Funding search · EIN 256728780 · Philadelphia, PA

Joan & Bernard Spain Foundation

Name: Joan & Bernard Spain Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

78
grants reported: $2.0M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $5,000
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

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Vbc Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
Duffield Veterans Village2 grants · $250,948
Central High School2 grants · $243,124
Jefferson Health3 grants · $66,000
Magee Rehab Hospital4 grants · $60,000
Philadelphia Museum of Art4 grants · $56,500
Vbc Giving Foundation1 grant · $39,491
The Barnes Foundation2 grants · $30,000
University of Pennsylvania Trustees1 grant · $25,000
Transplant Foundation2 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$1.1M

2021

$170,452

2022

$256,904

2023

$508,976

2024

Grant history

All 78 reported grants, largest first.

$1.0M
Vbc Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
General charitable purpose
$246,948
Duffield Veterans Village · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$125,663
Central High School · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$117,461
Central High School · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$50,000
Jefferson Health · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$39,491
Vbc Giving Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$25,000
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$25,000
University of Pennsylvania Trustees · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$20,000
Jewish Family & Children'S Service of Greater Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$20,000
The Barnes Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$15,000
Magee Rehab Hospital · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$15,000
Magee Rehab Hospital · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$15,000
Magee Rehab Hospital · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$15,000
Jefferson Health · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
General charitable purpose
$15,000
Magee Rehab Hospital · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
General charitable purpose
$11,500
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
General charitable purpose
$10,000
Congregation Brothers of Israel · Newtown, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$10,000
Transplant Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
General charitable purpose
$10,000
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$10,000
The Barnes Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$10,000
Donors Are Heroes · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$10,000
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$10,000
Samost Jfcs · Cherry Hill, NJ · 2022
General charitable purpose
$10,000
Transplant Foundation · Miami, FL · 2021
General charitable purpose
$8,000
Netter Center for Community Partnerships · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
General charitable purpose
$7,957
Delaware County Community College · Media, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$7,536
Federal Early Learning Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$7,469
Federal Early Learning Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,400
Saint Pio Regional Catholic School · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$5,100
Saint Pio Regional Catholic School · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Founding Forward · Valley Forge, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$5,000
The Joseph Fund of Camden · Mullica Hill, NJ · 2024
General charitable purpose
$5,000
All State Career School · Essington, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Independence Historical Trust · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Open Collective Foundation · Walnut, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$5,000
All State Career School · Essington, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Independence Historical Trust · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey · Cherry Hill, NJ · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Society Hill Preservation Alliance · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
The Joseph Fund of Camden · Camden, NJ · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Boys and Girls Club of America · Atlanta, GA · 2021
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Gift of Life Family House · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
General charitable purpose
$5,000
The Joseph Fund of Camden · Camden, NJ · 2021
General charitable purpose
$4,440
West Chester University · West Chester, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$4,188
Delaware County Community College · Media, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$4,000
Duffield Veterans Village · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
General charitable purpose
$3,976
Saint Monica Early Learning Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$3,500
The Philadelphia Show Antiques & Design · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$3,000
Lasalle University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$2,795
Saint Francis · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Fellowship of Christians and Jews · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Independence Historical Trust · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Project Street Vet · Encinitas, CA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Providence Animal Ctr · Media, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Wounded Veterans Relief Fund · North Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Philadelphia Mural Arts Program · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Providence Animal Ctr · Media, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Saint Jude Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Society Hill Civic Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$2,500
The Academy of Music · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Philadelphia Police Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Providence Animal Ctr · Media, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Union League Legacy Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$2,000
The Academy of Music · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,500
The Rodin Museum · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,181
Lasalle University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,080
Temple University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Child Guidance Resource Centers · Havertown, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Education Institute for Early Intervention · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Child Guidance Resource Centers · Havertown, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Gift of Life Donor Program · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Jefferson Health · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Lucy Outreach · Camden, NJ · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
The Academy of Music · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
General charitable purpose
$647
Lasalle University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$500
The Joseph Fund of Camden · Camden, NJ · 2023
General charitable purpose
$500
American Junior Golf Association · Braselton, GA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$500
Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charitable purpose

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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.