E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation
Historical FunderRadnor, Pennsylvania · EIN 51-0155772 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$14.4M
Organizations funded310
Typical grant$30,000
Total assets$314M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $15,000 and $50,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | E RHODES LEONA B CARPENTER FDN |
|---|---|
| Address | 150 N RADNOR-CHESTER RD - StE A200, Radnor PA 19087 |
| Phone | 2159793223 |
| Form and materials | SEE GRANT MAKING GUIDELINES AS OF 1/19/24 ON WEBSITE AND PRIOR TO THAT DATE 6/21/19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| Deadlines | JANUARY 31, JULY 15 |
| Restrictions | SEE GRANT MAKING GUIDELINES AS OF 1/19/24 ON WEBSITE AND PRIOR TO THAT DATE 6/21/19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
90% of grants went outside Pennsylvania.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins Universitiy | Baltimore, MD | Costs of renovation of and addition to pinkard building | $1,000,000 |
| Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation | Richmond, VA | Establish a department at the museum to be called "E. rhodes and leona B. carpenter conservatorship of chinese painting". | $500,000 |
| Southern New England Conference of the United Chur | Rocky Hill, CT | General charitable and religious purposes | $295,000 |
| Southern New England Conference of the United Chur | Framingham, MA | General charitable and religious purposes | $285,000 |
| City of Russellville | Russellville, KY | Help with the purchase of inclusive/handicapped accessible playground equipment | $250,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Endowed gift to be held in perpetuity for a professorship beaing the name of the leona B. carpenter chair in health equity and social… | $250,000 |
| Virginia Repertory Theatre | Richmond, VA | Help with (I) operating costs of its 2023-24 season ($175,000), and (II) capital campaign for a new home for the theatre's children,… | $250,000 |
| Richmond Ballet Inc | Richmond, VA | To help with general operating expenses for fiscal year 2026 | $215,000 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Help with the cost of two exhibitions: "mandalas: mapping the buddhist art of tibet", and "monstrous beauty: chinoiserie, women and the… | $200,000 |
| Richmond Symphony | Richmond, VA | General operating expenses of its artistic, educational, and community programs during the 2025-2026 season. | $185,000 |
| Brite Divinity School | Fort Worth, TX | Help with the cost of the carpenter initiative programming for the next three years ($150,000) | $150,000 |
| St Stephens Fire Department | Conover, NC | Help with the costs of replacing the fire department's self-contained breathing apparatus | $150,000 |
| Worcester Art Museum | Worcester, MA | Help with the cost of its exhibition, "shin-hanga: the 'new prints' movement in global context" (working title) | $150,000 |
| YMCA of Catawba Valley | Hickory, NC | Help with the costs of its building strong communities initiative, a renovation and expansion project at the adrian L. shuford jr. YMCA and… | $150,000 |
| Adamah Inc | New York, NY | To help with the costs of cohort 6 of clergy leadership incubator program | $140,000 |
| Hadwen Park Congregational United Church of Christ | Worcester, MA | General charitable and religious purposes | $130,000 |
| Health Brigade | Richmond, VA | In support of its "integrated health care services" providing affordable, integrated, nurse-led health care to low-income, underserved… | $125,000 |
| Peabody Essex Museum | Salem, MA | Help with the costs of opening a new korean gallery and an exhibition of works by contemporary korean artist jung yeondoo | $125,000 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | Help with the costs of its programming, public scholarship. | $105,000 |
| Eshel Inc | New York, NY | To help with general operating expenses for its programs building inclusive orthodox jewish communities. | $100,000 |
| Honolulu Museum of Art | Honolulu, HI | Help with shipping costs of bringing the exhbition, "tsherin sherpa displacement" from the virginia museum of fine arts to the honolulu… | $100,000 |
| Riverside Public Library Foundation | Riverside, CA | Help with costs of creating a new teen space and redesigning and expanding the children's area at the orange terrace library | $100,000 |
| Virginia Opera Assoc Inc | Norfolk, VA | Help with the cost of the 2024-2025 richmond performance series, education initiatives for all ages, public concerts, and administrative… | $100,000 |
| Virginia Repertory Theatre | Richmond, VA | General operating costs for its 2024-25 season. | $100,000 |
| Vna Care Hospice Inc | Worcester, MA | Help with the operating expenses of the rose manahan hospice, including two projects: a social determinants of health initiative and home… | $100,000 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Help with the cost of six (6) student support living stipend scholarships for students with demonstrated need | $100,000 |
| Belton Christian Youth Center | Belton, TX | To be applied in its discretion to the building and facilities improvements | $95,000 |
| Cultureworks Inc | Richmond, VA | To help with the costs of programs in performing arts | $90,000 |
| Riverside Art Museum | Riverside, CA | Help with the cost of installing a new hvac system for its historic 1929 julia morgan building. | $85,000 |
| School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Com | Richmond, VA | Help with the costs of the following programs: (I) "new voices for the theater"festival of new works (II) "live art and (III) "spectrum". | $85,000 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Fund scholarships and stipends for three students completing a three-year master of divinity degree | $85,000 |
| Shakertown Revisited Inc | Auburn, KY | Help with the costs of replacing the roof and hvac system at the south union hotel. | $82,000 |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | Support for its spirit and pride program | $80,000 |
| Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professi | New York, NY | In support of fellowships at auschwitz for its core religious leadership fellowship program and development of new case studies, as… | $80,000 |
| Iliff School of Theology | Denver, CO | Help with the costs of its programs, including local leadership immersion course, digital content & narrative development, and educational… | $80,000 |
| Science Museum of Virginia Foundation | Richmond, VA | In support of the 2025-2027 programs of the carpenter science theatre company at the museum | $80,000 |
| Scott and White Health Care Foundation | Temple, TX | Help with the costs of scholarships for medical students. | $80,000 |
| Southeast Conference United Church of Christ | Decaur, GA | In support of its programming, "becoming and being an ona conference." | $80,000 |
| Asian Art Museum of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Help with the cost of the exhibition, "hallyu! the korean wave" | $75,000 |
| Convergence | Decatur, GA | Help with the costs for three years of its project, "building the future of faith" | $75,000 |
| Riverside Educational Enrichment Foundation | Riverside, CA | Help with the cost of the visual and performing arts programs in the riverside unified school district. | $75,000 |
| Rubin Museum of Art | New York, NY | In continued support and expansion of "project: himalayan art." | $75,000 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Help with the cost of conserving two chinese buddhist murals. | $75,000 |
| University of Richmond | Richmond, VA | Help with costs of the university's modlin center's six 2024-2025 season performances and artist residencies. | $75,000 |
| Virginia Commonweath University Foundation | Richmond, VA | Help with dance student scholarships, and guest artistsperformance programming | $75,000 |
| Virginia Repertory Theatre | Richmond, VA | General charitable purposes | $75,000 |
| Wake Forest University | Winstonsalem, NC | To provide scholarship funding for one graduate theological student pursuing the master of divinity degree. | $74,000 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Scienc | Washington, DC | To support four (4) seminary grants of $15,000 each for seminary participation in the climate science in theological education initiative… | $73,000 |
| City of Saltillo | Saltillo, MS | Cost of purchasing a dodge ram 2500 4X4 or a truck with equivalent capabilities | $73,000 |
| North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra | Tupelo, MS | Help with costs of four projects during 2024-25 season: children's link up program, youth orchestra and sensory friendly concert,… | $67,500 |
| Corning Museum of Glass | Corning, NY | Continued support of research and development for an exhibition (scheduled to open in 2027) which will examine early glassmaking… | $65,000 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | In continued support of juvenile diabetes research | $65,000 |
| National Lgbtq Task Force | Washington, DC | In continued support of its faith programs | $65,000 |
| Newark Museum Association | Newark, NJ | Help with the costs of the first stage of a comprehensive reinterpretation of the museum's arts of global asia galleries | $65,000 |
| The Byrd Theatre Foundation | Richmond, VA | Help with the cost of restoring its "mighty wurlitzer" - a 1928 organ in need of remedial conservation and restoration by skilled… | $65,000 |
| Hebrew Senior Life Inc | Boston, MA | Support of its chaplaincy resident program, as described in its grant proposal. | $63,500 |
| Bethlehem Community Firerescue Inc | Taylorsville, NC | Help with the costs of purchasing 20 handheld dual band radios. | $60,000 |
| Cathedral of Hope Inc | Dallas, TX | General chariable and religious purposes | $60,000 |
| Children's Museum of Richmond | Richmond, VA | In support of its performing arts programming, and a new playhouse exhibit | $60,000 |
| Claremont Rescue Squad | Claremont, NC | Help with the costs of purchasing rescue equipment. | $60,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 310 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14,446,726 | 310 |
| 2023 | $11,598,861 | 296 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533189349100138
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 51-0155772
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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