Private foundation · EIN 23-7862650 · Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Leslie Miller and Richard Worley 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 2023 Form 990-PF: 108 grants paid, $7.4M total, median $2,500. 58% of grants stayed in Pennsylvania.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2023
108
$7.4M
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in PA
58%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$13M

Grants paid in 2023

Top 60 of 108 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$3.2M
Mount Holyoke CollegeHadley, MAGeneral funds$1.0M
Kimmel Cultural CampusPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$807K
Pennsylvania Horticultural SocietyPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$558K
Calder Gardens Co Barnes FoundationPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$500K
American Philosophical SocietyPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$178K
Opera Company of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$175K
Two River Theater CompanyRed Bank, NJGeneral funds$115K
1 Love for AnimalsKing of Prussia, PAGeneral funds$106K
Johns Hopkins Ctr for Innovative MedicineBaltimore, MDGeneral funds$100K
The Lenfest Institute for JournalismPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$50K
Barnes FoundationPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$35K
Play on PhillyPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$35K
Stchristopher's ChurchGladwyne, PAGeneral funds$34K
Academy of Music Restoration FundPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$31K
Metropolitan OperaNew York, NYGeneral funds$30K
Pennsylvania Innocence ProjectPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$25K
Temple University Law SchoolPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$25K
The Fund for the School District of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$25K
American Red CrossWashington, DCGeneral funds$20K
Humane Society of United StatesEncino, CAGeneral funds$20K
League of American OrchestrasNew York, NYGeneral funds$20K
Philadelphia OrchestraPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$20K
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MAGeneral funds$15K
The Rubicam FoundationPhiladelphia, PAGeneral fund$15K
Committee of SeventyPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$14K
Pa Breast Cancer CoalitionLebanon, PAGeneral funds$13K
Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CAGeneral funds$12K
Community College of PhilaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$10K
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$10K
Franklin InstitutePhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$10K
Project 440Philadelphia, PAGeneral funds$10K
Tabby's PlaceRingoes, NJGeneral funds$10K
Bearded LadiesPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$10K
Philadelphia BalletPhiladelphia, PAGeneral fund$10K
Philadelphia Animal Welfare SocietyPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$8,000
International Fund for Animal WelfareYarmouth Port, MAGeneral funds$5,000
Madison River FoundationEnnis, MTGeneral funds$5,000
PhilabundancePhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$5,000
Philadelphia ZooPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$5,000
The Salvation ArmyPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$5,000
Women's Animal CenterBensalem, PAGeneral funds$5,000
Center of Biological DiversityTucson, AZGeneral funds$5,000
Greater Philadelphia Cultural AlliancePhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$5,000
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$5,000
George Washington's Mount VernonMount Vernon, VAGeneral funds$4,866
Longwood GardensKenneth Square, PAGeneral funds$4,562
Global Philadelphia AssociationPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$4,400
ASPCAWashington, DCGeneral funds$2,500
BalletxPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$2,500
Nature ConservancyAlbert Lea, MNGeneral funds$2,500
Support Center for Child AdvocatesPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$2,500
The Carpenters' CompanyPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$2,500
Women's Law ProjectPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$2,500
Woodmere Art MuseumPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$2,500
Wilma TheatrePhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$2,500
AJC Global Jewish AdvocacyNew York, NYGeneral funds$2,500
Mural Arts of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$2,000
Pennsylvania for Modern CourtsPhiladelphia, PAGeneral funds$2,000
Alley Cat RescueMount Rainier, MDGeneral funds$1,650

By state: Pennsylvania 63 · Massachusetts 4 · New Jersey 2 · Maryland 2 · New York 8 · California 5

About this foundation

Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, administered in care of Revella Bostard, tax-exempt since 1997. 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 Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2023 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 Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2023 it paid $7.4M across 108 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Foundation give?

Pennsylvania (63 grants), Massachusetts (4 grants), New Jersey (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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