Funding search · EIN 232553258 · Philadelphia, PA

The Eugene Garfield Foundation 0706-03-45

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

48
grants reported
$963,109
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

libraryresidencyawardsbenefitcrisisfellowshipukrainedissertation

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Top recipients

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  • Project Home3 grants · $300,000
  • The University of Pennsylvania4 grants · $200,000
  • Opera Philadelphia3 grants · $75,000
  • Aclu Foundation2 grants · $70,000
  • Beta Phi Mu Honor Society4 grants · $69,000
  • Science History Institute3 grants · $36,609
  • International Rescue Committee3 grants · $25,000
  • Medecins Sans Frontieres USA2 grants · $25,000
  • Monell Chemical Senses Center4 grants · $21,000
  • Philabundance2 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$90,500
2021
$305,500
2022
$174,907
2023
$392,202
2024

Grant history

All 48 reported grants, largest first.

  • $145,000

    Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable

  • $100,000

    Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable

  • $55,000

    Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable

  • $50,000

    The University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Library residency program

  • $50,000

    The University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Library residency program

  • $50,000

    The University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Library residency program

  • $50,000

    The University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Library residency program

  • $35,000

    Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable

  • $35,000

    Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable

  • $30,000

    Science History Institute · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Garfield fellowships

  • $25,000

    Opera Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Sounds of learning program

  • $25,000

    Opera Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable

  • $25,000

    Opera Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable

  • $20,000

    MIT · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $18,000

    Beta Phi Mu Honor Society · Davie, FL · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $18,000

    Beta Phi Mu Honor Society · Davie, FL · 2023

    Fellowship awards

  • $18,000

    Beta Phi Mu Honor Society · Davie, FL · 2021

    Fellowship awards

  • $15,000

    Medecins Sans Frontieres USA · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Pediatric & Family Medical Center Dba · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    Beta Phi Mu Honor Society · Davie, FL · 2022

    Fellowship awards

  • $10,000

    American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Hias and Council Migration · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Hebrew immigrant aid

  • $10,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Monell Chemical Senses Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Stipend for summer

  • $10,000

    Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable

  • $10,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Hias and Council Migration · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable

  • $10,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Medecins Sans Frontieres USA · New York, NY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable

  • $10,000

    Share Our Strength · Washington, DC · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Mitzvah Circle · Lansdale, PA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Options in Aging · Lancaster, PA · 2024

    New horizons senior center

  • $5,000

    Monell Chemical Senses Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2021

    To benefit ukraine crisis

  • $5,000

    Project Hope · Harlan, IA · 2021

    Benefit ukraine crisis

  • $5,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2021

    Benefit ukraine crisis

  • $3,500

    Options in Aging · Lancaster, PA · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $3,500

    New Horizons Senior Center · Narberth, PA · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $3,500

    New Horizons Senior Center · Narberth, PA · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $3,407

    Science History Institute · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $3,202

    Science History Institute · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Garfield doctoral

  • $3,000

    Monell Chemical Senses Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $3,000

    Monell Chemical Senses Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    Philadelphia Orchestra · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable

  • $1,500

    Grayson School · Radnor, PA · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Association for Library · Westford, MA · 2024

    Dissertation award

  • $1,000

    Association for Library · Westford, MA · 2021

    Dissertation competition

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.