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Children Can Shape the Future 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.

$430k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
26
Grants FY2025
39
Organizations funded FY2024
100%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
2 to 39
FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$8.9M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Children Can Shape the Future Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.1M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’24
Youth DevelopmentEducationArts & CultureRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyHuman ServicesOther
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 arriving26$430k4%
FY202439$1.1M100%
FY20202$65k0%
FY20198$582k88%
FY20185$205k60%
FY20175$182kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$849kYouth Development$840kRecreation & Sports$205kArts & Culture$182kHuman Services$120kCrime & Legal$92kCommunity Improvement$90kHealth$60kOther$0

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
Students Run Philly Style$130,565110%
Workshop Learning$129,000113%
The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia$100,00011%
Bicycle Coalition Of Greater Philadelphia$100,00033%
Big Picture Philadelphia$97,56221%
Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project Inc$92,35019%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia Inc$70,00021%
Jounce Partners Inc$65,00022%
Livewell Foundation$60,000242%
Lucy Outreach a Nj Nonprofit Corporation$55,00022%
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All grantees of Children Can Shape the Future Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Students Run Philly Style$130,565110%
Workshop Learning$129,000113%
The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia$100,00011%
Bicycle Coalition Of Greater Philadelphia$100,00033%
Big Picture Philadelphia$97,56221%
Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project Inc$92,35019%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia Inc$70,00021%
Jounce Partners Inc$65,00022%
Livewell Foundation$60,000242%
Lucy Outreach a Nj Nonprofit Corporation$55,00022%
Boys & Girls Club of Camden County Inc$50,00022%
Play on Philly$50,00012%
Building 21$50,00013%
Nationalities Service Center of Philadelphia$50,00010%
Cradles to Crayons Inc$50,00010%
Sunrise of Philadelphia$47,00013%
Reading Allowed$45,00021%
Musicopia Inc$45,00014%
Joyful Readers Inc$40,00021%
Wagner Free Institute of Science$40,0002n/a
Hopeworks 'N Camden Inc$40,00010%
Heights Philadelphia$40,00010%
North10 Philadelphia$40,00020%
Philadelphia Community Empowerment Through Soccer$40,00021%
Squashsmarts Inc$35,00021%
Tree House Books$35,00022%
The Print Center$35,00023%
West Philadelphia Alliance for Children$35,00025%
Horizons Greater Philadelphia Inc$35,00022%
Coded By$35,00021%
Philadelphia Robotics Coalition Inc$35,00026%
Rock to the Future Inc$35,00022%
Urban Affairs Coalition$35,00010%
Historic Fair Hill Inc$35,00024%
Writers Matter$30,00027%
Philadelphia City Rowing Inc$30,00022%
Healthy NewsWorks$30,00024%
The Big Picture Alliance Inc$30,00022%
West Park Cultural Center$30,000215%
After-School All-Stars$25,00010%
The Philadelphia Education Fund$25,00011%
Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative$25,00011%
Amandla Inc$20,00012%
Neighborhood Center Inc$20,00011%
Philadelphia Young Playwrights$15,00013%
Movement Alliance Project$15,0001n/a
Need in Deed$10,00012%
Metropolitan Ballet Company$7,00014%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($330k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Children Can Shape the Future Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 46 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetStudents Run Philly Style: $130,565 over 1y, 10% of budgetWorkshop Learning: $129,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetThe Fund for the School District of Philadelphia: $100,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetBicycle Coalition Of Greater Philadelphia: $100,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetBig Picture Philadelphia: $97,562 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetYouth Sentencing & Reentry Project Inc: $92,350 over 1y, 9.3% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia Inc: $70,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetJounce Partners Inc: $65,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetLivewell Foundation: $60,000 over 2y, 42% of budgetLucy Outreach a Nj Nonprofit Corporation: $55,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Camden County Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetPlay on Philly: $50,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetBuilding 21: $50,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetNationalities Service Center of Philadelphia: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCradles to Crayons Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSunrise of Philadelphia: $47,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetReading Allowed: $45,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetMusicopia Inc: $45,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetJoyful Readers Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetHopeworks 'N Camden Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHeights Philadelphia: $40,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNorth10 Philadelphia: $40,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPhiladelphia Community Empowerment Through Soccer: $40,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetSquashsmarts Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetTree House Books: $35,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetThe Print Center: $35,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetWest Philadelphia Alliance for Children: $35,000 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetHorizons Greater Philadelphia Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetCoded By: $35,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetPhiladelphia Robotics Coalition Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 6.1% of budgetRock to the Future Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetUrban Affairs Coalition: $35,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHistoric Fair Hill Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetWriters Matter: $30,000 over 2y, 7.0% of budgetPhiladelphia City Rowing Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetHealthy NewsWorks: $30,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetThe Big Picture Alliance Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetWest Park Cultural Center: $30,000 over 2y, 15% of budgetAfter-School All-Stars: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Philadelphia Education Fund: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPhiladelphia Youth Sports Collaborative: $25,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetAmandla Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetNeighborhood Center Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetPhiladelphia Young Playwrights: $15,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetNeed in Deed: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetMetropolitan Ballet Company: $7,000 over 1y, 3.7% 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 46.

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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.

The Philadelphia Foun…The Allen Hilles FundHenrietta Tower Wurts…The Patricia Kind Fam…The William Penn Foun…Henry Dolfinger 2 Tru…Adam and Maria Sarah …Lindback Cr & Mf Foun…Ludwick FdnConnelly FoundationThe Barra Foundation …Grace S and W Linton …
The Philadelphia FoundationPA71.5× affinity36 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · The Allen Hilles Fund · Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial Foundation · The Patricia Kind Family Foundation · The William Penn Foundation · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw · Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert Institution for Poor Boys and Girls · Lindback Cr & Mf Foundation Tw Main · Ludwick Fdn · Connelly Foundation · The Barra Foundation Inc · Grace S and W Linton Nelson 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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How do I get to Children Can Shape the Future Inc?

Find your warmest path to Children Can Shape the Future Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Children Can Shape the Future Inc

How much does Children Can Shape the Future Inc give?
Children Can Shape the Future Inc reported 26 grants totaling $430,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 39 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does Children Can Shape the Future Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (33%), Youth Development (32%), Recreation & Sports (8%).
Who are Children Can Shape the Future Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Students Run Philly Style ($131k), Workshop Learning ($129k), The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia ($100k).
Does Children Can Shape the Future Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Children Can Shape the Future 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 Children Can Shape the Future Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Philadelphia Foundation, The Allen Hilles Fund, Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial Foundation.
Where is Children Can Shape the Future Inc based?
Children Can Shape the Future 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 56 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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