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Ben D Spagolio Charitable Trust

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$15k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
32
Grants FY2024
39
Organizations funded FY2023
44%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$300
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,800
Organizations funded a year
34 to 43
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
5
Total assets, FY2024
$355k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 44% of the organizations Ben D Spagolio Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 27% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthEducationCrime & LegalArts & CultureEmploymentOther
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
FY2024still arriving31$14k39%
FY202339$15k44%
FY202234$16k44%
FY202143$14k63%
FY202038$13kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$16kHealth$11kHuman Services$11kPhilanthropy$6kAnimals$5kArts & Culture$5kReligion$4kRecreation & Sports$4kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
PA
NJ
CA
WV
TN
NC
AL
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Pottsville Free Public Library$7,66650%
Avenues$7,23550%
Hillside SPCA Inc$4,72540%
Schuylkill YMCA$4,40550%
Schuylkill United Way$2,89540%
Fun Time Early Childhood Academy Inc$1,80030%
Schuylkill Women in Crisis$1,70030%
Walk in Art Center Inc$1,50040%
Oheb Zedeck Synagogue Center$1,2505n/a
Schuylkill Chamber Foundation Inc$1,15023%
Show all 44 grantees
All grantees of Ben D Spagolio Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Pottsville Free Public Library$7,66650%
Avenues$7,23550%
Hillside SPCA Inc$4,72540%
Schuylkill YMCA$4,40550%
Schuylkill United Way$2,89540%
Fun Time Early Childhood Academy Inc$1,80030%
Schuylkill Women in Crisis$1,70030%
Walk in Art Center Inc$1,50040%
Oheb Zedeck Synagogue Center$1,2505n/a
Schuylkill Chamber Foundation Inc$1,15023%
Franklin & Marshall College$1,00010%
Midpenn Legal Services$75030%
Crimson Tide Foundation$70022%
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition$7001n/a
Schuylkill County Council for the Arts Inc$70010%
Sol Lipton Scholarship Foundation Inc$6505n/a
Downtown Shenandoah Inc$50010%
West Virginia University Foundation Inc$50010%
Strays No More$4001n/a
Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association$30030%
Lehigh Valley Health Network$27510%
Schuylkill County Historical Society$25010%
The League Club Inc$25010%
St Josephs Center$25010%
Crimson Tide Football Club$2401n/a
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$20010%
High Flyers Vaulting Inc$2001n/a
Ashland Public Library$20020%
Port Carbon Public Library$15011%
Nch Healthcare System Inc$15010%
Naples Art Association Inc$14510%
Baker Senior Center Naples Inc$12510%
Osterhout Free Library$10010%
American Heart Association Inc$10010%
Mahanoy City Public Library$10010%
Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc$10010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$10010%
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association$10010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$10010%
Lasting Legacy for Pottsville$1001n/a
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$5010%
Berks Catholic High School Inc$501n/a
Rye Free Reading Room$5010%
Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 65 recipients with no EIN on record ($28k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ben D Spagolio Charitable Trust supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPottsville Free Public Library: $7,666 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAvenues: $7,235 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHillside SPCA Inc: $4,725 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetSchuylkill YMCA: $4,405 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSchuylkill United Way: $2,895 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFun Time Early Childhood Academy Inc: $1,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSchuylkill Women in Crisis: $1,700 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWalk in Art Center Inc: $1,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSchuylkill Chamber Foundation Inc: $1,150 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetFranklin & Marshall College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMidpenn Legal Services: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCrimson Tide Foundation: $700 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetSchuylkill County Council for the Arts Inc: $700 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDowntown Shenandoah Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWest Virginia University Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNortheastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLehigh Valley Health Network: $275 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSchuylkill County Historical Society: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe League Club Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Josephs Center: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuscular Dystrophy Association Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAshland Public Library: $200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPort Carbon Public Library: $150 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNch Healthcare System Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNaples Art Association Inc: $145 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBaker Senior Center Naples Inc: $125 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOsterhout Free Library: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMahanoy City Public Library: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHawk Mountain Sanctuary Association: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRye Free Reading Room: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOrwigsburg Area Free Public Library: $50 over 1y, 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 36.

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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.

Will S & Anna S Fox FoundationPA41.1× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Will S & Anna S Fox Foundation · Ppl Foundation · Herman Yudacufski Charitable Foundation · Comerford Mary Tw Charitable (Pf) · Thomas J West Family Char Trust · Anna C Bohorad Trust B · Snayberger Memorial Fdn (Pf) · Schuylkill Area Community Foundation · Miles S & Anna Kiehner Memorial Trust Co Argent Trust Company · Benevolent Association of Pottsville · Comloquoy Robert and Sara S Char Fd · Ibm International Foundation

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 Ben D Spagolio Charitable Trust

How much does Ben D Spagolio Charitable Trust give?
Ben D Spagolio Charitable Trust reported 32 grants totaling $14,555 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 43 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Ben D Spagolio Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (21%), Health (15%), Human Services (15%).
Who are Ben D Spagolio Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Pottsville Free Public Library ($8k), Avenues ($7k), Hillside SPCA Inc ($5k).
Does Ben D Spagolio Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 44% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ben D Spagolio Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ben D Spagolio Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Will S & Anna S Fox Foundation, Ppl Foundation, Herman Yudacufski Charitable Foundation.
Where is Ben D Spagolio Charitable Trust based?
Ben D Spagolio Charitable Trust 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 112 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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