· Private foundation
Brook Trout Charitable Trust
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2026.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2026
- Under $10k8 grants · $38k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $31k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $68k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MASONIC VILLAGES GRAND LODGE OF PA | $68,250 |
| CHILDRENS DYSLEXIA CENTERS INC | $18,000 |
| HARRISBURG AREA FOOD PANTRY | $12,625 |
| BETHESDA MISSION OF HARRISBURG | $5,625 |
| MISS BOBBIS PLACE INC | $5,500 |
| THE FOUNDATION FOR ENHANCING | $5,000 |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INC | $5,000 |
| DAUPHIN COUNTY CASA | $5,000 |
| SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN | $5,000 |
| GOD LUV YA FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| ZION EVAN LUTHERAN CHURCH | $1,500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY22–26, $46k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +38% since the first grant, against -57% for those funded once.
16 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2026, 9 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).
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 FY2026, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
Save The Children Federation Inc6× · 2021–2026 · $30k · revenue +1%- BMBETHESDA MISSION OF HARRISBURG INC6× · 2021–2026 · $30k · revenue +48%
- SOSPECIAL OLYMPICS PENNSYLVANIA INC3× · 2020–2022 · $27k · revenue +86%
Funded once
- HRHARRISBURG RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB INCone grant, 2020 · $20k · revenue -67%
- VOVETERANS OUTREACH OF PENNSYLVANIAone grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue -57%
- HAHARRISBURG AREA FOOD PANTRYone grant, 2024 · $7k
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.
Upmc pinnacle hospitals mission as a charitable organization is dedicatied to maintaining and improving the health and quality of life for all persons of the central pennsylvania area.
Penn state health's mission is to continually improve the health and well-being of the people of pennsylvania, and beyond. the organization provides patients with excellent, compassionate and equitable care; educates and trains (continued…
Website: https://towerhealth.org/locations/st-christophers-hospital- children stc opco, llc (st. christopher's hospital for children) provides a full range of high-quality healthcare services to all children and youth up to age 21 who seek…
The chambersburg hospital is a regional non-profit health care organization committed to the improvement of the health and well-being of the people in southcentral pennsylvania.
Penn state health hampden medical center's mission is to continually improve the health and well-being of the people in pennsylvania. the organization provides patients with excellent, compassionate and culturally responsive and equitable…
The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…
Ronald mcdonald house charities of central pa provides essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families and promote healing when children need healthcare.
Pennyslvania partnerships for children is a strong, effective, and trusted voice for improving the health, education, and well being of the children and youth in pennsylvania.
We, pittsburgh mercy health system and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. mercy life center is a member of pittsburgh mercy health system…
Mshmc's mission is to continually improve the health and well-being of the people in pennsylvania. the organization provides patients with excellent, compassionate, culturally responsive and equitable care, educate and trains healthcare…
To advocate for and provide services to pennsylvania's hospitals and health systems to advance high-quality accessible and financially sustainable health care.
Our mission is to serve children and youth facing homelessness and human trafficking, and to protect and safeguard all children. we provide trauma-informed interventions for youth who are in need.covenant house pennsylvania (chpa) remains…
How this is measured
15 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 15 of the 29 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 CHILDREN'S DYSLEXIA CENTERS INC ↗
- Who funds Save The Children Federation Inc ↗
- Who funds BETHESDA MISSION OF HARRISBURG INC ↗
- Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS PENNSYLVANIA INC ↗
- Who funds DAUPHIN COUNTY CASA ↗
- Who funds HARRISBURG RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB INC ↗
- Who funds SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN ↗
- Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
- Who funds HARRISBURG AREA FOOD PANTRY ↗
- Who funds VETERANS OUTREACH OF PENNSYLVANIA ↗
- Who funds MISS BOBBIS PLACE INC ↗
- Who funds ORDER OF DEMOLAY IN PENNSYLVANIA ↗
- Who funds God Luv Ya Foundation ↗
- Who funds THE FOUNDATION FOR ENHANCING COMMUNITIES ↗
- Who funds PENN STATE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ↗
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: Central Pennsylvania Food Bank · United Way of the Capital Region · The Foundation for Enhancing Communities · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Brook Trout Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Brook Trout Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.
- Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
- Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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