Henry A. Quinn Charitable Foundation: Grants for Philadelphia

OVERVIEW: The Henry A. Quinn Charitable Foundation focuses on supporting nonprofit organizations in Pennsylvania seeking funding assistance for education initiatives as well as activities serving children and the economically disadvantaged.

IP TAKE: The foundation keeps a low public profile, which restricts information available about its grantmaking strategies and guidelines.

PROFILE: Established in 2006, the Henry A. Quinn Charitable Foundation bears the name of the late Hank Quinn of Rosemont, Pennsylvania. The charity’s president is Hank’s niece Susan E. Ilsemann. The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts further information regarding its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. The Henry A. Quinn Charitable Foundation focuses on supporting nonprofit organizations in Pennsylvania seeking funding assistance for education initiatives as well as activities serving children and the economically disadvantaged.

The foundation does not have a website to guide grantseekers. Its education grantmaking appears to prioritize parochial and Catholic institutions. The foundation recently, for instance, made a $75,000 grant to Immaculata University for the purchase of two new Nursing Anne high-fidelity simulators to help train nurses.

Grants range from $10,000 to $115,000. In a recent year, the foundation gave away around $672,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the Philadelphia area, including its Main Line suburbs. Past local grantees include St. Edmonds Home for Children, St. Joseph’s University, Mercy Career & Technical High School, Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, and Our Lady of Catholic Hope School.

The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.

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CONTACT:

The Henry A. Quinn Charitable Foundation
100 Chetwynd Dr.
Rosemont, PA 19010