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Private foundation (trust)EIN 472617321Est. 2016-12

LIGHTENING THE LOAD

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103

Total Assets

$12.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$630K

FY 2023

Grants Made

14

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$45K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$385K

Total Expenses

$772K

Qualifying Distributions

$630K

Distributable Amount

$581K

Min. Investment Return

$585K

Undistributed Income

$543K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $25K to maximum $200K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $630K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

53 grants

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
$810K
4 grants
PHILABUNDANCE
$310K
4 grants
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE
$300K
4 grants
PHILADELPHIA EDUCATION FUND
$235K
4 grants
TRAVIS MANION FOUNDATION
$183K
4 grants
WCU FOUNDATION
$160K
4 grants
MELMARK
$100K
4 grants
FRIENDS ASSOCIATN FOR CARE OF CHILD
$40K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

53 grants

<$10K
22
grants
$10–50K
15
grants
$50–250K
16
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Pennsylvania
$2.3M
96% of total
Maryland
$30K
1% of total
Georgia
$20K
1% of total
New York
$20K
1% of total
Vermont
$10K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$10K
0% of total

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