Public Charity

THE RENDELL CENTER FOR CIVICS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

THE RENDELL CENTER FOR CIVICS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT is a Public Charity headquartered in BERWYN, PA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $309K revenue, $374K expenses, $501K total assets. 14 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $325K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 471905724 BERWYN, PA Citizen Participation NTEE: W24 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$309K
Total Expenses$374K
Total Assets$501K
Grant Records14
Funding Total$325K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE RENDELL CENTER PROMOTES CIVIC EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE CENTER OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS TO DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICES AND DISPOSITIONS OF ENGAGED CITIZENSHIP. FOR EDUCATORS, THE CENTER CREATES CURRICULUM CONTENT, PEDAGOGICAL TOOLS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES. THE RENDELL CENTER ALSO PROVIDES TO STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND GRADE LEVELS OPPORTUNITIES, EVENTS, AND SPACES FOR DIALOGUE ABOUT AND ENGAGEMENT WITH ISSUES OF CITIZENS AND CIVICS.

Where $100 goes at The Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement

How The Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$62 Programs the work itself
$22 Management running the organization
$16 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $62 for programs

$30
The Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement is continuing to develop K-12 civics curriculum entitled "we the civics kids" as well as other curricula and pedagogical tools…
49% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,400 students; 49 classes; 323 classes
$15
The rendell center is also partnering with the annenberg public policy center of the university of pennsylvania on judicial independence
23% of program spending
$9
The rendell center conducts professional development programs for teachers including webinars, one and two day workshops and summer teacher institutes on the first amendment and the constitution
15% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 30 teachers

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
2024
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$52,250
$10,000
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
2023
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$54,250
$11,000
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 14 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VOTING DIRECTOR Alison Perelman
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Beth Specker
VOTING DIRECTOR Donna Cooper
VOTING DIRECTOR Gerald Zahorchak
VICE PRESIDENT Hon Edward G Rendell
PRESIDENT Hon Marjorie O Rendell

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$314,750 13 grants
Economic Development
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $309K $374K $501K
2024 $424K $397K $547K
2023 $357K $306K $501K
2022 $447K $385K $436K
2021 $278K $245K $443K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $278K to $309K (+11%), with total assets most recently reported at $501K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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