Private foundation · New Hope, PA

Bbla Foundation Inc

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Typical grant size
$200 – $250 – $400
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
75
Repeat grantees
65
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Christopher Kerr
PRESIDENT
Catherine D Kerr
SECRETARY

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
7.5%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
642
Total grants awarded
$412K
Total amount
$641
Average grant
$50K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$46K
95 grants
2023
$40K
96 grants
2022
$101K
96 grants
2021
$62K
92 grants
2020
$55K
87 grants
2019
$39K
85 grants
2018
$16K
60 grants
2017
$11K
7 grants
2016
$11K
6 grants
2015
$10K
6 grants
2014
$10K
6 grants
2013
$10K
6 grants

Top recipients

7 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$103K
Solebury Friends Meeting
11 grants · PA
$25K
Riverside Symphonia
6 grants · PA
$19K
8 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$18K
5 grants · NJ · ✓ Exact match
$15K
Mercer Street Friends
11 grants · NJ
$15K
8 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$13K
2 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$10K
Eagle Fire Company
11 grants · PA
$10K
Church of the Holy Spirit
1 grant · PA
$5K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Beloved Asheville
NO RESTRICTIONS
NC · TY 2024
$4K
Buckingham Friends School
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$4K
Riverside Symphonia
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$3K
Solebury Friends Meeting
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$3K
George School
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$2K
Mercer Street Friends
NO RESTRICTIONS
NJ · TY 2024
$1K
Grid Alternatives
NO RESTRICTIONS
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Eagle Fire Company
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$1K
Get Bent Friends
NO RESTRICTIONS
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Project Home
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$800
National Friends Education Fund
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$750
Friends Council on Education
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$750
Bryn Mawr College
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$700
Haverford College
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$700
Fisherman's Mark
NO RESTRICTIONS
NJ · TY 2024
$600
St James School
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$600
St Philip's Church
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$500
Philabundance
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$500
International Institutue of New England
NO RESTRICTIONS
MA · TY 2024
$500
American Friends Service Committee
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$500
Playworks
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$500
ACLU Foundation
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$500
St James Episcopal Church
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$500
Centro Nueva Creacion
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$500
Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$500
Bristol Friends Meeting
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$500
Fcnl Education Fund
NO RESTRICTIONS
NH · TY 2024
$400
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$400
Right Sharing of World Resources
NO RESTRICTIONS
IN · TY 2024
$400
New Hope Arts
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$400
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
NO RESTRICTIONS
NJ · TY 2024
$350
United Way of Bucks County
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$300
The Sentencing Project
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$300
Americares
NO RESTRICTIONS
MD · TY 2024
$300
Amnesty International
NO RESTRICTIONS
DC · TY 2024
$300
Friends Village
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$300
Habitat for Humanity Bucks County
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$300
Lambertville & Nh Ambulance & Rescue Squad
NO RESTRICTIONS
NJ · TY 2024
$300
Southern Poverty Law Center
NO RESTRICTIONS
KS · TY 2024
$300
The Friends of Foundation Academy - Knight Fund
NO RESTRICTIONS
NJ · TY 2024
$300
Philadelphia Orchestra Association
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$300
Better Community Housing of Trenton
NO RESTRICTIONS
NJ · TY 2024
$300
Delaware Valley Food Pantry
NO RESTRICTIONS
NJ · TY 2024
$300
Earthjustice
NO RESTRICTIONS
CA · TY 2024
$300
Equal Justice Initiative
NO RESTRICTIONS
AL · TY 2024
$300
Bucks County Choral Society
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$300
Lenape Chamber Ensemble
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$300
Pathways to Housing Pa
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$300
The Friends of Foundation Academy
NO RESTRICTIONS
NJ · TY 2024
$300
Philadelphia Education Fund
NO RESTRICTIONS
PA · TY 2024
$300

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.