University City District

PHILADELPHIA, PA EIN: 23-2913784 Website

UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT IS A PARTNERSHIP OF WORLD-RENOWNED ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS, SMALL BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITY, IMPROVES ECONOMIC VITALITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE UNIVERSITY CITY AREA OF WEST PHILADELPHIA. OUR PRIMARY MISSION IS COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION. WE WORK WITHIN A PLACE-BASED, DATA-DRIVEN FRAMEWORK TO INVEST IN WORLD-CLASS PUBLIC SPACES, ADDRESS CRIME AND PUBLIC SAFETY, BRING LIFE TO COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS, CONNECT LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS TO CAREERS, AND PROMOTE JOB GROWTH AND INNOVATION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$14.4M

+27.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$110K

+5.6% YoY

Grant Count

1

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$110K

+111.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$9M$13M$18M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$14,428,426$11,356,465$12,660,526
Revenue$15,993,882$10,336,701$12,962,976
Expenses$13,746,715$11,421,327$11,454,845
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$133,861$124,066$144,196
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$185K$370K$555K$740K8 grants20205 grants20213 grants20222 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

GRANT BLVD LLC$110K

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K2$50–100K6$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

MATTHEW BERGHEISERPRESIDENT$342KCAITLIN GAROZZOEXEC. DIR., WEST PHILADELP$188KALAN GARRYSVP, PUBLIC SAFETY AND DIS$174KNICHOLAS EDELMANVP, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS$153KBRIAN ENGLISHVP, GREEN CITY WORKS$148KLESLIE VINCENT BETTE…DIRECTOR, MARKETING$128K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CRAIG CARNAROLICHAIRMAN, OFFICER2
DAVID ADELMAN TO 122023VICE-CHAIR, OFFICER2
JOSEPH TRAINORTREASURER, OFFICER2
ANTONIO ACEVEDOBOARD MEMBER1
DAVID BREAUPREBOARD MEMBER1
TRACY BRALABOARD MEMBER1
MARK CELONIBOARD MEMBER1
DELLA CLARKBOARD MEMBER1
JEFF DEVUONOBOARD MEMBER1
ANGELA DOWD-BURTONBOARD MEMBER1
ANDY FARELLA TO 032024BOARD MEMBER1
MICHAEL FROEHLICHBOARD MEMBER1
KEN GEDAKABOARD MEMBER1
JOHN GRADYBOARD MEMBER1
BARRY GROSSBACHSECRETARY2
SOPHIA HOLDERBOARD MEMBER1
JULIE ANN JONESBOARD MEMBER1
KEITH KASPERBOARD MEMBER1
DANIEL LIBERATOSCIOLIBOARD MEMBER1
MARGARET LIVINGSTONBOARD MEMBER1
MARK MILLSBOARD MEMBER1
PHIL MOSESBOARD MEMBER1
BRAD PAULBOARD MEMBER1
GEORGE POULINBOARD MEMBER1
DOUGLAS SMITHBOARD MEMBER1
ANNE PAPAGEORGEBOARD MEMBER1
DANIEL BERNSTEINBOARD MEMBER1
JOHN HINKEBOARD MEMBER1
MATTHEW BERGHEISERPRESIDENT40$341,774
ALAN GARRYSVP, PUBLIC SAFETY AND DIS40$174,250
BRIAN ENGLISHVP, GREEN CITY WORKS40$148,137
NICHOLAS EDELMANVP, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS40$152,767
CAITLIN GAROZZOEXEC. DIR., WEST PHILADELP40$188,209
LESLIE VINCENT BETTER JRDIRECTOR, MARKETING40$128,029

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Philadelphia

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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