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Germantown Friends School

Private prep school in Pennsylvania, US

Germantown Friends School (GFS) is a private, coeducational Preschool–12 school, founded in 1845. Its campus is located in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school is under the care of the Germantown Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and is governed by a School Committee whose members are drawn from the Meeting membership, the school's alumni, and parents of current students and alums.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1845Founded1
  • HeadquartersPhiladelphia, United States1
  • Websitewww.germantownfriends.org
  • Legal formNonprofit Corporation3
  • LEI5493000IDJR07MESVO163
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address31 W COULTER STREET, 19144 Philadelphia, United States3
  • Registered withPennsylvania Department of State, 5660583

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Germantown Friends School (GFS) is a private, coeducational Preschool–12 school, founded in 1845. Its campus is located in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school is under the care of the Germantown Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and is governed by a School Committee whose members are drawn from the Meeting membership, the school's alumni, and parents of current students and alums. The head of school is Dana Weeks.2

The story

Germantown Friends School was founded in 1845 by Germantown Monthly Meeting in response to a request from the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Until the early 20th century, Germantown Friends was a "select" school, meaning that only the children of Quaker parents were admitted. Germantown Monthly Meeting was an Orthodox meeting and valued classical education. Athletics and the arts were considered a diversion from the essentials young people needed.

From Wikipedia’s article on Germantown Friends School, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1845Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$4.2M 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $4.2M in all. PPP loans $4.2M.$0$2M$4M$6M2020 · PPP loans: $4.2M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$4.2M$4.2M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 14, 2020$4.2M PPP loan (first draw) from PNC Bank, National Association5To GERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL, Philadelphia PA; $4.3M forgiven Sep 10, 2021

Sources

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