Penn Treaty Special Service District
Official website for the Penn Treaty Special Services District (PTSSD), a Philadelphia nonprofit that manages grants and sponsorships funded under a community benefits agreement (including Rivers Casino). The site includes grant policy, downloadable grant and sponsorship application forms, district map, board information, and contact details.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Pennsylvania-based nonprofit serving the named neighborhoods (Fishtown, Northern Liberties, Old Richmond, South Kensington) focused on community development, neighborhood programming, arts, youth services, or local facilities improvements.
Good Fit
- • Project directly benefits the listed neighborhoods or their residents.
- • Organization is a local nonprofit or community association based in Philadelphia.
- • Proposal includes the required grant request form, itemized budget, and at least two labor estimates.
- • Proposed work is neighborhood-scale (programs, capital repairs, public space, youth or arts activities).
- • Willingness to use the posted mail/email submission route and meet monthly deadlines.
Geography
Observed giving is overwhelmingly local: Pennsylvania received about 99% of grant dollars in the latest year, and the foundation explicitly restricts awards to specific Philadelphia neighborhoods.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 51 distinct recipients (similar to 50 in the prior filing), spanning neighborhood associations, arts groups, schools, and youth clubs, indicating a broad set of independent local grantees for the foundation's size; financial concentration is present but does not imply a tiny recipient set.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of openness exists: the website posts application forms and instructions, mail and email submission routes are provided, and about 23 new grantees (≈45%) appeared in the latest year, showing that unfamiliar local applicants can realistically enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
