Please Touch Museum
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$7.2M
Foundation funders
41
Grants recorded
88
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Please Touch Museum?
Please Touch Museum is funded by 41 grantmakers, led by Lilly Endowment Inc ($2.6M), OOS Charitable Corporation ($1.1M), The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Inc ($506K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.2M in grants to Please Touch Museum between 2019–2025.
Show all 41 funders
| The Nemours Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sidney and Sandy Brown Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of TPF | $5,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Neubauer Family Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Association of Children's Museums Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2019 |
| Baird Foundation Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Marta and Robert Adelson Family Foundation | $2,750 | 3 | 2020–2023 |
| Jeff and Jenifer Westphal Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 2024 |
| Julius & Ray Charlestein Foundation | $1,650 | 3 | 2020–2022 |
| Bettie F Podell Charitable Trust | $1,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Herbert & Rosalie Goldberg | $785 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Performing Arts Foundation | $700 | 7 | 2019–2025 |
| The Gurwin Family Foundation Inc | $500 | 1 | 2023 |
| Henry J Fox Fund | $500 | 1 | 2020 |
| AC Israel Foundation Inc | $200 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | $25 | 1 | 2023 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2019) to $3.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $3.1M.
What grants has Please Touch Museum received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lilly Endowment Inc | CHARACTERDEVELOP IN CHILDREN MUSEUMS | $2,499,950 |
| 2025 | The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Inc | OPERATIONS | $500,000 |
| 2025 | The Pew Charitable Trusts | Civic Life | $79,550 |
| 2025 | Cencora Impact Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $14,359 |
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $5,614 |
| 2025 | Baird Foundation Inc | EDUCATION | $3,000 |
| 2025 | Performing Arts Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $100 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | HEALTH | $400,500 |
| 2024 | OOS Charitable Corporation | GENERAL | $220,000 |
| 2024 | The William Penn Foundation | SUPPORT FOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND INCLUSION | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Independence Blue Cross Foundation | Healthcare Access | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Five Below Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Future Standard Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | G Fred & Sylvia Dibona Family | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Cencora Impact Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $7,112 |
| 2024 | Sidney and Sandy Brown Foundation Inc | GENERAL FUND | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw | GENERAL | $3,000 |
| 2024 | Jeff and Jenifer Westphal Foundation | GENERAL | $2,500 |
| 2024 | Herbert & Rosalie Goldberg | UNRESTRICTED | $500 |
| 2024 | Performing Arts Foundation | SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE | $100 |
| 2023 | OOS Charitable Corporation | GENERAL | $280,000 |
| 2023 | The William Penn Foundation | EVALUATION OF KINDERGARTEN READINESS PROGRAM | $110,000 |
| 2023 | Lilly Endowment Inc | CHARACTER THROUGH CHILDRENS MUSEUMS | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Independence Blue Cross Foundation | Access to Care - Ready, Set, School Campaign | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Connelly Foundation | CENTENNIAL INNOVATIONS EXPERIENCE | $35,000 |
| 2023 | Five Below Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| 2023 | TD Charitable Foundation | FIRST WEDNESDAY | $25,000 |
| 2023 | The Blackbaud Giving Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $13,000 |
| 2023 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $7,000 |
| 2023 | G Fred & Sylvia Dibona Family | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $5,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 88 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Please Touch Museum?
Please Touch Museum is funded by 41 grantmakers, led by Lilly Endowment Inc ($2.6M), OOS Charitable Corporation ($1.1M), The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Inc ($506K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.2M in grants to Please Touch Museum between 2019–2025.
Who is Please Touch Museum's largest funder?
Lilly Endowment Inc is the largest recorded funder of Please Touch Museum, with $2.6M across 2 grants (2023–2025).
How much grant funding has Please Touch Museum received?
IRS 990 filings record $7.2M in grants to Please Touch Museum across 88 grants from 41 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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