Pennsylvania · Public charity
Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc
Catholic foundation of eastern pennsylvania, inc., is a pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, organized and operated for religious, charitable and educational purposes described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. The catholic foundation supports ministries of religion, charity, service and education within and/or outside…
- $581k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 19
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2025
- $449k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $17,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $61,219
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 13
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $55M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $512k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 10 | $339k | 60% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $512k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $283k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $229k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $133k | 17% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $233k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Pennsylvania Scholarship Foundation Charitable Trust | $122,171 | 2 | n/a |
| Kolbe Academy Inc | $55,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Jane Frances de Chantal Church | $53,739 | 2 | n/a |
| St Anne Parish | $51,038 | 2 | n/a |
| Green & Gold Education Endowment Fund | $22,342 | 1 | n/a |
| St John Vianney Regional School | $17,631 | 2 | n/a |
| John Paul II Center for Special Learning | $15,276 | 1 | n/a |
| Diocese of Allentown | $11,712 | 2 | n/a |
| Holy Trinity Parish Charitable Trust | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Theresas Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Pennsylvania Scholarship Foundation Charitable Trust | $122,171 | 2 | n/a |
| Kolbe Academy Inc | $55,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Jane Frances de Chantal Church | $53,739 | 2 | n/a |
| St Anne Parish | $51,038 | 2 | n/a |
| Green & Gold Education Endowment Fund | $22,342 | 1 | n/a |
| St John Vianney Regional School | $17,631 | 2 | n/a |
| John Paul II Center for Special Learning | $15,276 | 1 | n/a |
| Diocese of Allentown | $11,712 | 2 | n/a |
| Holy Trinity Parish Charitable Trust | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Theresas Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Matthews Parish | $5,800 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.
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: United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley · The Topper Foundation · Ppl Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc with peer funders
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About Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc
- How much does Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc give?
- Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc reported 19 itemized grants totaling $449,497, out of $581,451 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 13 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (89%), Religion (10%), Community Improvement (1%).
- Who are Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Eastern Pennsylvania Scholarship Foundation Charitable Trust ($122k), Kolbe Academy Inc ($55k), St Jane Frances de Chantal Church ($54k).
- Does Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, The Topper Foundation, Ppl Foundation.
- Where is Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc based?
- Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc is based in PA.
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