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Rubicam Foundation

Grantmaking foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · EIN 83-1746423

Total giving
$89KTax year 2025
Total assets
$240KLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT WHICH WILL PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND ENHANCE THE HISTORIC AND DISTINCTIVE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING AND PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1301 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19107 (HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS THE "THOMAS BUTLER HOUSE"), WHICH SHALL HELP GUARD AGAINST ANY DETERIORATION OF THE HISTORIC AREA IN WHICH THE THOMAS BUTLER HOUSE IS CURRENTLY SITUATED AS WELL AS PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELL-BEING AND SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THE THOMAS BUTLER HOUSE. THE THOMAS BUTLER HOUSE WAS ENTERED INTO THE PHILADELPHIA REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ON JUNE 28, 1956. THE EAST CENTER CITY COMMERCIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT, LOCATED IN THE WASHINGTON SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD, WAS ORIGINALLY LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IN 1984. THE THOMAS BUTLER HOUSE IS CITED AT LENGTH AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTING RESOURCES TO THIS HISTORIC DISTRICT AND WAS ALSO CITED AS A CONTRIBUTING RESOURCE IN THE NATIONAL DISTRICT NOMINATION FOR THE WASHINGTON SQUARE WEST HISTO

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$480K2021
$180K2023
$440K2024
$89K2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
The Philadelphia Club$440K2024

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.