· Private foundation
Anton Charitable Trust
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Read this first · the figures below need context
99% of Anton Charitable Trust’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year Anton Charitable Trust named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $30k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2017
- Under $10k4 grants · $20k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ARDEN THEATER COMPANY | $10,000 |
| FringeArts | $5,000 |
| Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance | $5,000 |
| FOUNDATION FOR FREE ENTERPRISE EDUCATION | $5,000 |
| Free Library of Philadelphia | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 21%, against an area that typically sits at 16%. 99% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
4 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2017, 0 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2017 (too recent to call). Read against FY2017, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- FLFREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION6× · 2017–2024 · $105k · revenue -60%
- ATARDEN THEATRE COMPANY6× · 2017–2024 · $60k · revenue +29%
- FFRINGEARTS6× · 2017–2024 · $55k · revenue -34%
Funded once
- PCPHILADELPHIA CULTURAL FUND FOR THE ARTSone grant, 2020 · $100k
- TETHEATRE EXILE COMPANYgraduatedone grant, 2022 · $20k · revenue +25%
- 1P1812 PRODUCTIONS INCgraduatedone grant, 2024 · $20k · revenue +49%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
To promote the cultural richness of philadelphia and to bring the most distinguished work in the arts to audiences in the philadelphia region
Theatre philadelphia is a leadership organization that celebrates and promotes professional theatre in the greater philadelphia region, primarily via the barrymore awards for excellence in theatre.
To cultivate an enduring appreciation for dance through world-class performances, to inspire the next generation with exceptional education and professional training, and to connect with the community through meaningful and inclusive…
The mission of artphilly is to amplify philadelphia's arts and culture by commissioning, presenting, producing, and promoting art of all kinds for local audiences and the world. its vision is to spotlight(continued on schedule o)the city…
See schedule o for the description of pittsburgh ballet theatre inc.'s primary mission.the ballet is pittsburgh's source and ambassador for extraordinary ballet experiences that give life to the classical tradition, nurture new ideas and,…
Stages makes plays and tells stories that invite everyone to live more deeply and love more boldly.
We connect the people and places of philadelphia through art and partnership. the organization is a free-standing platform that endeavors to show forward-thinking, high-quality contemporary visual and performance art in the city. the…
The mission of pittsburgh public theater is to provide artistically diverse theatrical experiences of the highest quality. pittsburgh public theater also strives to serve, challenge, stimulate, and (continued on schedule o)
It is the mission of the f. m. kirby center to foster the development of the arts by promoting, producing, and causing to be produced theatrical productions, exhibits and other entertainment as deemed to have a benefical impact. continued…
The american theatre guild is dedicated to providing the experience of live theatre to foster passion, inspire creativity and empower youth within our communities.
To be philadelphia's professional producer of quality grand opera, producing a diverse range of repertoire featuring international artists alongside rising young singers, and to produce educational programs which nurture the future and…
Citizens for the arts in pennsylvania (cfa/pa) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization advocating for funding and for public policies, all to ensure the vibrant practice and appreciation of the arts and culture across the commonwealth of…
How this is measured
12 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 12 of the 14 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ↗
- Who funds FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY ↗
- Who funds FRINGEARTS ↗
- Who funds THEATRE EXILE COMPANY ↗
- Who funds 1812 PRODUCTIONS INC ↗
- Who funds GREATER PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL ALLIANCE ↗
- Who funds Bread and Roses Community Fund ↗
- Who funds CARPENTERS' COMPANY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA ↗
- Who funds HEADLONG DANCE THEATER INC ↗
- Who funds FOUNDATION FOR FREE ENTERPRISE EDUCATION ↗
- Who funds FRACTURED ATLAS INC ↗
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Lida Foundation · Wyncote Foundation · The William Penn Foundation · Independence Foundation · The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Inc · The Philadelphia Foundation · The Barra Foundation Inc · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Anton Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Anton Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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