PTS Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's grants are broad support for recipient organisations and their programmes, and its recipients include schools, literacy and arts groups, civic organisations and a museum, so a small nonprofit whose work fits one of these areas has a reasonable basis to look at it.
- About 8 in 10 of its 47 grants fall between $12,500 and $250,000, and half are $50,000 or less, so a modest request is more typical, though its largest grant was $300,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- Its filings state no submission deadlines and invite written requests that outline the specifics, sent by post to the address in the filing.
- No geographic focus or eligibility rule is stated, though most recorded grant dollars have gone to Pennsylvania organisations; because 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, a first request may face a harder path, so a new applicant should write a clear, specific case.
Overview
PTS Foundation is a US private foundation based in Plymouth Meeting, PA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Across the filings, the foundation's grants went to a varied group of organisations, with most recorded grant dollars going to Pennsylvania. Recipients include schools and education and literacy organisations, arts organisations, a rowing organisation, civic and civil-liberties organisations, a research institute, palliative medicine and a museum. The stated purpose for every grant is broad support for the recipient organisation and its programmes. Charitable requests are to be made in writing and outline their specifics; the filing states that there are no submission deadlines. It does not state a narrower field of giving or an eligibility rule for applicants.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania.
How to apply
Submit a written charitable request outlining the specifics by post to the address given in the filing.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 47 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 18% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations PTS Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 15 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $40,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Netter Center for Community Partnerships · To support the organization and its programs$300,0002024 tax year
- Wistar Institute · To support the organization and its programs$275,0002024 tax year
- Philadelphia City Rowing · To support the organization and its programs$250,0002024 tax year
- Writters Matter · To support the organization and its programs$137,5002024 tax year
- Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates · To support the organization and its programs$77,5002024 tax year
- CeaseFirePA Education Fund · To support the organization and its programs$50,0002024 tax year
- Teach For America · To support the organization and its programs$50,0002024 tax year
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington · To support the organization and its programs$40,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Alvin B Hemmingsen — Assistant Treasurer
- Andrew S Schneider — Assistant Secretary
- Milton S Schneider — Director,Pres,Sec & Treas
- Pam H Schneider — Director & Chairperson
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,535,848 | $1,497,500 | $23,192,976 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,600,011 | $1,534,500 | $31,272,117 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,468,365 | $1,317,500 | $41,596,971 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (610) 825-4300
- Plymouth Meeting, PA