Emergency Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Emergency grants are available to Philadelphia small business owners facing urgent challenges or crises affecting their operations.
Geographic Scope: Philadelphia, PA
Recent Recipients:
- Artrageous Brush and Flow (2025 Emergency Grant)
- Chabaa Thai Bistro (received $5,000 to recover from Hurricane Ida flooding)
Organization Background:
- The Merchants Fund has supported Philadelphia small businesses for over 170 years
- Only organization in Philadelphia solely dedicated to providing direct grant support to small business owners
Contact Information:
- Email: grants@merchantsfund.org
- Address: 1617 JFK Blvd #2042, Philadelphia, PA 19103
What The Merchants Fund of Philadelphia actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 104
- Total given
- $1.4M
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $5,143–$26K
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 100%. Top recipient cities: Philadelphia, PA; Upper Darby, PA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Plant and People · Philadelphia, PA
Emergency
$26K
Coffee Tea & Company · Philadelphia, PA
Discretionary
$23K
Affordable Legal Center LLC · Philadelphia, PA
Emergency
$20K
Angry Rooster LLC · Philadelphia, PA
Emergency
$20K
Artrageous Brush & Flow · Philadelphia, PA
Emergency
$20K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Small businesses
- Hardship
Categories
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