Funding search · EIN 231352000 · Philadelphia, PA
The Academy of Natural Sciences of
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 45
- grants reported
- $2.2M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $39,343
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Temple University4 grants · $568,080
- Growing Great4 grants · $268,920
- The Commons3 grants · $236,838
- Iup Research Institute2 grants · $169,254
- Trustees of the University of Illinois2 grants · $135,463
- Enviroscience3 grants · $128,618
- Mantua Civic Association2 grants · $120,000
- Friends of the Upper Delaware River3 grants · $75,000
- Research for Action2 grants · $60,847
- Delaware River Basin Commission3 grants · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 45 reported grants, largest first.
- $303,669
Temple University · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Research
- $127,723
Iup Research Institute · Indiana, PA · 2024
Research
- $120,000
The Commons · Washington, DC · 2021
Research
- $111,282
Temple University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Research
- $92,509
Growing Great · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2022
Research
- $90,023
The Commons · Washington, DC · 2023
Research
- $85,338
Trustees of the University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2021
Research
- $84,004
Temple University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Research
- $69,499
Enviroscience · Richmond, VA · 2024
Research
- $69,125
Temple University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Research
- $66,776
Growing Great · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2023
Research
- $60,000
Mantua Civic Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Research
- $60,000
Mantua Civic Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Research
- $58,320
Growing Great · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2024
Research
- $51,315
Growing Great · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2021
Research
- $50,125
Trustees of the University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2022
Research
- $49,220
Azavea · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Research
- $46,977
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2021
Research
- $45,868
Enviroscience · Richmond, VA · 2023
Research
- $41,531
Iup Research Institute · Indiana, PA · 2023
Research
- $41,524
Research for Action · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Research
- $39,815
Research Foundation for the State University of New York · Albany, NY · 2024
Research
- $39,343
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2021
Research
- $28,433
Friends of the Upper Delaware River · Hancock, NY · 2023
Research
- $27,527
Commonwealth University · Bloomsburg, PA · 2023
Research
- $27,349
Friends of the Upper Delaware River · Hancock, NY · 2021
Research
- $26,815
The Commons · Washington, DC · 2022
Research
- $24,341
Lock Haven University · Lock Haven, PA · 2021
Reserach
- $23,728
Mayo Clinic · Rochestor, MN · 2024
Research
- $22,224
Philadelphia Education Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Research
- $20,000
Delaware River Basin Commission · West Trenton, NJ · 2024
Reserach
- $20,000
Delaware River Basin Commission · West Trenton, NJ · 2021
Research
- $19,323
Research for Action · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Research
- $19,218
Friends of the Upper Delaware River · Hancock, NY · 2022
Research
- $18,600
Congreso De Latinos Unidos (Philadelphia Based) · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Research
- $16,682
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania · Bloomsburg, PA · 2021
Research
- $15,621
Lock Haven University · Lock Haven, PA · 2022
Reserach
- $15,600
Aspira Inc of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Research
- $13,501
Musconetcong Watershed Accr · Asbury, NJ · 2021
Research
- $13,251
Enviroscience · Richmond, VA · 2022
Research
- $11,131
University of Delaware · Newark, DE · 2021
Research
- $10,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Research
- $10,000
Delaware River Basin Commission · West Trenton, NJ · 2023
Reserach
- $9,834
East Stroudsburg University · East Stroudsburg, PA · 2022
Research
- $8,659
Dauphin Island Sea Lab · Dauphin Island, AL · 2022
Research
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