Quick Stats
- Annual Giving: $1,477,777 (tax year 2023)
- Average Grant: $30,000
- Geographic Focus: Annapolis, Maryland; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and New York City
- Application Method: Invitation-only
- Grant Range: $1,000 to $250,000
- Total Assets: $25,205,482 (tax year 2023)
Contact Details
- Website: https://phillipsgrants.org/
- Contact Form: https://phillipsgrants.org/contact/
Funding Priorities
The Foundation focuses on two main areas:
- Humanitarianism: Preserving human dignity through solution-driven endeavours to improve self-sufficiency by funding programmes such as workforce development, dignified living, respite, and alternative therapies for vulnerable populations
- Education: Innovative and engaging approaches to learning by funding programmes such as literacy, alternative communication methods, general and special education, and arts and cultural programmes that foster historical preservation
Recent Grant Pattern
- Recent grants have been distributed across multiple states, with concentrations in Annapolis, Maryland; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; New York City; and Charleston, South Carolina (based on most recent 990-PF grant records)
- Typical grantees include organisations serving vulnerable populations through workforce development, education, and humanitarian services
- Grant amounts range from $1,000 to $250,000
What They Don't Fund
Information not publicly available on the foundation's website.
Application Process & Timeline
Grant applications are by invitation only and sent by email directly to selected organisations. The foundation does not accept unsolicited grant requests, as their funding and priorities are carefully curated.
Organisations that believe their mission aligns with the foundation's areas of giving and geographic focus may introduce themselves via the Contact Us form on the foundation's website, where they can be added to the foundation's research list for future consideration.
Eligible organisations must be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, have missions that align with the foundation's values and granting initiatives, demonstrate strong fiscal and managerial health, and use grants for groups in the United States of America.
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