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Elkin Lewis Fund Tw → Jewish Fam and Child Svc of Phila: $1.3M across 4 grants, latest 2025Jevs Human Services → Urban Affairs Coalition: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Jewish Family & Childrens Service of Greater Phila: $691K across 3 grants, latest 2024Cornell Walter S Uw → Metro Christian Council of Phila: $524K across 4 grants, latest 2025The William Penn Foundation → Ultimate Block Party Inc: $395K across 2 grants, latest 2024Erlbaum Family Foundation → Mesivta High School of Greater Phila: $362K across 5 grants, latest 2024Live Like Blaine Foundation → Harlem Lacrosse: $225K across 5 grants, latest 2024Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund → French International School of Phila: $145K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Catholic Charities Appeal of Archdiocese of Phila: $137K across 3 grants, latest 2024Thomas Skelton Harrison Foundation → The Phila Citizen: $120K across 3 grants, latest 2024Samuel S Fels Fund → Culturetrust of Greater Phila: $71K across 5 grants, latest 2022Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert → Breakthrough of Greater Phila: $55K across 4 grants, latest 2025Jevs Human Services → Heights Philadelphia: $617K across 2 grants, latest 2024The William Penn Foundation → Philadelphia Parks Alliance: $218K across 2 grants, latest 2022Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund → Calvary Christian Academy-Phila: $77K across 2 grants, latest 2024Samuel S Fels Fund → New Sanctuary Movement of Phila: $58K across 4 grants, latest 2022The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of the Phila: $46K across 2 grants, latest 2023Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Make A Wish Fdn of Phila Delware & Sus Valley: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert → W Phila Alliance for Children: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erlbaum Family Foundation → Talmudical Yeshiva of Phila: $11K across 3 grants, latest 2024Thomas Skelton Harrison Foundation → Phila Lawyers for Soc Eq: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Jevs Human Services → Sunrise of Philadelphia: $559K across 2 grants, latest 2024The William Penn Foundation → Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2022Samuel S Fels Fund → Phila Area Cooperative Alliance: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2023Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Phila Chinatown Dev Corp Chinatown Community Park: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Phila Region: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2024Thomas Skelton Harrison Foundation → Free Library of Phila: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Erlbaum Family Foundation → Zionist Organization of America (Phila): $7K across 3 grants, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → University of Pennsylvania Vpse: $495K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Penn's Netter Center University - Assisted Community School St Leonard's C: $454K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Educators 4 Education LLC: $372K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Philadelphia Youth Network Inc: $358K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Squashmarts Inc: $256K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Guiding Stars An Anthony C Richardson Lee Foundation: $252K across 2 grants, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Equity Solutions Inc: $222K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Congreso De Latinos Unidos Inc: $218K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Zhang Sah Martial Arts & Learning: $210K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Catholic Social Services: $190K across 2 grants, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Lenfest Center for Community Workforce Partnerships: $157K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Mural Arts Advocates: $153K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Yoacap Urban Affairs Coalition: $146K across 2 grants, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Cora Services Inc: $143K across 2 grants, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → We Love Philly: $142K across 1 grant, latest 2024The William Penn Foundation → Fund for Philadelphia Inc: $141K across 2 grants, latest 2022Jevs Human Services → Federation of Neighborhood Centers Inc: $139K across 2 grants, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → The Niche Clinic: $133K across 2 grants, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Workshop Learning: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership: $116K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Caring People Alliance: $115K across 2 grants, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Bartram's Garden: $109K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Rock to the Future: $109K across 2 grants, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Beyond the Bars: $105K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Building On Opportunity for Sound Training (Boost CDC): $103K across 2 grants, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia: $101K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Vestedin: $98K across 2 grants, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Concilio: $94K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Building 21: $87K across 2 grants, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Bolt: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Philadelphia Academies Inc: $84K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Philadelphia Education Fund: $72K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Liguori Academy: $66K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → The U School: $62K across 2 grants, latest 2024Jevs Human Services → Zhang Sah Martial Arts & Learning Ctr Gold Medal Karate Inc Dba: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023Jevs Human Services → Lulac National Education Services Centers: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jevs Human Services: $7.9M on this topic. Open the funder.Jevs Human Services$7.9MElkin Lewis Fund Tw: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Elkin Lewis Fund Tw$1.3MThe William Penn Foundation: $904K on this topic. Open the funder.The William Penn Foundation$904KGs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $756K on this topic. Open the funder.Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy…$756KCornell Walter S Uw: $524K on this topic. Open the funder.Cornell Walter S Uw$524KErlbaum Family Foundation: $380K on this topic. Open the funder.Erlbaum Family Foundation$380KLive Like Blaine Foundation: $225K on this topic. Open the funder.Live Like Blaine Foundation$225KCentral Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund: $222K on this topic. Open the funder.Central Pennsylvania Scholars…$222KThe Ayco Charitable Foundation: $200K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ayco Charitable Foundation$200KSamuel S Fels Fund: $162K on this topic. Open the funder.Samuel S Fels Fund$162KThomas Skelton Harrison Foundation: $140K on this topic. Open the funder.Thomas Skelton Harrison Found…$140KAdam and Maria Sarah Seybert: $85K on this topic. Open the funder.Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert$85KJewish Fam and Child Svc of Phila: received $1.3M on this topicJewish Fam and Child Svc of Phi…$1.3MUrban Affairs Coalition: received $1.0M on this topicUrban Affairs Coalition$1.0MJewish Family & Childrens Service of Greater Phila: received $691K on this topicJewish Family & Childrens Servi…$691KHeights Philadelphia: received $617K on this topicHeights Philadelphia$617KSunrise of Philadelphia: received $559K on this topicSunrise of Philadelphia$559KMetro Christian Council of Phila: received $524K on this topicMetro Christian Council of Phila$524KUniversity of Pennsylvania Vpse: received $495K on this topicUniversity of Pennsylvania Vpse$495KPenn's Netter Center University - Assisted Community School St Leonard's C: received $454K on this topicPenn's Netter Center University…$454KUltimate Block Party Inc: received $395K on this topicUltimate Block Party Inc$395KEducators 4 Education LLC: received $372K on this topicEducators 4 Education LLC$372KMesivta High School of Greater Phila: received $362K on this topicMesivta High School of Greater…$362KPhiladelphia Youth Network Inc: received $358K on this topicPhiladelphia Youth Network Inc$358KSquashmarts Inc: received $256K on this topicSquashmarts Inc$256KGuiding Stars An Anthony C Richardson Lee Foundation: received $252K on this topicGuiding Stars An Anthony C Rich…$252KHarlem Lacrosse: received $225K on this topicHarlem Lacrosse$225KEquity Solutions Inc: received $222K on this topicEquity Solutions Inc$222KPhiladelphia Parks Alliance: received $218K on this topicPhiladelphia Parks Alliance$218KCongreso De Latinos Unidos Inc: received $218K on this topicCongreso De Latinos Unidos Inc$218KZhang Sah Martial Arts & Learning: received $210K on this topicZhang Sah Martial Arts & Learni…$210KCatholic Social Services: received $190K on this topicCatholic Social Services$190KLenfest Center for Community Workforce Partnerships: received $157K on this topicLenfest Center for Community Wo…$157KMural Arts Advocates: received $153K on this topicMural Arts Advocates$153KAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: received $150K on this topicAcademy of Natural Sciences of…$150KYoacap Urban Affairs Coalition: received $146K on this topicYoacap Urban Affairs Coalition$146KFrench International School of Phila: received $145K on this topicFrench International School of…$145KCora Services Inc: received $143K on this topicCora Services Inc$143KWe Love Philly: received $142K on this topicWe Love Philly$142KFund for Philadelphia Inc: received $141K on this topicFund for Philadelphia Inc$141KFederation of Neighborhood Centers Inc: received $139K on this topicFederation of Neighborhood Cent…$139KCatholic Charities Appeal of Archdiocese of Phila: received $137K on this topicCatholic Charities Appeal of Ar…$137KThe Niche Clinic: received $133K on this topicThe Niche Clinic$133KWorkshop Learning: received $120K on this topicWorkshop Learning$120KThe Phila Citizen: received $120K on this topicThe Phila Citizen$120KHarlem Lacrosse and Leadership: received $116K on this topicHarlem Lacrosse and Leadership$116KCaring People Alliance: received $115K on this topicCaring People Alliance$115KBartram's Garden: received $109K on this topicBartram's Garden$109KRock to the Future: received $109K on this topicRock to the Future$109KBeyond the Bars: received $105K on this topicBeyond the Bars$105KBuilding On Opportunity for Sound Training (Boost CDC): received $103K on this topicBuilding On Opportunity for Sou…$103KBoys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia: received $101K on this topicBoys & Girls Clubs of Philadelp…$101KVestedin: received $98K on this topicVestedin$98KConcilio: received $94K on this topicConcilio$94KBuilding 21: received $87K on this topicBuilding 21$87KBolt: received $85K on this topicBolt$85KPhiladelphia Academies Inc: received $84K on this topicPhiladelphia Academies Inc$84KCalvary Christian Academy-Phila: received $77K on this topicCalvary Christian Academy-Phila$77KPhiladelphia Education Fund: received $72K on this topicPhiladelphia Education Fund$72KCulturetrust of Greater Phila: received $71K on this topicCulturetrust of Greater Phila$71KLiguori Academy: received $66K on this topicLiguori Academy$66KThe U School: received $62K on this topicThe U School$62KNew Sanctuary Movement of Phila: received $58K on this topicNew Sanctuary Movement of Phila$58KZhang Sah Martial Arts & Learning Ctr Gold Medal Karate Inc Dba: received $55K on this topicZhang Sah Martial Arts & Learni…$55KBreakthrough of Greater Phila: received $55K on this topicBreakthrough of Greater Phila$55KLulac National Education Services Centers: received $50K on this topicLulac National Education Servic…$50KRonald Mcdonald House Charities of the Phila: received $46K on this topicRonald Mcdonald House Charities…$46KMake A Wish Fdn of Phila Delware & Sus Valley: received $35K on this topicMake A Wish Fdn of Phila Delwar…$35KPhila Area Cooperative Alliance: received $33K on this topicPhila Area Cooperative Alliance$33KW Phila Alliance for Children: received $30K on this topicW Phila Alliance for Children$30KPhila Chinatown Dev Corp Chinatown Community Park: received $30K on this topicPhila Chinatown Dev Corp Chinat…$30KRonald Mcdonald House Charities of Phila Region: received $18K on this topicRonald Mcdonald House Charities…$18KTalmudical Yeshiva of Phila: received $11K on this topicTalmudical Yeshiva of Phila$11KPhila Lawyers for Soc Eq: received $10K on this topicPhila Lawyers for Soc Eq$10KFree Library of Phila: received $10K on this topicFree Library of Phila$10KZionist Organization of America (Phila): received $7K on this topicZionist Organization of America…$7K
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