Committee of Seventy

Philadelphia, PA ·EIN 23-0487205 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$3.3M received 35 funders 63 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds Committee of Seventy?

Committee of Seventy is funded by 35 grantmakers, led by The William Penn Foundation ($1.8M), Cities Forward Inc ($285K), Thomas Skelton Harrison Foundation ($175K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.3M in grants to Committee of Seventy between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The William Penn Foundation$1,788,70682020–2024
Cities Forward Inc$285,00012024
Thomas Skelton Harrison Foundation$175,00052020–2024
Hillman Family Foundations$125,00012020
The Grable Foundation$100,00032020–2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$100,00012021
New Venture Fund$85,00022022–2023
The Leslie Miller and Richard Worley$67,90042020–2023
The Voter Project$60,00012024
Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation$50,00012022
The Center for Election Innovation & Research$50,00012021
Rapoport Family Foundation$50,00012020
Icivics Inc$48,60032023–2025
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey$35,63032021–2023
Connelly Foundation$29,70022023–2024
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism$25,00012024
Foundation for Civic Leadership Inc$25,00012024
Open Primaries Education Fund$25,00012022
Unite America Institute Inc$25,00012020
The Barra Foundation Inc$25,00012020
Search for Common Ground$24,50012024
The Philadelphia Foundation$20,00012024
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania$20,00022022–2023
All Voting Is Local$15,00012024
Poor Richard's Charitable Trust$15,00012022
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What grants has Committee of Seventy received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Icivics IncSUPPORT OF WORK DIRECTLY RELATED TO CHANGING/IMPROVING STATE POLICIES AND/OR PRACTICE IN K-12 CIVIC LEARNING ALIGNED WITH CIVXNOW STATE POLICY MENU$20,000
2025Scattergood Behavioral HealthTRAINING FUND$5,000
2024The William Penn FoundationC70: 2024-2025$418,500
2024Cities Forward IncMISSION SUPPORT$285,000
2024The Voter ProjectGeneral Purpose$60,000
2024Thomas Skelton Harrison FoundationVOTER INFO$50,000
2024The William Penn FoundationPOLL WORKER VIDEO$35,000
2024The Lenfest Institute for Journalism(E) = $25,000$25,000
2024The William Penn FoundationFEDERAL WORK STUDY CIVIC ENGAGEMENT$25,000
2024Foundation for Civic Leadership IncCIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES$25,000
2024Search for Common GroundPROJECT$24,500
2024Icivics IncSUPPORT OF WORK DIRECTLY RELATED TO CHANGING/IMPROVING STATE POLICIES AND/OR PRACTICE IN K-12 CIVIC LEARNING ALIGNED WITH CIVXNOW STATE POLICY MENU$20,000
2024The Philadelphia FoundationADVOCACY- GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$20,000
2024All Voting Is LocalNONPARTISAN CIVIC EDUCATION$15,000
2024Rosenthal Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$12,000
2024Olson Family Pooled Common FundINFORMING & ENGAGING VOTERSPREPARING POLL WORKERSCOMBATTING MISINFORMATION$10,000
2024The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AkaGeneral Support (Employee Matching)$6,000
2024The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AkaGeneral Purpose (Board Leadership)$5,000
2024Connelly FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT - FOUNDATION DISCRETIONARY GRANT$4,700
2024Littler Mendelson Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$2,000
2024Independence Public Media ofBOARD OR STAFF DONATION$1,500
2024Gilroy and Lillian P RobertsUNRESTRICTED$1,000
2023The William Penn Foundation2022-2023$400,000
2023The William Penn FoundationTRANSITION TO RESULTS 2023$85,000
2023Thomas Skelton Harrison FoundationVOTER INFO$50,000
2023The Grable FoundationTO SUPPORT CIVICS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA$40,000
2023New Venture FundCIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY$35,000
2023Connelly FoundationPHILADELPHIA MAYORAL TRANSITION AND GOVERNANCE PROJECT$25,000
2023United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New JerseyDonor Designation$18,919
2023The Leslie Miller and Richard WorleyGENERAL FUNDS$13,800

Showing 30 most recent of 63 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Committee of Seventy?

Committee of Seventy is funded by 35 grantmakers, led by The William Penn Foundation ($1.8M), Cities Forward Inc ($285K), Thomas Skelton Harrison Foundation ($175K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.3M in grants to Committee of Seventy between 2020–2025.

Who is Committee of Seventy's largest funder?

The William Penn Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Committee of Seventy, with $1.8M across 8 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Committee of Seventy received?

IRS 990 filings record $3.3M in grants to Committee of Seventy across 63 grants from 35 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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