Wyncote Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Wyncote Foundation, based in Philadelphia, PA, funds by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so there is no application process to join; being noticed or having a connection to its existing networks matters far more than sending a cold proposal.
- Its priority geographic focus is the Philadelphia area, and its funding spans arts and culture, education, the environment, health and human services, preservation, performance arts, and public media and journalism, so check your work against these themes and this area before trying to make contact.
- About 8 in 10 of its 456 grants fall between $10,000 and $370,000, with a median grant of $50,000, so a modest request in that range is realistic; its one much larger grant, about $6,300,000, went to Philadelphia Foundation, an organisation it funds every year that regrants to others, so this is not typical of its usual giving.
- The foundation looks relationship-led rather than open to new applicants generally: 89% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in its two previous filings, so most of its money goes to established relationships rather than new ones.
- No other eligibility rule or exclusion is stated beyond the invitation-only process, so there is nothing further to flag about who should not approach it.
Overview
Wyncote Foundation is a US private foundation based in Philadelphia, PA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation supports efforts that strengthen and enrich culture, community and the natural environment. Its grants span arts and culture, education, the environment, health and human services, and preservation, with particular interests in pipe organ and community, the Northwest region, performance arts, and public media and journalism. In performance arts, it focuses on developing organisations that inspire and energise audiences and the greater community. Its pipe organ projects are paired with cultural institutions to enhance musical programming and encourage pipe organ recognition; community grantmaking seeks broader public benefit through arts and culture, health and human services. In the Northwest, much of its funding focuses on the environment, low-income housing, and health and human services. Its public media work takes a systems approach to innovation, adaptation, and new approaches to content, distribution, and engagement.
Themes
- Arts and culture
- Education
- Environment
- Health and human services
- Preservation
- Performance arts
- Public media and journalism
Geographic Focus
Priority: Philadelphia area.
How to apply
The foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals; it initiates grants in its interest areas. No applicant-initiated process is described.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 89% 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 456 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
6 other states: 8%
- The largest single recipient received 15% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 89% of grant dollars went to organisations Wyncote Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 16% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 139 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $73,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Philadelphia Foundation · Support for community foundation donor advised funds$6,322,5002024 tax year
- Philadelphia Film Society · Support for capital improvements and ongoing programs$1,145,0002024 tax year
- Santa Fe Opera · Support for endowment and ongoing programs$1,100,0002024 tax year
- Earthjustice · Support for ongoing programs$1,000,0002024 tax year
- People's Light & Theatre Company · Support for ongoing programs$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center · Support for historic pipe organ programming and ongoing programs$800,0002024 tax year
- Brown University · Support for endowment$800,0002024 tax year
- Natural Lands Trust · Support for ongoing programs$620,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kristin Ross Robinson — Executive Director / Assistant Treasurer
- Leonard C Haas — Vice Chair
- Frederick R Haas — Vice Chair
- David W Haas — Vice Chair / Secretary
- Duncan A Haas — Board Chair
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $24,890,591 | $29,912,684 | $548,416,966 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $20,324,015 | $25,021,830 | $581,268,608 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $28,355,050 | $26,273,216 | $604,878,245 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Wyncote Foundation?
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Contact
- info@wyncotefoundation.org
- Philadelphia, PA
- wyncotefoundation.org
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Contact
- info@wyncotefoundation.org
- Philadelphia, PA
- wyncotefoundation.org