Private Foundation

THE CLARA E AND JOHN H WARE JR FOUNDATION

THE CLARA E AND JOHN H WARE JR FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $712K revenue, $702K expenses, $11.8M total assets. IRS filings disclose 56 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $8.4M.

EIN: 201083951 PHILADELPHIA, PA Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$712K

Total Expenses$702K

Total Assets$11.8M

Grants Given56

Grant Total$8.4M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL

BOSTON, MA · 2024

FOR RESEARCH TO INVESTIGATE THE ROLE OF THE GUT MICROBIOME IN PROGRESSIVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

$100,000

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

PHILADELPHIA, PA · 2024

PRECLINICAL GENE THERAPY FOR HEARING LOSS PROGRAM

$100,000

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT FOUNDATION

BURLINGTON, VT · 2024

SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM

$80,000

THE PHOENIX MULTISPORT

BOSTON, MA · 2024

FOR YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMING

$50,000

GLOUCESTER MARINE GENOMICS INSTITUTE

GLOUCESTER, MA · 2024

SUPPORT BIOTECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AND STEM ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING FOR SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS

$50,000

Showing up to 5 of 56 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Joseph R Gates

TREASURER Lisa R Rich

VICE-PRESIDENT Paul W Gates

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Top Grant Purposes

FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTION

$4,230,393 1 grant

TO REOPEN THE MAIN ENTRANCE, FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND FOR THE ONLINE CATALOG

$375,000 1 grant

FOR THE PENN MEDICINE DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR ADULT ONSET HEARING LOSS

$350,000 2 grants

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE HISTORIC PRESERVATION - GENERAL PROGRAM

$300,000 3 grants

RESEARCH IN PENN MEDICINE'S DIVISION OF OTOLOGY

$300,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$712K	$702K	$11.8M
2023	$437K	$762K	$11.9M
2022	$681K	$841K	$12.2M
2021	$1.5M	$857K	$12.4M
2020	$494K	$4.4M	$11.7M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $494K to $712K (+44%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.8M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MA, NC, NY, PA, VT.

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