Committee of Seventy
Philadelphia, PA ·EIN 23-0487205 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings
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.
Show all 35 funders
| The Neubauer Family Foundation | $13,000 | 3 | 2021–2023 |
| Rosenthal Family Foundation | $12,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation Aka | $11,000 | 2 | 2024 |
| Olson Family Pooled Common Fund | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Future Standard Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Scattergood Behavioral Health | $5,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Bessemer Giving Fund | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Littler Mendelson Foundation Inc | $3,500 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Gilroy and Lillian P Roberts | $2,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Independence Public Media of | $1,500 | 1 | 2024 |
What grants has Committee of Seventy received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Icivics Inc | SUPPORT 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 |
| 2025 | Scattergood Behavioral Health | TRAINING FUND | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The William Penn Foundation | C70: 2024-2025 | $418,500 |
| 2024 | Cities Forward Inc | MISSION SUPPORT | $285,000 |
| 2024 | The Voter Project | General Purpose | $60,000 |
| 2024 | Thomas Skelton Harrison Foundation | VOTER INFO | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The William Penn Foundation | POLL WORKER VIDEO | $35,000 |
| 2024 | The Lenfest Institute for Journalism | (E) = $25,000 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The William Penn Foundation | FEDERAL WORK STUDY CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Foundation for Civic Leadership Inc | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Search for Common Ground | PROJECT | $24,500 |
| 2024 | Icivics Inc | SUPPORT 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 |
| 2024 | The Philadelphia Foundation | ADVOCACY- GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2024 | All Voting Is Local | NONPARTISAN CIVIC EDUCATION | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Rosenthal Family Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $12,000 |
| 2024 | Olson Family Pooled Common Fund | INFORMING & ENGAGING VOTERSPREPARING POLL WORKERSCOMBATTING MISINFORMATION | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation Aka | General Support (Employee Matching) | $6,000 |
| 2024 | The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation Aka | General Purpose (Board Leadership) | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Connelly Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT - FOUNDATION DISCRETIONARY GRANT | $4,700 |
| 2024 | Littler Mendelson Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 |
| 2024 | Independence Public Media of | BOARD OR STAFF DONATION | $1,500 |
| 2024 | Gilroy and Lillian P Roberts | UNRESTRICTED | $1,000 |
| 2023 | The William Penn Foundation | 2022-2023 | $400,000 |
| 2023 | The William Penn Foundation | TRANSITION TO RESULTS 2023 | $85,000 |
| 2023 | Thomas Skelton Harrison Foundation | VOTER INFO | $50,000 |
| 2023 | The Grable Foundation | TO SUPPORT CIVICS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA | $40,000 |
| 2023 | New Venture Fund | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | $35,000 |
| 2023 | Connelly Foundation | PHILADELPHIA MAYORAL TRANSITION AND GOVERNANCE PROJECT | $25,000 |
| 2023 | United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey | Donor Designation | $18,919 |
| 2023 | The Leslie Miller and Richard Worley | GENERAL 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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