The Harding Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 38-2849003 · since 1989·Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Wyoming·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$2.6M

Annual giving, 2023 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$15,000 to $350k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$87,500

Typical grant (median)

16 grants in the latest filing

Key takeaways

The filing describes a varied set of recipients, including schools, camps, children's advocacy groups, veterans' services, animal-welfare charities, housing organisations and churches, and it states no general funding theme, eligibility criteria or geographic preference, so a small charity should judge fit by whether its work resembles these past recipients.
The typical band, where about 8 in 10 of its 39 grants fall, runs from $15,000 to $350,000, and half of those grants were $70,000 or less, so a modest request is a sensible starting point, although its largest grant was $1,000,000 and the band is not a ceiling.
In the latest filing, 89% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the previous filing, so relationships appear to matter and a new applicant should expect a more competitive route, though a first approach is still worth making.
The filing does not state how to apply or when decisions are made, so confirm both directly with the foundation before sending anything.
Its grants are mainly in Florida, Missouri, Michigan and Wyoming, but no geographic focus is stated, so that pattern is not a rule about who may apply.

Overview

The Harding Foundation is a US private foundation based in Philadelphia, PA.

What they fund

Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (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

The grants went to a varied range of charitable organisations, including community foundations, schools and academies, camps, children's advocacy groups, a local heritage festival, veterans' services, animal-welfare charities and a housing organisation. Most were recorded for general charitable purposes; other stated purposes include emergency aid, heritage, reading-room support and operating expenses. The recipients also include churches and cultural organisations. The available information does not state a general funding theme, applicant eligibility criteria or geographic preference.

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Florida, Missouri, Michigan and Wyoming.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 89% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 39 grants to organisations were $70,000 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.

Grant dollars by state

Florida38%

Missouri27%

Michigan16%

Wyoming11%

Pennsylvania3%

Maine2%

6 other states: 3%

The largest single recipient received 37% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2023, 89% of grant dollars went to organisations The Harding Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
52% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

16 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $87,500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 16 grants in tax year 2023 by size

$5k–$10k6%

$10k–$25k13%

$25k–$50k6%

$50k–$100k25%

$100k–$250k31%

$250k–$500k13%

$500k–$1M0%

$1M and over6%

Median $87,500 (tax year 2023)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties · For c.s. fc & community
$1,000,0002023 tax year
Blessing Projects · General charitable purposes
$400,0002023 tax year
Biblos Foundation · General charitable purposes
$300,0002023 tax year
Classical Academy De Lafayette · General charitable purposes
$150,0002023 tax year
Holly Dickens Festival · Holly dickens festival
$135,0002023 tax year
Memory Layne Global Missions · General charitable purposes
$100,0002023 tax year
Peace Haven · General charitable purposes
$100,0002023 tax year
Voices for Children Advocacy · General charitable purposes
$100,0002023 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Paula M Switzer — Vice President / Secretary
Milo I Mott — Vice President / Treasurer
Paula K Turrentine — Chairman / President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

2 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$3,556,723	$2,820,000	$57,374,989	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$3,391,527	$2,610,000	$65,798,940	Filing for 2023 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

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