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Erie Community Foundation

The ERIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION works to improve the quality of life for all in our region by evaluating and addressing community issues, building permanent charitable endowments, and by promoting philanthropic and community leadership.

$26M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
373
Itemized grants FY2024
325
Organizations funded FY2023
16%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$24M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$23,789
Largest grant, FY2024
$2,298,713
Organizations funded a year
212 to 325
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
13
Total assets, FY2024
$386M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 16% of the organizations Erie Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.7M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesPublic Safety & DisasterCommunity ImprovementOther
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 arriving350$24M15%
FY2023325$21M16%
FY2022307$17M11%
FY2021304$24M18%
FY2020278$15M23%
FY2019225$17M16%
FY2018212$18M17%
FY2017221$16Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$23MArts & Culture$18MEducation$18MReligion$17MPhilanthropy$14MHuman Services$13MCommunity Improvement$12MHousing & Shelter$8.8MOther$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, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
United Way of Erie County$12,108,080857%
Hamot Health Foundation$7,018,794828%
Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority$4,188,0581n/a
City Mission of the Evangelical Churches of Erie$4,111,464849%
ExpERIEnce Children's Museum$3,824,22587%
Mercyhurst University$3,715,45582%
Erie Philharmonic Inc$3,152,969826%
Erie County Community College of Pa$3,090,0744n/a
Mercy Center for Women Inc$2,889,505898%
Erie Zoological Society$2,626,426812%
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All grantees of Erie Community Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
United Way of Erie County$12,108,080857%
Hamot Health Foundation$7,018,794828%
Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority$4,188,0581n/a
City Mission of the Evangelical Churches of Erie$4,111,464849%
ExpERIEnce Children's Museum$3,824,22587%
Mercyhurst University$3,715,45582%
Erie Philharmonic Inc$3,152,969826%
Erie County Community College of Pa$3,090,0744n/a
Mercy Center for Women Inc$2,889,505898%
Erie Zoological Society$2,626,426812%
Foundation for Free Enterprise Education$2,604,747823%
Mt St Benedict$2,087,5328n/a
Erie County Historical Society$2,012,822821%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Nw Pa Inc$1,941,13682%
ERIE CANCER AND WELLNESS FOUNDATION dba - ERIE CANCER WELLNESS CENTER$1,909,731495%
Erie Art Museum$1,802,270848%
The Nonprofit Partnership$1,769,663759%
Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership$1,766,343755%
Mercyhurst Preparatory School$1,673,3338n/a
Shriners Hospitals for Children$1,597,43980%
Flagship Niagara League$1,507,373826%
Highmark Health$1,497,1897n/a
The Arts Council of Erie$1,365,626827%
Erie Downtown Development Corporation$1,305,841816%
Erie Civic Theatre Association$1,287,747818%
Wayside Presbyterian$1,264,0858n/a
Pennsylvania State University$1,256,1358n/a
Carnegie Mellon University$1,217,42110%
Luther Memorial Lutheran Church$1,199,8678n/a
The Regional Cancer Center Foundation$1,151,516236%
St Pauls Clinic Foundation Inc$1,065,386833%
Erie United Methodist Alliance$1,054,998815%
The Goodell Project Inc$1,013,196859%
Erie Independence House Inc$1,005,708812%
Minority Community Investment Coalition$1,000,000259%
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas New York Pennsylvania Pacific West$994,2728n/a
Asbury Woods Partnership Inc$988,656823%
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine$931,76980%
Asbury Atlantic Inc$906,12580%
Erie County Convention Center Authority$904,5353n/a
East Side Renaissance Inc$851,356361%
Park United Methodist Church$847,5048n/a
Anna Foundation Inc Assoc for Needy and Neglected Animals$819,50589%
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Erie$811,18781%
Maria House Project$809,816834%
Erie Day School Inc$797,815821%
Northwestern Pennsylvania Humane Society D/B/A Erie Humane Society$777,893810%
Young Mens Christian Association of Corry Pennsylvania$769,589817%
Women's Care Center of Erie County Inc$761,349819%
French Creek Valley Conservancy$744,227817%
Public Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania Inc$711,59284%
First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant$707,0068n/a
The Catholic Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie$706,1988n/a
Empower Erie$705,2403n/a
Julia Hospice & Palliative Care$700,966526%
Dr Gertrude a Barber Center Inc$690,86280%
Erie Homes for Children & Adults Inc$684,58481%
Erie Center for Arts and Technology Inc$680,954612%
Saint Mary's Home of Erie$672,61281%
Erie Area Rabbit Society & Rescue (Ears) Inc$661,674865%
Gannon University$645,60980%
Sisters of St Joseph Neighborhood Network$633,594816%
Safenet Inc$625,10586%
Northwestern Pennsylvania Baptist Assembly$597,633824%
Villa Maria Catherdral Preparatory Catholic School System$574,0088n/a
The Sight Center of Northwest Pennsylvania$573,530824%
Emmas Footprints$563,512859%
Neighborhood Art House$549,6398n/a
Sisters of St Joseph of Northwestern Penna$542,3417n/a
Eagles Nest Leadership Corporation$535,529816%
Because You Care Inc$524,419820%
Bayfront Nato Inc$523,236824%
Crime Victim Center of Erie County Inc$521,07785%
Member to Member Inc$509,200647%
First United Methodist Church of Erie$507,4118n/a
The Salvation Army$503,0058n/a
St John the Baptist Church$472,0958n/a
Orphan Angels Cat Sanctuary$466,808844%
Erie Downtown Partnership$459,605650%
Greater Erie Area Habitat for Humanity Inc$437,255836%
Presbyterian Homes in the Presbytery of Lake Erie$436,36280%
Serverie$428,614835%
Bayfront East Side Taskforce Inc$415,955827%
St Martin Center$413,89883%
New Hope Presbyterian Church$392,7288n/a
Fairview Presbyterian Church$388,9768n/a
Wesley United Methodist Church$381,6938n/a
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie$372,3828n/a
Eries Black Wall Street$367,090585%
The Tom Ridge Environmental Center Foundation$361,541830%
Orchard Beach Assembly$360,2577n/a
Our West Bayfront Inc$349,14669%
McLane Baptist Church$345,3168n/a
South Harborcreek United Methodist Church$341,0148n/a
St Patrick's Haven Inc$337,545887%
Sarah a Reed Children's Center$331,23981%
Camp Notre Dame Inc$330,944818%
Greater Erie Economic Development Corporation$330,620318%
Community Shelter Services Inc$329,24283%
The Foundation for Sustainable Forests Inc$329,198814%
St Patrick Church$321,5488n/a
Northwestern Pa Cleft Palate Institute$321,179697%
Presque Isle Partnership Inc$309,110818%
Erie Dawn Inc$306,848814%
Boys & Girls Club of Erie Inc$305,24086%
Eastminster Presbyterian Church$301,3708n/a
Inspiration Time Inc$298,52088%
Housing and Neighborhood Development Service$298,08782%
St Stephen Episcopal Church$293,3008n/a
Community of Caring Inc$291,66287%
Harborcreek Youth Services Inc$288,61181%
First Presbyterian Church of North East$282,0697n/a
Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier$281,716833%
Achievement Center Inc$280,43580%
Fort Leboeuf School District Foundation$277,059867%
Oliver Hazard Perry Shipyard$273,667233%
Union City Pride Incorporated$273,36029%
Boy Scouts of America 532 French Creek Council$273,26588%
Jefferson Educational Society of Erie Inc$269,938413%
Upmc$267,7415n/a
Tamarack Wildlife Center$257,170820%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$253,25780%
Hope on Horseback$242,729827%
Upper Room of Erie$240,219831%
Corry Community Development Corporation$239,0992n/a
Community Country Day School$238,74383%
County of Erie$238,7054n/a
Chosen Inc$236,124810%
Greater Erie Community Action Committee$233,26480%
St Peters Cathedral$231,9698n/a
St Luke Church$231,3278n/a
Findley Lake Volunteer Fireman Asso$230,072566%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater PA and West Virginia Inc$229,14281%
Child Development Centers Inc$228,50640%
Robert H Jackson Center Inc$225,21277%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$221,85780%
Children's Advocacy Center of Erie County$214,000813%
Erie Regional Library Foundation Inc$209,738881%
Fairview School Foundation$206,239821%
Stairways Behavioral Health Inc$205,96680%
Cathedral of St Paul$204,5708n/a
Foundation for Eries Public Schools$194,590827%
Corry Higher Education Council$193,87383%
International Institute of Erie Pa$191,2834n/a
Salvation Baptist Center$190,4717n/a
Erie Animal Network$190,169834%
Wld Ranch$189,8078n/a
The Urban Oasis Project Inc$187,673288%
St George R C Church$181,4176n/a
Immanuel Lutheran Church$173,8118n/a
Performing Arts Collective Alliance$173,798817%
Highmark Health$172,1467n/a
Nami of Erie County Pennsylvania$165,973815%
American Heart Association Inc$164,65680%
Edinboro Market Inc$163,537236%
Erie City Moms Inc$159,043272%
John F Kennedy Center Inc$155,29364%
US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Inc$152,88620%
Abiding Hope Lutheran Church$152,4357n/a
Multi-Cultural Health Evaluation Delivery System Inc$151,44839%
Ben Franklin Technology Partners Corporation$150,000172%
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$149,88280%
Our Lady of Peace School$147,6998n/a
Booker T Washington Center Inc$146,97767%
Hospice of Metropolitan Erie Inc$146,633879%
Metro-Erie Meals on Wheels Inc$146,58267%
Pennsylvania Chamber Symphony Inc$146,537839%
American Cancer Society Inc$144,50970%
Catholic Charities Counseling & Adoption Services of the Diocese of Erie Inc$143,63842%
Friends of the Erie County Library$139,915834%
Therapy Dogs United Inc$137,895821%
Ball Pavilion$137,22980%
Innovation Collaborative Inc$136,5891n/a
St Paul's United Church of Christ$127,9418n/a
Diverse Erie$125,0001n/a
Enterprise Development Fund of Erie County Inc$125,000120%
Urban Erie Community Development Corporation$123,048412%
Multicultural Community Resource Center$122,74682%
Blended Spirits Ranch$121,778810%
Larche Erie Inc$121,50981%
Our Lady of the Lake Parish$120,1196n/a
Bethany Outreach Center$119,582734%
Community Nursing Services of North East$118,20153%
Sarah a Reed Retirement Center$117,86980%
Alzheimer's Assoc of NW PA$117,3327n/a
A Hand Up Erie Inc$117,047447%
Center for Governmental Research$117,00016%
Community Blood Bank of Erie County$116,39031%
88 Live to Ride Inc$116,370416%
Emergycare Inc$112,96960%
Gaudenzia Erie Inc$112,91850%
Erie Masonic Temple Preservation Foundation$111,6525n/a
Perry Square Alliance$111,067326%
General McLane Foundation$108,992716%
Corry Community Development Corporation dba Impact Corry$108,753469%
Erie Police Athletic League$107,519634%
Climate Changers Inc$107,3894n/a
Fuller Hose Company No 1$107,155514%
Erie Maritime Foundation Bayfront Maritime Center$105,733714%
Veterans Miracle Center$104,642716%
Visiting Nurse Association of Erie County$104,49880%
Family Services of Nw Pa$103,91580%
Lakeshore Community Services Inc$102,01170%
Adagio Health Inc$100,09030%
DrivingPal$100,0001n/a
Environment Erie$99,13034%
The Books for Kids Foundation$97,99782%
Gurdwara Sikh Cultural Society of Erie Pa$95,8025n/a
Parkinson Partners of Northwestern Pennsylvania$95,723824%
Mercy Hilltop Senior Center Inc$95,315714%
Early Connections Inc$94,42981%
United Neighborhood Facilities Health Care Corp$94,17743%
Youth Leadership Institute of Erie$93,532414%
New Blossoms New Life Foundation$92,393636%
Grady's Decision$89,827816%
Christian Ministries of the Apostolic Faith Church$89,2033n/a
Edinboro Area Historical Society$87,931860%
Erie-Western PA Port Authority$87,4612n/a
Dafmark Dance Theater$84,020828%
Anshe Hesed Congregation$82,8825n/a
Nurturing Hearts Inc$82,719450%
Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania$82,28880%
St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church$82,2607n/a
White Pine Center for Healing Corp$81,521319%
Erie County Vocational Technical School Foundation$80,457618%
Downtown Girard$80,0001n/a
Union City First United Methodist Church$79,1127n/a
Wellfit Incorporated Co Kathy Iorio$79,013642%
Albion Area Public Library$78,730437%
Church of the Cross Presbyterian Church-Usa-$78,1708n/a
Erie County Resource Family Organization$76,605327%
Holy Rosary Church$75,8752n/a
Union City Volunteer Fire Department$75,22983%
Greater Erie Alliabce for Equality Inc$73,8466n/a
Our Lady of Peace Parish Endowment$72,2584n/a
McCord Memorial Library Association$72,15686%
Americans for the Competitive Enterprise System Inc of Western Pennsylvania$71,40676%
The Georgiana Foundation$71,190851%
Council on Foundations Inc$70,00050%
First Presbyterian Church of Girard$68,2833n/a
All Gods Children Ministries$68,036416%
First Baptist Church of North East$67,3508n/a
Partnership of Women Religious Inc$67,0488n/a
People for Life Inc$64,581718%
Unitarian Universlaist Church$63,7651n/a
Northwest Institute of Research$62,88020%
Creative Community Connectors Inc$62,8002n/a
Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit #5 - Adult$61,8221n/a
St Mark's Episcopal Church$61,5832n/a
Chautauqua Foundation Inc$60,10370%
Silicon Andhra$60,0001n/a
Donorschooseorg$60,00060%
The Center for Creative Learning$60,00029%
Community Resources for Independence Inc$59,76130%
Perseus House Inc$59,15850%
North East Community Food Pantry$59,108519%
Bethesda Foundation for Children$58,78651%
Union City Area School District Foundation$57,40548%
Erie Yacht Club Foundation Inc$56,833746%
Mystic Mountain Training Center$56,405619%
Safe Journey$52,96142%
Holy Cross Church$52,4624n/a
Saint George School$52,3994n/a
Harvest912 Inc$52,06148%
Union City Public Library$50,992611%
Our Ladys Christian School$50,2397n/a
Bridgeway Capital Inc$50,00010%
First Presbyterian Church of Harborcreek$49,8144n/a
St Jude the Apostle Church$49,6305n/a
Presbyterian Seniorcare Foundation$49,08031%
Mental Health Association of Northwestern Pennsylvania$48,40451%
West Lake Fire Department$48,39065%
Harrisburg Academy$48,05011%
Albion Area Fair Inc$47,97254%
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School$47,8686n/a
Mission Empower$47,52336%
Allegheny College$47,39130%
Erie Bird Observatory$46,306510%
Journey Healing Together$45,8742n/a
Edinboro Conference Grounds of the Christian & Missionary Alliance$45,2655n/a
Burleigh Legacy Alliance$45,0001n/a
Findley Lake Watershed Foundation$44,800415%
Hermitage House Youth Services Inc$44,79250%
Special Olympics Pennsylvania Inc$44,13320%
The Womens Club of Erie$43,35154%
Erie Catholic School System Inc$42,0685n/a
Common Roots$42,00016%
Foundation for Christian Counseling$42,000314%
Women's Services Inc$42,00012%
Erie County Bar Association$41,72252%
Linked by Pink$41,45667%
Erie Trap And Release Inc TONI SMITH$41,2845n/a
Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania Inc$41,09341%
Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc$40,70510%
The Door Student Services Inc$40,49352%
Ehca Foundation$39,76612%
Iroquois School District Foundation$39,629430%
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation$39,50030%
Lucys First Step$39,1384n/a
The Reason for Our Hope Foundation$39,09452%
The Bair Foundation of Pennsylvania$38,94930%
Happy Bark$38,502318%
Evans Scholars Foundation$37,50010%
Energize Erie$36,7311n/a
Presque Isle Light Station$36,709313%
Union City Family Support Center Inc$36,57328%
Fairview Fire and Rescue$36,46623%
Montessori In The Woods Inc$36,27434%
Healthcare Ventures Alliance LLC DBA HVA Senior Living Alliance LLC$36,25022%
Careercatchers Inc$36,00051%
American Association of University Women - Erie Branch Inc$35,7503n/a
Rice Avenue Community Public Library$35,506411%
Northwestern Community Youth Center Inc$35,1942n/a
Union City Borough$35,0001n/a
African American Concerned Clergy (Aacc)$35,0001n/a
Children's Health Defense$35,00020%
Elmwood Avenue Presbyterian Church$33,2663n/a
Town of Mina$32,5493n/a
Northwest Pa Industrial Resource Center Inc$32,00011%
Success Through Sports Foundation$32,000115%
St Nicholas Orthodox Church$31,9083n/a
St Francis Xavier Church$31,5603n/a
Film Society of Northwestern Pa Inc$31,3563n/a
Erie Diocesan Cursillo Movement$31,2833n/a
Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh$31,21431%
John F Kennedy Memorial Foundation$31,20913%
Erie County Medical Society Auxiliary$31,0001n/a
First Presbyterian Church of Waterford$30,9442n/a
Asbury Foundation$30,9373n/a
West Ridge Fire Department$30,83622%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$30,00010%
Downtown North East Inc$30,000152%
City of Erie$30,0001n/a
Group Cares$30,00021%
All About Character Inc$30,000213%
Erie County Veterans Memorial Park$29,9002n/a
City of Erie Cable TV Access Corp$29,70038%
Jewish Community Council of Erie$29,296518%
Compass Reading Center Inc$29,0001n/a
Boro Women and Family Services$28,876345%
Project Love Inc$28,6382n/a
Westside Community Center$27,21435%
University of Dayton$27,00020%
Ocean Reef Medical Center Foundation Inc$26,84110%
Erie School District$26,5001n/a
Hope for Erie Animal Wellness$26,4114n/a
Presque Isle Audubon Society$26,401221%
Community United Church$25,9034n/a
Erie Art Company$25,5711n/a
Olean Public Library$25,48131%
Lake Shore Fire Department$25,23134%
Lifepath Inc$25,21430%
North Coast Christian Fellowship Church$25,0001n/a
Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research$25,00013%
Green Building Alliance$25,00021%
Oahe Young Men's Christian Association$25,00011%
Meadville Medical Center Foundation$25,00014%
Variety the Childrens Charity$25,00012%
Cranesville Volunteer Fire Department$25,00013%
Operation Warm Inc$25,00030%
Dramashop$24,8874n/a
Erie Arts and Music Festival$24,811215%
St Thomas the Apostle Church$24,5172n/a
Center for Hearing & Deaf Services Inc$24,41620%
Meals on Wheels Orange County Nc$24,15113%
Belle Valley Presbyterian Church$24,0763n/a
Michigan State University College of Law$24,0001n/a
First Assembly of God$23,8603n/a
Interlochen Center for the Arts$23,71910%
Rotary Club of Erie Scholarship Foundation$23,586277%
Cultures Arts Festivals and Events of Erie$23,25639%
Lakewood United Methodist Church$23,2463n/a
Community Connections At Findley Lake Inc$23,150217%
Kaleidascope Inc$23,11332%
Ann Arbor Art Association$22,87513%
Freedom First Rescue$22,470312%
Church of God$22,3342n/a
Horse Thrive 365$22,0002n/a
Voices for Independence$21,87520%
Lake Erie Food Rescue Corp$21,6162n/a
Foundation for Boyertown Education Boyertown Area Education Foundation$21,21435%
Holy Family School$21,1453n/a
Comptons Table$21,0892n/a
Robert Irvine Foundation Inc$21,07711%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$20,62920%
St Andrew Church$20,5713n/a
Greater Chambersburg Chamber Foundation$20,50028%
Northwestern Food Pantry Inc$20,3393n/a
The Daystar Awareness Project Inc$20,3121n/a
Face to Face Inc$20,21430%
Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley Inc$20,21420%
Historical Institute of Culture and the African American Experience Inc$20,056162%
Brookside Volunteer Fire Company$20,05533%
Script Project$20,0001n/a
Healthnetwork Foundation Fka Health Net Foundation Inc$20,00020%
Fine Art Miracles Inc$20,00017%
The Trustees of Princeton University$20,00010%
United States Catholic Conference$19,7463n/a
Noelles Foster Kittens$19,7002n/a
Lake Erie Region Conservancy Inc$19,654334%
Destiny of Our Daughters Inc$19,5681n/a
Kearsarge Fire Department$18,66032%
Catasauqua Commuimnity Partnership$18,5002n/a
Erie Contemporary Ballet Theatre$18,40335%
Villa Maria Academy$18,1651n/a
Love Inc of West Erie County$18,0302n/a
Community Health Net$17,81020%
Wattsburg Agricultural Society Inc$17,62022%
Corry Area Food Pantry$17,574312%
Inter-Church Ministries of Erie County$17,1383n/a
Girard School District Foundation$17,00839%
North East Education Foundation$16,94329%
Erie Music Teachers Association$16,8002n/a
Openedeyes$16,74626%
Greater Erie Area Youth for Christ$16,67939%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Pennsylvania Keystone Chapter$16,1581n/a
Ajo Forever Foundation$15,7301n/a
Kuhl Hose Company Inc$15,42821%
Meadville Community Revitalization Corporation$15,4111n/a
Northwestern Pa Artist Association$15,297215%
Hcsc - Blood Center$15,04520%
Wesleyville Hose Company No 1$15,000112%
Erie Neighborhood Growth Partnership Inc$15,0001n/a
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association$15,0001n/a
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown Inc$15,00020%
Mercy Chefs Inc$15,00010%
Erie Regional Manufacturer Partnership$15,000117%
Southern Africa Enterprise$15,0002n/a
Northwestern Community Educational Foundation Inc$15,0001n/a
Shadow Wood Charitable Foundation Inc$15,00011%
St Stanislaus Church$14,6022n/a
Harborcreek Historical Society$14,6021n/a
Realife Assembly of God$14,5452n/a
Saint James AME Church$14,5001n/a
Christ United Methodist Church$14,2932n/a
Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future$14,10120%
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley$14,02010%
Northwest Pennsylvania K9 Search and Rescue$14,0001n/a
East Penn School District Education Foundation$13,71425%
United Methodist Church$13,3352n/a
Western Pennsylvania Annual Conf of the United Meth Church$13,2611n/a
Trappe Fire Company No 1$13,21420%
Messiah Lutheran Church$13,1301n/a
Edinboro Community Church$13,0542n/a
Companion Animal Coalition$13,001113%
Jones County Turner Youth Foundation$13,0001n/a
Regional Science Consortium at Presque I$12,79621%
St Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church$12,7162n/a
St Julia Church$12,5001n/a
Lake Erie Youth Road Crew$12,4051n/a
Belle Valley Fire Department Inc$12,31621%
Junior League of Erie Inc$12,0492n/a
Downtown Edinboro Art & Music Festival$12,04428%
Waterford Community Food Pantry$12,0001n/a
Weavers Way Community Fund Inc$12,00011%
Trinity United Methodist Church$11,9371n/a
Dylan Matz Foundation$11,743168%
Erie Free Store$11,5792n/a
Erie Womens Empowerment Inc$11,4841n/a
Parade Street Community Center$11,1331n/a
Worthwhile Wear Inc$11,11420%
United Cajun Navy$11,00010%
Lawrence Park Fire Department$10,9692n/a
Erie Hunt and Saddle Club Inc$10,7732n/a
Im Able Foundation$10,23423%
Erie Together$10,01613%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$10,00010%
Lake Shore Railway Historical Society Inc$10,000123%
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Inc$10,00014%
Perseus House Charter School of Excellence$10,00010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$10,00010%
Opportunities Unlimited of Erie Inc$10,00011%
Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania$10,00011%
Warner Theatre Preservation Trust$10,00017%
Focus on the Family$10,0001n/a
Mindworks Inc$10,000111%
Men of the Community$10,0001n/a
Fix N Wag N Inc$10,0001n/a
Partnership for a Healthy Community$10,0001n/a
Mercy Terrace Apartments$10,00012%
Erie Center on Health and Aging$10,00011%
Western New York Section Pga Foundation$9,6751n/a
Highmark Health$9,5001n/a
New Life and Spirit Revival Center$9,5001n/a
Erie County Redevelopment Authority$9,0001n/a
Erie Family Center$8,84010%
Erie Theater Company$8,6081n/a
Grace United Methodist Church$8,5811n/a
St Gregorys Church$8,2241n/a
Girls Group$8,12511%
March of Dimes Inc$8,00010%
Cornerstone Liberty Community Church Inc$7,9001n/a
Home House Inc$7,7951n/a
Averys Pawsitive Change Pet Food Pantry$7,532110%
Heritage Classic Foundation$7,50010%
Edinboro United Methodist Church$7,4561n/a
Crescent Hose Company$7,25011%
Fort Leboeuf Historical Society$7,13515%
Erie Cemetery Association$7,06910%
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church$7,0001n/a
Fund of Hope Inc$7,000176%
Idea Fund$6,9321n/a
Caring Foundation$6,8001n/a
Carol Troop Evangelism Incorporated$6,6951n/a
Saint Vincent College$6,67510%
Lauren's Hope Foundation Inc$6,541124%
Headstrong Foundation$6,50010%
Career & Dreams Inc$6,3181n/a
Millcreek Paramedic Service Inc$6,2161n/a
All Aboard Erie$6,1871n/a
Safe Harbor Behavioral Health of UPMC Hamot$6,0621n/a
Lee Memorial Health System$6,0001n/a
Tash Inc$6,00011%
Olmsted Manor$6,00011%
Dams Inc$6,000123%
Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department$5,85812%
Faces of Erie Inc$5,8511n/a
Hunt of a Lifetime$5,83411%
Stringsforacure Foundation$5,79317%
Sunshine Group of Erie$5,7901n/a
St James Roman Catholic Church - Erie Pa$5,7431n/a
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$5,70410%
Trinity Lutheran Church$5,7001n/a
Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation$5,68010%
Union City Little League$5,6431n/a
Af Dobler Hose and Ladder Company$5,59311%
Fairfield Hose Company$5,57812%
United Fund of the Corry Area Inc$5,51918%
First Assembly of God$5,5161n/a
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$5,3971n/a
Taylors Hope$5,3931n/a
Blessed Sacrament Church$5,3901n/a
NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc$5,38410%
The Council on Aging of Martin County Inc$5,33210%
For Pete's Sake Cancer Respite Foundation$5,21410%
Nazareth Area Food Bank Inc$5,21413%
The McKeown Foundation Co Joseph McKeown$5,21413%
Milford Township Volunteer Fire Company$5,21411%
Healthy Adams County Inc$5,21414%
Matthews Moonlight Foundation$5,2141n/a
Pa Caring Hearts Inc$5,21416%
Northwest Pennsylvania Trail Assoc$5,20013%
Boosters of Camp Cadet$5,171112%
Union City Senior Citizen Cooperative$5,1491n/a
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy$5,10810%
Waterford Public Library$5,08819%
Gliding Stars of Erie Inc$5,044111%
Logan Community Resources Inc$5,00010%
Whitehall-Coplay Hunger Initiative$5,0001n/a
The Mens Center Incorporated$5,00010%
Erie Regional Airport Authority$5,0001n/a
Robert Morris University$1,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

Erie Community Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 68 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnited Way of Erie County: $12,108,080 over 8y, 57% of budgetHamot Health Foundation: $7,018,794 over 8y, 28% of budgetCity Mission of the Evangelical Churches of Erie: $4,111,464 over 8y, 49% of budgetExpERIEnce Children's Museum: $3,824,225 over 8y, 6.8% of budgetMercyhurst University: $3,715,455 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetErie Philharmonic Inc: $3,152,969 over 8y, 26% of budgetMercy Center for Women Inc: $2,889,505 over 8y, 98% of budgetErie Zoological Society: $2,626,426 over 8y, 12% of budgetFoundation for Free Enterprise Education: $2,604,747 over 8y, 23% of budgetErie County Historical Society: $2,012,822 over 8y, 21% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of Nw Pa Inc: $1,941,136 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetERIE CANCER AND WELLNESS FOUNDATION dba - ERIE CANCER WELLNESS CENTER: $1,909,731 over 4y, 95% of budgetErie Art Museum: $1,802,270 over 8y, 48% of budgetThe Nonprofit Partnership: $1,769,663 over 7y, 59% of budgetErie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership: $1,766,343 over 7y, 55% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $1,597,439 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFlagship Niagara League: $1,507,373 over 8y, 26% of budgetThe Arts Council of Erie: $1,365,626 over 8y, 27% of budgetErie Downtown Development Corporation: $1,305,841 over 8y, 16% of budgetErie Civic Theatre Association: $1,287,747 over 8y, 18% of budgetCarnegie Mellon University: $1,217,421 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Regional Cancer Center Foundation: $1,151,516 over 2y, 36% of budgetSt Pauls Clinic Foundation Inc: $1,065,386 over 8y, 33% of budgetErie United Methodist Alliance: $1,054,998 over 8y, 15% of budgetThe Goodell Project Inc: $1,013,196 over 8y, 59% of budgetErie Independence House Inc: $1,005,708 over 8y, 12% of budgetMinority Community Investment Coalition: $1,000,000 over 2y, 59% of budgetAsbury Woods Partnership Inc: $988,656 over 8y, 23% of budgetLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine: $931,769 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetAsbury Atlantic Inc: $906,125 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetEast Side Renaissance Inc: $851,356 over 3y, 61% of budgetAnna Foundation Inc Assoc for Needy and Neglected Animals: $819,505 over 8y, 8.5% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Greater Erie: $811,187 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetMaria House Project: $809,816 over 8y, 34% of budgetErie Day School Inc: $797,815 over 8y, 21% of budgetNorthwestern Pennsylvania Humane Society D/B/A Erie Humane Society: $777,893 over 8y, 10% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of Corry Pennsylvania: $769,589 over 8y, 17% of budgetWomen's Care Center of Erie County Inc: $761,349 over 8y, 19% of budgetFrench Creek Valley Conservancy: $744,227 over 8y, 17% of budgetPublic Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania Inc: $711,592 over 8y, 4.0% of budgetJulia Hospice & Palliative Care: $700,966 over 5y, 26% of budgetDr Gertrude a Barber Center Inc: $690,862 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetErie Homes for Children & Adults Inc: $684,584 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetErie Center for Arts and Technology Inc: $680,954 over 6y, 12% of budgetSaint Mary's Home of Erie: $672,612 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetErie Area Rabbit Society & Rescue (Ears) Inc: $661,674 over 8y, 65% of budgetGannon University: $645,609 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSisters of St Joseph Neighborhood Network: $633,594 over 8y, 16% 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 200.

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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.

Wabtec FoundationPA123.3× affinity74 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Wabtec Foundation · United Way of Erie County · M J Surgala Tr · Hamot Health Foundation · Northwest Charitable Foundation · The Britton Family Foundation · Second Harvest Food Bank of Nw Pa Inc · Kern Family Foundation Inc · Merwin Foundation · Charles a Dailey Foundation · Greater Erie Economic Development Corporation · The Arts Council of Erie

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 Erie Community Foundation

How much does Erie Community Foundation give?
Erie Community Foundation reported 373 itemized grants totaling $24,376,560, out of $25,784,126 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 212 and 325 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Erie Community Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (15%), Arts & Culture (12%), Education (12%).
Who are Erie Community Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: United Way of Erie County ($12M), Hamot Health Foundation ($7.0M), Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority ($4.2M).
Does Erie Community Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 16% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Erie Community Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Wabtec Foundation, United Way of Erie County, M J Surgala Tr.
Where is Erie Community Foundation based?
Erie Community 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 561 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 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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