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David Family Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$36k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
51
Grants FY2024
39
Organizations funded FY2023
21%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$500
Largest grant, FY2024
$4,800
Organizations funded a year
33 to 46
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$542k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 21% of the organizations David Family Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesAnimalsEducationOther
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 arriving47$34k28%
FY202339$29k21%
FY202242$37k24%
FY202133$30k3%
FY202042$31k36%
FY201946$33kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Environment$89kHealth$28kEducation$24kMembership Benefit$14kArts & Culture$8kAnimals$6kPublic Safety & Disaster$6kHuman Services$6kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 65 grantees
All grantees of David Family Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Friends of Worcester$21,000611%
Friends of Laurel Hill and West Laurel Hill Cemeteries$14,28861%
St John Land Conservancy Inc$12,600623%
Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy$11,00060%
Plymouth Meeting Friends School$8,10060%
Lake George Land Conservancy Inc$8,00050%
Doylestown Health Foundation$5,00050%
Trolley Car Helping Hands$4,75062%
Boston Medical Center Corporation$4,63150%
Lacawac Sanctuary Foundation Inc$4,50040%
Hepatitis B Foundation$4,50060%
Germantown Friends School$4,2006n/a
Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc$3,20050%
Coral Bay Community Council$3,00060%
James Madison University Foundation Inc$3,00030%
St John Rescue Inc$2,25060%
Chestnut Hill Community Association (Pa) Inc$2,00060%
Sunday Suppers$2,00021%
Fairmount Park Conservancy$2,00060%
International Exotic Animal Sanctuary$2,00040%
Elk River Arts & Lectures$2,00030%
Livingston Healthcare Foundation$2,00010%
Allone Charities$2,00010%
Chestnut Hill Conservancy$1,90060%
Park County Environmental Council$1,80030%
Montana Conservation Voters Inc$1,75030%
New York Shakespeare Festival$1,70040%
State College Area Rowing Association$1,5002n/a
International Raptor & Falconry Center$1,3803n/a
Worcester Historical Society$1,30060%
Highlands Historical Society$1,30051%
Wissahickon Valley Public Library$1,05060%
Abington Friends School$1,00010%
Greater Yellowstone Coalition$1,00020%
Whosoever Gospel Mission and Res Cue Home Asso of Germantown$1,00020%
Grand Canyon River Guides Inc$1,00020%
Family Promise Montco Pa$1,00020%
Natural Lands Trust Inc$1,00060%
Doylestown Hospital$1,00010%
Montana Free Press$1,00020%
Animal Resource Center$1,00010%
Methacton Education Foundation$90050%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$75030%
Living Beyond Breast Cancer$75020%
Philabundance$65030%
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$50010%
Dickinson College$50010%
Ollies Orchestra$50011%
Philadelphia Area Disc Alliance$50010%
American Cancer Society Inc$50010%
Historic Rittenhousetown Inc$50010%
Trinity College$50010%
The Wild Animal Sanctuary$50010%
Earthjustice$50010%
The Tileworks of Bucks County Inc$50010%
Back on My Feet$50010%
The George Washington University$50010%
Centre Square Fire Company$50050%
Friends of the Rail Park$50010%
Wellsprings Congregation Inc$5001n/a
Reading Partners$25010%
Environmental Law Institute$15010%
Travis Manion Foundation$15010%
Sultana Education Foundation Inc$13510%
National Audubon Society Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 28 recipients with no EIN on record ($31k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget David Family Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFriends of Worcester: $21,000 over 6y, 11% of budgetFriends of Laurel Hill and West Laurel Hill Cemeteries: $14,288 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetSt John Land Conservancy Inc: $12,600 over 6y, 23% of budgetNorthcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy: $11,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetPlymouth Meeting Friends School: $8,100 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetLake George Land Conservancy Inc: $8,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDoylestown Health Foundation: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTrolley Car Helping Hands: $4,750 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetBoston Medical Center Corporation: $4,631 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLacawac Sanctuary Foundation Inc: $4,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetHepatitis B Foundation: $4,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc: $3,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCoral Bay Community Council: $3,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetJames Madison University Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt John Rescue Inc: $2,250 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetChestnut Hill Community Association (Pa) Inc: $2,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSunday Suppers: $2,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetFairmount Park Conservancy: $2,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Exotic Animal Sanctuary: $2,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetElk River Arts & Lectures: $2,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetLivingston Healthcare Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAllone Charities: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetChestnut Hill Conservancy: $1,900 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPark County Environmental Council: $1,800 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMontana Conservation Voters Inc: $1,750 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetNew York Shakespeare Festival: $1,700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWorcester Historical Society: $1,300 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHighlands Historical Society: $1,300 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetWissahickon Valley Public Library: $1,050 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAbington Friends School: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Yellowstone Coalition: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWhosoever Gospel Mission and Res Cue Home Asso of Germantown: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGrand Canyon River Guides Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFamily Promise Montco Pa: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Lands Trust Inc: $1,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDoylestown Hospital: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMontana Free Press: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Resource Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMethacton Education Foundation: $900 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLiving Beyond Breast Cancer: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPhilabundance: $650 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDickinson College: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOllies Orchestra: $500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetPhiladelphia Area Disc Alliance: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHistoric Rittenhousetown Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% 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 61.

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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 FoundationPA19.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · The William Penn Foundation · Freeman Family Foundation · The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation · Solid Rock Foundation Co Rosamond Stanton · The Nararo Foundation · Glassybaby Foundation · Penn Community Bank Foundation · The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation Inc · Lindback Cr & Mf Foundation Tw Main · Chubb Charitable Foundation · The Bessemer Giving Fund

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 David Family Charitable Foundation

How much does David Family Charitable Foundation give?
David Family Charitable Foundation reported 51 grants totaling $35,840 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 33 and 46 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does David Family Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (45%), Health (14%), Education (12%).
Who are David Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Friends of Worcester ($21k), Friends of Laurel Hill and West Laurel Hill Cemeteries ($14k), St John Land Conservancy Inc ($13k).
Does David Family Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does David Family Charitable Foundation 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 David Family Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Philadelphia Foundation, The William Penn Foundation, Freeman Family Foundation.
Where is David Family Charitable Foundation based?
David Family Charitable Foundation 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 95 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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