Twice per year, The Sarah Ralston Foundation awards grant funding to qualified nonprofits who serve vulnerable, underserved older adults in Philadelphia. Grants for General Operating Support are awarded each spring, and grants for Innovative Project Support are awarded each fall.  The following directory provides critical information on our General Operating Support Grantee Partners.

Abramson Senior Care

2023 Innovative Project Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Provide expert geriatric care management so that seniors can remain safe and healthy in their own homes for as long as possible.

Website: abramsonseniorcare.org
Address: 261 Old York Rd. / Suite 630 / Jenkintown, PA 19046
Phone: (215) 371-3400

Affordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania

2024 Innovative Project Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 Innovative Project Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Helps prevent foreclosure and rental eviction among low to moderate income households and communities of color by providing housing counseling, education, and advocacy.

Website: ahcopa.org
Address: 5901 Market St. / Suite 104 / Philadelphia, PA 19139
Phone: (215) 648-1728
Volunteer Email – kbigos@ahcopa.org.

The assistance provided by the Sarah Ralston Foundation has enabled AHCOPA to further consider how we provide housing and financial options for Philadelphia residents.  We are grateful for the Foundation's contribution and are inspired by its vision.
AHCOPA

AgrotheraPA

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Utilizes the practice of agro-therapy to cultivate sacred spaces where elders can reconnect with themselves, their communities, and nature. 

Website: agrotheraunited.org
Address: Philadelphia, PA
Phone: (215) 645-2284
VOLUNTEER LINK 

How can nature, as a medium for holistic wellness, be reintroduced as a significant pathway to senior wellbeing? What does it look like when our elders are put in charge of the learning, growing, narrating, and curating necessary to rekindle that connection? This generous gift from The Sarah Ralston Foundation will be invested among our community elders as they lay their own bricks, one garden or story at a time. 
AgrotheraPA
Designer

ARTZ Philadelphia

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 Innovative Project Support Grantee / 2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Opens doors to people living with dementia by looking, listening, and engaging with the arts. 

Website: artzphilly.org
Address: 1229 Chestnut St. / Suite 188 / Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (610) 721-1606
Volunteer: https://www.artzphilly.org/volunteer/

The Sarah Ralston Foundation is one of only three funders that provide general operating support to ARTZ Philadelphia. Without it, we would face a nearly 40% cut in programming and staff—directly impacting our work with people affected by dementia. In a time of restricted public funding, SRF is a vital lifeline. We truly couldn’t do what we do without you.
ARTZ Philadelphia

The Best Day of My Life So Far

2025 General Operating Support Grantee
2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Provides a cure for social isolation by empowering older adults to share life stories and inspiring human connection across generational and social divides.

Website: bestdayofmylifesofar.org
Phone: (267) 908-6922
VOLUNTEER LINK 

This grant from The Sarah Ralston Foundation will enable The Best Day of My Life So Far to seek additional partnerships and expand our storytelling programs in Philadelphia in 2025. With each storytelling group that is founded, older Philadelphians are given the chance to be heard, and to forge meaningful social connections in their neighborhoods.
The Best Day of My Life So Far

Broad Street Love

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Helps Philadelphians living in deep poverty to stabilize.

Website: broadstreetlove.org
Address: P.O. Box 22656 / Philadelphia, PA 19110
Phone: (215) 735-4847
VOLUNTEER LINK Or email volunteer@broadstreetlove.org

Stepping into the role of CEO, I am profoundly grateful for the Sarah Ralston Foundation’s partnership and their critical investment in our older adult community. General operating support is incredibly vital; it gives us the flexibility to meet our most vulnerable guests exactly where they are with dignity, care, and Radical Hospitality. This grant ensures we can continue to strengthen our vital resources and build a more supportive community for our guests.
Broad Street Love
Otis Hackney

Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Supports Cambodian and Lao older adults through culturally responsive programming that promotes health, wellness, social connection, and access to nature, while helping refugee elders overcome language and cultural barriers.

Website: cagp.org
Address: 5412 N. 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120
Phone: (215) 324-4070 

Caring For Friends

2024 Innovative Project Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Shares food and friendship with homebound, homeless and hungry people in greater Philadelphia.

Website: caringforfriends.org
Address: 12271 Townsend Rd. / Philadelphia, PA 19154
Phone: (215) 464-2224
Volunteer: volunteer@caringforfriends.org

Catholic Housing and Community Services

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Addresses the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of seniors through the provision of quality services and programs while creating healthy communities through the fostering of low-income housing, affordable housing, and enhanced senior living opportunities.

Website: chcsphiladelphia.org
Address: 222 N 17th St. / Suite 435 / Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 587-3663

Catholic Housing and Community Services (CHCS) is thrilled to be a 2025 General Operating Support grantee and a new partner of The Sarah Ralston Foundation. The generous support of The Sarah Ralston Foundation will enable us to continue meeting the basic needs of approximately 1,000 older adults in Philadelphia, providing them with a safe and welcoming space to congregate during the day and to remain active and engaged. CHCS is honored to help carry out The Sarah Ralston Foundation’s mission of supporting and enhancing the quality of life of vulnerable and underserved older adults in Philadelphia by providing nutritious meals, social services, and programming across our four senior community centers.
Catholic Housing and Community Services

Center in the Park

2023 Innovative Project Support Grantee / 2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 Innovative Project Support Grantee / 2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Promotes positive aging and fosters community connections for older adults whose voices are critical instruments in shaping its activities and direction. 

Website: centerinthepark.org
Address: 5818 Germantown Ave. / Philadelphia, PA 19144
Phone: (215) 848-7722

What a breath of fresh air it is to have a new foundation dedicated solely to supporting Aging Services! The funding climate is challenging for nonprofits working with older adults, as foundations continue to change their funding priorities and narrow their scope, never to the benefit of aging services providers. We are thrilled to see the Sarah Ralston Foundation form and create this space, and we are thrilled to be a partner.
Center in the Park

Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 Innovative Project Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Delivers nutritious meals and warm greetings to homebound neighbors. 

Website: chestnuthillmow.org
Address: 1710 Bethlehem Pike / Flourtown, PA 19031
Phone: (215) 233-5555
VOLUNTEER LINK

Now in our 50th year of service, CHMOW is going strong, thanks in large part to partners like The Sarah Ralston Foundation. We are honored to support seniors in 13 zip codes of Greater NW Philadelphia in their most vulnerable seasons, aiding their ability to stay safely in their own homes. As support for work like ours ebbs and flows, it is vitally important to have consistent partners who share our vision and mission. So grateful!
Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels

The Community Grocer

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Helping communities celebrate rituals of food the ways they know best while ensuring the provision of SNAP eligible, farm fresh ingredients, and the pathways needed to transform them into delicious, healthy, and sustainable meals.

Website: thecommunitygrocer.org
Address: Philadelphia, PA
Phone: (215) 278-9218
VOLUNTEER LINK
VOLUNTEER CONTACT

As a returning grantee, The Community Grocer is proud to call the Sarah Ralston Foundation a true partner in our work to make eating well easier for all, with a focus on providing more dignified, persistent nutrition access for our community's elders. TCG's model addresses critical social determinants of health that impact older adults—not only food insecurity but isolation, barriers to healthcare, and others—to improve health and well-being for our elder neighbors. With the Sarah Ralston Foundation's funding support, as well as the resources and meaningful engagement provided by the Foundation team, TCG moves closer to our vision of a healthier, stronger neighborhood and community.
The Community Grocer

Connectedly

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Strengthens community support networks, reduces social isolation and improves the wellbeing of older adults.  

Website: connectedly.org
Address: 4100 Main St. / Suite 403 / Philadelphia, PA 19127
Phone: (215) 487-3000
VOLUNTEER LINK 

Remember back to the pandemic. Did you feel isolated and lonely as you couldn’t be with your friends or family? You couldn’t go to church, family dinners or even visit a neighbor at her home. For many older adults in Philadelphia that is their everyday reality—social isolation and loneliness. For 40+ years Connected has built and sustained programs for older adults to combat social isolation and loneliness. As the former Surgeon General, Dr V Murthy announced, social isolation is as detrimental to wellbeing as smoking 15 cigarettes/day! Our goal is to ensure that older adults are not alone on their aging journey--- Connectedly is here with them.
Connectedly

Curio Theatre Company

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Through its Seniorosity program, uses theater, storytelling, and creative expression to reduce social isolation and foster connection among older adults in West Philadelphia.

Website: curiotheatre.org
Address: 777 South Broad Street, 410, Philadelphia PA 19147
Phone: 215-921-8243 

Depaul USA

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Website: depaulusa.org
Address: 6633 Ardleigh St. Philadelphia PA 19119
Phone: (215) 438-3991
VOLUNTEER

Depaul USA thanks The Sarah Ralston Foundation for supporting dignified housing and services for older adults experiencing homelessness in Northwest Philly. Your generosity helps elders exiting chronic homelessness at St. Raymond's House and equips men in recovery at Depaul House to achieve sobriety, employment, and onward stable housing.
Depaul USA

Episcopal Community Services

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Website: escphilly.org
Address: 6006 W. Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA  19151
Phone: (215) 351-1400
Volunteer Information: ecsphilly.org/support/volunteer or email: kylee@ecsphilly.org

We are honored to be recognized by The Sarah Ralston Foundation and grateful for its continued investment in organizations that serve Philadelphia's older adults. This support strengthens our ability to meet the evolving needs of older adults while helping build healthier, more connected communities.
Episcopal Community Services

Face to Face

2023 Innovative Project Support Grantee / 2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Provides a safe environment and practical tools, which enable the people of the community to confront personal challenges, empower their lives and fulfill their unique potential.

Website: facetofacegermantown.org
Address: 123 E Price St. / Philadelphia, PA 19144
Phone: (267) 575-7103
Volunteer Link

Face to Face is deeply grateful for support from the Sarah Ralston Foundation. Beyond the financial commitment we receive, the engagement of Foundation staff and the true sense of partnership we feel as a grantee have been hallmarks of our work together. It is a great model for best practices between front-line providers and funders.
Face to Face

Federation Housing, Inc.

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Develops, builds and manages affordable independent housing.

Website: federationhousing.org
Address: 8900 Roosevelt Blvd. / Philadelphia, PA 19115
Phone: (215) 673-6446

Federation Housing is honored to be a recipient and partner of the Sarah Ralston Foundation’s inaugural General Operating Support grant cycle. This generous grant will greatly impact our low- income seniors as we will be able to expand our meal programs, transportation services and enriching social programs that enable our residents to continue to live independently and with an enhanced quality of life.”
Federation Housing, Inc.

Food Connect

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Expands access to nutritious food for homebound older adults through innovative food recovery and delivery programs that reduce food waste while addressing food insecurity.

Website: foodconnectgroup.org
Address: 1515 Market Street, Ste 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: (484) 483-6631

Generations on Line

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 Innovative Project Support Grantee / General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Reduces isolation and provides easy, fast, free digital skills for elders.

Website: generationsonline.org
Address: 1017 Clinton St. / Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 922-3244

The wonderful advantage of this unrestricted grant is allowing us to dream, experiment, and explore! We will examine emerging needs and have the time to explore solutions.
Generations on Line

Germantown Avenue Crisis Ministry

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

The mission of the Germantown Avenue Crisis Ministry is to provide support to Northwest Philadelphia residents on their path toward self-sufficiency, helping them safely remain in their homes, maintain essential utilities through every season, and have reliable access to the food they need to thrive.

Website: crisisministry.org
Address: 35 W. Chelten Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19144
Phone: (215) 843-2340
Volunteer

GACM is thrilled to receive this very generous grant from The Sarah Ralston Foundation, and we are proud to be a community partner. This grant will allow us to help more seniors in Northwest Philadelphia resolve their emergency needs, primarily related to housing, and then work with them on their road to self-sufficiency.
Germantown Avenue Crisis Ministry

Grand Central (Urban Affairs Coalition)

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

Unites community and public agencies, families, and local leaders to support kinship caregivers through advocacy, information, grief services, and model programs that address service gaps and improve their lives.

Website: uac.org/partners/grand-central
Address: 1211 Chestnut St. Suite 200 / Philadelphia, PA 19107 
Phone: (215) 880-9457

Intergenerational Community Alliances and Program

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Focuses on palliative and hospice related issues in Black and Brown communities.

Website: icap-inc.com
Address: P.O. Box 34775 / Philadelphia, PA 19101
Phone: (215) 221-4249

The general operating grant for (Intergenerational Community Alliances & Programs Inc.) ICAP Inc. supports our daily operations, helping us manage our budget. As a small non-profit, we struggle to cover essential costs like board insurance, phone equipment, printer supplies, and paper. We use printed flyers to reach our target population through networking and faith-based group meetings. It is significant to our survival as an organization. This grant represents a transformative opportunity for our organization, enabling us to expand our outreach and enhance the services we provide to the community. It will allow us to invest in vital resources, and strengthen our capacity to achieve our mission effectively.
ICAP

Jewish Family and Children's Services of Greater Philadelphia

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Strengthen families and individuals across generations and cultures to achieve stability, independence, and community.

Website: jfcsphilly.org
Phone: (866) 532-7669
Volunteer: www.jfcsphilly.volunteerhub.com or contact Brianna Torres: btorres@jfcsphilly.org.

Jewish Relief Agency

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Harnesses the power of hundreds of volunteers to deliver kosher, nutritious food assistance and essential home supplies to thousands of low-income households each month.

Website: jewishrelief.org
Address: 10980 Dutton Rd. / Philadelphia, PA 19154
Phone: (610) 660-0190
VOLUNTEER LINK 

The Jewish Relief Agency (JRA) is indebted to The Sarah Ralston Foundation for your critical support to 3,054 vulnerable older adults we serve. In funding our monthly home-delivery model, the Foundation supports JRA's efforts to break down barriers like limited mobility and deep social isolation, ensuring low-income seniors receive essential food and household supplies in the dignified manner they deserve. support from The Sarah Ralston Foundation does far more than fill pantries—it delivers the peace of mind, stability, and heartfelt relief that allows our elderly neighbors to get through difficult times.
Jewish Relief Agency

JKPPA

2023 Innovative Project Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Elevate the patient’s voice in their healthcare concerns, experiences, and decision-making – an individual and collective voice that will be heard. 

Website: jkppa.org
Address: 610 Harper Ave. / Jenkintown, PA 19046
Phone: (215) 886-4357
Volunteer: Contact Heleneehrlich-cohen@jkppa.org /
VOLUNTEER LINK

Jeff Kornblau Partners for Patient Advocacy’s receipt of the General Operating Support from The Sarah Ralston Foundation strengthens our ability to assist seniors in Philadelphia as they navigate complex health care systems. It allows us to continue providing direct, compassionate health care advocacy—ensuring older adults are heard, supported, and empowered. We’re proud to partner with a foundation that shares our commitment to equity, dignity, and access in aging.
JKPPA

Karen Community Association of Philadelphia

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate services to Karen refugee elders from Myanmar through its Thriving Elders Program, supporting health, wellness, social connection, and community engagement.

Website: kcaphiladelphia.com
Address: 1901 S 9th Street Philadelphia, PA 19148

Kiths Integrated and Targeted Human Services

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Serves the needs of Asian Americans, immigrants and refugees.  

Website: kithservices.org
Address: 4923 Old York Rd, 1st Floor / Philadelphia, PA 19141
Phone: (215) 278-6222
VOLUNTEER

With The Sarah Ralston Foundation's support, KITHS has continued to make a meaningful difference in the lives of the communities we serve. In 2025, we serviced 218 unique individuals through 975 encounters with various programs targeting wellness, healing, enhanced leadership, and civic engagement, among others. We have created safe spaces and continue to build community power. Your partnership has been instrumental in achieving this.
Kiths

KleinLife

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

KleinLife provides essential services to seniors, fostering a healthy, multicultural, and multigenerational community where seniors can age in place with dignity and social connection.

Website: kleinlife.org
Address: 10100 Jamison Ave. / Philadelphia, PA 19116
Phone: (215) 698-7300
VOLUNTEER LINK

The grant from The Sarah Ralston Foundation means the world to KleinLife. This grant is more than about the funding — it’s about recognition of the critical work KleinLife is doing to support many thousands of vulnerable seniors in Northeast Philadelphia and other areas of the city. This support allows us to address growing needs around food access, wellness, and social connection. We’re deeply grateful to the Ralston Foundation for standing with us in this mission.
KleinLife

Korean Community Development Services Center

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Helps low-income older adults age in place with dignity by providing benefits access, housing assistance, advocacy, translation services, and other critical supports for immigrant communities.

Website: koreancenter.org
Address: 6053-55 N. 5th Street Philadelphia, PA 19120
Phone: (215)276-8830

Volunteer

Support from The Sarah Ralston Foundation is a vital investment in the health, stability, and dignity of Philadelphia’s older adults. At the Korean Community Development Services Center, this grant funding enables us to sustain our work helping underserved older adults living in Upper North Philadelphia enroll in benefit programs such as Medicare, SNAP, and Social Security so they can live independently.
Korean Community Development Services Center

Liberty Lutheran

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Operates the West Philadelphia Senior Community Center, offering programs and services that help older adults remain active, engaged, and connected within their communities.

Website: libertylutheran.org
Address: 7002 Butler Pike Ambler, PA 19002
Phone: (267)464-7700

Love Pray Peace Project

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

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Provides compassionate-centered living communities and services to homeless veterans and families, offering education, empowerment, and housing support to over 1500 individuals since 2014.

Website: lp3.org
Address: 6948 Torresdale Ave. / Philadelphia, PA 19135
Phone: (267) 687-7743

Support from The Sarah Ralston Foundation ensures that our community’s most vulnerable older adults—including high-risk veterans—have access to safe housing, stability, and vital supportive services. For the seniors we serve, this grant provides more than shelter; it means dignity, security, and the opportunity to age in place with independence. We were able to support our program residents with additional food deliveries, clothing, and transportation coordination. We are deeply grateful for this transformative partnership.  
Love Pray Peace Project

Lutheran Children and Family Services of Eastern Pennsylvania

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Provides vulnerable people with care, shelter, education and advocacy. 

Website: lutheran.org/community-services/senior-community-center
Address: 1016 N 41st St. / Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 386-0379
Volunteer: Contact Dana Barnes at dbarnes@lshphilly.org

I love what I do because I have the opportunity to impact lives.” This is extremely important to Lutheran Children and Family Services. This grant will allow us to meet costs that are not covered by current funding. Ultimately, the grant money is not just supporting a business, but a vision.
Lutheran Children and Family Services

Marconi Older Adult Program
(Caring People Alliance)

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Offers services that help enrich the lives of older adults while encouraging volunteer work in Philadelphia.

Website: caringpeoplealliance.org
Address: 2433 S 15th St. / Philadelphia, PA 19145
Phone: (215) 545-5230
VOLUNTEER LINK

This grant will support our work providing essential services to hundreds of older adults in our community, including daily meals, exercise classes, and recreational and educational activities.
Marconi Older Adult Program-Caring People Alliance

Mazzoni Center

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Provide quality comprehensive health and wellness services in a LGBTQ-focused environment, while preserving the dignity and improving the quality of life of the individuals we serve.

Website: mazzonicenter.org
Address: 1248 Bainbridge St. / Philadelphia, PA 19147
Phone: (215) 563-0652

Morivivi Latino Cancer Support Group

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Morivivi is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of Latino individuals and families affected by any type of cancer.  Through education, emotional support, patient navigation, wellness programs and community outreach, we empower individuals to access healthcare services, make informed decisions and navigate their cancer journey with dignity and hope. Our programs are culturally and linguistically responsive, helping to reduce barriers to care while fostering resilience, connection and wellbeing among the older adults and communities we serve.

Website: grupomorivivicancer.org
Address: P.O. Box 14516 / Philadelphia, PA 19115
Phone: (267) 539-3446
Volunteer

This grant allows us to continue providing culturally responsive support, education, navigation services and wellness program to older adults affected by any type of cancer and other serious health challenges. For the seniors we serve, many of whom face financial, language and healthcare access barriers, this funding represents hope, connections and access to resources that improve their quality of life. We are deeply grateful for The Sarah Ralston Foundation's investment in our mission and in the health and well being of older adults in our community.
Morivivi

Northern Living Center by North City Congress 

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Provides services to older adults at their community center, and provides behavioral health and wellness programs.

Website: northernliving.org
Address: 827 N Franklin St. / Philadelphia, PA 19123
Phone: (215) 978-1300
VOLUNTEER LINK 

The Sarah Ralston General Operating Support Grant provides critical stability as we navigate limited and uncertain funding. This flexible support allows us to sustain high-quality programming and essential operations at the Northern Living Older Adult Community Center. It helps us stay focused on our mission, support our infrastructure, and continue providing the consistent programming our older adults rely on. In an unpredictable funding landscape, this kind of unrestricted support is not just helpful, it’s transformative.
Northern Living Senior Center

NewCourtland: Philadelphia Senior Center II

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Advances the well-being and personal growth of persons age 55 and older in Greater Philadelphia by providing services and resources so that they might learn, grow and discover new ways to be actively engaged in living.

Website: newcourtland.org
Address: 509 S. Broad Street | Philadelphia, PA 19147
Phone: (215) 546-5879
VOLUNTEER

The Sarah Ralston Foundation's support allows KITHS to create meaningful opportunities for older adults to connect, heal, and thrive. For the elders we serve, it means knowing they are not alone and that their stories, culture, and well-being matter.
NewCourtland

Northwest Mutual Aid Collective

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Supplies nutritious and healthy food to seniors, disabled residents, cancer patients, and low-income families. 

Website: northwestmutualaidcollective.org
Address: 5608 Baynton St. / Philadelphia, PA 19144
Phone: (484) 640-2792

Your grant will be instrumental in sustaining our crucial efforts to nourish individuals in the Northwest section of Philadelphia. With the support of organizations like yours, we can effectively address and bridge the food insecurity gap among BIPOC communities in this specific region.
Northwest Mutual Aid Collective

Paraprofessional Training Institute

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Empowers direct care workers through exceptional training and advocacy to enhance long-term care quality and workforce standards in Pennsylvania. 

Website: paraprofessionaltraininginstitute.org
Address: 1500 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: (267) 238-3215

Pathways to Housing PA

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Empowering people with disabilities to improve their housing stability, achieve better health, and reclaim their lives.

Website: pathwaystohousingpa.org
Address: 5201 Old York Road, 4th Floor /Philadelphia, PA 19141

Penn's Village

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Assists older neighbors to live independently in their homes by providing caring services and programs.

Website: pennsvillage.org
Address: 201 S 21st St. / Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 925-7333
VOLUNTEER EMAIL: info@pennsvillage.org

This grant from The Sarah Ralston Foundation allows Penn’s Village to deepen our mission of neighbor-to-neighbor support and continue building a model for aging in place that is rooted in connection, dignity, and care. We believe in acting locally—drawing from the strength of the resources already present in our community to help make aging with dignity a reality for everyone. We also look forward to working with other Ralston grantees as we collectively imagine a Philadelphia where every resident has meaningful options and the ability to thrive.
Penns Village

Perfect Pair

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Reduces social isolation through an innovative intergenerational program that matches older adults with college students to build meaningful friendships and lasting connections.

Website: perfectpair.org
VOLUNTEER

Support from The Sarah Ralston Foundation is incredibly meaningful to Perfect Pair because it helps us bring companionship to more older adults in Philadelphia who may be experiencing social isolation, as well as support our younger adults in college who are paired with them who may be experiencing social isolation as well. With this partnership, we can expand our chapter volunteers, connect with more care communities, and continue building relationships across Philadelphia!
Perfect Pair

Philadelphia Life Enrichment Center

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Provides essential Respite Care and Memory Café programs, creating safe, joyful, and inclusive spaces for individuals with dementia and their caregivers.

Website: www.pleccommunities.org
Phone: (267) 289-2953

Support from the Sara Ralston Foundation has enabled the PLEC Memory Café to expand opportunities for connection, education, and joy among older adults experiencing memory loss and their caregivers. This partnership helps ensure that participants have access to a safe, affirming environment where they can build relationships, and engage in meaningful activities, that promote well-being and independence. Together, we are creating a more dementia-friendly and age-inclusive Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Life Enrichment Center

Philadelphia Aging People in Prison Human Rights Campaign

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Advocates and mitigates for the release of elderly men and women in prison.

Website: phillyappsrp.wordpress.com
Address: 5818 Germantown Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19144
Phone: (202) 696-4718

The operating grant is very much appreciated as sometimes advocating on behalf of a population mostly invisible and hidden from society can be daunting as the task is mammoth and resources scarce in returning them back to their families and communities. But the Ralston Foundation just gave PhillyAPP-HRC the push to not give up on our work, our aging prisoners, and ourselves.
PhillyAPP-HRC

Philadelphia Corporation for Aging Emergency Fund

2023 General Operating Support Grantee / 2023 Innovative Project Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Provides support when all other resources have been exhausted for utilities, food, clothing, repairs, medication and other essential expenses. 

Website: pcacares.org
Address: 642 N Broad St. / Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone: (215) 765-9000

We are grateful to the Sarah Ralston Foundation for their grant of $50,000 to the Emergency Fund. The award of $50,000 will provide heat for over 50 households of older residents of Philadelphia next winter.
PCA Emergency Fund

Philadelphia VIP, Inc.

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Philadelphia VIP has advanced access to justice for low-income Philadelphians by providing quality volunteer legal services, preventing homelessness, promoting family stability, preserving income, and supporting community economic development.

Website: phillyvip.org
Address: Two Penn Center 1500 John F Kennedy Blvd Suite 1850 / Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: (215) 523-9550
Volunteer Link

We have been so grateful for the Sarah Ralston Foundation's thoughtful and comprehensive approach to program support. They truly take the time to understand our clients' needs and implement their grantees' feedback and goals into their strategic priorities.
Philadelphia VIP

Philly House

2024 Innovative Project Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

More than just a safe space, warm bed and a hot meal, they empower everyone we serve through deep, intentional engagement with compassionate programs and trauma-informed care—activating their God-given potential for life transformation.

Website: phillyhouse.org
Address: 302 N 13th St. / Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 922-6200

Rebuilding Together Philadelphia

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Repairs homes, revitalizes communities, and rebuilds lives. 

Website: rebuildingphilly.org
Address: 3001 Stokley St. / 1st Floor / Philadelphia, PA 19129
Phone: (215) 967-0777
Volunteer Information

This grant will support us in keeping older adults safe and healthy in their homes and communities.
Rebuilding Together Philadelphia

SavannahCare Simple Senior Solutions

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Helps older adults navigate complex systems such as Medicaid, waiver programs, and housing services through personalized, hands-on support designed to promote independence and access to care.

Website: savannahcare.org
Address: 5601 Westminster Ave Philadelphia, Pa 19139
Phone: (267)551-5401
VOLUNTEER

Support from The Sarah Ralston Foundation means that a small grassroots organization like SavannahCare can keep showing up for older adults who are often overlooked. Every day we meet seniors who are choosing between food and medication, struggling to navigate systems alone, or simply needing someone to answer the phone and care. This support reminds us that the work matters. It helps us continue creating spaces where older adults feel seen, heard, supported, and never forgotten. For our seniors, it means real help. For us, it means hope.
Savannah Care

SEAMAAC

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

SEAMAAC’s mission is to support and serve immigrants and refugees and other politically, socially and economically marginalized communities as they seek to advance the condition of their lives in the United States.

Website: seamaac.org
Address: 1711 S Broad St. / Philadelphia, PA 19148
Phone: (215) 467-0690
Volunteer Information: https://seamaac.org/volunteer-6964/ or email volunteers@seamaac.org

SeniorLAW Center

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Seeks justice for older people by using the power of the law, educating the community and advocating on local, state and national levels.

Website: seniorlawcenter.org
Address: 1650 Arch St. / Suite 1820 / Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 988-1244
Volunteer: seniorlawcenter.org/volunteer-opportunities (or contact Joanna Jarzebowska, Esq., at jjarzebowska@seniorlawcenter.org)

StudentsCare

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

StudentsCare connects undergraduate healthcare students with isolated seniors, and their families, providing fun, friendship, and support to enhance their quality of life.

Website: students-care.org
Address: 10840 SW 113 Place / Miami, FL 33167
Phone: (305) 814-3950
Volunteer Information: Contact Tami Robinson

Support from The Sarah Ralston Foundation strengthens connection and community across Philadelphia through our Senior Buddy Program. By pairing older adults with college student volunteers for regular companionship and conversation, the program reduces isolation, fosters belonging, and creates meaningful relationships across generations. Together, we are helping Philadelphia’s older adults feel seen, valued, and connected while giving students the opportunity to develop empathy and communication skills.
StudentsCare

Tango Therapy Project

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Uses adapted Argentine tango classes to improve mobility, social connection, and quality of life for older adults, people living with Parkinson’s disease, and their care partners.

Website: tangotherapyproject.org
Address: 772 S. Harshaw Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146
Phone: (267)746-1365
VOLUNTEER

The generous investment of the Sarah Ralston Foundation will enable the Tango Therapy Project to expand and deepen our impact among older adults, people living with Parkinson's, and the care partners of each, through a safe, joyful arts-based movement program that fosters improved mobility, social connection, and quality of life.
John Doe
Designer

The Center - Philadelphia

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Connects people through creativity, compassion, and community engagement.  

Website: thecenterphiladelphia.org
Address: 55 N Broad St. / Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 568-6250

Funding from the Sarah Ralston Foundation will enable us to expand services with our most vulnerable neighbors experiencing homelessness, our seniors. Housing is a basic human right. We all deserve safe, affordable and accessible housing and even more so in our senior years. We are grateful for the support of the Sarah Ralston Foundation in partnering with us to make housing justice a reality.
The Center-Philadelphia

The Philip Jaisohn Memorial Foundation

2023 Innovative Project Support Grantee / 2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

Provides health and human services organization of the Asian American community. 

Website: jaisohn.org
Address: 6705 Old York Rd. / Philadelphia, PA 19046
Phone: (215) 549-5400

This grant means Philip Jaisohn Memorial Foundation will continue to serve the vulnerable AAPI seniors with its unique holistic healthcare and human services delivered with cultural competency in accessible languages. These seniors face many interrelated challenges stemming from poverty, cultural differences, language barrier and skills necessary to navigate the system.
Philip Jaisohn Memorial Foundation

Urban Affair Coalition - Grand Central Kinship Care Resource Center

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

Provides a place where older adults can go to receive services and socialization, support to families raising their grandchildren. 

Website: uac.org/partners/grant-central/
Address: 1211 Chestnut St. / Suite 200 / Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 557-1554

What a blessing it is to receive funds from Sarah Ralston Foundation.This grant will allow us to serve and connect to more vulnerable older caregivers.It also means that we can offer more resources in a more meaningful way.
Urban Affairs Coalition

Urban Resources and Development Corporation

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

Stabilizes housing and communities through the repair of homes for seniors and low-income people. 

Website: buildgermantown.org
Address: 6001 Germantown Ave. / Philadelphia, PA 19144
Phone: (267) 289-2159
Volunteer Information: Contact Joseph Waldo at executivedirector.urdc@gmail.com

The Urban Resources Development Corporation assists one senior each week in northwest Philadelphia with home repairs that they are unable to afford themselves. Operating grant support from The Sarah Ralston Foundation is instrumental in ensuring that these seniors not only “age in place” in healthier, safer homes but also not be displaced by the increasing gentrification that is occurring in our community.
URDC

UUH Outreach Program

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2024 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Supports the goals of people 60 and older in achieving independence, dignity and quality of life in their homes and communities.

Website: uuhoutreach.org
Address: 22 W Rittenhouse St. / Philadelphia, PA 19144
Phone: (215) 843-5881

Continued support from The Sarah Ralston Foundation enables us to think holistically about the needs and strengths of older adults with whom we partner, which ultimately leads to a greater impact on their lives, homes, and communities.
UUH Outreach

VietLead

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Encourages leadership in the Vietnamese community in solidarity with other communities of color towards improving health, increasing self-determination, and strengthening political power in the community.

Website: vietlead.org
Address: 320 W Oregon Ave. / Philadelphia, PA 19148
Phone: (267) 457-2851

VisionLink

2024 General Operating Support Grantee / 2024 Innovative Project Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Philadelphia’s largest service provider for people experiencing vision loss. It offers education, support services, and community connections to help people achieve greater independence and well-being.

Website: visionlinkphl.org
Address: P.O. Box 1758 / Bensalem, PA 19020
Phone: (215) 627-0600

More than 53,000 adults in Philadelphia are living with vision loss—a number that highlights just how vital VisionLink’s services and resources are. We are incredibly grateful for this generous support from the Sarah Ralston Foundation as it helps us meet the growing need by expanding access to the education, tools, and community that aging adults need to live independently.
VisionLink

Whosoever Gospel Mission

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Provides housing, support services, and pathways to stability for men experiencing homelessness, including many older adults, helping participants address health, financial, educational, and social challenges while building a foundation for long-term independence and well-being.

Website: whosoevergospel.org
Address: 101 E. Chelten Ave. / Philadelphia, PA 19144
Phone: (215) 438-3094

William Way Community Center

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

William Way Community Center seeks to engage and support the diverse LGBTQIA+ communities in the greater Philadelphia area through arts & culture, empowerment, and community connections.

Website: waygay.org
Address: 1315 Spruce St. / Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 732-2220
Volunteer: waygay.org/volunteer

Yoga 4 The World

2023 General Operating Support Grantee

2025 General Operating Support Grantee

2026 General Operating Support Grantee

Makes peace, love and healing accessible through yoga and meditation.

Website: yoga4philly.org
Address: 500 W Chelten Ave. / Suite 305 /Philadelphia, PA 19144
Phone: (347) 803-8583
VOLUNTEER LINK 

Support from The Sarah Ralston Foundation helps us expand our Yoga 4 Seniors initiative, providing more older adults with access to chair yoga, meditation, and movement programs that improve health, reduce isolation, and build confidence. We have seen seniors overcome concerns about mobility, balance, and aging through consistent practice and supportive community. With this funding, we can reach more older adults across Philadelphia and Montgomery County, ensuring accessible opportunities to move, connect, and thrive regardless of income or ability.
Yoga 4 Philly