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Bbla Foundation Inc

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.

$46k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
95
Grants FY2025
95
Organizations funded FY2024
11%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$300
Largest grant, FY2025
$4,000
Organizations funded a year
7 to 95
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
14
Total assets, FY2025
$605k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 11% of the organizations Bbla Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesArts & CultureEducationHealthInternationalHousing & ShelterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving94$45k9%
FY202495$40k11%
FY202395$100k14%
FY202291$61k12%
FY202186$55k6%
FY202084$39k32%
FY201959$16k100%
FY20187$11k14%
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$155kArts & Culture$38kEnvironment$25kHuman Services$23kReligion$21kHousing & Shelter$19kFood & Nutrition$11kInternational$10kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
MN
NY
MA
NV
IN
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MO
VA
MD
AZ
NM
KS
NC
DC
AL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
St James School$103,0207n/a
Grid Alternatives$18,00080%
Light the Minds Inc$10,00024%
Riverside Symphonia Inc$6,00021%
George School$6,0005n/a
Solebury School$5,00010%
Church of the Holy Spirit$5,0001n/a
Project Home$4,55070%
American Friends Service Committee$4,5007n/a
Bryn Mawr College$4,10070%
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All grantees of Bbla Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
St James School$103,0207n/a
Grid Alternatives$18,00080%
Light the Minds Inc$10,00024%
Riverside Symphonia Inc$6,00021%
George School$6,0005n/a
Solebury School$5,00010%
Church of the Holy Spirit$5,0001n/a
Project Home$4,55070%
American Friends Service Committee$4,5007n/a
Bryn Mawr College$4,10070%
Beloved Asheville$4,0001n/a
Fishermans Mark$3,90070%
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends$3,7002n/a
Coded By$3,69410%
Friends Council on Education$3,65070%
Centro Nueva Creacion New Creation Community Center$3,50070%
Philabundance$3,00070%
Get Bent Friends$3,0003n/a
Ujima Friends Peace Center Inc$2,80070%
Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance & Rescue Squad Inc$2,70070%
Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic$2,28070%
TASK Inc Trenton Area Soup Kitchen Inc$2,20070%
Mercer Street Friends Center$2,15060%
Bucks County Housing Group Inc$2,10070%
Bucks County Opportunity Council Inc$2,10070%
Rightsharingofworldresources Inc$2,00060%
Philadelphia Orchestra Association$2,00070%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$1,95070%
Isles Inc$1,95070%
The Friends of Foundation Academy Inc$1,95060%
Lenape Chamber Ensemble Inc$1,80070%
The Peace Center Inc$1,80070%
Friends General Conference$1,8007n/a
The Philadelphia Education Fund$1,80070%
Better Community Housing of Trenton Inc$1,80070%
Earth School$1,75074%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$1,75070%
Equal Justice Initiative$1,70060%
Delaware Valley Food Pantry Inc$1,65060%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$1,60070%
The Sentencing Project$1,55060%
Root & Rebound$1,50060%
Homeboy Industries$1,50060%
The Free Library of New Hope & Solebury$1,45070%
Fiaria Project Inc$1,45071%
Chandler Hall Health Services Inc$1,40060%
Friends of the Delaware Canal Inc$1,40070%
International Rescue Committee INC$1,40070%
Concordia Chamber Players$1,40072%
Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation$1,40070%
Heritage Conservancy Inc$1,40070%
Whyy Inc$1,40060%
Bucks County Choral Society$1,30060%
Pathways to Housing - Pa$1,20050%
Americares Foundation Inc$1,20040%
Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School$1,20060%
Doylestown Health Foundation$1,20060%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$1,00040%
Habitat For Humanity of Bucks County Inc$90030%
Earthjustice$80030%
Thistle Hills Inc$80040%
Arch Street Meeting House Preservation Trust$80040%
Episcopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania$80040%
Swarthmore College$80040%
Prevention Point Philadelphia Inc$75030%
Mercer County Community College$7007n/a
Bucks County Audubon Society$70070%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$60030%
United Way of Bucks County$55020%
Public Citizen Foundation Inc$54030%
International Institute of New England Inc$50010%
Good Shepherd Church$5001n/a
Feminists for Life of America Inc$50050%
Westcare Foundation Inc$50020%
St James Episcopal Church$5001n/a
Mercy Corps$50020%
Bucks County Herald Foundation$45030%
New Hope Arts Inc$4001n/a
Snipes Farm and Education Center$40020%
Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence$40030%
Fcnl Education Fund$40010%
League of Women Voters Education Fund$35040%
Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia$30030%
Center for Action and Contemplation$26040%
Eastern Pa Trans Equity Project Inc$25010%
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation$25010%
Holy Cross Monastery$2002n/a
Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation$20020%
Fractured Atlas Inc$20010%
Aim High$2001n/a
Phillips' Mill Community Association Inc$15030%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 49 recipients with no EIN on record ($99k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bbla Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGrid Alternatives: $18,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetLight the Minds Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetRiverside Symphonia Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetSolebury School: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProject Home: $4,550 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBryn Mawr College: $4,100 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFishermans Mark: $3,900 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCoded By: $3,694 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFriends Council on Education: $3,650 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCentro Nueva Creacion New Creation Community Center: $3,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetPhilabundance: $3,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetUjima Friends Peace Center Inc: $2,800 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetLambertville-New Hope Ambulance & Rescue Squad Inc: $2,700 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetAnn Silverman Community Health Clinic: $2,280 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTASK Inc Trenton Area Soup Kitchen Inc: $2,200 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMercer Street Friends Center: $2,150 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBucks County Housing Group Inc: $2,100 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBucks County Opportunity Council Inc: $2,100 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetRightsharingofworldresources Inc: $2,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPhiladelphia Orchestra Association: $2,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $1,950 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetIsles Inc: $1,950 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Friends of Foundation Academy Inc: $1,950 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLenape Chamber Ensemble Inc: $1,800 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetThe Peace Center Inc: $1,800 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Philadelphia Education Fund: $1,800 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBetter Community Housing of Trenton Inc: $1,800 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetEarth School: $1,750 over 7y, 4.1% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $1,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $1,700 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDelaware Valley Food Pantry Inc: $1,650 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $1,600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Sentencing Project: $1,550 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRoot & Rebound: $1,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHomeboy Industries: $1,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Free Library of New Hope & Solebury: $1,450 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetFiaria Project Inc: $1,450 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetChandler Hall Health Services Inc: $1,400 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Delaware Canal Inc: $1,400 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $1,400 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetConcordia Chamber Players: $1,400 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetShalem Institute for Spiritual Formation: $1,400 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHeritage Conservancy Inc: $1,400 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWhyy Inc: $1,400 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBucks County Choral Society: $1,300 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPathways to Housing - Pa: $1,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmericares Foundation Inc: $1,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSankofa Freedom Academy Charter School: $1,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 77.

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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.

Kerr Family FoundationPA34.7× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Kerr Family Foundation · Foundations Community Partnership · Penn Community Bank Foundation · Waldman Family Charitable Trust · The Philadelphia Foundation · The William Penn Foundation · The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · The Haley Foundation · The Pearl Family Foundation Inc · Bucks County Conference & Visitors Bureau · The Patricia Kind Family Foundation · Community Foundation of New Jersey

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Bbla Foundation Inc

How much does Bbla Foundation Inc give?
Bbla Foundation Inc reported 95 grants totaling $45,630 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 95 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Bbla Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (41%), Arts & Culture (10%), Environment (7%).
Who are Bbla Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: St James School ($103k), Grid Alternatives ($18k), Light the Minds Inc ($10k).
Does Bbla Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Bbla Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Bbla Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Kerr Family Foundation, Foundations Community Partnership, Penn Community Bank Foundation.
Where is Bbla Foundation Inc based?
Bbla Foundation Inc is based in PA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 141 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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