SAMUEL SCOTTEN FUND

Created: 1810

“To deliver to the poor of the said City (Philadelphia) and of Southwark twelve dollars’ worth of bread annually.” By court adjudication, all of the income available may be used to purchase bread. By court adjudication, dated June 16, 1970, income is distributed to charitable organizations engaged in the distribution of food among the poor of Philadelphia.

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JOSEPH WRIGHT FUND

Created: 1947

By Decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, dated June 26, 1946, Wright’s Industrial and Beneficial Institute of Frankford was dissolved, and

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JAMES WINDRIM SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Created: 1921

The income is to be used to assist graduates of Girard College who desire to continue studies in school, college, or university who are considered

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J. WILLIAM WHITE FUND

Created: 1925

Income may be used to purchase artificial limbs, braces, orthopedic shoes, and any and all like devices for former patients of Philadelphia Nursing Home (successor

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