Independence Foundation
Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352110 · reported 2021–2025
1,115grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$15.7Mtotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 36 of its 1,115 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $282K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
200 S Broad St Ste 1101
Philadelphia, PA 19102-3802
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Association of Non- Profit Organizations LEGAL CLEARINGHOUSE / POLICY COORDINATION, NONPROFIT NAVIGATORE AND OPERATING SUPPORT | Harrisburg, PA | $200,000 |
| Community Legal Services Inc PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP | Philadelphia, PA | $185,318 |
| Community Legal Services Inc PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | Philadelphia, PA | $166,496 |
| Fellowship Payments FELLOWSHIP PAYMENTS | Philadelphia, PA | $117,001 |
| Fellowship Payment FELLOWSHIP PAYMENTS | Philadelphia, PA | $115,000 |
| Philadelphia Foundation IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE EMERGENCY FUND, PHILLY GIVES, REGIONAL FOOD FUND | Philadelphia, PA | $95,000 |
| Community Legal Services Inc PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP - LIVIA LUAN | Philadelphia, PA | $91,343 |
| Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP | Philadelphia, PA | $89,984 |
| Planned Parenthood Southeastern PA | Philadelphia, PA | $89,500 |
| Planned Parenthood Southeastern PA | Philadelphia, PA | $89,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Foundation of Pennsylvania Inc PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | Philadelphia, PA | $88,144 |
| Friends of Farmworkers Inc PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP | Philadelphia, PA | $87,468 |
| Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia Inc PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP - EMILY MILES | Philadelphia, PA | $84,344 |
| The Public Interest Law Center PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | Philadelphia, PA | $83,022 |
| Planned Parenthood Southeastern PA | Philadelphia, PA | $81,000 |
| Pennsylvania Health Law Project PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP | Philadelphia, PA | $80,928 |
| Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center Inc PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | Philadelphia, PA | $80,275 |
| Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center Inc PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP - NICOLE SCOTT | Philadelphia, PA | $76,155 |
| Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | $76,000 |
| Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | $76,000 |
| Pennsylvania Health Access Network | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| Project Home HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT STEPHEN KLEIN WELLNESS CENTER / HUB FOR HOPE | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| Pennsylvania Health Access Network | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| Project Home HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT PROJECT HOME'S STEPHEN KLEIN WELLNESS CENTER AND HUB OF HOPE | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Southeastern PA | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates MURAL ARTS' RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROJECT | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| Project Home TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| Share Food Program Inc THE DELAWARE COUNTY FOOD BANK | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| Pennsylvania Health Access Network ADVANCING EQUITY AND AFFORDABILITY IN HEALTHCARE DURING COVID | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| Project Home SUPPORTIVE HEALTHCARE AT HUB OF HOPE, PREVENTION POINT AND STEPHEN KLEIN WELLNESS CENTER | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| Pennsylvania Health Access Network | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| Project Home HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT PROJECT HOME'S STEPHEN KLEIN WELLNESS CENTER AND HUB OF HOPE | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| Nationalities Service Center of Philadelphia PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | Philadelphia, PA | $74,506 |
| Share Food Program Inc HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | Philadelphia, PA | $73,424 |
| Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | $70,000 |
| Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | $70,000 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Foundation TEACHING NURSING HOME PROJECT | Philadelphia, PA | $69,880 |
| Community Legal Services Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $67,000 |
| Community Legal Services Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $65,000 |
| Zoological Society of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $63,000 |
| Community Legal Services Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 |
| Seniorlaw Center GENERAL SUPPORT / CARIE ADVOCACY TRANSITION | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 |
| Philabundance GENERAL SUPPORT / EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT | Philadelphia, PA | $57,500 |
| Legal Clinic for the Disabled Inc GENERAL SUPPORT W/ PULIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP | Philadelphia, PA | $57,252 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $53,000 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $53,000 |
| Womens Law Project CHALLENGE GRANT FOR 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN'S LAW PROJECT | Philadelphia, PA | $52,000 |
| Lch Health and Community Services | Kennett SQ, PA | $51,000 |
| Lch Health and Community Services | Kennett SQ, PA | $51,000 |
| Lch Health and Community Services | Kennett SQ, PA | $51,000 |
| Opera Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Prevention Point Philadelphia Incorporated | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Puentes de Salud PUENTES DE SALUD HEALTH PROGRAM | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Seachange Capital Partners Inc NONPROFIT REPOSITIONING FUND | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey COORDINATED CAPACITY STRENGTHENING INITIATIVE | Philadeplhia, PA | $50,000 |
| Zoological Society of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Center for the Advocacy for the Rights & Interests of the Elderly | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Opera Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Arden Theatre Company 2:1 CHALLENGE FOR THE SEAT NAMING CAMPAIGN | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Philabundance PHILABUNDANCE COMMUNITY KITCHEN (PCK) - EMERGENCY MEALS | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 1,115 reported grants.
Which foundations would fund your organization?
Tell us what you do, where you are and how big you are. We search 4,435,845 reported grants and hand back the foundations that already funded organizations like yours, at a size you can actually win.
Get your funder match — $29