The Presser Foundation
Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2164013 · reported 2023–2025
1,315grants reported
$4,000median award
$3,000lower quartile
$150smallest grant
$10.3Mtotal paid
47states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 26 of its 1,315 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $82K 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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center INC CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 |
| The Mann Center for the Performing Arts CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 |
| Wrti901fm CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $125,000 |
| Curtis Institute OF Music CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 |
| Kutztown University CAPITAL SUPPORT | Kutztown, PA | $100,000 |
| The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center INC CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 |
| University OF the Arts CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 |
| Eastern University CAPITAL SUPPORT | ST Davids, PA | $100,000 |
| Liveconnections Dba World Cafe Live CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 |
| Temple University CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 |
| The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center INC (ensemble Arts) CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 |
| Rider University - Westminster Choir College CAPITAL SUPPORT | Lawrenceville, NJ | $95,000 |
| The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center INC ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center INC ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center INC (ensemble Arts) ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| Philadelphia Chamber Music Society CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $70,000 |
| The Grand Opera House CAPITAL SUPPORT | Wilmington, DE | $60,000 |
| Philadelphia Clef Club OF Jazz & Performing Arts CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| World Cafe Live CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Drexel University CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Kutztown University Foundation CAPITAL SUPPORT | Kutztown, PA | $50,000 |
| Curtis Institute OF Music CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Artphilly SPECIAL PROJECTS | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Opera Philadelphia ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 |
| Settlement Music School ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 |
| The Mann Center for the Performing Arts ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 |
| Philadelphia Chamber Music Society CAPITAL SUPPORT | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 |
| Opera Philadelphia ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 |
| Settlement Music School ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 |
| The Mann Center for the Performing Arts ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 |
| Academy OF Vocal Arts ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 |
| Opera Philadelphia ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 |
| Settlement Music School ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 |
| The Mann Center for the Performing Arts ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 |
| The College OF New Jersey Foundation CAPITAL SUPPORT | Ewing, NJ | $40,000 |
| Academy OF Vocal Arts ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 |
| Academy OF Vocal Arts ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 |
| Allentown Symphony Association ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Allentown, PA | $35,000 |
| Elizabethtown College CAPITAL SUPPORT | Elizabethtown, PA | $32,300 |
| Allentown Symphony Association ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Allentown, PA | $30,000 |
| Philadelphia Chamber Music Society ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 |
| Capital Harmony Works CAPITAL SUPPORT | Trenton, NJ | $30,000 |
| State Theatre Regional Arts Center AT New Brunswick INC CAPITAL SUPPORT | New Brunswick, NJ | $30,000 |
| The Music School OF Delaware CAPITAL SUPPORT | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 |
| Allentown Symphony Association ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Allentown, PA | $30,000 |
| Philadelphia Chamber Music Society ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 |
| The Music School OF Delaware CAPITAL SUPPORT | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 |
| Operadelaware ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 |
| Philadelphia Chamber Music Society ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 |
| Rutgers University CAPITAL SUPPORT | New Brunswick, NJ | $28,000 |
| Astral Artists INC ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 |
| Delaware Symphony Orchestra ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 |
| Operadelaware ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 |
| Penn Live Arts ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 |
| Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 |
| Play ON Philly ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 |
| Symphony IN C ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Collingswood, NJ | $25,000 |
| Temple University Music Preparatory Division ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 |
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