James C Gentle Foundation

Gave $225K in 2024

Radnor, Pennsylvania · EIN 23-2612150 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$225K

Organizations funded1

Typical grant$225,000

Total assets$7.2M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $225,000 and $225,000.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	Joseph A O'Connor Jr - Co-Trustee
Address	150 N Radnor-Chester Road - Suite A, Radnor PA 19087
Phone	(610) 247-6361
Form and materials	No Special Form
Deadlines	None
Restrictions	The Trustees are requested but not required to consider funding on an annual basis course(s) at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) based on the study of political parties existing in the United States at the times the courses are givin, their structure, aims, teaching and practices, their current significance and their possible future effect on the political structure and goverment of the United States. The Trustees may make distributions or expenditures exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes as they deem proper but they are requested that any such distributions, including any such distribution to fund a course at Penn, be made for the purpose of forstering education in conservative political philosophy and thought.

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What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Arts & Culture1

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania1

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Arts & Culture grants in Pennsylvania1 of its grant, $225K · 1,727 foundations

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	Defray cost of Penn-in-Washingtonprogram & support the coursesin Penn Arts & Sciences.	$225,000

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Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$225,000	1
2023	$200,000	1

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed May 21, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202521409349100917
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 23-2612150
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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