FAQ

Our main focus of support are Philadelphia-area 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations involved with affordable and safe housing (temporary and permanent), children and youth (to age 25), and immigrant rights. From time to time, we also support 501(c)(3) organizations involved with animal welfare, food insecurity, and other worthy causes.

We mainly support charities operating within the city limits of Philadelphia, and occasionally in Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, and Springfield counties in Pennsylvania, and Camden and Burlington counties in New Jersey.

We believe that the people closest to the challenge are best equipped to address it. Whenever possible, we support local non-profits run by people bringing hope and aid to their own neighbors.

Browse our Impact Blog to learn more about the charities we’ve supported.

At present, our average grant is $500-$1000.

Philadelphia Foundation processes individual donations to Revere Charitable Fund and will provide acknowledgement and tax documentation. You can make an online donation via our donation page on the Philadelphia Foundation website, or you can send a check [TODO: link to instructions] made out to Philadelphia Foundation with “Revere Charitable Donor Advised Fund” on the memo line.

Please note that while Philadelphia Foundation provides Revere Charitable with information regarding the amount of any donations, we do not receive the names or contact information of the donors. [TODO: fact check this]

Yes! Donations made to Revere Charitable Fund through Philadelphia Foundation website are fully tax-deductible, as are physical checks [TODO: link to snail mail instructions] made out to Philadelphia Foundation with “Revere Charitable Donor Advised Fund” noted on the memo line, whether sent directly to Philadelphia Foundation or to Revere Charitable Fund.

*Unfortunately, cash donations or checks made out to Revere Charitable Fund are not tax deductible.

98%-99% of funds donated to Revere Charitable Fund go directly to non-profit organizations. Philadelphia Foundation retains a 1%-2% fee.

Revere Charitable Fund does not retain any part of your donation. Its operations are funded separately.

No, at this time we are not able to offer individual scholarships. However, beginning in mid-2027, Philadelphia 501(c)(3) non-profits offering scholarships to disadvantaged Philadelphia children and youth may apply for a grant.

Revere Charitable is not permitted by law to make donations directly to individuals in need. However, beginning in mid-2027, you may request a grant to a Philadelphia 501(c)(3) non-profit that is supporting your friend in need.

Our founders are the descendants of Joseph A Casacio, Sr. (1906-1979), a Philadelphia-area real estate developer, and his wife, Verna Mae Casacio (1920-2005). Read more about them here.

To learn more about Italian immigrant and real estate developer Joseph A. Casacio, Sr. (1906-1979), and his wife, Verna Mae Casacio (1920-2005), click here.

Revere Charitable Fund and Revere Suburban Realty Corporation are each owned and/or managed by descendants of Joseph A. Casacio, Sr, who for many years owned and managed a real estate firm on Revere Street in the Mayfair neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia.

Beyond that similarity, there is otherwise no legal or financial connection or association between the two entities.

A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a financial account which is used exclusively for charitable giving to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. Contributions to a DAF fund are irrevocable, and allow the donor to take an immediate tax deduction in the year of donation. The funds are then invested according to the rules of the sponsoring charitable organization and the direction of the fund’s owner. The fund’s owner then is able to recommend grants and distributed funds in the DAF to qualifying charities over time.

Learn more about DAFs:
Philadelphia Foundation
Fidelity Charitable

Philadelphia Foundation, a charitable trust which administers community-based philanthropy in the Philadelphia area, is the sponsoring charitable organization of the Revere Charitable Fund for Neighborhood Action DAF. The Foundation, established in 1918, has connected people who care with causes that matter for over 100 years.

Learn more about Philadelphia Foundation.

Please submit your question via the Revere Charitable Fund info request form.