Private foundation · EIN 23-1365325

Samuel S Fels Fund

Preselected only

Philadelphia, PA

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202543219349107959
Total assets (EOY)$46,438,680
Grants paid$3,180,000
Typical (median) grant$10,000
Grants listed75
Giving in home state (PA)67%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K0
$5K–$25K51
$25K–$100K22
$100K+2

Smallest $5,000 · Largest $300,000

Geographic focus

PA
67%
CA
29%
NY
3%
DE
1%
IL
0%

Common purposes

leadershipdevelopmentwellnessrecognitionfiscallysponsorpooledfundscapacitybuildinggrants

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$1,830,000$45,116,266106
2024$3,180,000$46,438,68075

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

ContactSAMUEL S FELS FUNDS
Address1528 WALNUT STREET SUITE 1002, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19102
Phone2157319455
Form & materialsFUNDING PRIORITIES AS WELL AS LINKS TO THE TWO-STAGE PROCESS THAT INCLUDES AN INITIAL ONLINE FUNDING INQUIRY FOLLOWED BY AN ONLINE APPLICATION ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SAMUEL S. FELS FUND WEBSITE WWW.SAMFELS.ORG

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Rockwood Leadership InstituteSAN FRANCISCO, CACAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS$300,000
Windcall InstituteOAKLAND, CACAPACITY BUILDING GRANT$135,000
Amistad Law ProjectPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
Asian Americans UnitedPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
Beyond The Bars IncPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
Coalition Of Africian Communities -PHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
JuntosPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
Lift Every Voice Philly IncPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
Neighborhood Land Power ProjectPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
New Sanctuary Movement Of PhiladelpPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
Movement Alliance ProjectPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT FOR FISCALLY SPONSOR$30,000
National Domestic Workers AllianceMEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
Philadelphia Assembly IncPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
Philly Black Worker ProjectPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
Spiral Q Puppet TheaterPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
Movement Alliance ProjectPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT FOR FISCALLY SPONSOR$30,000
Abolitionist Law CenterPITTSBURGH, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
Movement Alliance ProjectPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
Pennsylvania VoicePHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
Movement Alliance ProjectPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT FOR FISCALLY SPONSOR$25,000
Philly ThrivePHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
Puentes De SaludPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
Youth Sentencing Reentry ProjectPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
Movement Alliance ProjectPHILADELPHIA, PACAPACITY BUILDING GRANT FOR FISCALLY$25,000
Philadelphia Folklore ProjectPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$20,000
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