Special Scholarships for Foster Youth
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Greater Philadelphia region (includes Burlington and Camden counties in New Jersey and Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania)
Eligibility: Specifically for foster youth
Dedicated scholarship program for youth in or with experience in the foster care system.
Contact:
- Phone: 215-563-6417
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: 1835 Market Street, Suite 2410, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2968
What The Philadelphia Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 715
- Total given
- $39.14M
- Median grant
- $26K
- Range
- $5,019–$1.6M
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 68%, Washington 10%, New Jersey 5%. Top recipient cities: Philadelphia, PA; New York, NY; Washington, DC.
- 53% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 22% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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$850K
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Foster parents
- Nonprofits
- Foundation
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