Funding search · EIN 843731333 · Philadelphia, PA
Aster Foundation of Philadelphia
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 42
- grants reported
- $46,976
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Commonwealth Youth Choirs2 grants · $9,000
- Manna3 grants · $6,000
- Homeless Advocacy Project4 grants · $5,000
- Free Library of Philadelphia3 grants · $5,000
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania2 grants · $4,065
- Philadelphia Film Society3 grants · $3,250
- The Attic Youth Center3 grants · $3,000
- Hias Foundation1 grant · $2,000
- The Trevor Project1 grant · $2,000
- Oxfam America1 grant · $1,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 42 reported grants, largest first.
- $6,500
Commonwealth Youth Choirs · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support programs
- $2,500
Manna · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General program support
- $2,500
Commonwealth Youth Choirs · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Support programs
- $2,065
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Free Library of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General program support
- $2,000
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General support
- $2,000
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2025
Support lgtbq youth
- $2,000
Free Library of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General program support
- $2,000
Hias Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Manna · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General program support
- $2,000
Philadelphia Film Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Support film festival
- $1,500
Homeless Advocacy Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Support programs
- $1,500
Homeless Advocacy Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Support programs
- $1,500
Manna · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General program support
- $1,000
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
- $1,000
Philadelphia Film Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Support film festival
- $1,000
The Attic Youth Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Programs for safe community
- $1,000
Abington Presbyterian Church · Abington, PA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Homeless Advocacy Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Support programs
- $1,000
The Attic Youth Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Programs for safe community
- $1,000
Free Library of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General program support
- $1,000
Joshua Project · Charlotte, NC · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $1,000
The Attic Youth Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Programs for safe community
- $1,000
Homeless Advocacy Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support programs
- $300
West Kensington Ministries · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Sponsor hole in golf fundraiser
- $300
West Kensington Ministries · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Sponsor hole in golf fundraiser
- $261
University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2024
General support
- $250
Lantern Theater · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General support
- $250
The Augustana Fund · Rock Island, IL · 2025
General support
- $250
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Support law school
- $250
University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2025
General support
- $250
The Augustana Fund · Rock Island, IL · 2024
General support
- $250
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Support law school
- $250
The Augustana Fund · Rock Island, IL · 2023
General support
- $250
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Support law school
- $250
University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2023
General support
- $250
Philadelphia Film Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support film festival
- $250
West Kensington Ministries · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Sponsor hole in golf fundraiser
- $100
The Fund for Penn Medicine · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
- $100
The Good Samaritan Fund · New Castle, PA · 2024
General support
- $100
Clayton Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church · Newberry, SC · 2022
General support
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