Quick Stats
- Annual Giving: $987,000 (grants/contributions paid, tax year 2023)
- Grant Range: $5,000 to $25,000
- Geographic Focus: Greater Philadelphia area, Pennsylvania
- Application Method: Rolling (quarterly deadlines in March, June, September, and December)
- Number of Grants: 69 grants in 2023
- Average Grant: $14,304
- Total Assets: $15,665,768
Contact Details
- Website: https://gordoncharterfoundation.com/
- Email: info@gordoncharterfoundation.com
- Phone: 610-220-9054
Funding Priorities
- Healthcare: Non-profit hospitals, rehabilitation centres, medical research institutes, and organisations providing medical care for children, elderly, and infirm, with priority for disadvantaged and underserved populations
- Education: Educational institutions and programmes for at-risk or disadvantaged children and adults
- Human Services: Organisations helping elderly, infirm, and disadvantaged people in need of vital human services, with priority for disadvantaged and underserved populations
- Arts and Culture (secondary priority): Museums, theatres, zoos, and art centres, with priority for organisations providing outreach to disadvantaged and underserved populations
The Foundation particularly focuses on organisations serving people suffering from illness, poverty, abuse, ageing, hunger, homelessness, or other challenges.
Types of support include capital expenses, equipment purchases, endowment, or operating costs.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals
- Political, fraternal, or civic organisations
- Other private foundations
- Annual appeals or event sponsorship requests
- Environmental initiatives (generally not funded)
- Organisations funded in the current or prior calendar year (funding available on an every-other-year basis only)
Application Process & Timeline
Applications must be submitted through the Foundation's online grant application portal on their website. The process begins with a Letter of Inquiry (LOI). Based on the LOI responses and fund availability, applicants will receive either a link to complete a full grant application or notice they are not eligible at that time.
The Foundation meets quarterly in March, June, September, and December. Applications are considered on a rolling, first-come-first-served basis. When the maximum number of requests for a quarterly meeting is reached, applications roll to the next quarter. Applicants are encouraged to apply early in the quarter in which they wish to receive funds.
Required documents include a full year's profit and loss statement showing all income and expenses broken down by programme, management, and fundraising classes, a current balance sheet compared to the prior year, and a completed workbook uploaded to the application portal.
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