Private foundation · EIN 23-7909451

Poor Richard'S Charitable Trust

Preselected only

Chesterbrook, 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 202513149349102851
Total assets (EOY)$51,020,253
Grants paid$3,055,250
Typical (median) grant$35,000
Grants listed35
Giving in home state (PA)96%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K0
$5K–$25K8
$25K–$100K17
$100K+10

Smallest $5,000 · Largest $859,000

Geographic focus

PA
96%
NY
3%
CO
2%

Common purposes

operationalbudgetsorganization

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$3,170,050$50,612,64542
2024$3,055,250$51,020,25335

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.

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

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Philadelphia Museum Of ArtPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$859,000
Center City District FoundationPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$250,000
Center For Architecture DesignPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$250,000
Spotlight PaHARRISBURG, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$225,000
Germination ProjectPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$150,000
Tiny WpaPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$125,000
CraftnowPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$120,000
Philadelphia Soccer 2026PHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$100,000
Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative (Pysc)PHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$100,000
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$100,000
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design MuseumNEW YORK, NYTO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$85,000
Philadelphia Visitor CenterPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$75,000
Starfinder FoundationPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$75,000
Abortion Access For AllDENVER, COTO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$50,000
Share Food ProgramPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$50,000
The Athenaeum Of PhiladelphiaPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$50,000
Neighborhood Garden'S TrustPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$45,000
Schuylkill River Development CorpPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$35,000
Drexel UniversityPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$25,000
Greater Philadelphia Cultural AlliancePHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$25,000
Heights PhiladelphiaPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$25,000
HopephlPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$25,000
Jewish Federation Of Greater PhiladelphiaPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$25,000
National Constitution CenterPHILADELPHIA, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$25,000
Philadelphia Union FoundationCHESTER, PATO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATION$25,000
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