Founded 1918 Type Community Foundation | Founder William Purves Gest Area served Greater Philadelphia | |
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America Endowment US $334 million as of 31 December 2012 | ||
The Philadelphia Foundation is the community foundation that serves the Greater Philadelphia community. The five primary counties served are Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the United States, awarding more than $20 million in annual grants from more than 800 charitable funds.
Mission
The mission of The Philadelphia Foundation is "building philanthropic resources, managing those resources well, and distributing those resources effectively." This is part of their larger vision of "a flourishing Delaware Valley made up of safe, thriving and diverse communities, strengthened by a dynamic and robust nonprofit sector that is critical to our quality of life, and that inspires civic participation through philanthropy."