Samuel S. Fels Fund
EIN 231365325 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2016–2023
$20.5M
462 grants · $2.6M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$20K
typical small grants · $8K–$30K
grant size
28%
balanced · 50/178 multi-year
repeat
$45.1M
Assets (2023)
178
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
Samuel S Fels Fund
Phone
(215) 731-9455
Deadlines
None
How to Apply
Funding priorities as well as links to the two-stage process that includes an initial online funding inquiry followed by an online application are available on the Samuel S. Fels Fund website www.samfels.org
Restrictions
Listed on Samuel S. Fels Fund website. Awards are restricted to organizations located within the City of Philadelphia.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1.6M | $45.9M | $1.5M | 4 |
| 2017 | $1.8M | $48.9M | $3.1M | 6 |
| 2018 | $2.8M | $45.1M | $5.0M | 6 |
| 2019 | N/A | $50.6M | $1.8M | N/A |
| 2020 | $5.2M | $51.7M | $953K | 6 |
| 2021 | $4.8M | $53.2M | $3.7M | 224 |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $43.3M | $1.7M | 110 |
| 2023 | $2.0M | $45.1M | $1.2M | 106 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 462 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$8K
Median
$20K
Average
$44K
75th Pctl
$30K
Maximum
$1.7M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
FK
Fariha KHAN
7 yrs
Board Chair
Leadership
TM
Tamer Makary
6 yrs
Treasurer/Se
Leadership
WE
Will Gonzalez ESQ
2 yrs
Treasurer/Se
Leadership
NK
Nimrit KANG
Board Member
CH
Chelsea Hicks
Board Member
IC
IDA K. CHEN
4 yrs
Board Member
PM
PARI Hashemi Magura
5 yrs
Board Member
MO
Michael O'Bryan
5 yrs
Board Member
DA
Danyelle Austin
2 yrs
Board Member
JJ
John L. Jackson Jr
5 yrs
Board Member
SM
Sarah Martinez-Helfman
8+ yrs
Foundation P
MB
Michael Brown
Board Vice C
JJ
John L. Jackson Jr
5 yrs
Board Chair
Leadership
TM
Tamer Makary
6 yrs
Treasurer/Se
Leadership
IC
IDA K. CHEN
4 yrs
Board Member
PM
PARI Hashemi Magura
5 yrs
Board Member
WE
Will Gonzalez ESQ
2 yrs
Board Member
MO
Michael O'Bryan
5 yrs
Board Member
DA
Danyelle Austin
2 yrs
Board Member
SM
Sarah Martinez-Helfman
8+ yrs
Foundation P
FK
Fariha KHAN
7 yrs
Board Vice C
JJ
John L. Jackson Jr
5 yrs
Board Chair
Leadership
SM
Sarah Martinez-Helfman
8+ yrs
Foundation President
Leadership
FK
Fariha Khan
7 yrs
Board Vice Chair
Leadership
TM
Tamer Makary
6 yrs
Treasurer & Secretary
Leadership
JC
Judge Ida Chen
2 yrs
Board Member
PM
Pari Hashemi Magura
5 yrs
Board Member
WG
Will Gonzalez
4 yrs
Board Member
MO
Michael O'Bryan
5 yrs
Board Member
DA
Dannyelle Austin
3 yrs
Board Member
SM
Sarah Martinez-Helfman
8+ yrs
Foundation President
Leadership
JJ
John L. Jackson Jr
5 yrs
Board Chair
Leadership
FK
Fariha Khan
7 yrs
Board Vice Chair
Leadership
TM
Tamer Makary
6 yrs
Treasurer & Secretary
Leadership
PM
Pari Hashemi Magura
5 yrs
Board Member
DA
Dannyelle Austin
3 yrs
Board Member
JC
Judge Ida K. Chen
2 yrs
Board Member
WG
Will Gonzalez
4 yrs
Board Member
MO
Michael O'Bryan
5 yrs
Board Member
SM
Sarah Martinez-Helfman
8+ yrs
Foundation President
Leadership
PH
Pari Hashemi
3 yrs
Board President
Leadership
JC
Judge Ida K. Chen
2 yrs
Board Vice President
Leadership
TM
Tamer Makary
6 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
DA
Dannyelle Austin
3 yrs
Board Member
WG
Will Gonzalez
4 yrs
Board Member
FK
Fariha Khan
7 yrs
Board Member
DW
David Wice
Board Member
JJ
John L. Jackson Jr
5 yrs
Board Member
MO
Michael O'Bryan
5 yrs
Board Member
PM
Pari Hashemi Magura
5 yrs
Board Chair
Leadership
SM
Sarah Martinez-Helfman
8+ yrs
Foundation President
Leadership
JR
John H. Rice
Board Vice Chair thru 12/2017
Leadership
JC
Judge Ida Chen
2 yrs
Board Vice Chair
Leadership
BC
Beverly J. Coleman
Board Chair thru 12/2017
Leadership
LE
Leonard Rieser Esq
Board Treasurer thru 09/2018
Leadership
TM
Tamer N. Makary
Treasurer
Leadership
JJ
John Jackson Jr
Board Member
FK
Fariha Khan
7 yrs
Board Member
WG
Will Gonzalez
4 yrs
Board Member
DE
David H. Wice Esq
3 yrs
Board Member
SM
Sarah Martinez-Helfman
8+ yrs
Foundation PRESIDENT
Leadership
JR
John Rice
2 yrs
Board Vice Chair
Leadership
BC
Beverly Coleman
2 yrs
Board Chair
Leadership
PH
Pari Hashemi
3 yrs
BOARD Treasurer
Leadership
DE
David H. WICE ESQ
3 yrs
Board Member
TM
Tamer Makary
6 yrs
Board Member
FK
Fariha KHAN
7 yrs
Board Member
GM
Gabriel Mandujano
2 yrs
Board Member
LR
Leonard Rieser
2 yrs
Board Member
IC
IDA K. CHEN
4 yrs
Board Member
DF
Dr Sandra Featherman
2 yrs
Board Member
BC
Beverly Coleman
2 yrs
Board President
Leadership
SM
Sarah Martinez-Helfman
8+ yrs
Foundation PRESIDENT
Leadership
JR
John Rice
2 yrs
Board Vice President
Leadership
PH
Pari Hashemi
3 yrs
BOARD Treasurer
Leadership
DF
Dr Sandra Featherman
2 yrs
Board Member
VC
Valerie Clayton
Board Member
GM
Gabriel Mandujano
2 yrs
Board Member
LR
Leonard Rieser
2 yrs
Board Member
IC
IDA K. CHEN
4 yrs
Board Member
DE
David H. WICE ESQ
3 yrs
Board Member
Grants Awarded (462 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Statement B - Immigrant & Refugees | Philadelphia, PA | $1,725,500 | IMMIGRANTS & REFUGEES | 2020 |
| See Statement a - Community Services | Philadelphia, PA | $1,026,000 | Community Services | 2016 |
| See Statement a - Social Racial & ECON Justice | Philadelphia, PA | $1,009,000 | SOCIAL, RACIAL, & ECONOMIC JUSTICE | 2020 |
| See Statement a - Immigrants & Refugees | Philadelphia, PA | $958,000 | IMMIGRANTS & REFUGEES | 2020 |
| See Statement a - Social Racial & ECON Justice | Philadelphia, PA | $755,500 | SOCIAL, RACIAL, & ECONOMIC JUSTICE | 2018 |
| See Statement B - Arts & Culture | Philadelphia, PA | $673,000 | ARTS & CULTURE | 2020 |
| See Statement a - Focused Population | Philadelphia, PA | $640,000 | FOCUSED POPULATION | 2017 |
| See Statement a - Immigrants & Refugees | Philadelphia, PA | $630,000 | IMMIGRANTS & REFUGEES | 2018 |
| see statement b - immigrants & refugee | Philadelphia, PA | $630,000 | immigrants & refugee | 2018 |
| See Statement a - Arts & Culture | Philadelphia, PA | $578,500 | ARTS & CULTURE | 2020 |
| See Statement a - Education | Philadelphia, PA | $440,500 | Education | 2016 |
| See Statement a - Community Services | Philadelphia, PA | $368,500 | Community Services | 2017 |
| See Statement a - Arts & Culture | Philadelphia, PA | $330,000 | Arts & Culture | 2018 |
| see statement b - arts & culture | philadelphia, PA | $325,000 | Arts and culture | 2018 |
| See Statement a - Social Racial & ECON Justice | Philadelphia, PA | $282,500 | SOCIAL, RACIAL & ECON JUSTICE | 2017 |
| See Statement a - Education | Philadelphia, PA | $240,000 | Education | 2017 |
| See Statement a - Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $225,000 | Arts | 2017 |
| See Statement B - Social Racial & ECON Justice | Philadelphia, PA | $221,000 | Social, Racial, & Economic Justice | 2020 |
| Movement Alliance Project | Philadelphia, PA | $175,000 | Capacity Building | 2021 |
| See Statement a - Child Welfare | Philadelphia, PA | $157,000 | CHILD WELFARE | 2018 |
| Movement Alliance Project | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 | Capacity Building | 2021 |
| See Statement a - Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $126,000 | Arts | 2016 |
| Pennsylvania Voice | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | General Support | 2021 |
| Movement Alliance Project | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | CAPACITY BUILDING | 2022 |
| Philadelphia Housing Development | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | PHLHOUSING+ | 2022 |
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