Grants paid by The Richard Vague Foundation
EIN 45-4104509 · Philadelphia, PA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
The Richard Vague Foundation of Philadelphia, PA (EIN 45-4104509) reported 20 grants paid totaling $258,557 to 17 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$258,557
20 grants
Recipients
17
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | $54,582 | — |
| 2020 | 3 | $31,250 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | $10,000 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | $125,000 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | $17,647 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | $17,578 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | $2,500 | — |
Top recipients
The 17 recipients receiving the most from The Richard Vague Foundation, by grants paid, out of 17 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Franklin Institute 23-1370501 | B | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $40,000 | 2022 |
| Mighty Writers 01-0920922 | C | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $35,225 | 2024 |
| Fringearts 23-2936188 | B | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $35,000 | 2022 |
| Uplift Solutions Inc | U | Westville, NJ | 1 | $25,000 | 2018 |
| Orphan Disease Pathway Project | U | Hartford, CT | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Anti-Defamation League 13-1818723 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Children's Literacy Initiative 23-2515768 | C | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $18,582 | 2018 |
| The Committee of Seventy 23-0487205 | B | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| The Carpenters' Company | U | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Independence Historical Trust 23-7179598 | B | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| The Philadelphia Citizen 46-2777419 | B | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $6,250 | 2020 |
| Temple University Hospital 23-2825878 | B | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
| Philadelphia Youth Basketball Inc 47-3758442 | C | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Pact 13-2702768 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $2,500 | 2025 |
| The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia | U | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $2,500 | 2018 |
| Make the World Better | U | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $2,500 | 2018 |
| The Wilma Theater 23-7425668 | B | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $1,000 | 2018 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 20 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pact Washington, DC | B | $2,500 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 202601329349101520 |
| 2024 | Mighty Writers Philadelphia, PA | C | $17,578 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 202511339349104101 |
| 2023 | Mighty Writers Philadelphia, PA | C | $17,647 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 202421359349105107 |
| 2022 | Orphan Disease Pathway Project Hartford, CT | U | $25,000 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 202331359349104363 |
| 2022 | Anti-Defamation League New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 202331359349104363 |
| 2022 | Fringearts Philadelphia, PA | B | $25,000 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 202331359349104363 |
| 2022 | The Franklin Institute Philadelphia, PA | B | $20,000 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 202331359349104363 |
| 2022 | The Carpenters' Company Philadelphia, PA | U | $10,000 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 202331359349104363 |
| 2022 | Independence Historical Trust Philadelphia, PA | B | $10,000 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 202331359349104363 |
| 2022 | The Committee of Seventy Philadelphia, PA | B | $10,000 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 202331359349104363 |
| 2021 | Fringearts Philadelphia, PA | B | $10,000 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 202201339349104060 |
| 2020 | The Franklin Institute Philadelphia, PA | B | $20,000 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 202131379349101703 |
| 2020 | The Philadelphia Citizen Philadelphia, PA | B | $6,250 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 202131379349101703 |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Youth Basketball Inc Philadelphia, PA | C | $5,000 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 202131379349101703 |
| 2018 | Uplift Solutions Inc Westville, NJ | U | $25,000 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 201942529349100029 |
| 2018 | Children's Literacy Initiative Philadelphia, PA | C | $18,582 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 201942529349100029 |
| 2018 | Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA | B | $5,000 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 201942529349100029 |
| 2018 | Make the World Better Sarasota, FL | U | $2,500 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 201942529349100029 |
| 2018 | The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | U | $2,500 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 201942529349100029 |
| 2018 | The Wilma Theater Philadelphia, PA | B | $1,000 | paid | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | 201942529349100029 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202601329349101520 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202511339349104101 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202421359349105107 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202331359349104363 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202201339349104060 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202131379349101703 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201942529349100029 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/454104509.json.
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