Private foundation · EIN 56-2144280 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sargent Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you work nationally. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $5,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 20 grants paid, $837K total, median $5,000. 5% of grants stayed in Pennsylvania. Stated restrictions: Foundation contributions are restricted to charitable and educational organizations located in greenville, sc

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
20
$837K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in PA
5%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$15M

How to apply

Requests must be submitted in written form Contact: Dr Robert a Wilson, Po Box 3714, Greenville, Sc, 0000000000, NONE Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: Foundation contributions are restricted to charitable and educational organizations located in greenville, sc

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
USC School of MedicineColumbia, SCGeneral charitable purpose$350K
Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, SCGeneral charitable purpose$252K
Prisma FoundationColumbia, SCGeneral charitable purpose$75K
Holling Cancer CenterCharleston, SCGeneral charitable purposes$30K
Salvation ArmyAlexandria, VAGeneral charitable purposes$25K
Miracle HillGreenville, SCGeneral charitable purposes$25K
Greenvile County Sheriff DeptGreenville, SCGeneral charitable purpose$15K
Red CrossWashington, DCGeneral charitable purposes$10K
Anderson UniversityAnderson, INGeneral charitable purposes$7,500
Christian Learning CenterCorning, NYGeneral charitable purposes$5,000
Childhood EvangelismColumbia, SCGeneral charitable purposes$5,000
Greenville Tech CharterGreenville, SCGeneral charitable purposes$5,000
Home With a HeartLiberty, SCGeneral charitable purposes$5,000
Meals on WheelsArlington, VAGeneral charitable purposes$5,000
Thornwell OrphanageClinton, SCGeneral charitable purposes$5,000
Greer CharterTaylors, SCGeneral charitable purposes$4,000
Brashier CharterSimpsonville, SCGeneral charitable purposes$4,000
Wreathes Across AmericaColumbia Falls, MEGeneral charitable purposes$4,000
Connie Maxwell OrphanageGreenwood, SCGeneral charitable purpose$4,000
Clearview ChurchPhiladelphia, PAGeneral charitable purpose$1,000

By state: South Carolina 13 · Virginia 2 · District of Columbia 1 · Indiana 1 · New York 1 · Maine 1

About this foundation

Sargent Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, administered in care of Bessemer Trust, tax-exempt since 1999. 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 Sargent Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Requests must be submitted in written form Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Sargent Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $837K across 20 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Sargent Foundation give?

South Carolina (13 grants), Virginia (2 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

More foundations near Philadelphia that accept applications

All in Pennsylvania
FoundationBased inGrants paidMedian grantAccepts applicationsAssets
William Penn Foundationsince 1947 Philadelphia, PA $149M1,027 grants · 2024 $50KYes $3.3B
Independence Blue Cross Foundationsince 2011 Philadelphia, PA $8.7M70 grants · 2024 $70KYes $131M
Cigna Foundationsince 1964 Philadelphia, PA $14M4,075 grants · 2024 $250Yes $127M
Email me matching grants