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Nonprofit · EIN 23-2987485

GIRARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19121

Financials

$533K$597K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GIRARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$532,740$597,273-$64,533$5,515,683$100,158$5,415,525
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$532,740
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$546,580
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$48,318
Program services (functional)
$546,830
Management and general (functional)
$48,318
Fundraising (functional)
$2,125

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$5,163,031
Total assets, end of year
$5,515,683
Total liabilities, end of year
$100,158
Net assets, end of year
$5,415,525
Publicly traded securities
$4,622,673
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,180,721
Net assets with donor restrictions
$3,234,804
Gross receipts
$532,740
Employees
0
Volunteers
19
Year formed
1998
State of legal domicile
PA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOSEPH SAMUELPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
JOHN LEONEVP & ACTING TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
HENRY FAIRFAXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
OMAR T WOODARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RON MARRERODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JASON FOSTER-BEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BOB TROSTELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSEPH GARBARINODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BOB BURLEIGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PETER SHOEMAKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CHAD BURKHARDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2101 S COLLEGE AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19121-4811
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOSEPH SAMUEL, 2101 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19121
Signed the 990
JOSEPH SAMUEL, PRESIDENT
Phone
(215) 787-4442
Return prepared by
CBIZ ADVISORS LLC

Mission

TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE STUDENTS OF GIRARD COLLEGE (AN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL) AND OTHER PHILADELPHIA AREA SCHOOLS BY RAISING FUNDS FROM THE ALUMNI AND FRIENDS FOR THESE INSTITUTIONS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PENNSYLVANIA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP TAX CREDIT PROGRAM:THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TAX CREDITS TO ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES CONTRIBUTING TO AN OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATION. BUSINESS CONTRIBUTIONS ARE THEN USED BY OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE TUITION ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS RESIDING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF A LOW-ACHIEVING SCHOOL IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA TO ATTEND ANOTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL OUTSIDE OF THEIR DISTRICT OR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL. A LOW-ACHIEVING SCHOOL IS DEFINED AS A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL RANKING IN THE BOTTOM 15 PERCENT OF THEIR DESIGNATION AS AN ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL BASED UPON COMBINED MATH AND READING PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM OF SCHOOL ASSESSMENT (PSSA) SCORES.THE GIRARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION IS AN OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATION AND USED THESE PROCEEDS TO PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 80 PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS THAT ATTENDED GIRARD COLLEGE DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR.
    Expenses $404,200 · grants $404,200
  • PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT PROGRAM:THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES TAX CREDITS TO ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES CONTRIBUTING TO SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS AND/OR EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND/OR PRE-K SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS CONTAINED ON A LIST PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. BUSINESS CONTRIBUTIONS ARE THEN USED BY SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS AND/OR EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND/OR PRE-K SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE TUITION ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS RESIDING WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.THE GIRARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION IS A SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATION AND USED THESE PROCEEDS TO PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN (15) PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS THAT ATTENDED GIRARD COLLEGE DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR.
    Expenses $115,000 · grants $115,000
  • ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM - ""BE HOLDING":BE HOLDING , AN ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE USING ROSS GAY'S BOOK-LENGTH POEM BY THE SAME NAME AS A LIBRETTO/TEXT, MEDITATES ON THREE IMPACTFUL THEMES: BLACK FLIGHT, BLACK GENIUS, AND LOOKING . THE POEM STRUCTURES ITSELF AROUND THE FAMOUS LAY-UP BY PHILADELPHIA 76ERS LEG ENDARY MVP JULIUS ERVING (AKA "DR. J.), A REVERED FIGURE AMONG PHILADELPHIA ATHLETES/ROLE MODELS. DR. J'S BALLETIC ATHLETICISM IN THE 1980 NBA F INALS--DURING WHICH HE FLIES FOR A SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLY LONG TIME BEFORE MAKING THAT INCREDIBLE SHOT--IS "SEEN" THROUGH VARIOUS LENSES GAY'S 70-PAGE, ELEGIAC HOMAGE. THE WORK'S THEMES ARE PARTICULARLY MEANINGFUL FOR GIRARD, WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE SPRING BOARDED TO SEEK "FLIGHT" FROM TRAUMA: TO COLLEGE, A CAREER, A WAY OUT OF UPBRINGINGS MARKED BY POVERTY, HUNGER, HOMELESSNESS, ABUSE, ADDICTION, NEGLECT, VIOLENCE AND INCARCERATION. AS THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 120 STUDENTS WHO ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL AT GIRARD COLLEGE, ALL OF THEM WILL ULTIMATELY EITHER PARTICIPATE IN OR EXPERIENCE THIS PROGRAM AS A SPECTATOR. THE PROJECT HAS TWO COMPONENTS: (1) A MULTI-YEAR RESIDENCY WHERE THE ARTISTS MEET AT GIRARD IN THE FALL AND SPRING EACH YEAR FOR A SHORT DEVELOPMENT RESIDENCY THAT WILL INVOLVE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES ENGAGED AS IMPROVISORS, DOCUMENTARIANS, WRITERS AND/OR PERFORMERS AND (2) A FULLY-REALIZED PRODUCTION RUN OF AN EVENING -LENGTH THROUGH-SCORED LIVE PERFORMANCE.
    Expenses $27,630 · grants $27,380

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-2987485
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1999
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B82)
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,515,683
Income (IRS master file)
$532,740

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025–––IRS
990June 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$1,006,959$1,014,049$4,636,333IRS
990June 2022$1,310,639$1,709,665$4,333,566IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.

Questions about GIRARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of GIRARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GIRARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION is 23-2987485.
Is GIRARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
Are donations to GIRARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GIRARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of GIRARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GIRARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of GIRARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOSEPH SAMUEL.
Who are the officers and directors of GIRARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does GIRARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $532,740, expenses of $597,273 and total assets of $5,515,683 at year end.

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