Funding search · EIN 832902185 · Philadelphia, PA
Forman Arts Initiative
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 10
- grants reported
- $1.2M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $75,000
- 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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3 grants matching “lenfest” · $225,000
- $75,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Art works drexel co-op - support is intended to establish the forman arts initiative co-op program fund at the lenfest center for cultural partnerships.
- $75,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Support is intended to establish the forman arts initiative co-op program fund at the lenfest center for cultural partnerships. The program is intended to run for 5 years.
- $75,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support is intended to establish the forman arts initiative co-op program fund at the lenfest center for cultural partnerships. The program is intended to run for 5 years.
Grant history
All 10 reported grants, largest first.
- $455,000
Philadelphia Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Artworks (yr2) - grant to support arts, culture & creativity in community-based organizations & artists working in partnership with black, indigenous, people of color, other marginalized, & vulnerable communities in the… read allArtworks (yr2) - grant to support arts, culture & creativity in community-based organizations & artists working in partnership with black, indigenous, people of color, other marginalized, & vulnerable communities in the greater phila area. less
- $255,000
Philadelphia Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Artworks - grant to support arts, culture and creativity in community-based organizations and artists working in partnership with black, indigenous, people of color, other marginalized, and vulnerable communities in the… read allArtworks - grant to support arts, culture and creativity in community-based organizations and artists working in partnership with black, indigenous, people of color, other marginalized, and vulnerable communities in the greater philadelphia area less
- $215,000
Philadelphia Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Artworks (yr4) - grant to support arts, culture & creativity in community-based organizations & artists working in partnership with black, indigenous, people of color, other marginalized, & vulnerable communities in the… read allArtworks (yr4) - grant to support arts, culture & creativity in community-based organizations & artists working in partnership with black, indigenous, people of color, other marginalized, & vulnerable communities in the greater phila area. less
- $75,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Art works drexel co-op - support is intended to establish the forman arts initiative co-op program fund at the lenfest center for cultural partnerships.
- $75,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Support is intended to establish the forman arts initiative co-op program fund at the lenfest center for cultural partnerships. The program is intended to run for 5 years.
- $75,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support is intended to establish the forman arts initiative co-op program fund at the lenfest center for cultural partnerships. The program is intended to run for 5 years.
- $60,000
Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Support for public works residency program that embeds artists in city government agencies or other similar organizations to propose and implement creative solutions to pressing civic challenges.
- $30,000
Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Support for public works residency program that embeds artists in city government agencies or other similar organizations to propose and implement creative solutions to pressing civic challenges.
- $4,300
Blackstar Projects · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Blackstar Projects · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
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