Foundations that fund organizations in Norristown, Pennsylvania
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Norristown nonprofits
240 private foundations gave $6.6M to Norristown organizations in their latest filings; 39 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
398 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Norristown around $18K. 71 of these funders are based in Pennsylvania; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 240
- Accept applications
- 39
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Norristown
- $6.6M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 398
- Typical median grant
- $18K
- Based in PA
- 71%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Norristown organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Arcadia Foundation | Norristown, PA | 6 | $478K | $45K | Yes | No restrictions |
| Founders Pledge Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $432K | $432K | Preselected only | General support of the pronatalist.org initiative |
| Jane & Leonard Korman Family Foundation | Trevose, PA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | Supporting struggling local families in need |
| Genuardi Family Foundation | Blue Bell, PA | 11 | $280K | $10K | Yes | Operational support |
| Vista Hermosa Foundation | Pasco, WA | 2 | $210K | $105K | Yes | Haiti project cost extension grant; Haiti new project grant |
| Connelly Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 6 | $192K | $32K | Yes | General support - foundation discretionary grant; Youth education programs; Revarte gallery, community support |
| Sundry Charitable Trusts | Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $188K | $27K | Preselected only | General support |
| Vna Foundation of Greater North Penn | Lansdale, PA | 7 | $164K | $25K | Yes | Creating pathways to health, education, opportunity for lat…; Project hearth share ($15,000)hearth east volunteer coordin…; Family teams and pilot program to support transition age yo… |
| W W Smith Charitable Trust | St Louis, MO | 5 | $155K | $30K | Yes | Basic needs |
| Healthspark Foundation | Colmar, PA | 8 | $153K | $20K | Yes | Operational support for community resources and programming…; Operational support for programs addressing food security a… |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Sustaining community mobilization to prevent violence again… |
| The William Penn Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | $145K | $2,250 | Yes | General support; Arts and culture hubs fy2023, fy2024, fy2025 |
| Hess Foundation Inc | Parsippany, NJ | 2 | $125K | $63K | Preselected only | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose. |
| Russell Wismer Char T W Christ Ch | St Louis, MO | 1 | $122K | $122K | Preselected only | General support grant |
| Francesco a Mascaro Charitable Trust | Audubon, PA | 8 | $121K | $10K | Preselected only | To continue charitable purpose of organization |
| Independence Public Media of Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $120K | $120K | Yes | To strengthen and expand revarte media, and help launch rad… |
| The Carmen Danella Foundation Sharon Danella | Worcester, PA | 1 | $120K | $120K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Steven and Ilene Berman Family Foundation Inc | Gladwyne, PA | 2 | $115K | $57K | Yes | Charitable function |
| Child Development Foundation | Norristown, PA | 8 | $114K | $13K | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Pottstown Regional Community Foundation Fka Pottstown Area Health and Wellness | Pottstown, PA | 4 | $109K | $20K | Yes | Pottstown community health connections program; Critical needs for healthy families, diaper bank, and perio…; Reimbursement of unspent funds from the regional partnershi… |
| Lasko Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | To assist goals of organization |
| The Albert M Greenfield Foundation | Richboro, PA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation | Coraopolis, PA | 3 | $90K | $25K | Yes | Grant for youth sports; Discretionary grants - sm; 10th year anniversary grants |
| Little Tower Foundation C/O Kathleen Tornetta | Plymouth Meeting, PA | 13 | $88K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Fund social, educational & religious programs; Support martha's choice food cupboard; Support soup kitchen to feed the poor and homeless |
| Chrysanta Foundation | Lafayette, PA | 1 | $80K | $80K | Preselected only | Assist with general operations |
| The Lindy Snider Foundation | Collegeville, PA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Operating support |
| Ign Foundation C/O Frank S Polizzi Sr | West Chester, PA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | General purpose |
| The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation Inc | Radnor, PA | 4 | $70K | $20K | Yes | Operating support; Emergency food for residents; Emergency food cupboard |
| Claneil Foundation Inc | Plymouth Meeting, PA | 2 | $60K | $30K | Yes | General operating |
| Wyncote Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Support for ongoing programs |
| Justamere Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $60K | $30K | Preselected only | Dolly Parton Imagination Library - Norristown and Pottstown…; Adult Education Programs |
| The Daniel B and Florence E Green Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $60K | $30K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Independence Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | $60K | $10K | Yes | General support |
| William H Slingluff Tw Co Pnc Bank Na | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | General support |
| Lydia Fisher Warner Memorial Tr | St Louis, MO | 1 | $58K | $58K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The George W Rentschler Foundation C/O Warren W Ayres Esq | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | For general operating support of the emergency shelter prog… |
| Christina Dettorre Foundation | Lafayette Hill, PA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Gordon Charter Foundation | Wayne, PA | 3 | $45K | $15K | Yes | For general operating funds; For general operating support; For behavioral health software |
| Hofsas Fbo 1st Baptist Norristown Tw | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $44K | $44K | Preselected only | Funding for organization's |
| Patriarch Family Foundation | North Wales, PA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General Fund |
| The Lily Foundation | Wayne, PA | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | General |
| Pasquale & Susan Lee Mascaro Charitable Trust | Audubon, PA | 5 | $35K | $10K | Preselected only | To continue charitable purpose of organization |
| Kirke Bryan Tr UW | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $33K | $11K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Smith Foundation Aka the Hoxie Harrison Smith Foundation | Wayne, PA | 3 | $32K | $10K | Yes | Charitable operations support; Unified champion schools (ucs) program |
| Freeman W T R Russell Freeman Td | St Louis, MO | 1 | $32K | $32K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $31K | $31K | Yes | Mental health |
| The Tioga Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | To provide support for victims of domestic violence; To provide sports training & competitions for children and… |
| Dow Company Foundation | Midland, MI | 3 | $30K | $10K | Yes | Community wellbeing |
| Kentfields Foundation C/O Philip J Rauch | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Strengthening garden-based food education |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General operating support for theatrical productions and ac… |
| Child Development Center | St Louis, MO | 1 | $28K | $28K | Preselected only | Charitable purposes |
| Power for Good Foundation | Chester, PA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Grace S and W Linton Nelson Foundation | Radnor, PA | 2 | $25K | $13K | Yes | General operating support; Grace nelson award |
| Macfarland Wilson Family Foundation | Sparks, MD | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General |
| Fountainhead Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Public/social |
| Starfish Fund | Naples, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operations |
| James Frances McCandless Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General support |
| Boger Family Foundation Inc C/O Nutter McClennen & Fish Llp | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Exempt purposes |
| Jefferies E Fbo Epis Dioce 4947 Tuw | St Louis, MO | 1 | $24K | $24K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Powell Family Foundation Richard S Powell Family Division | King of Prussia, PA | 2 | $23K | $11K | Preselected only | General contribution |
| Sheila Fortune Foundation Inc | Boulder, CO | 2 | $22K | $11K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Denicola Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $21K | $5,500 | Preselected only | Charitable Event; Thanksgiving dinners |
| Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $21K | $10K | Yes | For general support of charitable activities |
| De LA Cuesta L Fbo Et Al 4947 Tuw | St Louis, MO | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Windmill Foundation Inc | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $20K | $10K | Preselected only | To fund the recipient's operating budget |
| Uber Rae S Trust UW | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Robert y Moffat Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General support |
| Betty and Leo Balzereit Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $18K | $18K | Yes | Emergency shelter and |
| Louis N Cassett Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | $18K | $4,500 | Yes | To further exempt purpose |
| Jaymar Foundation C/O Joseph F Tornetta | Plymouth Meeting, PA | 3 | $17K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Fund social, educational and religious programs; To fund educational & religious programs & feed the poor; To fund social, educational and religious programs |
| George C Niblo Trust Fbo St John Church | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | General support |
| Eric and Kathryn Fraint Charitable Fund | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | Supporting general operating services |
| The Harriette Steelman and Charles L Tabas Foundation | Pottsville, PA | 3 | $16K | $2,000 | Yes | Public charity; Charitable for domestic violence; Charitable for religion |
| The Jonathan B and Gloria a Detwiler Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Annual fund |
| Dl Saunders Lawrence Saunders Foundation | Radnor, PA | 3 | $15K | $5,000 | Yes | For general funds |
| Beatty Helen D Groome UW | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Dominic and Janet Genuardi Family Foundation | Blue Bell, PA | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Preselected only | Operational support |
| Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation C/O Susan K Hollenstein | Bryn Mawr, PA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Community support |
| The Snider Foundation | Collegeville, PA | 1 | $14K | $14K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Quest for the Best | Wayne, PA | 3 | $13K | $5,000 | Yes | General donation/food insecurity; General donation; Grant: extracurricular program |
| Bentley Foundation | West Chester, PA | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | General Use |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc | Radnor, PA | 5 | $11K | $250 | Yes | Matching gifts; Education Grants |
| Benjamin E Block | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $11K | $11K | Preselected only | General support for the |
| Nisource Charitable Foundation | Columbus, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Corporate donation |
| Moody Leroy C | St Louis, MO | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Philip Chosky Charitable & Educational Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Discretionary fund |
| K Ten Kids Foundation Inc | Narberth, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | To support the education of life-long learners. |
| John a and Margaret Post Foundation | Mount Bethel, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | 2024 fall festival |
| Tail Waggers International | Whitehall, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Support animal welfare |
| Garber L a R Garber Mem Fd Tw | St Louis, MO | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Tom and Wendy Coleman Family Foundation | Berwyn, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted use for tax exempt purposes of this organizati… |
| The Julian a and Lois G Brodsky Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | To help fund the operating budgets of the charitable organi… |
| The Yellow Birch Charitable Trust | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Contribution Provided |
| Daniel W Dietrich II Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General purposes |
| Donald and Amy Smith Jr Family Foundation Inc | New Oxford, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Thomas Rosato Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Rosenlund Family Foundation Inv Mgr | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $10K | $5,000 | Yes | Arts, reading, and cooking; Urban farming program for |
| Gt Foundation | Lansdale, PA | 1 | $9,000 | $9,000 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 14 | $8,361 | $353 | Preselected only | Matching gifts; Volunteer program |
| Schiel Family Foundation | Wayne, PA | 3 | $8,000 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Cultural |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Norristown, Pennsylvania?
The Arcadia Foundation, Founders Pledge Inc, Jane & Leonard Korman Family Foundation, Genuardi Family Foundation, Vista Hermosa Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Norristown organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Norristown. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.