Mission

To support efforts that strengthen and enrich culture, community, and the natural environment.

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History

Wyncote Foundation, based in Philadelphia, was founded in 2009 with funds from the Otto and Phoebe Haas Charitable Trusts, at the direction of John C. Haas.

 

The Foundation is named after the town Wyncote, located in Pennsylvania, where John C. Haas and his wife, Chara, owned their first home and raised their family.

 

Board of Directors

Leonard Haas

David Haas

Duncan Haas

Frederick Haas

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Process

Wyncote Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals, but rather initiates grants in its interest areas. The Foundation conducts grantmaking in the Philadelphia area as well as around the country.