OVERVIEW: The Percival Roberts, Jr. Trust supports health and hospitals for children and youth in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
FUNDING AREAS: Health, hospitals, children and youth
IP TAKE: This is a hospital-specific funder that puts the needs of Philadelphia children first, which means that the same local institutions often receive funding year after year. The Percival Roberts, Jr. Trust solely focuses its efforts on local children’s health. Grants fund well-established institutions rather than smaller and lesser-known human services organizations that work with ailing children. Most funding is in the form of general operating support. It typically requires grantees to submit progress reports within six months after the receipt of funds as a way of keeping tabs on how grant money is being used.
PROFILE: Established in 1914, the Percival Roberts, Jr. Trust is a private foundation managed by Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services, which serves as the trustee for the foundation. Roberts created the trust in his will to help maintain children’s hospitals and children’s wards in general hospitals that are located in Philadelphia. The foundation aims to “support hospitals dedicated to serving children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.” It funds local efforts for health, hospitals, children and youth.
Grants range between about $80,000 and $500,000. The foundation usually awards between three and five grants per year. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Past local grantees include the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, MaGee Rehabilitation Hospital and Wills Eye Hospital.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The annual application deadline is April 1. The funder accepts applications all throughout the year and reviews requests at a grant meeting in June. Grantseekers should submit their requests electronically through the Wells Fargo online grants system. Applicants can expect to receive an automated message confirming their submission. Direct general questions to the staff at grantadministration@wellsfargo.com or 888-235-4351.
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