts Initiative · Philadelphia, PA · 2020
This grant is intended to provide the forman arts initiative funds to acquire untitled dss 137 sculpture by donald judd in furthering the organization's mission.
- $5.5M
Forman Arts Initiative · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Grant to fai for art purchase
- $717,500
Forman Arts Initiative · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Grant to fai for building purchases for future museum
- $715,000
Forman Arts Initative · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
- $666,667
Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation · West Conshohocken, PA · 2023
Support of the campaign for the cobbs creek restoration and community foundation.
- $500,000
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Endowment support of it starts here:campaign for the philadelphia museum of art (installment 5of 5)
- $455,000
Forman Arts Initiative · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Grant to fai to support art commission and art work grant programs
- $300,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2024
Forman family foundation scholarship
- $300,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2023
Forman family foundation scholarship
- $300,000
Forman Arts Initiative · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $200,000
Friends' Central School · Wynnewood, PA · 2020
Unrestricted
- $165,000
The Cat Collaborative · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $160,000
Vetri Community Partnership · Philadelphia, PA · 2020
Unrestricted
- $150,000
Vetri Community Partnership · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Vetri community partnership pledge (installment 3 of 3)
- $100,000
Big Picture Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Bpp pledge to support real world learning program for students at el centro de estudiantes (installment 2 of 2)
- $100,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2022
Support chancellor's fund for excellence
- $75,000
Rodeph Sholom Congregation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Endowment campaign - support the synagogue
- $75,000
Rodeph Sholom Congregation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Endowment campaign - support the synagogue
- $60,000
Philadelphia Contemporary · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Grant to support theaster gates programming at drexel
- $55,000
Creative Time · New York, NY · 2022
Support for charles gaines' project 'the american manifest'
- $50,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Support for cara fry endowment
- $50,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Support of the cara k. Fry university endowment and enhancing the universitys art collections
- $50,000
Teach for America Greater Philadelphia · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Leadership giving choice (installment 2 of 2)
- $50,000
Center City District Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support for center city recovery
- $50,000
Philadelphia Youth Basketball · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Capital pledge to support pyb's effort to construct the alan horwitz sixth man center (3 of 3 installments)
- $50,000
Rodeph Sholom Congregation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Endowment campaign - support the synagogue
- $50,000
Teach for America Greater Philadelphia · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Leadership giving choice (installment 1 of 2)
- $50,000
Women'S Way · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Philadelphia Youth Basketball · Philadelphia, PA · 2020
Unrestricted
- $44,000
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, PA · 2020
Unrestricted
- $25,000
The Cat Collaborative · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support for the cat collaborative's inauglural gala supporting its mission to reduce cat overpopulation and improve feline welfare through community-based programs, rescue partnerships, and affordable care initi… read allGeneral support for the cat collaborative's inauglural gala supporting its mission to reduce cat overpopulation and improve feline welfare through community-based programs, rescue partnerships, and affordable care initiatives. less
- $25,000
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2023
Support the cecily brown exhibition
- $25,000
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Support phs healthy neighborhood giving circle
- $25,000
Community College of Philadelphia Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support giuseppe penone exhibition
- $25,000
Revolution School · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support of mission to promote experiential learning, diversity, innovation and community
- $25,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2022
Support for the kemper art museum
- $25,000
Acct · Philadelphia, PA · 2020
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Center City District Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2020
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Fund for the School District of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2020
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2020
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Revolution School · Philadelphia, PA · 2020
Unrestricted
- $21,500
Education Law Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $20,400
Rodeph Sholom Congregation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Barnes Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2020
Unrestricted
- $15,000
Abortion Liberation Fund of Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $12,500
Center City District Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
- $12,500
Independence Historical Trust · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Support vision framework for the historical district in philadelphia. Support assistance will enable the trust to begin preparing for the celebration of the semiquincentennial in 2026.
- $12,500
Independence Historical Trust · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support vision framework for the historical district in philadelphia. Support assistance will enable the trust to begin preparing for the celebration of the semiquincentennial in 2026.
- $10,000
Opera Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Women'S Way · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Donation for 24 hours of impact
- $10,000
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Dia Center for the Arts · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Fractured Atlas · Hartsdale, NY · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Friends' Central School · Wynnewood, PA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Impactphl · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
The Philadelphia School · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $8,788
Fund for the School District of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Dr hite event
- $5,000
The Clay Studio · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Center City District Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support timothy rub fund
- $5,000
Purr · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Alternative Art School · Philadelphia, PA · 2020
Support of female artists of color from the philadelphia area so that they can gain access to the community, participate in courses and receive mentorship from the school.
- $5,000
Artstart · New York, NY · 2020
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Dia Art Foundation · Beacon, NY · 2020
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Klehr Center · Lancaster, PA · 2020
Unrestricted
- $3,500
Paws · Philadelphia, PA · 2020
Unrestricted
- $2,500
Franklin and Marshall College - Klehr Center · Lancaster, PA · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
- $1,750
Forgotten Cats · Greenville, DE · 2020
Unrestricted
- $1,500
Cape Eleuthera Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Grant to supporti tis summer teacher program
- $1,000
Society Hill Civic Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2020
Unresticted
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