The Union League of Philadelphia
A patriotic, civic-minded social club that provides a full range of business, cultural and recreational activities for its members.
The Union League of Philadelphia at a glance
In short: The Union League of Philadelphia gave $550K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $550K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $550,000
- +66.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $550,000
- +400.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $550,000
- Total assets
- $244,637,413
- +12.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Union League of Philadelphia funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Founding Forward ($550K).
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 15 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Union League of Philadelphia gives
- Giving grew 231% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $165K (2023) to $861K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $550K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Founding Forward Valley Forge, PA | General Support | $550,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $244,637,413 | $95,385,537 | $87,884,757 | $550,000 | 1 | $1,028,587 |
| 2024 | $217,646,281 | $87,344,817 | $84,907,516 | $330,000 | 3 | $738,470 |
| 2023 | $209,515,994 | $83,449,469 | $78,690,421 | $164,600 | 4 | $315,604 |
| 2022 | $185,804,262 | $71,049,510 | $66,229,620 | $166,000 | 6 | $563,299 |
| 2021 | $166,421,963 | $49,124,019 | $39,310,019 | $861,315 | 1 | $979,805 |
| 2020 | $125,460,153 | $46,382,291 | $40,840,029 | $302,000 | 1 | $369,709 |
About The Union League of Philadelphia
Based on IRS filings
The Union League of Philadelphia is a public charity, based in Philadelphia, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $244.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $550K. Net investment income was $1.0M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Union League of Philadelphia is led by McFadden Jeffrey, CEO on the 2025 filing; 17 of 39 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
McFadden Jeffrey
CEO
New on the 2025 filing
60 hrs/week
$1M (2025)
Behr Eileen
Executive Director of Security
New on the 2025 filing
60 hrs/week
$224K (2025)
Mahan Stewart
Executive Director of Private Events
New on the 2025 filing
60 hrs/week
$259K (2025)
Robert Cavalier
President
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amara Briggs
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregg Melinson
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Dombroski
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Spaeder
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Capt Ryan Peters
Director & Treasurer
Director → Director & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Col Thomas Manion
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Farah Jimenez
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jenna Walker
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Maher
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Bohnenberger
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John C. McMeekin II
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Dougherty
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ltc Michael Rounds
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Taylor Broadley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bordner Scott
Greens Superintendent
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$296K (2025)
Canavan John
Greens Superintendent
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$215K (2025)
Cataldi Sandra D.
General Manager
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$200K (2025)
Christensen Michelle
General Manager
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$215K (2025)
Dooley Andrew
Greens Superintendent
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$191K (2025)
Hamann Martin
Executive Chef
New on the 2025 filing
60 hrs/week
$469K (2025)
Hoffer Jacob
General Manager
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$166K (2025)
Lutz James
CIO
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$203K (2025)
Meko John
Executive Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
60 hrs/week
$325K (2025)
Palmer Sean
COO
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$339K (2025)
Santiago Denny
Executive Chef
New on the 2025 filing
60 hrs/week
$213K (2025)
Stern-Kimelman Sheryl
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
60 hrs/week
$349K (2025)
Tobin Patricia
General Manager
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$360K (2025)
Wood Kathryn
General Manager
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$253K (2025)
Thomas McGarrigle
Vice President - Membership & Founding Forward
Secretary → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Vice President - Membership & Founding Forward, 2025
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Topolewski
Vice President - Finance
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Vice President - Finance, 2025
On filings since 2022
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elaine Marquardt
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Del Raso
Vice President - League House
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Vice President - League House, 2025
On filings since 2022
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meredith Auten
Vice President - Torresdale
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Vice President - Torresdale, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Hughes
Vice President - National
Director → Vice President - National, 2025
On filings since 2022
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Kane Jr.
Vice President - Liberty Hill
Director → Vice President - Liberty Hill, 2025
On filings since 2023
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (48)
- Former: Daniel Fitzpatrick (2020–2024) — Former Vice President
- Former: Harry Hill (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Jeffrey P. McFadden (2020–2024) — Chief Executive Officer
- Former: Martin Hamann (2020–2024) — Executive Chef
- Former: Patricia Tobin (2020–2024) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Sean Palmer (2020–2024) — Director of Golf Operations
- Former: Sheryl Stern (2020–2024) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Stewart Mahan (2020–2024) — Director of Private Events
- Former: Thomas J. Holt (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Timothy Gillespie (2020–2024) — Former Vice President
- Former: Chris Bruner (2021–2024) — Former Treasurer
- Former: James Dever (2021–2024) — Former Director
- Former: Jordan Mersky (2021–2024) — Former Director
- Former: Scott Bordner (2021–2024) — Greens Superintendent
- Former: David Peppard (2022–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Denny Santiago (2022–2024) — Executive Chef
- Former: John Meko (2022–2024) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Patrick McGory (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Rochelle Cameron (2022–2024) — Former Director
- Former: Andrew Dooley (2023–2024) — Greens Superintendent
- Former: Jacob Hoffer (2023–2024) — General Manager - National
- Former: James Matour (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Sandra Cataldi (2023–2024) — General Manager - Torresdale
- Former: John Canavan (2024) — Greens Superintendent
- Former: Kathryn Wood (2024) — General Manager
- Former: Linda Nevatt (2024) — Golf Professional
- Former: Michelle Christensen (2024) — General Manager
- Former: Christopher Bruner (2022–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Katie Sacchetta (2023) — Director of F & B
- Former: Patrick Haughey (2023) — Greens Superintendent
- Former: Ali Houshmand PhD (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Arlene Yocum (2020–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Brian Mazey (2020–2022) — Former Greens Superintendent
- Former: Craig Mills (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Peter J. Madden (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Thomas J. Saporito (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Charles Davidson (2020–2021) — Former President
- Former: Jenna Pellecchia (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: John Giordano (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Joseph Del Raso (2020–2021) — Former Secretary
- Former: Kathleen Kinslow (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Louis Scaglione (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Pamela Cyr (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Ryan Peters (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Salvatore Patti (2020–2021) — Former Treasurer
- Former: Kathlene Del Raso (2021) — Director
- Former: Kathlene Greatrex (2021) — Former Director
- Former: Kathleen Greatrex (2020) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.0M, to McFadden Jeffrey (CEO). 17 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Union League of Philadelphia
How much does The Union League of Philadelphia give each year?
The Union League of Philadelphia gave $550K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $330K across 3 grants.
How large is The Union League of Philadelphia?
The Union League of Philadelphia reported $244.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $95.4M.
Where does The Union League of Philadelphia operate?
The Union League of Philadelphia has awarded grants in New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
What is The Union League of Philadelphia's EIN?
The Union League of Philadelphia's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-1171350. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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