HBE Foundation records


Collection 4342

1954-2020
(35.0 Linear feet ; 77 boxes, 19 volumes, 3 flat files)
© Historical Society of Pennsylvania1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200

Summary Information

Repository
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Title
HBE Foundation records
ID
4342
Date
1954-2020
Extent
35.0 Linear feet ; 77 boxes, 19 volumes, 3 flat files
Author
Finding aid prepared by Sara H. Nash.
Sponsor
The processing of this collection was generously funded by Bruce M. Brown and Family.
Language
English
Abstract
The HBE Foundation was founded in 1987 by Bruce M. and Elaine E. Brown in Wayne, Pennsylvania. HBE served both as a grantmaking organization and a philanthropic consultancy. Grants supported cultural, educational, humanitarian, literary, and religious efforts in the Delaware Valley, with a preference for the city of Chester. The collection contains a variety of administrative and operational documents, including financial material, tax forms, correspondence, and detailed grant files dating from 1990 to 2020, with a few related personal papers dating back to 1954.

Preferred citation

Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], HBE Foundation records (Collection 4342), Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

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Background note

The HBE Foundation was founded in 1987 by Bruce M. and Elaine E. Brown in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The name of the foundation was derived from the initials of the families (Houston, Brown, Eldredge) whose wealth earned over several generations was used to fund the endowment. The first grants were distributed in 1990. Bruce Brown’s son, Carter Houston Brown, was named a trustee in 2015.

According to the application guidelines of 2002, the HBE foundation had “a broad interest in cultural, religious, scientific, literary, and educational concerns, especially in the Delaware Valley,” but considered humanitarian efforts in the City of Chester to be a priority. Annual grant totals ranged between $34,000 and $150,000. Schools, libraries, and programs for children were frequently found on the annual recipient lists. Humanitarian needs were funded through organizations that help disabled people live more independent lives and others that provide food and housing. The foundation also supported efforts to educate leaders of nonprofits through the Pennsylvania Association for Nonprofit Organizations Standards for Excellence program, Delaware Valley Grantmakers (now Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia), and other organizations.

HBE engaged in full-service philanthropy by serving both as a grantmaking organization and a philanthropic consultancy, not only helping charities to fulfill their missions, but to do it better. Grant recipients benefitted not only from the funding, but also from Brown’s advice and connections. The foundation was small and unstaffed. Brown read proposals only in the winter months to accommodate his family commitments and his seasonal work with the Hoxie Harrison Smith Foundation. Nonetheless, site visits were an important component of the vetting process.

Bruce Maitland Brown was born in September 1947, the younger son of Charles Stuart Brown. He grew up in Moyland, Pennsylvania, and attended Media Friends School and then Episcopal Academy. He earned a bachelor’s degree in government from Lawrence University in 1969. After two years in the army, he enrolled at the University of Kentucky and completed a master’s degree in political science. He was hired by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1973, where he was eventually named acting deputy director for press relations. In 1987, he accepted a position as Vice President for charitable trust administration with Philadelphia National Bank.

Bruce Brown engaged in philanthropic work throughout his adult life. He served on many executive boards while running the HBE foundation, such as Eastern University and the Hoxie Harrison Smith Foundation. One of his early philanthropic experiences took the form of volunteer work in the community while stationed at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. Others were fundraising for the Class of 1969 Fund at Lawrence University, as well as serving a 2-year term as co-chair of the Lawrence University Alumni Fund. He was elected to the Lawrence University Alumni Association Board of Directors in 1982 for a 3-year term. In 1989, Bruce Brown merged his professional and volunteer work and started his own philanthropic consultancy and nonprofit, the HBE Foundation. In his own words, Brown was a “birthright Episcopalian raised by the Church to be an orthodox Anglican,” who was uncomfortable with the leftward shifts of the church over time. These values informed his funding decisions. During the period He concomitantly served on many executive boards during this period, including that of Eastern University and the Hoxie Harrison Smith Foundation. He passed away in 2020.

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Scope and content note

The HBE Foundation was founded in Wayne, Pennsylvania, in 1987 by Bruce M. Brown. The collection contains a variety of administrative and operational documents, including financial material, tax forms, correspondence, and extensive grant files with material dating from 1954 to 2020.

Series 1 (1988-2020) contains the administrative and financial records of the HBE Foundation. These include organizational documents, tax records, investment account statements, clippings, correspondence, notes, and unsorted files. There are twelve volumes of grant award and acknowledgement letters spanning from 1990 to 2020. The documents in series 1 have been grouped into administrative records, investments and financial records, tax records, and unsorted files. The administrative records are organized by major topic. Investment and financial records are sorted alphabetically and chronologically. Tax records are chronological.

Series 2 (1954-2020) consists of the grant files maintained by Bruce Brown for the HBE Foundation. The files are organized alphabetically with unsorted files at the end. Records include correspondence, grant applications with supporting documents, clippings, and publicity materials for charitable organizations.

Series 3 (1990-2020) contains media and small artifacts extracted from the grant files. The media consists of an audio cassette, CDs, and DVDs, which acted as supporting materials for grant applications. Artifacts include a ballpoint pen, a badge, button pins, and a keychain. The 2008 Annual Report for the Please Touch Museum is in the form of a board game and therefore included with the artifacts.

While the HBE Foundation wasn’t established until 1987, some of the materials date to the 1950s. There are photos from when Bruce Brown was a student at Media Friends School. Papers from the 1970s and 1980s document the Brown family's commission of several bronze sculptures; these are filed in the Zoological Society of Philadelphia folders.

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Overview of arrangement

Series 1. Administrative and financial records (1988-2020)

Series 2. Grant records (1954-2020)

Series 3. Miscellaneous (1997-2016, undated)

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

 Historical Society of Pennsylvania , 2022.

1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200

Provenance

Gifts of Bruce M. Brown, 2019; and Carter H. Brown, 2021.

Accession numbers 2019.079, 2021.045.

Processing note

The material was divided into folders as received without rearrangement, resulting in a rough chronological order for the grant files. Original folder titles have mostly been maintained, and any alteration has been made solely in the interest of clarity. Misfiled items remain where found.

One box of Bruce Brown’s personal correspondence and a few other files of personal records have been transferred to Collection #4341 Brown family collection.

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Related Materials

Related materials

At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania:

Brown family collection (Collection 4341)

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Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

  • Brown, Bruce.

Subject(s)

  • Charitable organizations--Pennsylvania--Delaware County.
  • Nonprofit organizations--Pennsylvania--Delaware County.
  • Philanthropy--Philadelphia--20th Century
  • Philanthropy--Philadelphia--21st Century.

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Collection Inventory

Series 1. Administrative and financial records (1988-2020) 

Scope and content note

This series contains the administrative and financial records of the HBE Foundation. These include organizational documents, tax records, investment account statements, clippings, correspondence, notes, and unsorted files. There are twelve volumes of grant award and acknowledgement letters spanning from 1990 to 2020. Investment records are present for 1995 through 2018. Tax records are present for 1988 through 2016.

The documents have been grouped into administrative records, investments and financial records, tax records, and unsorted files. The administrative records are organized by major topic. The remaining records are sorted chronologically.

Administrative records (1988-2020) 
Box Folder

Board of Trustees agendas and meeting minutes (1990-1996) 

 1 1

Board of Trustees agendas and notes (2014) 

 1 2

Declaration of trust and wills (1988-1989) 

 1 3-4

Declaration of trust (1996) 

 1 5

Amendment and restatement of HBE Foundation declaration of trust (2009-2010) 

 1 6

HBE trust (2009) 

 1 7

Appointment of Carter Houston Brown as trustee (2015) 

 1 8

Organizational notes (1998-2000, undated) 

 1 9

Stand-by trustees and charities approved for disbursement (1997-2012) 

 1 10

HBE Foundation 1987-1998 Report and Guidelines (1998) 

 1 11

HBE principal disbursements list (2007) 

 1 12

Charities approved for receiving principal (2012-2018) 

 1 13

Grant application guidelines (2002) 

 1 14

Grant recipients (1994-2016, undated) 

 1 15
Volume

Grant awards and acknowledgements (15 June 1990 to 1 April 1996) 

 1
Box Folder

Material removed from volume 1 (1991) 

 1 16
Volume

Grant awards and acknowledgements (5 June 1996 to 29 May 1998) 

 2

Grant awards and acknowledgement (1 July 1998 to 11 June 2001) 

 3

Grant awards and acknowledgements (8 June 2001 to 29 September 2004) 

 4
Box Folder

Material removed from volume 4 (21 June 2004, undated) 

 1 17
Volume

Grant awards and acknowledgement (18 September 2004 to 25 May 2007) 

 5

Grant awards and acknowledgements (30 June 2007 to 10 July 2009) 

 6

Grant awards and acknowledgements (1 July 2009 to 21 December 2011) 

 7
Box Folder

Material removed from volume 7 (2009-2011) 

 1 18
Volume

Grant awards and acknowledgements (1 January 2012 to 1 April 2013) 

 8
Box Folder

Material removed from volume 8 (2012-2013) 

 1 19
Volume

Grant awards and acknowledgements (1 June 2013 to 31 December 2014) 

 9
Box Folder

Material removed from volume 9 (17 July 2013) 

 1 20
Volume

Grant awards and acknowledgements (29 December 2014 to 21 June 2016) 

 10

Grant awards and acknowledgements (10 July 2016 to 31 January 2019) 

 11

Grant awards and acknowledgements (17 February 2019 to 27 February 2020) 

 12

Investments and financial records (1995-2018) 
Box Folder

CoreStates (1988-1996) 

 2 1-6

CoreStates (1997-1998) 

 3 1

Investments (1993-2000) 

 3 2-7

Investments (2000-2007) 

 4 1-3

Investments and bank statements (1995-1996) 

 4 4-6

Investments and bank statements (1996-1998) 

 5 1-4

Investment policy (1997) 

 5 5

Financial records (1999-2007) 

 5 6-8

Financial records (2004-2016) 

 6 1-5

Scudder Investments (1999-2001) 

 6 6-10

Scudder Investments (2002-2003) 

 7 1-3

Check register and canceled checks (2000-2003) 

 7 4

Chase (2001) 

 7 5

Investors Bank and Trust (2001-2002) 

 7 6

Investors Bank and Trust (2002-2003) 

 8A 1-2

Deutsche Bank (2003) 

 8A 3

Philadelphia Corporation for Investor Services (2003-2005) 

 8A 4-5

Interpublic Group of Companies (2004-2006) 

 8B 1

PNC (2006-2011) 

 8A 5-6

Glenmede (2010) 

 9 1

Pennsylvania Trust (2010-2016) 

 9 2-7

Pennsylvania Trust (2015-2018) 

 10 1-2

Tax records (1988-2017) 
Box Folder

Form 1023 Application for Recognition of Exemption (1988-1989) 

 10 3

Form 990-PF, fiscal years 1988-1999 (1989-2000) 

 10 4-14

Form 990-PF, fiscal years 2000-2005 (2001-2006) 

 11 1-6

Form 990-PF and other forms, fiscal years 2006-2008 (2007-2009) 

 11 7-9

Form 990-PF and other forms, fiscal year 2009-2015 (1999-2016) 

 12 1-7

Form 990-PF and other forms, fiscal year 2016 (2017) 

 13A 1

IRS (1997) 

 13A 2

Taxes (1998-2012) 

 13A 3-7

Taxes (1994-2000) 

 13B 1

Unsorted files (1996-2013) 
Box Folder

Unsorted files (1988-1992) 

 13A 8-9

Unsorted files (1992-2013) 

 14 1-8

Unsorted files (1992-2010) 

 13B 2

Unsorted files (2013) 

 8B 2

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Series 2. Grant records (1954-2020) 

Scope and content note

This consists of the grant files maintained by Bruce Brown for the HBE Foundation. The files are organized alphabetically with unsorted files at the end. Records include correspondence, grant applications with supporting documents, clippings, photos, and publicity materials for charitable organizations.

Grant files - alphabetical 
Box Folder

Abington Art Center (2001-2003) 

 15A 1

Abington Art Center (2000-2002) 

 15B 1

Acorn Club (1994) 

 15A 2

AFP Foundation for Philanthropy (2009) 

 15A 3

Aid for Friends (1998-2006) 

 15A 4-6

Aid for Friends (2001-2014) 

 13B 3

Aid for Friends (2009-2019) 

 16 1-2

Albert Einstein Institution (1992-2018) 

 16 3-6

American Educational Film and Video Center/Eastern College (1998-2000) 

 17 1

American Evangelicals Respond to the Global AIDS Crisis (2004) 

 17 1

American Historical Theatre (2015-2016) 

 17 3

America Responds With Love (2011-2012) 

 17 4

Amerikids (1997-2003) 

 17 5

Anderson Monarchs Girls Soccer Club (2004-2007) 

 8B 3

Anderson Monarchs Girls Soccer Club (2005-2010) 

 17 6

Arcadia Commons (2014-2015) 

 17 7

Arise Academy Charter High School (2014-2015) 

 17 8

Arise Academy Charter High School (2014-2015) 

 13B 4

Art-Reach (2014-2015) 

 17 9

Association of Fundraising Professionals - Greater Philadelphia Chapter (1997-2010) 

 17 10-11

Atlas Economic Research Foundation (2005-2016) 

 18 1-3

Atlas Economic Research Foundation (2007) 

 8B 4

Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum (1997-2016) 

 18 4-6

Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum (undated) 

 15B 2

Barn at Spring Brook Farm (2009-2014) 

 18 7

Barn at Spring Brook Farm (2009-2018) 

 13B 5

Bartram’s Garden (2010-2013) 

 18 8

Bartram’s Garden (2012) 

 15B 3

Bay Head Historical Society (1998-2002) 

 19 1

Bay Head Historical Society (1999-2000) 

 13B 6

Bay Head Improvement Association (1994-1995) 

 19 2

Bay Head-Mantoloking Foundation (1993-1996) 

 19 3A

Bay Head-Mantoloking Foundation (1993) 

 8B 5

Dan Beard Cabin/Northeastern Pennsylvania Council, Boy Scouts of America (2012) 

 19 3B

Bernardine Center (2013-2019) 

 19 4

Bernardine Center (2015) 

 13B 7

Biggs Museum of American Art (1994-1996) 

 19 5

Boy Scouts of America (2007-2017) 

 19 6-7

Boy Scouts of America (2011-2015) 

 13B 8

Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School (2008-2017) 

 19 8

Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School (2008-2011) 

 15B 4

Bryn Mawr College, Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute (2006-2014) 

 19 9

Bryn Mawr Hospital (1992-2017) 

 20 1-6

Bryn Mawr Hospital (1993-2015) 

 15A 5

Bryn Mawr Rehab (1997-2001) 

 20 7

Bryn Mawr Rehab (2000-2015, undated) 

 13B 9

Bryn Mawr Rehab (2001-2011) 

 21 1-5

Bryn Mawr Rehab (2013-2014) 

 22A 1

Bryn Mawr Terrace (2015-2016) 

 22A 2

Bucks for Kids (2006) 

 22A 3

Bucks for Kids, application from social worker (2006) 

Processing note

Restricted until 1 January 2082.

 22B 1

Cairn University (2015-2018) 

 22A 4-6

Cairn University (2016-2017) 

 15B 6

Californians for Population Stabilization (2015-2016) 

 22A 7

Camden Children’s Garden (2011-2013) 

 23 1

Camden Children’s Garden (2011-2013) 

 15B 7

Camden City Garden Club (1998-2008) 

 23 2-3

Camden City Garden Club (1998-2010) 

 13B 10

Camphill Village Kimberton Hills (1995-2001) 

 23 4-7

Camphill Village Kimberton Hills (2000-2018) 

 24 1-3

Camphill Village Kimberton Hills (2000-2018) 

 13B 11

Camp Tecumseh (2003-2015) 

 24 4

Camp Tecumseh (2007-2015) 

 13B 12

Canine Partners for Life (1992-2001) 

 24 5-7

Canine Partners for Life (1997-2019) 

 13B 14

Canine Partners for Life (2011-2019) 

 25 1-4A

Caron Treatment Centers (2017) 

 15B 8

Caron Treatment Centers (2018-2019) 

 25 4B

Center for Urban Resources (1995-2006) 

 25 5-6

Center for Urban Resources (2001) 

 13B 15

Center School (1999-2013) 

 26 1-2

Center School (circa 2000-2003) 

 15B 9

Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (1997-2007) 

 26 3

Chester/Delaware Valley Grantmakers/John Linder (2012-2015) 

 26 4-5

Chester/Delaware Valley Grantmakers/John Linder (2014) 

 8B 6

Chester Eastside Ministries (2005-2007) 

 26 6

Chester Fund/Chester Charter School for the Arts (2013-2016) 

 26 7

Chester Fund/Chester Charter School for the Arts (2016) 

 8B 7

Chester Historic Preservation Committee (2007-2010) 

 26 8

Children’s Crisis Treatment Center (2011-2012) 

 26 9

Christ Church Ithan (1993-2000) 

 27 1

Christ Church Preservation Trust (2001-2005) 

 27 2

Christ Church Preservation Trust (2003-2007) 

 13B 16

Christian Appalachian Project (1990) 

 27 3A

Christian Community Foundation (2005-2009) 

 27 3B

Christ Lutheran Church (2003) 

 27 4

Citizens Crime Commission (2008-2013) 

 27 5

Citizens Crime Commission (2008-2009) 

 13B 17

Civil War Trust (2012-2014) 

 27 6

Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation (2011-2017) 

 27 7-8

Columbus Playground (2008-2010) 

 27 9

Community Arts Center (1997-2007) 

 27 10

Community Arts Center (1999) 

 13B 18

Community Foundation of New Jersey/BHIA Fund (2013-2017) 

 28 1

Community Foundation of New Jersey - Bay Head Yacht Club Preservation Fund (2012-2014) 

 28 2

Community YMCA of Delaware County (2011-2012) 

 28 3

Concerto Soloists (1996-1998) 

 28 4

Consumer’s Union (1993-2011) 

 25 5-8

Cornerstone Christian Academy (2013-2014) 

 28 9

Council for a Livable World (2001-2006) 

 28 10

Cradle of Liberty Council, Boy Scouts of America (2001-2019) 

 29 1-2

Cradle of Liberty Council, Boy Scouts of America (2006-2017) 

 13B 19

Cranaleith Spiritual Center (2009-2017) 

 29 3-4

Creating a Culture of Peace (2012) 

 29 5

Crozer-Chester Medical Center (2006-2017) 

 29 6

Crozer Library (1995-2008) 

 29 7

Darby Free Library (2009-2013) 

 30 2

Darlington Arts Center (2014) 

 30 3

Delaware County Historical Society (1994-2005) 

 30 4-9

Delaware County Historical Society (1995-2006) 

 13B 20

Delaware County Historical Society (1998-1999) 

 8B 8
Volume

A Survey of Mills in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1826-1880, by Robert P. Case with Ellen M. Cronin, Marianne D. Squyres, Nancy V. Webster, and H. Dabbs Woodfin (1994) 

 13
Box Folder

Delaware County SPCA (2016-2018) 

 31 1-2

Delaware Valley Grantmakers (1994-1995) 

 31 1

Deliverance Revival Temperance Church (2004-2006) 

 31 4

Deliverance Revival Temperance Church (2006) 

 13B 21

Devon Troop 50, Boy Scouts of America (2011-2014) 

 31 5

Diversified Community Services - Mamie Nichols Center (2014) 

 31 6A

Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund (2006-2012) 

 31 6B

Eastern University (1998-2014) 

 31 7-10

Eastern University (2000-2018) 

 13B 21

Eastern University (2014-2019) 

 32A 1A-2
Volume

Eastern University 2013 Summer Science Research Program (2013) 

 14
Box Folder

Easttown Library (1995-2006) 

 32A 3-4

Easttown Library (1997-2003) 

 32B 1

Easttown Township (1996-2007) 

 32A 5

Easttown Township (1996) 

 32B 2

Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum (2015) 

 32A 6

Elwyn (1994-1996) 

 32A 7

Elwyn (1995) 

 15B 10

Elwyn (1996-2011) 

 33 1

Endow-A-Home/Resources for Human Development (2011-2016) 

 33 2

Episcopal Academy (1996-2015) 

 33 3-6

Episcopal Academy (2006-2010) 

 32B 3

Episcopal Peace Fellowship (1995) 

 33 7

Episcopal Relief and Development (1998-2007) 

 33 8-9

Episcopal Relief and Development (1998-2003) 

 32B 4

Esperanza Health Center (1998-2006) 

 34 1

Esperanza Health Center (1998) 

 32B 5

Fairmount Park Conservancy (2003-2005) 

 34 2

Fairmount Park Conservancy (2004) 

 32B 6

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (2004-2012) 

 34 3-6

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (2004-2006) 

 8B 9

Francisvale Home for Smaller Animals (2007-2018) 

 35 1-2

Francisvale Home for Smaller Animals (2008-2016) 

 32B 7

Frankford Friends School (2012-2015) 

 15B 11

Frankford Friends School (2014-2017) 

 35 3

Frederick Douglass Christian School (2013-2016) 

 35 4

Frederick Douglass Christian School/World Impact (2008-2014) 

 35 5-6

Friends of Clark Park (1999-2007) 

 35 7

Friends of Clark Park (2002) 

 32B 8

Friends of the Handicapped (1992-1993) 

 35 8

Fund for the Water Works (1991-2015) 

 32B 9

Fund for the Water Works (1997-2014) 

 36 1

Helen Kate Furness Free Library (2002-2006) 

 36 2

General Society Sons of the Revolution (2013-2016) 

 36 3-4

Gladwyne Fire Company (2004-2010) 

 36 5

Gladwyne Fire Company (2007) 

 15B 12

Glass Works (2012-2016) 

 36 6

Good Works (2001-2014) 

 36 6

Good Works (2001-2016) 

 37 1-4

Good Works (2003-2005, undated) 

 15B 13

Greater Philadelphia Food Bank (1992-2014) 

 37 5

Greater Philadelphia Food Bank (2014) 

 32B 10

Greener Partners (2010-2015) 

 37 6

Guardian Angels (2014-2017) 

 37 7

Guardian Angels (2016) 

 8B 10

Habitat for Humanity Delaware County (1995-2004) 

 37 8

Habitat for Humanity Delaware County (1995-2002) 

 15B 14

Harriton Association (2004-2018) 

 38 2-3

Harriton Association (2010-2011)  

 15B 15

Hedgerow Theatre (2013-2014) 

 38 4

High Hope International (2008-2010) 

 38 5

Historical Society of Pennsylvania (2008-2011) 

 38 6

Historical Society of Pennsylvania (2009) 

 15B 16

Historic Philadelphia (2012-2017) 

 38 7

Historic Philadelphia (2012-2016) 

 8B 11

Hobart and William Smith Colleges (2011-2014) 

 38 8-9

Holiness Mennonite Missionary Church (2003-2004) 

 39 1

Hope Partnership for Education (2017-2019) 

 39 2

Houston Park Nether Providence Township (1989-2007) 

Note

Contains materials related to the Houston family’s mansion “Houstonia.”

 39 3-5

Houston Park Nether Providence Township (1998-2000) 

 32B 11

Image Clear Ultrasound Mobile (2014-2015) 

 39 6

Impact Thrift Stores (2006-2013) 

 39 7-8

Impact Thrift Stores (2009-2010) 

 15B 17

Independence Dogs (1990-1997) 

 39 9

Independence Dogs (1997-2002) 

 40 1-3

Independence Dogs (1998) 

 32B 12

Inglis House (1993-2012) 

 40 4-5

Inglis House (1994-2017) 

 15B 18

Inner City Development, San Antonio, Texas (Radle) (1997-2002) 

 40 6

Inner-City Movement/Theatre 7000 (2015-2018) 

 40 7

International Society of Arboriculture, Penn-Del Chapter (2006-2015) 

 40 8

International Society of Arboriculture, Penn-Del Chapter (2007-2014) 

 32B 13

Invisible Philadelphia/Atwater Kent Museum (1991-1995) 

 41 1

Invisible Philadelphia/Atwater Kent Museum (1996) 

 8B 12

Irish Memorial (1999-2006) 

 32B 14

Irish Memorial (2000-2018) 

 41 2-3

Jenkins Arboretum (1995-2017) 

 41 4-6

Jenkins Arboretum (2003-2011) 

 32B 15

Jubilee School (2001) 

 41 7

Juilliard School (1995-2006) 

 8B 13

Juilliard School (1995-1997) 

 32B 16

Junior Achievement (2001-2007) 

 42 1

Kearsley (1993-2018) 

 42 2

Kensington Neighborhood House, Richmond Soup Society (1997-2009) 

 42 3

Kirkridge Retreat and Study Center (1991-2004) 

 42 4

Dr. Susan Lanza-Jacoby/Thomas Jefferson University (1998-2000) 

 42 5

L’Arche USA (2011-2012) 

 8B 14

Lawrence University (1994-2010) 

 42 6-7

Lawrence University (circa 1998) 

 32B 17

Lingelbach Elementary School (2014-2015) 

 43 1

Lingelbach Elementary School (2014) 

 8B 15

Live Connections (2017-2018) 

 43 2

Loon Preservation Committee (2016) 

 43 3

Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (2002-2004) 

 43 4

Main Line Chamber of Commerce (2006) 

 8B 16

Main Line Chamber of Commerce (2008-2013) 

 43 5-6

Main Line Chamber Foundation (2007-2014) 

 43 7

Main Line Chamber Foundation (2007-2014) 

 32B 18

Maine Youth Alliance/Castle Preservation Society (2005-2014) 

 43 8

Maine Youth Alliance/Castle Preservation Society (2006,undated) 

 15B 19

Maine Youth Alliance/Castle Preservation Society (2013-2017) 

 44 1

Media-Providence Friends School (1954-2008) 

Note

Contains slides and prints of Media Friends School first-grade students in 1954, including Bruce M. Brown.

 44 2

Mission Media Ministries/Christian Churches Association (2001-2006) 

 44 3-4

Mission Media Ministries/Christian Churches Association (2003) 

 32B 19

Mitchell Elementary School/Delaware Valley Fairness Project (2016-2017) 

 44 5

Mitchell Elementary School/Delaware Valley Fairness Project (2016-2017) 

 15B 20

Montgomery County Emergency Services (2014-2015) 

 44 6

Mothers’ Home (2014-2016) 

 44 7

Mothers in Charge (2004-2016) 

 44 8-9

Mothers in Charge (2004-2013) 

 32B 20

Mount Vernon (2011-2012) 

 45A 1

Mount Vernon (2011) 

 15B 21

Museum of the Bible/American Bible Society (2015-2017) 

 45A 2

National Arbor Day Foundation (1999-2017) 

 45A 3-4

National Arbor Day Foundation (2004-2005) 

 45B 1

National Cathedral (2017-2018) 

 45A 5

National Cathedral (2017) 

 8B 17

National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (1992-2000) 

 45A 6

National Liberty Museum (2008-2010) 

 45A 7

National Liberty Museum (undated) 

 15B 22

National Sculpture Society (1991-2015) 

 46 1

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (1991-2013) 

 46 3-5

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (2011-2013) 

 45B 2

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (2013-2017) 

 47 1

New Jersey Museum of Boating (2009-2014) 

 47 2

New Jersey Museum of Boating (2011) 

 45B 3

New Jersey State Aquarium (1997-2000) 

 47 3-4

New Jersey State Aquarium (1998-1999) 

 8B 18

New Jersey State Aquarium (1998-2010) 

 45B 4

New Kensington Community Development Corporation (2004-2007) 

 47 5

New Kensington Community Development Corporation (2006) 

 15B 23

NGA (1995-2010) 

 47 6

NGA (2003-2006) 

 8B 19

Norristown Zoological Society/Elmwood Park Zoo (1996-2003) 

 15B 24

Norristown Zoological Society/Elmwood Park Zoo (1997-2002) 

 47 7

Norristown Zoological Society/Elmwood Park Zoo (2001-2011) 

 48 1

Oconomowac Junior Women’s Club (2004-2012) 

 48 2

Olde Fort Mifflin Historical Society (2014) 

 48 3

The Other Carpenter/Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia (2007-2012) 

 48 4

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (2011-2015) 

 48 5

PANO (2004-2017) 

 48 6

PANO Standards for Excellence - Chester (2013-2014) 

 48 7

PANO Standards for Excellence Implementation Workshop (2013-2017) 

 48 8

PANO Standards for Excellence Implementation Workshop (2014-2015) 

 49 1

Paoli Battlefield (2015-2016) 

 49 2

Parkesburg Point (2011-2015) 

 49 3

Parkesburg Point (undated) 

 15B 25

Pennsylvania Foundations Online (2007-2014) 

 49 4

Pennsylvania SPCA (2012-2014) 

 49 5

Peter’s Place (2001-2017) 

 49 6

Peter’s Place (2006-2007) 

 45B 3

Philabundance (1994-2012) 

 49 7-8

Philabundance (1994-2014) 

 45B 6

Philabundance (circa 2012) 

 8B 21

Philabundance (2014-2015) 

 50 1

Philadelphia Leadership Foundation Capstone Institute (2006-2012) 

 50 2

Philadelphia Mennonite High School (2012-2015) 

 50 3

Philadelphia Museum of Art (1992-1994) 

 50 4

Philadelphia Museum of Art (1992) 

 45B 7

Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory (2002-2005) 

 50 5

Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative (2014) 

 50 6

PhilaPride (1994-1996) 

 50 7

PHILO Project/Cultureworks Greater Philadelphia (2013-2018) 

 50 8-9

PHILO Project/Cultureworks Greater Philadelphia (2015-2016) 

 51 1

Please Touch Museum (2008-2017) 

 51 2-4

Please Touch Museum (2016) 

 8B 20
Box

Please Touch Museum, annual report (2008) 

 72
Box Folder

Project Grad USA (2012-2014) 

 51 5

Project Grad USA (2012) 

 15B 26

Promoting Enduring Peace (1991-1993) 

 51 6

Providence Center (2009-2012) 

 51 7

Radnor Historical Society (1988-2004) 

 51 8

Radnor Historical Society (1991-2011) 

 45B 8

Radnor Historical Society (2005-2015) 

 52 1-2
Volume

Conestoga Wagon - Masterpiece of the Blacksmith, by Arthur L. Reist, revised edition (1999) 

Note

Signed “Arthur L. Reist, Nov. 8, 2002.”

 15
Box Folder

Radnor Memorial Library (1994-1995) 

 52 3

Radnor Township (1993-1996) 

 52 4

Ready, Willing and Able (2011) 

 52 5

Rebuilding Together (2011-2015) 

 8B 22

Regional Foundation Center (1994-2010) 

 52 6-9

Regional Foundation Center (1995-2004) 

 15B 27

Remembrance Project (2014-2017) 

 53 1

Remembrance Project (2007) 

 45B 9

Remote Area Medical (2017-2019) 

 53 2

Renewing Hope (2010-2013) 

 53 3-4

Resources for Better Families (1994-1996) 

 53 5

Resources for Human Development (2014-2015) 

 53 6

Resources for Human Development (2016-2017) 

 15B 28

Rose Valley Chorus and Orchestra (1995-2011) 

 53 7

St. David’s Episcopal Church (2002-2005) 

 53 8

St. Edmond’s Home for Children (2007-2012) 

 53 9-10

St. Edmond’s Home for Children (2012-2017) 

 54 1

St. Edmond’s Home for Children (2016) 

 15B 29

St. James School (2011-2019) 

 54 2-6

St. John’s Episcopal Church (1999-2000) 

 54 7

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in New Orleans (2005-2008) 

 54 8

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in New Orleans (2006-2007) 

 45B 10

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church (2012-2013) 

 55 1

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church (2012-2013) 

 45B 11

Salvation Army, Chester (2016-2017) 

 55 2

Sam’s Hope (2014-2015) 

 55 3

Sam’s Hope (2015) 

 15B 30

Save the Tiger/National Fish and Wildlife Federation (1995-2015) 

 55 4-6

Save the Tiger/National Fish and Wildlife Federation (1999-2012) 

 45B 12

Shipley School (1999-2011) 

 55 7

Shipley School (2000) 

 15B 31

Shipley School - Capital campaign (2008-2015) 

 56 1-3

Shipley School - Capital campaign (2008-2010) 

 45B 13

Shipley School - Rowing Center (2014-2017) 

 56 4-6

Smedley Magnet Middle School (1992-2008) 

 56 7

SS United States (2009-2015) 

 57 1-2

SS United States (2014) 

 45B 14

Stage One/Performing Arts Complex of Delaware County (2010-2014) 

 57 3

Strings for Schools (2002-2005) 

 57 4-5

Strings for Schools (2003) 

 15B 32

Suburban Music School (1997-2001) 

 57 6

Taylor Arboretum (2017) 

 58 1

Thresholds in Delaware County 

 58 2

Train stations (1994-1997) 

 8B 23

Train stations (1998-1999) 

 58 3

Transplants (1998-2008) 

 45B 15

Transplants (2000) 

 58 4

Tree House Books (2013) 

 58 5

Trickle Up Program (1993-2003) 

 58 6-10

Trickle Up Program (1996-2006) 

 45B 16

Trickle Up Program (2003-2017) 

 59 1-2

Triskeles (2014) 

 59 3

Tyler Arboretum (2014-2017) 

 59 4

Tyler Arboretum (2014) 

 15B 33

United States Institute of Peace (2008) 

 59 5

Unity Center (2015) 

 59 6

Urban Promise Ministries (2008-2017) 

 59 7

Urban Tree Connection (2004-2015) 

 60 1-2

Urban Tree Connection (2010-2012) 

 45B 17

Wee Haul Trucking (1996-2001) 

 60 3-4

Wee Haul Trucking (1998-1999) 

 45B 18

West Philadelphia Alliance for Children (2015-2016) 

 8B 24

West Philadelphia Alliance for Children (2018, undated) 

 60 5

Westminster Theological Seminary (2009-2018) 

 60 6-8
Volume

Schaeffer on the Christian Life, by William Edgar (2013) 

 16

Seeing Christ in All of Scripture, Hermeneutics at Westminster Theological Seminary, edited by Peter A. Lillback (2016) 

 17
Box Folder

Westminster Theological Seminary, Providence Forum (2000-2018) 

 61 1-4

Westminster Theological Seminary, Providence Forum (undated) 

 8B 25
Volume

Lessons on Liberty: A Primer for Young Patriots, Peter A. Lillback (2003) 

 18

Lessons on Liberty: A Primer for Young Patriots, Peter A. Lillback (2003) 

 19
Box Folder

White-Williams Scholars (1993-2013) 

 61 5-7

White-Williams Scholars (1997-2003) 

 8B 26

Woodlands Trust for Historic Preservation (2014-2015) 

 61 8

Woodlands Trust for Historic Preservation (2015) 

 8B 27

World Harvest Mission (1998-2006) 

 62 1-3

World Vision (1999-2008) 

 62 4-5

World Vision (2002-2009) 

 15B 34

World Vision (2008-2014) 

 63 1

Zoological Society of Philadelphia (1975-2013) 

Note

Contains Pennsylvania Horticultural Society material.

 63 2-6

Zoological Society of Philadelphia (1999-2009) 

 45B 19

Grant files - unsorted (1990-2019) 
Box Folder

"Filing - Both Collections" (2004-2019) 

 64 1-5

"Filing - Both Collections" (2018-2019) 

 15B 35

Unsorted files (1990-2002) 

 64 6

Unsorted files (1993-2014) 

 65 1-6

Unsorted files (1999-2009) 

 45B 20

Unsorted files (2002-2015) 

 8B 28

Unsorted files (2004-2009) 

 66 1-6

Unsorted files (2008-2011) 

 67 1-6

Unsorted files (2009-2013) 

 68 1-6

Unsorted files (2012-2018) 

 69 1-5

Unsorted files, 2021 additions (2019-2020) 

 45B 21

Unsorted files, 2021 additions (2019-2020) 

 69 6-7

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Series 3. Miscellaneous (1997-2016, undated) 

Scope and content note

This series contains media and small artifacts extracted from the grant files. The media consists of an audio cassette, CDs, and DVDs, which acted as supporting materials for grant applications. Artifacts include a ballpoint pen, a badge, button pins, and a keychain. The 2008 Annual Report for the Please Touch Museum is in the form of a board game and therefore included with the artifacts.

Audio cassettes (1997) 
Box

Jack Bennett’s Testimony, Living Oaks Community Church (1997) 

 70

CDs and DVDs (2007-2016, undated) 
Box

25 Years of Advancing Freedom, Atlas Economic Research Foundation (2005) 

 70

“Brotherly Love,” CBS Channel 3, Spring Brook Farm (2009) 

 70

“Celebration Ceremony for the Newtown Township Veterans Memorial Flag Pole Installation” (2007) 

 70

Citizens Crime Commission (undated) 

 70

Citizens Crime Commission (undated) 

 70

The Continuing Battle Over Marriage, Focus on the Family, National Organization for Marriage (2007) 

 70

A Day in My Life, Henry H. Houston School and Live Connections (2016) 

 70

Faith of Our Fathers, Providence Forum, Westminster Theological Seminary (2007) 

 70

George Washington: The Campaign for the Library, Mount Vernon (unated) 

 70

Good Works (undated) 

 70

Making the Miracle of Greater Independence Possible, Canine Partners for Life (2005) 

 70

PANO Standards for Excellence - educational resource packets (undated) 

 70

Photos from Guardian Angels lunch (undated) 

 70

The Point, Parkesburg Point (undated) 

 70

"Receptions," Christian Churches Association (2005) 

 70

“Rita - Reception at Moshulu,” Aid for Friends (2007) 

 70

St. Paul’s Episcopal School Community, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in New Orleans (circa 2007) 

 70

“St. Paul’s pictures,” St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in New Orleans (circa 2007) 

 70

Secret Millionaire, Glass Roots (2012) 

 70

Spring Brook Farm (undated) 

 70

“Thank you for supporting me my son and me…,” Mothers Home (2011) 

 70

The Truth About Marriage, Upholding the Truth, Providence Forum, Westminster Theological Seminary (2008) 

 70

United States Institute of Peace (2008) 

 70

United States Institute of Peace (2008) 

 70

“Urban Tree, Z. Yorke, NTSC, 23:40,” Urban Tree Connection (undated) 

 70

Artifacts (circa 2000-2009, undated) 
Box

National Philanthropy Day keyring, from Association of Fundraising Professionals - Greater Philadelphia Chapter file (circa 2000) 

 71

Ballpoint pen, from Columbus playground file (undated) 

Note

With note: “Return to Dr. Gregory Thornton. Miles Kimball?”

 71

“Let’s Make Philadelphia Green” button, from the Zoological Society of Philadelphia file (undated) 

 71

Please Touch Museum 2008 annual report, game (2009) 

 71

ID badge, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (undated) 

 71

“PFS Set-up Tear-down 2005” buttons on Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Card, from National Arbor Day Foundation file (2005) 

 71

Miscellaneous (undated) 
Oversize

Copy of architechtural drawing of Houstonia (undated) 

 Flat file 3

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