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Bright & Christella Erichson Charitable Trust Ua Dtd 08/06/79 at a glance

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Bright & Christella Erichson Charitable Trust Ua Dtd 08/06/79

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.

$51k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Human Services$302kReligion$108kHealth$72kFood & Nutrition$9k
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $31k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $20k
$8,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$908k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CONNECTEDLY$10,000
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR HOLY FAMILY HOME$10,000
MERCY NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRIES OF PHILADELPHIA$8,000
ST IGNATIUS NURSING & REHAB CENTER$8,000
GENTLE GRATITUDE$5,000
KAISERMAN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER$5,000
JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $153k) land where the poverty rate runs at 22%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $10k → 22%JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $10k → 22%JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $5k → 22%JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $4k → 22%JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $4k → 22%JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $4k → 22%JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $4k → 22%MERCY NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRIES OF PHILADELPHIA: $14k → 22%MERCY NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRIES OF PHILADELPHIA: $10k → 22%MERCY NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRIES OF PHILADELPHIA: $8k → 22%MERCY NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRIES OF PHILADELPHIA: $4k → 22%MERCY NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRIES OF PHILADELPHIA: $4k → 22%MERCY NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRIES OF PHILADELPHIA: $4k → 22%MERCY NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRIES OF PHILADELPHIA: $4k → 22%CENTER IN THE PARK: $3k → 22%CONNECTEDLY: $10k → 22%CONNECTEDLY: $8k → 22%GOLDEN SLIPPER CENTER FOR SENIORS: $8k → 22%GOLDEN SLIPPER CENTER FOR SENIORS: $8k → 22%GOLDEN SLIPPER CENTER FOR SENIORS: $8k → 22%GOLDEN SLIPPER CENTER FOR SENIORS: $7k → 22%GOLDEN SLIPPER CENTER FOR SENIORS: $7k → 22%GOLDEN SLIPPER CENTER FOR SENIORS: $7k → 22%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$479k · 12 repeat orgs$12k to everyone else

12 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
2

Total granted

$479k
$7k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+2%
+20%

Still filing today

58%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • LS
    LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA
    8× · 2017–2025 · $75k · revenue +43%
  • MN
    MERCY NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRIES INC
    7× · 2017–2025 · $48k · revenue +51%
  • JF
    JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA
    7× · 2017–2025 · $41k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • LB
    LITTLE BROTHERS FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY
    one grant, 2017 · $4k
  • CI
    CENTER IN THE PARK
    one grant, 2023 · $3k · revenue +20%
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pgh

Catholic charities serves to not only meet the immediate needs of the vulnerable within our communities but to provide solutions that embrace a path to stability for those we are privileged to serve. catholic charities is the primary…

Human Services
2
Philadelphia Health Partnership
Health
3
Raymond and Miriam Klein Jcc (D/B/a Kleinlife)

Kleinlife provides social, educational, and cultural programs, as well as vital social services through cutting edge practices and innovative strategies for children through seniors living in northeast philadelphia and the surrounding…

Recreation & Sports
4
Inglis House

Inglis' mission is to enable people with disabilities - and those who care for them - to achieve their goals and live life to the fullest.

Human Services
5
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia

The jewish federation of greater philadelphia mobilizes financial and volunteer resources to create a bright future for jewish people everywhere. the jewish federation cares for those in need, combats antisemitism and global crises, and…

Philanthropy
6
Jewish Family & Childrens Services of Greater Mercer County Inc

JFCS strengthens individuals and families by empowering people to care for themselves and others. This is accomplished through a wide range of high quality social services and programs designed to assist families with many of life's…

Human Services
7
Garden Court Community Association Inc

The Garden Court Community Association (GCCA) is an organization of individuals and families living and working in the Garden Court neighborhood in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since the mid 1950's, GCCA has worked to foster, promote,…

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8
Miami Jewish Health Systems Inc

Miami jewish health systems, inc. was incorporated to provide shelter for the elderly and develop social & health programs relating to their care. in addition, research & educational programs are conducted for the elderly to enhance their…

Human Services
9
Liberty Lutheran Services

Liberty lutheran faithfully accompanies individuals and families who are facing life changing situations through an empowering approach that honors their choices and well-being.

Human Services
10
NORTH10 Philadelphia
Youth Development
11
Young Men and Women's Hebrew Association and Irene Kaufmann Cent

Nurturing people, connecting community, each day, through every age, inspired by jewish values.

Human Services
12
Philadelphia Senior Center

Philadelphia Senior Center (PSC) serves as the facility housing the operations for Philadelphia Senior Centers II. The location of this center is 509 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19147

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia; the most unlike its peers is Gentle Gratitude. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

11 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. 11 of the 15 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
9/11
Grantees still filing
5/11
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA: $75,000 · OtherLITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILA…MISSIONARY SERVANTS OF THE MOST BLESSED TRINITY: $65,000 · OtherMISSIONARY SERVANTS OF THE MOST BLESSED TRINITYSUPPORTING OLDER WOMEN NETWORK: $54,500 · OtherSUPPORTING OLDER WOMEN NETWORKMADLYN & LEONARD ABRAMSON CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE: $43,000 · OtherMADLYN & LEONARD ABRAMSON CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFERALSTON CENTER: $9,000 · Other+2 more: $6,000 · OtherMERCY NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRIES INC: $48,000 · Human ServicesMERCY NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRIES INCGOLDEN SLIPPER CENTER FOR SENIORS INC: $43,500 · Human ServicesGOLDEN SLIPPER CENTER FOR SENIORS I…JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $41,000 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE …CONNECTEDLY: $18,000 · Human ServicesCONNECTEDLY+1 more: $2,500 · Human ServicesST IGNATIUS NURSING & REHAB CENTER: $69,500 · HealthST IGNATIUS NURS…KAISERMAN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsGENTLE GRATITUDE: $5,000 · Philanthropy
Other$252,500Human Services$153,000Health$69,500Recreation & Sports$10,000Philanthropy$5,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA: $75,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetST IGNATIUS NURSING & REHAB CENTER: $69,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetMERCY NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRIES INC: $48,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetGOLDEN SLIPPER CENTER FOR SENIORS INC: $43,500 over 6y, 3.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $41,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCONNECTEDLY: $18,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetKAISERMAN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGENTLE GRATITUDE: $5,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetLITTLE BROTHERS FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY: $4,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetCENTER IN THE PARK: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE BLIND RELIEF FUND OF PHILADELPHIA: $2,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budget
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 LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA ↗
  • Who funds ST IGNATIUS NURSING & REHAB CENTER ↗
  • Who funds MERCY NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds GOLDEN SLIPPER CENTER FOR SENIORS INC ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA ↗
  • Who funds CONNECTEDLY ↗
  • Who funds KAISERMAN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds GENTLE GRATITUDE ↗
  • Who funds LITTLE BROTHERS FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY ↗
  • Who funds CENTER IN THE PARK ↗
  • Who funds THE BLIND RELIEF FUND OF PHILADELPHIA ↗

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.

The Philadelphia Foun…W W Smith Charitable …United Way of Greater…Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
The Philadelphia FoundationPA15.2× affinity5 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · W W Smith Charitable Trust · United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Bright & Christella Erichson Charitable Trust Ua Dtd 08/06/79 funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Bright & Christella Erichson Charitable Trust Ua Dtd 08/06/79. Bigger dots raise more.

2023
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 15 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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