Public Charity

THE PHILADELPHIA POVERTY ACTION FUND

THE PHILADELPHIA POVERTY ACTION FUND is a Public Charity headquartered in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $626K revenue, $3.1M expenses, $3.4M total assets. IRS filings disclose 72 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $22.5M.

EIN: 872442054 PHILADELPHIA, PA Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: S12 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$626K
Total Expenses$3.1M
Total Assets$3.4M
Grants Given72
Grant Total$22.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE PHILADELPHIA POVERTY ACTION FUND PROVIDES FUNDING & ADMINISTERS GRANTS TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS IN ORDER TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES TO IMPORTANT ECONOMIC SECURITY PROGRAMS, PUBLIC BENEFITS WORKFORCE PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP LIFT THEM OUT OF POVERTY & HELP ENSURE EQUITABLE ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN PHILADELPHIA.

Sample Grants Given

Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General Support
$664,574
Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General Support
$529,938
Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General Support
$500,000
Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General Support
$150,000
PHILADELPHIA, PA · 2023
GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,496,091

Showing up to 5 of 72 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD CHAIR Dalila Wilson-Scott
VICE CHAIR Douglas Oliver
DIRECTOR Harriet Weiss
DIRECTOR Leslie Callahan
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Michael Banks
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2024) Michael Fields

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$11,609,099 50 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,868,842 18 grants
General support
$5,009,820 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $626K $3.1M $3.4M
2024 $5.4M $7.4M $7.0M
2023 $1.5M $8.4M $8.2M
2022 $10.8M $4.3M $14.8M
2021 $12.9M $5.9M $11.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $12.9M to $626K (-95%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.4M.

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

Grant Geography

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

NYPA

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