The Vert Charitable Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a small charity should not send a cold application and should make contact only through an existing connection or an invitation.
- Education is its largest recorded purpose, so an education-focused organisation has the closest fit, though charitable and medical purposes also appear, and no geographic focus is stated, although its grants are mainly in Pennsylvania and many go to Philadelphia.
- Most grants fall between $5,000 and $40,000, with a median of $20,000, so a request in that range is realistic; the largest grant was $125,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- Repeat funding is a large share of its giving, with 91% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had also funded earlier, so existing relationships carry real weight.
Overview
The Vert Charitable Trust is a US private foundation based in Wyndmoor, PA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) 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 largest recorded purpose category is recipients’ educational purposes; grants also support charitable and medical purposes. Recipients include schools and a university, youth and social-service organisations, arts and cultural bodies, and healthcare providers. Giving is strongly concentrated in Pennsylvania, with many recipients based in Philadelphia, while some grants go to organisations outside the state. This record indicates an educational strand within a varied charitable portfolio and a marked local focus. The filing gives no broader account of formal funding priorities or applicant eligibility; the summary therefore reflects its reported grant purposes, recipient types and distribution rather than published criteria.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 91% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 134 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 9% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 91% of grant dollars went to organisations The Vert Charitable Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 49 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Temple University Hospital · To promote and support the medical purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$125,0002025 tax year
- Temple University · To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$100,0002025 tax year
- Springside Chestnut Hill Academy · To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$75,0002025 tax year
- Make-A-Wish Foundation · To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$50,0002025 tax year
- Valley Youth House · To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$50,0002025 tax year
- Alumni Association of Central High School · To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$50,0002025 tax year
- Mann Center for the Performing Arts · To promote and support the charitable purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$40,0002025 tax year
- Settlement Music School · To promote and support the educational purpose pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.$40,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Bonnie Greenberg — Trustee
- Lon R Greenberg — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $1,022,612 | $905,000 | $25,089,809 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,116,623 | $1,035,000 | $29,982,011 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,450,569 | $1,360,000 | $34,788,287 | Filing for 2025 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
- Wyndmoor, PA