The Marc David Foundation: Grants for Philadelphia

OVERVIEW: The Marc David Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, youth, Jewish causes, and LBGTQ causes.

IP TAKE: The foundation keeps a low public profile, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and guidelines. Grantmaking remains insular and related to the family’s personal interests; transparency is difficult here.

PROFILE: Established in 1999, the Marc David Foundation is steered by Marc and David Berman. Marc cofounded Service Champ in 1984, a leading distributor of automotive aftermarket parts and supplies in the quick lube industry. The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts further information regarding its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. According to tax filings, the Marc David Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, youth, Jewish causes, and LBGTQ causes.

The foundation does not have a website to guide grantseekers. Its education giving prioritizes schools in the Philadelphia area, particularly Abington Friends School, an independent Quaker school in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Marc and David Berman are parents at the school. They donated to help create the new Richard N. Berman Athletics Center, which bears the name of Marc’s late brother.

Grants range from $500 to $510, 507. In a recent year, the foundation gave away around $732,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the Philadelphia area, including suburban Montgomery County. Past local grantees include Community College of Philadelphia, Temple University, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, and Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Philadelphia.

The foundation keeps a low profile but accepts applications. Initial approach should begin with a letter that provides a detailed description of project and amount of funding requested; name, address and phone number of organization; and a statement of problem project will address. There are no deadlines listed.

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CONTACT:

P.O. Box 645
Spring House, PA 19477
(877) 829-5500