The Neubauer Family Foundation
Invitation OnlyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania · EIN 25-6627704 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2023)$17.9M
Organizations funded199
Typical grant$5,000
Total assets$420.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,500 and $30,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2023 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
45% of grants went outside Pennsylvania.
Grants paid in tax year 2023
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Program support | $5,610,714 |
| Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $2,262,625 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | Program support | $1,230,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | Program support | $1,050,000 |
| American Society for Techion - Israel Institute of Technology Inc | New York, NY | Program support | $561,000 |
| Tufts University | Boston, MA | Program support | $555,000 |
| Whyy | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $510,820 |
| Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $427,500 |
| National Philanthropic Trust | Jenkintown, PA | Program support | $375,000 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | Program support | $346,500 |
| American Friends of Tel Aviv University | New York, NY | Program support | $300,000 |
| The Barnes Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $300,000 |
| Philadelphia Academies | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $272,012 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $255,140 |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $220,300 |
| Philadelphia Soccer 2026 | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $200,000 |
| Institute of National Security Studies | Usaf Academy, CO | Program support | $187,500 |
| America Votes | Washington, DC | Program support | $150,000 |
| Sharing Excess | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $137,500 |
| American Friends of Hebrew University | New York, NY | Program support | $118,750 |
| New York Historical Society | New York, NY | Program support | $112,500 |
| The Philadelphia Orchestra | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $100,100 |
| Impact Services | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $100,000 |
| Institute of Advanced Studies | Princeton, NJ | Program support | $100,000 |
| Foundation for Jewish Camp | New York, NY | Program support | $100,000 |
| Philadelphia Office of the District Attorney | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $100,000 |
| Share Food Program | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $100,000 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $96,253 |
| Philadelphia Green Capital Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $83,750 |
| Black Male Community Council of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $80,000 |
| Global Impact | Alexandria, VA | Program support | $75,000 |
| Jewish Museum of New York | New York, NY | Program support | $75,000 |
| New Kensington Community Development Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $67,820 |
| Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project Inc | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $65,000 |
| Ceasefirepa Education Fund | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $52,000 |
| National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $50,000 |
| The Carnegie Hall Society | New York, NY | Program support | $50,000 |
| Urban Affairs Coalition | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $50,000 |
| Watson Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Program support | $50,000 |
| Episcopal Academy | Newtown Sq, PA | Program support | $46,800 |
| Foundations Inc | Mt Laurel, NJ | Program support | $44,640 |
| American Committee for the Weizmann | New York, NY | Program support | $41,410 |
| Opera Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $40,000 |
| Temple Beth Zion Beth Israel | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $39,250 |
| Beth David Reform Congregation | Gladwyne, PA | Program support | $37,500 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Program support | $37,500 |
| Sd Foundation | San Diego, CA | Program support | $37,500 |
| The Chapin School | Princeton, NJ | Program support | $37,500 |
| Project Unloaded | Chicago, IL | Program support | $31,000 |
| Philadelphia Youth Basketball | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $30,000 |
| United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern Nj | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $30,000 |
| Foreign Policy Association | New York City, NY | Program support | $30,000 |
| American Jewish Committee | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $27,500 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $25,250 |
| American Philosophical Society | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $25,000 |
| Mary Mcdowell Friends School | Brooklyn, NY | Program support | $25,000 |
| The Free Library of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $25,000 |
| Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $25,000 |
| William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA | Program support | $25,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Jeshurun | New York, NY | Program support | $22,638 |
Showing the 60 largest of 199 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | Program support | $9,500,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Program support | $9,346,980 |
| Calder Gardens (Cp2023) | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $7,661,730 |
| Tufts University | Boston, MA | Program support | $3,653,176 |
| Barnes Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $3,025,000 |
| American Friends of Tel Aviv University | New York, NY | Program support | $2,910,830 |
| American Society for Techion - Israel Institute of Technology Inc | New York, NY | Program support | $2,426,196 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | New York, NY | Program support | $2,209,000 |
| American Friends of Hebrew University | New York, NY | Program support | $1,115,000 |
| Cobbs Creek Restoration Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $950,000 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NY | Program support | $906,250 |
| Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $850,000 |
| Friends Central School | Wynnewood, PA | Program support | $840,000 |
| National Philanthropic Trust | Jenkintown, PA | Program support | $650,000 |
| American Society of the University of Haifa | New York, NY | Program support | $500,000 |
| Philadelphia Soccer 2026 | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $400,000 |
| Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $315,000 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $257,971 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $243,000 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | Program support | $225,000 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | Program support | $191,800 |
| American Friends of Tel Aviv University | New York, NY | Program support | $187,500 |
| Saint Joseph's University | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $125,000 |
| Sharing Excess | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $125,000 |
| Accelerate Philly | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $117,564 |
| Strategic Leadership in Partners in Education | Herndon, VA | Program support | $107,303 |
| Impact Services | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $75,000 |
| Young Weizmann Scholars | Cambridge, MA | Program support | $56,000 |
| Parkway Council | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $50,000 |
| Watson Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Program support | $50,000 |
| Philadelphia Academies | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $34,928 |
| New Kensington Community Development Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $33,910 |
| Philadelphia Youth Basketball | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $30,000 |
| Ceasefirepa Education Fund | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $25,000 |
| Urban Affairs Coalition | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $25,000 |
| Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans | Alexandria, VA | Program support | $20,000 |
| School District of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $14,136 |
| Philadelphia Green Capital Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $10,000 |
| Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project Inc | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $5,000 |
| Philadelphia Academies | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $1,796 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $17,921,584 | 239 |
| 2022 | $19,482,813 | 311 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2023, filed Oct 15, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202542889349100524
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 25-6627704
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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