THE-PHILADELPHIA POVERTY ACTION FUND: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: THE-PHILADELPHIA POVERTY ACTION FUND (EIN 87-2442054)
Tax period: 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed: 2026-05-15
IRS object ID: 202631359349315758
Schema version: 2024v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-05-15T19:16:03+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	135381590	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BDO USA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1801 MARKET ST STE 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	191031634	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	872442054	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE PHILADELPHIA POVERTY ACTION FUND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	THEP	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2159942415	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19103	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	WILLIAM A GOLDERER	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO, UWGPSNJ	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2156652467	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-05-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SAMANTHA BOKORI	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01057347	PTIN
Phone	2155641900	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-05-15	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WILLIAM A GOLDERER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19103	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$625,880	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	THEPROMISEPHL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2021	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE DIRECT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT DEMONSTRABLY REDUCE POVERTY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	5	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,223,985	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$496,425	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$218,021	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$129,455	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,442,006	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$625,880	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$6,038,842	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,056,681	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$347,614	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$521,060	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$71,333	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,043,262	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$556,849	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$7,429,718	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,134,590	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,987,712	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,508,710	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,997,569	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,360,565	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,371,114	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,242,820	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,626,455	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,117,745	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE PHILADELPHIA POVERTY ACTION FUND PROVIDES FUNDING & ADMINISTERS GRANTS TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS IN ORDER TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES TO IMPORTANT ECONOMIC SECURITY PROGRAMS, PUBLIC BENEFITS WORKFORCE PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP LIFT THEM OUT OF POVERTY & HELP ENSURE EQUITABLE ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN PHILADELPHIA.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,895,587	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,056,681	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO CONNECT PEOPLE EXPERIENCING POVERTY WITH PUBLIC BENEFITS, SUBSIDIES & RESOURCES FOR WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE, FOR INSTANCE, FREE TAX PREPARATION, ACCESS TO BENEFITS & WAGE SUPPORTS, & FINANCIAL & LEGAL COUNSELING.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,895,587	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	false	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HARRY MCCLOSKEY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2156652657	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD STE 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19103	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DALILA WILSON-SCOTT
BOARD CHAIR	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS OLIVER
VICE CHAIR	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HARRIET WEISS
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LESLIE CALLAHAN
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL FIELDS
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2024)	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN JACOBSON
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM A GOLDERER
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL BANKS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	37.5		Yes (X)	$221,958	$0	$27,106

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$221,958	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$27,106	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	Yes (true)	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$496,425	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$496,425	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$129,455	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$129,455	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$0	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$625,880	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$129,455	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,056,681	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,056,681	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$281,144	TotalAmt
Program Services	$281,144	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$239,916	TotalAmt
Program Services	$239,916	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$544,729	TotalAmt
Program Services	$313,604	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$162,143	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$68,982	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,120	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,242	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,527	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,351	FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,134,590	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,895,587	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$167,670	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$71,333	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,977,419	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,350,165	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,150	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,400	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$0	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$0	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,997,569	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,360,565	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$603,363	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,021,650	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,767,751	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$221,170	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,371,114	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,242,820	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,145,314	BOYAmt
EOY	-$129,348	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,481,141	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,247,093	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,626,455	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,117,745	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,997,569	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,360,565	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$2,508,710	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,860,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,809,272	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,487,805	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,223,985	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$496,425	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$30,877,487	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,860,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,809,272	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,487,805	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,223,985	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$496,425	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$30,877,487	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$2,169,824	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$28,707,663	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$131	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$58,346	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$218,021	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$129,455	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$405,953	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$31,283,440	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$0	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170	Yes (X)	First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Federal Income Taxes
CONDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS	$221,170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$221,170	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$629,591	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$3,711	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$0	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$3,711	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$625,880	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$0	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$625,880	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,138,301	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$3,711	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$0	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$3,711	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,134,590	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,134,590	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	EFFECTIVE APRIL 21, 2021, PPAF HAS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, PPAF DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PPAF'S INFORMATION RETURNS ARE GENERALLY OPEN FOR THREE YEARS FOR EXAMINATION BY U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXING AUTHORITIES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
GREATER PHILA COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
1529 SOUTH 22ND ST	Philadelphia	PA	19146	231365980	501 (c)(3)	$664,574	General Support
AFRICAN CULTURAL ALLIANCE OF N AMERICA
530 CHESTER AVE	Philadelphia	PA	19143	233062024	501 (c)(3)	$529,938	General Support
LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORP PHILA
718 ARCH ST	Philadelphia	PA	19103	133030229	501 (c)(3)	$500,000	General Support
BEECH COMMUNITY SRVCS
1510 C B MOORE AVE	Philadelphia	PA	19121	204968928	501 (c)(3)	$150,000	General Support

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE PHILADELPHIA POVERTY ACTION FUND RELEASES REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS (RFPS) THAT INCLUDE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CHALLENGE, WHAT EACH APPLICATION SECTION REQUIRED AND THE NUMBER OF POSSIBLE POINTS EACH SECTION WILL OFFER, SO THAT APPLICANTS HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN THEIR PROPOSALS. A RUBRIC BASED ON THE GUIDELINES SET OUT IN THE RFP, AND SUBMITTED PROPOSALS ARE SCORED BY AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS MADE UP OF VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE BENEFITS ACCESS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FIELD. GRANTEES SUBMIT REGULAR REPORTS FOR THE DURATION OF THE GRANT PERIOD. THE REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED EITHER MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY. THE REPORTS ARE READ BY THE GRANT MANAGER AND ANALYZED BY OUR EVALUATION PARTNER. IF WE IDENTIFY CONCERNS WITH RESPECT TO OUTCOMES OR SPENDING, WE MEET WITH GRANTEES TO DISCUSS IMPROVEMENT PLANS. FOR SOME OF OUR PARTNERS WE HAVE STANDING MEETINGS EVERY MONTH TO SHARE INFORMATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MICHAEL BANKS	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$198,558	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$23,400	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$3,000	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$24,106	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$249,064	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation	UWGPSNJ, AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION OF PPAF, USES THE FOLLOWING TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL: - INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT
Schedule J, Part II COMPENSATION FROM AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL	NAME - MICHAEL BANKS, COMPENSATION FROM UNRELATED ORGANIZATION - 249064.000000, NAME OF UNRELATED ORGANIZATION - UNITED WAY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, TYPE OF COMPENSATION - COMPENSATION

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 3 Delegation of management duties	UNITED WAY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY (UWGPSNJ) ACTS AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR PPAF. IN CONNECTION WITH THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN UWGPSNJ AND PPAF, UWGPSNJ AS FISCAL AGENT, PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE, OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND FUNDRAISING. UNDER THE MOU, UWGPSNJ WILL CHARGE PPAF FEES FOR THESE SERVICES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body	THERE SHALL BE FOUR (4) "CITY DIRECTORS," TWO (2) OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA (THE "MAYORAL DIRECTORS") AND TWO (2) OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL (OR MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL DESIGNATED BY SUCH PRESIDENT) (THE "COUNCIL DIRECTORS.") THERE SHALL BE ELEVEN (11) "PRIVATE FUNDING DIRECTORS" WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS: (A) FOUR (4) OF THE PRIVATE FUNDING DIRECTORS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY UNITED WAY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY ("UNITED WAY") (THE "UNITED WAY DIRECTORS"). (B) FOUR (4) OF THE PRIVATE FUNDING DIRECTORS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY UNITED WAY WITH THE APPROVAL BY RESOLUTION OF THE PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL (THE "JOINTLY APPOINTED PRIVATE FUNDING DIRECTORS"), AND (C) THREE (3) PRIVATE FUNDING DIRECTORS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD (THE ""BOARD APPOINTED PRIVATE FUNDING DIRECTORS").
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND IS REVIEWED BY SENIOR LEADERSHIP PRIOR TO FILING. THE RETURN IS SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	ALL DIRECTORS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY ON FORMS PROVIDED BY THE CORPORATION ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT THE DIRECTOR MAY HAVE WITH RESPECT TO THE CORPORATION OR ITS MISSION. INCLUDED IN THIS DISCLOSURE SHOULD BE ANY ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE CORPORATION AND THE DIRECTOR, A MEMBER OF THE DIRECTOR'S HOUSEHOLD, OR AN ENTITY IN WHICH THE DIRECTOR OR A HOUSEHOLD MEMBER HOLDS A TEN PERCENT (10%) OR GREATER VOTING INTEREST. FURTHER, A DIRECTOR WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE BOARD CHAIR AND REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER IN QUESTION. THE DIRECTOR'S ATTENDANCE AT A MEETING AT WHICH THE MATTER IS CONSIDERED SHALL, NEVERTHELESS, BE COUNTED FOR QUORUM PURPOSES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	PPAF, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF UWGPSNJ, AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION, ENGAGED A PROFESSIONAL SEARCH FIRM TO CONSULT ON SETTING THE STARTING SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. UWGPSNJ IS THE FISCAL AGENT FOR PPAF AND DETERMINES SALARY INCREASES AND BONUSES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR ANNUAL COMPENSATION REVIEW.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	PPAF MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 990, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.