Peggy & Ellis Wachs Family Foundation
Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-6802696 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Peggy & Ellis Wachs Foundation
146grants reported
$1,000median award
$200lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$313Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 146 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $15K 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
237 South 18TH Street Apt 8-B
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6113
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $18,050 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $12,850 |
| Phila Chamber Music Society ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $11,000 |
| Phila Chamber Music Society ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $11,000 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society ANNUAL DRIVES | New York, NY | $10,500 |
| Ballet X ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 |
| Curtis Institute of Music ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 |
| Phialdelphia Orchestra Association ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 |
| Phila Chamber Music Society ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 |
| 1616 Latimer Fund ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $9,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society ANNUAL DRIVES | New York, NY | $6,000 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society ANNUAL DRIVES | New York, NY | $5,500 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $5,100 |
| Free Library of Philadelphia ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| The Parkinson Council ANNUAL DRIVES | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $5,000 |
| 1616 Latimer Fund ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Ballet X ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Curtis Institute of Music ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Free Library of Philadelphia ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Ballet X ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Curtis Institute of Music ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Free Library of Philadelphia ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| The Parkinson Council ANNUAL DRIVES | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $5,000 |
| Phialdelphia Orchestra Association ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $4,700 |
| Phialdelphia Orchestra Association ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $4,500 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 |
| Project Home ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 |
| Project Home ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 |
| Project Home ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 |
| J Street Education Fund ANNUAL DRIVES | Washington, DC | $2,300 |
| J Street Education Fund ANNUAL DRIVES | Washington, DC | $2,300 |
| J Street Education Fund ANNUAL DRIVES | Washington, DC | $2,300 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ANNUAL DRIVES | New York, NY | $2,100 |
| Philadelphia Foundation ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $2,100 |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc ANNUAL DRIVES | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Jewish Family & Children's Services ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 |
| Mount Holyoke College ANNUAL DRIVES | South Hadley, MA | $2,000 |
| Philabundance ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 |
| Play on Philly ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 |
| Headlong Dance Theater ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 |
| Michael J Fox Fdn for Parkinsons ANNUAL DRIVES | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Planned Parenthood ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ANNUAL DRIVES | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| The Print Center ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $1,525 |
| The Print Center ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $1,250 |
| The Print Center ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $1,250 |
| Penn Medicine ANNUAL DRIVES | Radnor, PA | $1,200 |
| Play on Philly ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $1,150 |
| Barnes Foundation ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $1,088 |
| American Philosophical Society ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League ANNUAL DRIVES | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights ANNUAL DRIVES | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Education Law Center ANNUAL DRIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
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