Byrd-Borland Foundation
The Byrd-Borland Foundation is a private foundation based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It makes grants to charitable organizations; its 2025 filing lists 28 grants totaling $89,000.
Byrd-Borland Foundation at a glance
In short: Byrd-Borland Foundation gave $89K across 28 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state Maine. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $89,000
- +21.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 28
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,179
- +21.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $2,188,703
- +23.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 7% first-time grantees (2 of 28, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Maine (25% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Byrd-Borland Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 4803 Aubrey Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114
Phone: (609) 851-7665
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Byrd-Borland Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Colective Power for Reprductive Justice ($7K). Together the top 10 received $47K.
Grant Size Distribution
117 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 117 grants of 117 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in Maine (25%), Pennsylvania (12%), New York (9%), Massachusetts (8%), and Arizona (8%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 28 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Byrd-Borland Foundation open to new grantees?
7%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 28 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 93% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 242% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 83% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $26K (2022) to $89K (2025). In 2025 it made 28 grants totaling $89K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Colective Power for Reprductive Justice Amherst, MA | Furtherance of Donee Mission | $7,000 |
| Safe Passage Camino Seguro New Goucester, ME | Furtherance of Donee Mission | $6,000 |
| Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project Portland, ME | Furtherance of Donee Mission | $5,000 |
| Little Sisters Fund Hailey, ID | Furtherance of Donee Mission | $5,000 |
| Trenton Circus Squad Trenton, NJ | Furtherance of Donee Mission | $5,000 |
| Florence Immigrant & Refugee Project Florence, AZ | Furtherance of Donee Mission | $4,000 |
| Look for the Good Project Cary, NC | Furtherance of Donee Mission | $4,000 |
| Trust Women Foundation Wichita, KS | Furtherance of Donee Mission | $4,000 |
| Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights Chicago, IL | Furtherance of Donee Mission | $4,000 |
| 350ORG Brooklyn, NY | Furtherance of Donee Mission | $3,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,188,703 | $645,974 | $119,471 | $89,000 | 28 | $89,000 | $253,716 | $106,854 |
| 2024 | $1,767,762 | $354,364 | $98,660 | $73,000 | 28 | $96,912 | $147,906 | $89,549 |
| 2023 | $1,640,172 | $279,319 | $82,961 | $65,000 | 29 | $65,015 | $5,673 | $67,848 |
| 2022 | $1,499,936 | $515,636 | $30,184 | $26,000 | 10 | $40,933 | $229,114 | $64,551 |
| 2021 | $1,246,995 | $520,341 | $41,235 | $40,000 | 22 | $54,077 | $263,886 | $52,867 |
| 2020 | $946,030 | $326,095 | $36,181 | $35,000 | 19 | — | $129,583 | $38,041 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Byrd-Borland Foundation reported a distributable amount of $107K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s 2024 filing describes its direct charitable activity as monitoring recipients’ management and effectiveness. Its grants include organizations working in areas such as immigrant legal advocacy, abortion care, climate action, youth arts, education, environmental conservation, and Holocaust education. These describe the work of grantees, not a stated foundation mission. For example, the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project says it helps low-income immigrants improve their legal status and works for more just and humane laws and policies affecting immigrants. Trust Women Foundation says it works to open clinics providing abortion care in underserved communities and promotes access through public education, grassroots organizing, and community building.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 28 grants totaling $89,000. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $7,000, with a median of $3,000. Listed awards included $7,000 to Colective Power for Reproductive Justice; $6,000 to Safe Passage Camino Seguro; and $5,000 each to the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Little Sisters Fund, and Trenton Circus Squad. Other recipients included Florence Immigrant & Refugee Project and Trust Women Foundation, each at $4,000, and 350.org and Maine Inside Out, each at $3,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Caren Byrd as president, Jeffrey Borland as treasurer, Elizabeth Borland as secretary, and Phillip Demara as director.
Byrd-Borland Foundation is led by Caren Byrd, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Caren Byrd
President
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phillip Demara
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Borland
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Borland
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Byrd-Borland Foundation
How much does Byrd-Borland Foundation give each year?
Byrd-Borland Foundation gave $89K across 28 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $73K across 28 grants.
What is Byrd-Borland Foundation's typical grant size?
Byrd-Borland Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $3,179, across 28 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Byrd-Borland Foundation that year got $1K on average.
Where does Byrd-Borland Foundation give grants?
Byrd-Borland Foundation's top state is Maine, with 25% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (12%) and New York (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (4 grants) and Portland, ME (2 grants).
Does Byrd-Borland Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 28 grants with a stated purpose on Byrd-Borland Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Furtherance of Donee Mission" (27 grants).
Who are Byrd-Borland Foundation's largest grantees?
Byrd-Borland Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Colective Power for Reprductive Justice ($7,000), Safe Passage Camino Seguro ($6,000) and Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 20% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Byrd-Borland Foundation?
Byrd-Borland Foundation reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $89K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $107K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Byrd-Borland Foundation fund?
The foundation’s 2024 filing describes its direct charitable activity as monitoring recipients’ management and effectiveness. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Byrd-Borland Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Byrd-Borland Foundation's EIN?
Byrd-Borland Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4251488. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Byrd-Borland Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Byrd-Borland Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/byrd-borland-foundation-morg_ea7649c41550408b8f7cda33f8ced869
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