Funding search · EIN 357019969 · Wayne, PA

Quest for the Best

Name: Quest for the Best grants, 2022–2025
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.

276
grants reported: $2.4M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
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

food scholarship academy police shelter homeless substance training

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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.

Lifetime Wells International4 grants · $317,336
Elmwood Park Zoo3 grants · $202,000
Quest Therapeutic Services4 grants · $132,000
Williamson College of the Trades4 grants · $93,650
Trellis for Tomorrow5 grants · $83,500
Dccc Educational Foundation4 grants · $70,900
Nurturing Minds3 grants · $67,492
Building Youth Around the World4 grants · $55,000
Friends Association2 grants · $51,525
Montgomery County Community College Foundation3 grants · $51,292

Giving over time

$490,777

2022

$550,873

2023

$640,816

2024

$709,744

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 276 grants.

$100,438
Lifetime Wells International · Aston, PA · 2022
Casings for wells, pumps
$96,175
Lifetime Wells International · Aston, PA · 2024
Grant for pumps
$77,000
Elmwood Park Zoo · Norristown, PA · 2022
Expansion project and rock challenge - general donation
$75,000
Elmwood Park Zoo · Norristown, PA · 2023
Expansion project
$70,998
Lifetime Wells International · Aston, PA · 2025
Grant for pumps
$51,025
Friends Association · West Chester, PA · 2023
Grant/hvac project
$50,000
Ann'S Heart · Phoenixville, PA · 2025
Grant: long-term housing
$50,000
Elmwood Park Zoo · Norristown, PA · 2024
Expansion project
$49,725
Lifetime Wells International · Aston, PA · 2023
Casings for wells, pumps
$38,900
Williamson College of the Trades · Media, PA · 2025
Scholarships
$38,500
Quest Therapeutic Services · West Chester, PA · 2023
Paving and roofing
$37,500
Quest Therapeutic Services · West Chester, PA · 2024
Grant for scholarship program
$36,300
Dccc Educational Foundation · Media, PA · 2023
Police training academy
$35,000
Helping Hands · Bechtelsville, PA · 2025
Grant for wheelchair transit van
$33,800
The Garage Community & Youth Center · Kennett Square, PA · 2022
Hvac avondale
$33,000
Quest Therapeutic Services · West Chester, PA · 2025
Grant for equine therapy scholarships
$32,057
Nurturing Minds · Newtonville, MA · 2023
20 students at sega school, purchase of van
$31,500
Trellis for Tomorrow · Phoenixville, PA · 2024
Grant: seeds programcultivar sponsor
$30,435
Nurturing Minds · Newtonville, MA · 2022
20 students at sega school, purchase of van
$30,000
Charles a Melton Arts & Education Center · West Chester, PA · 2025
Grant for security and safety upgrades
$30,000
Trellis for Tomorrow · Phoenixville, PA · 2025
Grant due for seeds program
$30,000
Manna · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Grant for generator for food services
$27,548
Montgomery County Comm College Foundation · Blue Bell, PA · 2025
Pledge under scholarship agr for police academy
$27,548
Montgomery County Community College Foundation · Blue Bell, PA · 2024
Police academy scholarship
$25,815
Roman Catholic High School · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Grant for enhanced security
$25,000
Greenhouse Project · Chester, PA · 2025
Greenhouse 44 basement project
$25,000
Mom'S House of Greater Philadelphia · Phoenixville, PA · 2024
Grant for playground project
$25,000
Eyecare for Kids · Midvale, UT · 2022
Glasses for eye clinic in kenya
$23,630
Chester County Opportunities Ind Ctr · Coatesville, PA · 2025
Grant: roof/hvac
$23,108
Allegheny County Chiefs of Police Assoc · Gibsonia, PA · 2025
Police academy scholarships
$23,000
Quest Therapeutic Services · West Chester, PA · 2022
Paving and roofing
$20,000
Trellis for Tomorrow · Phoenixville, PA · 2022
Seed program
$18,250
Williamson College of the Trades · Media, PA · 2024
Grant: scholarship for trade trainingpledge under scholarship agr
$18,250
Williamson College of the Trades · Media, PA · 2023
Scholarship for williamson student
$18,250
Williamson College of the Trades · Media, PA · 2022
Scholarship for williamson student
$18,200
Good Friends · Morrisville, PA · 2023
Assist with substance use disorder
$18,115
Wetlands Institute · Stone Harbor, NJ · 2024
Grant for research assistant
$17,760
Wetlands Institute · Stone Harbor, NJ · 2023
Grant for research assistant
$16,554
Allegheny County Police Chiefs' Association · McKees Rocks, PA · 2024
Police training academy and scholarship
$16,500
Horizons at Greene Street Friends School · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Grant for summer program
$15,228
Foundation for Pottstown Education · Pottstown, PA · 2024
Grant: transportation for school field trips
$15,000
Building Youth Around the World · West Jordan, UT · 2025
Grant: 2025 casa hogar alegre project
$15,000
Good Samaritan · Phoenixville, PA · 2025
Grant for basement renovation
$15,000
Manna · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Grant for equip/repairs
$15,000
All for All Agency · East Lansdowne, PA · 2024
Grant for summer camp
$15,000
Building Youth Around the World · West Jordan, UT · 2024
Grant for orphanage
$15,000
Coatesville Center for Community Health · Coatesville, PA · 2024
Grant for roof maintenance
$15,000
Building Youth Around the World · West Jordan, UT · 2023
Alumni housing at orphanage
$13,744
Montgomery County Community College Foundation · Media, PA · 2023
Police academy scholarship
$13,340
Foundation for Indiana Univ of Pa · Indiana, PA · 2025
Pledge due under scholarship agr for police academy
$13,340
Foundation for Indiana University of Pa · Indiana, PA · 2024
Police academy scholarship program
$13,340
Foundation for Indiana University of Pa · Indiana, PA · 2023
Police academy scholarship program
$13,064
Cristo Rey Philadelphia School · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Horizon program & transportation
$12,201
Good Friends · Morrisville, PA · 2024
Assist with substance use disorder
$12,000
Cristo Rey Phila High School · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Horizons program
$12,000
Dccc Educational Foundation · Media, PA · 2025
Pledge due under scholarship agr for police academy
$12,000
Cristo Rey Philadelphia School · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Horizon program & transportation
$12,000
Dccc Educational Foundation · Media, PA · 2024
Police training academy
$11,000
Kennett Area Community Services · Kennett Square, PA · 2024
Grant: computer upgrade
$10,600
Dccc Educational Foundation · Media, PA · 2022
Police training academy
$10,000
Community College of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Pledge due-nursing scholarship agr
$10,000
Community Warehouse Project of Chester Co · West Chester, PA · 2025
Grant for beds
$10,000
Federation of Neighborhood Centers · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Grant: shoot basketballs not people
$10,000
First Stop Recovery · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Grant for housing construction
$10,000
Hope Rescue Mission of the City of Reading Pa · Reading, PA · 2025
Grant for hopehouse construction
$10,000
Patrician Society · Phoenixiville, PA · 2025
Grant for housing support
$10,000
The Community Grocer · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Grant for wheelchair lift project
$10,000
Community College of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Nursing scholarship
$10,000
Drueding Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Grant for security
$10,000
Kencrest · Blue Bell, PA · 2024
Donation
$10,000
Allegheny County Police Chiefs' Association · Gibsonia, PA · 2023
Police training academy and scholarship
$10,000
Community College of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Nursing scholarship
$10,000
Horizons at Greene Street Friends School · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Grant: horizons summer camp program
$10,000
Building Youth Around the World · West Jordan, UT · 2022
Alumni housing at orphanage
$10,000
Community Warehouse Project · West Chester, PA · 2022
Beds/bedding
$10,000
Montgomery County Community College Foundation · Media, PA · 2022
Police academy scholarship
$10,000
Orion Communities · Phoenixville, PA · 2022
Music for everyone fundraiser
$9,540
Germantown Ave Crisis Ministry · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Grant/office equip/computers
$9,285
Horizons at Greene Street Friends School · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Grant: horizons summer camp program
$9,033
Minority Center for Participation & Empowerment · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Grant for adult literacy program
$8,500
Mom'S House of Phoenixville · Phoenixville, PA · 2025
Grant: signage,material, playground equip
$8,000
Tombe · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Wastewater infrastructure
$7,568
Safe Harbor of Chester County · West Chester, PA · 2025
Grant for kitchen and pantry shelving
$7,500
Sisters in Strength · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Grant: women and girls empowerment
$7,500
Upper Merion Community Cupboard · King of Prussia, PA · 2025
Grant for patron supplies/food
$7,250
Cristo Rey Philadelphia School · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Horizon program & transportation
$7,052
Every Good Gift · Abington, PA · 2024
General donationgrant: work for life project
$6,800
Camp Dreamcatcher · Kennett Square, PA · 2025
Grant: camp for chronically ill youth
$6,460
Camp Dreamcatcher · Kennett Square, PA · 2024
Grant for children living with chronic disease to attend summer camp
$6,350
Players Philanthropy Fund Dba the Mama-Tee Community Fridge Project · Towson, MD · 2025
Grant to mama tee comm fridge project
$6,155
The Garage Community & Youth Center · Kennett Square, PA · 2024
Grant: college tripu.s. Hispanic leadership conference
$6,030
Orion Communities · Phoenixville, PA · 2023
Music for everyone fundraiser
$6,000
Bournelyf · West Chester, PA · 2024
Grant: transportation for camp programgeneral donation
$5,500
Passhe · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
Mansfield police academy pledge
$5,500
Ihm Center for Literacy · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Grant for website upgrade
$5,500
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Mansfield univ police academy scholarship
$5,500
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Mansfield univ police academy scholarship
$5,500
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Mansfield univ police academy scholarship
$5,356
Camp Dreamcatcher · Kennett Square, PA · 2023
Grant for children living with chronic disease to attend summer camp
$5,004
New London Counseling Center · Lincoln Univeristy, PA · 2024
Grant/furniture/technology

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