Private foundation · EIN 27-2886960 · Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Joseph P Heenan Family Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Pennsylvania. The foundation accepts applications (There are no submission deadlines.) and its median grant is $2,500.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 30 grants paid, $100K total, median $2,500. 80% of grants stayed in Pennsylvania. Stated restrictions: Foundation limits funds to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
30
$100K
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in PA
80%
of grants
Deadline
See below
There are no submission deadlines.
Assets
$2.2M

How to apply

Send a letter explaining the request for funding and attach proof of 501(c)(3) public charity status. Contact: Joseph P Heenan, Po Box 780, Bryn Mawr, Pa, 6104967171 Deadlines: There are no submission deadlines. Restrictions: Foundation limits funds to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Society of the Friendly Sons of St PatrickPhiladelphia, PAEducational$21K
Neumann UniversityAston, PAEducational$10K
St John Neumann ParishBryn Mawr, PAEducational$6,850
Chester County HospitalWest Chester, PAEducational$6,000
Saint Patrick Catholic ChurchNashville, TNEducational$5,250
Blue Beards for CharityMalvern, PAEducational$5,000
Friends AssociationWest Chester, PAEducational$5,000
Quest Therapeutic ServicesWest Chester, PAEducational$5,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation IncAlexandria, VAEducational$5,000
Little Angel GownsNoblesville, INEducational$2,750
Camphill SchoolGlenmoore, PAEducational$2,502
Angel Flight EastBlue Bell, PAEducational$2,501
Ivins Outreach CenterMorrisville, PAEducational$2,500
Angel FoundationMendota Heights, MNEducational$2,500
The Public Interest Law CenterPhiladelphia, PAEducational$2,500
Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial FundFort Washington, PAEducational$2,500
Royer-Greaves School for the BlindPaoli, PAEducational$2,500
Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PAEducational$1,500
Williamson College of the TradesMedia, PAEducational$1,500
Generation LifePhiladelphia, PAEducational$1,100
Commodore John Barry Arts & Cultural CenterPhiladelphia, PAEducational$1,000
Irish Diaspora CenterHavertown, PAEducational$1,000
Basilica of Saints Peter & PaulChattanooga, TNEducational$1,000
St Edmonds Home for ChildrenRosemont, PAEducational$1,000
Amnion Pregnancy CenterDrexel Hill, PAEducational$1,000
Donegal Association of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAEducational$500
Westminster Presbyterian ChurchWest Chester, PAEducational$500
Malvern Retreat HouseMalvern, PAEducational$500
American Cancer SocietyOklahoma City, OKEducational$300
Congregation of the Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart Sisters of IhmScranton, PAEducational$200

By state: Pennsylvania 24 · Tennessee 2 · Virginia 1 · Indiana 1 · Minnesota 1 · Oklahoma 1

About this foundation

Joseph P Heenan Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, administered in care of Joseph P Heenan, tax-exempt since 2010. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Joseph P Heenan Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Send a letter explaining the request for funding and attach proof of 501(c)(3) public charity status. Deadlines: There are no submission deadlines..

How much does Joseph P Heenan Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $100K across 30 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Joseph P Heenan Family Foundation Inc give?

Pennsylvania (24 grants), Tennessee (2 grants), Virginia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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