Funding search · EIN 223826033 · Philadelphia, PA
The Brinkman 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.
- 115
- grants reported
- $135,279
- 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.
What they fund
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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.
- Freire Charter School Foundation1 grant · $10,000
- Friere Foundation1 grant · $10,000
- Academy of St Louis3 grants · $8,000
- American Philosophical Society4 grants · $7,500
- Ballet X2 grants · $7,150
- Hilton Head Humane Association4 grants · $5,500
- V Foundation for Cancer Research4 grants · $5,000
- Alzheimer'S Research Foundation Fisher Center4 grants · $5,000
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center4 grants · $5,000
- Pockets Full of Sunshine4 grants · $4,250
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 115 grants.
- $10,000
Freire Charter School Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Education
- $10,000
Friere Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Education
- $7,000
Ballet X · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Community
- $3,000
Academy of St Louis · Chesterfield, MO · 2023
Education
- $3,000
American Philosophical Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Education
- $3,000
Academy of St Louis · Chesterfield, MO · 2022
Education
- $3,000
American Philosophical Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Education
- $2,500
Community House · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Community
- $2,500
Lowcountry Foundation for Wounded Military Heroes · Bluffton, SC · 2025
Veterans support
- $2,500
Stag Vets (Comfort Farms) · Milledgeville, GA · 2022
Community
- $2,000
Academy of St Louis · Chesterfield, MO · 2025
Education
- $2,000
American Physical Society · College Park, MD · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Congregation Mikveh Israel · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Religious
- $2,000
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2025
Community
- $2,000
Livewell Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Community and mental health
- $1,500
Alzheimer'S Research Foundation Fisher Center · New York, NY · 2025
Medical and scientific
- $1,500
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2025
Medical and scientific
- $1,500
V Foundation for Cancer Research · Cary, NC · 2025
Medical and scientific
- $1,500
Alzheimer'S Research Foundation Fisher Center · New York, NY · 2024
Medical and scientific
- $1,500
College of Wooster · Wooster, OH · 2024
Athletics fundraiser
- $1,500
Hilton Head Humane Association · Hilton Head, SC · 2024
Community
- $1,500
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2024
Medical and scientific
- $1,500
Pockets Full of Sunshine · Hilton Head, SC · 2024
Community
- $1,500
Urban Promise Ministies · Pennsauken, NJ · 2024
Community
- $1,500
V Foundation for Cancer Research · Cary, NC · 2024
Medical and scientific
- $1,500
Hilton Head Humane Association · Hilton Head, SC · 2023
Community
- $1,500
Pockets Full of Sunshine · Hilton Head, SC · 2023
Community
- $1,500
Hilton Head Humane Association · Hilton Head, SC · 2022
Community
- $1,500
K9s for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2022
Community
- $1,337
McF Helping Mamas · Norcross, GA · 2024
Community
- $1,300
American Institute of Physics · College Park, MD · 2022
Education
- $1,125
Barnes Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Art and horticulture
- $1,103
Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Community
- $1,046
Seal Kids · Dublin, OH · 2025
Education
- $1,044
Stag Veterans (Comfort Farms) · Milledgeville, GA · 2025
Veterans support
- $1,041
Stag Veterans (Comfort Farms) · Milledgeville, GA · 2024
Veterans support
- $1,036
Houses for Warriors · Evergreen, CO · 2024
Veterans support
- $1,000
American Institute of Physics (Aip) Foundation · College Park, MD · 2025
Education
- $1,000
Hilton Head Humane Association · Hilton Head, SC · 2025
Community
- $1,000
K9s for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2025
Veterans support
- $1,000
Pockets Full of Sunshine · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2025
Community
- $1,000
Wounded Warriors Family Support · Omaha, NE · 2025
Veterans support
- $1,000
American Institute of Physics (Aip) · College Park, MD · 2024
Education
- $1,000
American Philosophical Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Education
- $1,000
Equal Justice Initiative (Eji) · Montogomery, AL · 2024
Community
- $1,000
Metavivor · Middleton, WI · 2024
Medical
- $1,000
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
- $1,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Community
- $1,000
Alzheimer'S Research Foundation Fisher Center · New York, NY · 2023
Medical and scientific
- $1,000
American Institute of Physics · College Park, MD · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montogomery, AL · 2023
Community
- $1,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2023
Medical and scientific
- $1,000
Moorestown Community House · Moorestown, NJ · 2023
Community
- $1,000
Stag Vets (Comfort Farms) · Milledgeville, GA · 2023
Community
- $1,000
V Foundation for Cancer Research · Cary, NC · 2023
Medical and scientific
- $1,000
Alzheimer'S Research Foundation Fisher Center · New York, NY · 2022
Medical and scientific
- $1,000
Covenant House of Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Community
- $1,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montogomery, AL · 2022
Community
- $1,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2022
Medical and scientific
- $1,000
Moorestown Community House · Moorestown, NJ · 2022
Community
- $1,000
V Foundation for Cancer Research · Cary, NC · 2022
Medical and scientific
- $1,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Community
- $833
Houses for Warriors · Evergreen, CO · 2025
Veterans support
- $750
Easterseals North Georgia · Clarkston, GA · 2025
Community
- $750
Georgia Casa · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Community
- $750
Healing for Heroes · Peach Tree City, GA · 2024
Veterans support
- $750
Sandalwood Community Foodbank · Hilton Head, SC · 2024
Community
- $750
Urban Promise Ministies · Pennsauken, NJ · 2023
Community
- $750
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Community
- $750
The Clay Studio · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Community
- $600
Freedom Service Dogs · Englewood, CO · 2025
Veterans support
- $528
McF Helping Mamas · Norcross, GA · 2025
Community
- $525
Freedom Service Dogs · Englewood, CO · 2024
Veterans support
- $515
Urban Promise Ministies · Pennsauken, NJ · 2022
Community
- $500
American Fund for London School of Economics · New York, NY · 2025
Community
- $500
American Philosophical Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Education
- $500
Boston University (Friends of Boston University Rugby) · Boston, MA · 2025
Education
- $500
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2025
Community
- $500
Obama Presidential Center · Chicago, IL · 2025
Library
- $500
Alice Paul Institute · Mount Laurel, NJ · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Atlanta Humane Org · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Animal rescue
- $500
Boston University (Friends of Boston University Rugby) · Boston, MA · 2024
Education
- $500
K9s for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2024
Veterans support
- $500
Alice Paul Institute · Mount Laurel, NJ · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2023
Education
- $500
Community Food Bank of New Jersey · Hillside, NJ · 2023
Community
- $500
Freedom Service Dogs · Englewood, CO · 2023
Community
- $500
Houses for Warriors · Evergreen, CO · 2023
Community
- $500
K9s for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2023
Community
- $500
Pan-Mass Challange · Needham, MA · 2023
Medical
- $500
Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Community
- $500
Alice Paul Institute · Mount Laurel, NJ · 2022
Charitable
- $500
American Fund for London School of Economics · New York, NY · 2022
Community
- $500
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2022
Education
- $500
Community Food Bank of New Jersey · Hillside, NJ · 2022
Community
- $500
Hilton Head Deep Well Project · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2022
Community
- $500
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Medical and scintific
- $400
Boys and Girls Club · Clifton, NJ · 2022
Community
- $300
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
Community
- $300
Barnegat Light Rescue Squad · Barnegat, NJ · 2022
Community
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