Grants & Funding

1957 Charity Trust
PO Box 540
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
610-828-8145
Giving to the 5 county Philadelphia area for youth, disabled, seniors, community arts, conservation and ecology, or sports and camps. Call the foundation for cover sheet. Must be a brief but complete proposal (10 page maximum).

Alco Standard Foundation
c/o Ikon Office Solutions Inc.
70 Valley Stream Parkway
Malvern, PA 19355
610-296-8000
Grants awarded for youth, disabled, historical, conservation and ecology, sports and camps, or economic development projects. Submit brief requests in a letter proposal at any time. The contributions committee meets quarterly or as needed.

The Arcadia Foundation
105 East Logan St.
Norristown, PA 19401
610-275-8460
Only PA organizations established for 3 years and with zip codes beginning with 18 or 19. Projects awarded relate to family, youth, disabled, seniors, community arts, historical, conservation and ecology, sports and camps, or miscellaneous.
Submit in a letter – 2 pages maximum – between September 1 and November 1. Include a brief history and purpose of organization, how much money is requested, and how it will be spent. Also include IRS tax-exempt status documentation. Awarded in December.

(Russel C.) Ball Foundation
c/o Philadelphia Gear Corporation
181 South Gulph Road
King of Prussia, PA 19406
610-265-3000
Grants awarded for youth, disabled, historical, or sports and camp related projects.
Grant requests in letter form at anytime. Include an IRS tax-exempt document.

Bell Atlantic Foundation
c/o Bell Atlantic Corporation
1717 Arch st., 17th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-466-3351
www.bellatlanticfoundation.com
Grants awarded for projects related to youth, community arts, conservation and ecology, or economic development. Call or visit the website to get application information.

Cigna Foundation
c/o Cigna Foundation
1601 Chestnut St. TL06B
Philadelphia, PA 19192
215-761-4745
Nationwide Giving for family, youth, disabled, community arts, historical, or economic development projects. No capital campaign requests!
Requests may be made in the form of a 2 page letter describing proposed program, objectives and suggested methods for evaluation; audited finance statement, IRS form 990, IRS tax-exempt status document.
Submit prior to September for grants awarded the following year.

Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation
c/o Duane, Morris & Heckscner
One Liberty Place Suite 4200
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-979-1768
Grants awarded for projects related to youth, disabled, seniors, community arts, historical, conservation and ecology, or sports and camps. Call first for guidelines. No more than $20k awarded per project.

The Grundy Foundation
6800 Radcliffe St.
PO Box 701
Bristol, PA 19007
215-788-5460
Grants awarded for youth, disabled, family, community arts, historical, or sports and camp related projects for agencies serving Bucks County.
Grant requests may be submitted by letter at any time. Include an annual report, organizational/project budgets, Board member list, audited financial statement, list of major funding sources, and IRS tax-exempt status documentation. Applications should follow the Common Grant Application Form of Delaware Valley Grantmakers.