Private foundation · EIN 23-2703271 · Bowmansville, Pennsylvania

Broadbent Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 10 grants paid, $113K total, median $7,500. 80% of grants stayed in Pennsylvania.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
10
$113K
Median grant
$7,500
Stays in PA
80%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.2M

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Reading Area Community CollegeReading, PAScholarship$50K
The Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PAScholarship$13K
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PAScholarship$7,500
Temple UniveristyPhiladelphia, PAScholarship$7,500
University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MAScholarship$7,500
University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PAScholarship$7,500
Franklin & Marshall CollegeLancaster, PAScholarship$7,500
Bucknell UniveristyLewisburg, PAScholarship$5,000
Univeristy of DelwareNewark, DEScholarship$5,000
Governor Mifflin Hs Commencement FundShillington, PAScholarship$2,500

By state: Pennsylvania 8 · Massachusetts 1 · Delaware 1

About this foundation

Broadbent Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Bowmansville, Pennsylvania, administered in care of John H Broadbent Jr, tax-exempt since 1992. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Broadbent Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Broadbent Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $113K across 10 grants, a median of $7,500.

Where does Broadbent Foundation give?

Pennsylvania (8 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants), Delaware (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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