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Falconhead Foundation Inc at a glance

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Falconhead Foundation 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.

$273k
Granted FY2025still arriving
18
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$45k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0185% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$1.0MHousing & Shelter$196kHuman Services$111kArts & Culture$100kYouth Development$70kEmployment$68kFood & Nutrition$59kRecreation & Sports$57kOther$0
02FY2025 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k9 grants · $43k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $230k
$12,500
Median grant
4
States reached
$3.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BYERS CHARTER SCHOOL$45,000
FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD SHARING EXCESS$35,000
PRINT CENTER NEW YORK$30,000
FREIRE CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION$30,000
B INSPIRED PHILADELPHIA$25,000
Individual grant recipient$20,000
SECOND U FOUNDATION$17,500
MASTERY CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION$15,000
Individual grant recipient$12,500
HARLEM LACROSSE$7,500
BAKER INDUSTRIES$5,000
THE ACADEMY FOR TEACHERS$5,000
GESU SCHOOL$5,000
HARLEM ACADEMY$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–22, $68k) land where the poverty rate runs at 22%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Cradles to Crayons: $20k → 22%EDUCATING COMMUNITIES FOR PARENTING: $5k → 22%EDUCATING COMMUNITIES FOR PARENTING: $5k → 22%EDUCATING COMMUNITIES FOR PARENTING: $5k → 22%EDUCATING COMMUNITIES FOR PARENTING: $3k → 22%EDUCATING COMMUNITIES FOR PARENTING: $3k → 22%Episcopal Community Services: $13k → 22%Episcopal Community Services: $10k → 22%EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES: $5k → 22%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.9M · 29 repeat orgs$233k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +44% since the first grant, against +30% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
16

Total granted

$1.9M
$228k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+30%

Still filing today

55%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentFood & NutritionInternationalOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • FF
    FREIRE FOUNDATION
    7× · 2019–2025 · $123k · revenue +24%
  • HA
    HARLEM ACADEMY
    8× · 2017–2025 · $97k · revenue +83%
  • TA
    THE ACADEMY FOR TEACHERS INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $93k · revenue +179%

Funded once

  • TS
    THE SHIPLEY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2018 · $50k
  • CT
    CRADLES TO CRAYONS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $20k · revenue +141%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $20k
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders Inc

We develop, engage, and retain principals and system leaders who transform schools, dramatically improve student outcomes, and drive systemic change to prepare all philadelphia students for college, career, and life.

Education
2
Ingenuity Prep

Ingenuity prep public charter school was formed to prepare students to succeed in college and beyond as impactful civiic leaders.

Education
3
Liguori Inc

The mission of liguori academy is to prepare future leaders through individualized learning in a community that offers boundless opportunities. liguori academy uses individualized curricula to drive the instructional approach each student…

Education
4
Phillips Exeter Academy

Unite goodness and knowledge and inspire youth from every quarter to lead purposeful lives. [text in quotations is taken from the academy's deed of gift, drafted in 1781] knowledge and goodness "above all, it is expected that the attention…

Education
5
Youthbuild Dc Public Charter School Inc

Youthbuild pcs seeks to transform the lives of disconnected youth by offering a program, in english and spanish, that combines rigorous academic instruction with vocational training, life and employability skills- building, and community…

Education
6
Heights Philadelphia

Heights is a new kind of organization, an economic mobility catalyst. we believe that creating pathways to educational and workforce success for low-income, black and brown, and first-generation-to-college students is the keystone of a…

Education
7
Harmony Dc Public Charter Schools

The mission of the charter school is to prepare students for higher learning in a safe, caring, and collaborative atmosphere through a quality learner-centered educational program with a strong emphasis on science, technology, engineering,…

Education
8
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy

See schedule owe are an inclusive community on a mission to inspire unbounded curiosity and independent thought in every one of our students. in a unique educational environment that extends well beyond campus, we nurture students'…

Education
9
Dc Bilingual Public Charter School

The mission of dc bilingual public charter school is to create a learning community that ensures high academic achievement for all students in both spanish and english, develops leadership, and values all cultures.

Education
10
Children's Aid College Prep Charter School

Prepare elementary & middle school students for success in high school, college & life.

Education
11
The Neighborhood Academy

To break the cycle of generational poverty by preparing low-incom students for higher education. we commit to a philosophy that includes the practice of civility, disciplined academic work in the (continued on schedule o)

Education
12
Jersey City Community Charter School

The mission of jersey city community charter school (jcccs) is to provide each student with innovative learning experiences that develop positive intellectual, social, and physical outcomes. jcccs is focused on promoting self-directed,…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of Pennsylvania; the most unlike its peers is Global Aids Interfaith Alliance (Gaia). Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

25 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 25 of the 46 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/25
Grantees still filing
21/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BYERS CHARTER SCHOOL: $290,000 · OtherBYERS CHARTER SCHOOLFEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD SHARING EXCESS: $183,000 · OtherFEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD SHARING EXCESSIndividual grant recipient: $120,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientPRINT CENTER NEW YORK: $100,000 · OtherPRINT CENTER NEW YORKSECOND U FOUNDATION: $69,500 · OtherSECOND U FOUNDATIONECS: $60,000 · OtherTHE SHIPLEY SCHOOL: $50,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $50,000 · OtherKIPP ADELANTE PREP ACADEMY: $48,000 · OtherBAKER INDUSTRIES INC: $45,000 · Other+17 more: $271,000 · Other+17 moreMASTERY CHARTER SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $157,500 · EducationMASTERY CHARTER SCHOOLS FOUNDA…FREIRE FOUNDATION: $122,500 · EducationFREIRE FOUNDATIONHARLEM ACADEMY: $97,000 · EducationHARLEM ACADEMYTHE ACADEMY FOR TEACHERS INC: $93,000 · EducationTHE ACADEMY FOR TEACHERS INCTHE GESU SCHOOL INC: $42,500 · EducationTHE GESU SCHOOL INCFREIRE CHARTER SCHOOL: $40,000 · EducationFREIRE CHARTER SCHOOL+3 more: $22,500 · EducationB INSPIRED PHILADELPHIA INC: $70,000 · Youth DevelopmentPETER'S PLACE: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentEpiscopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania: $27,500 · Human ServicesCRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesEDUCATING COMMUNITIES FOR PARENTING INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesPhilabundance: $40,000 · Food & NutritionCHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK: $19,000 · Food & NutritionHARLEM LACROSSE AND LEADERSHIP CORPORATION: $19,500 · Recreation & SportsSQUASHSMARTS INC: $15,000 · Recreation & SportsGLOBAL AIDS INTERFAITH ALLIANCE (GAIA): $27,500 · International
Other$1,286,500Education$575,000Youth Development$85,000Human Services$67,500Food & Nutrition$59,000Recreation & Sports$34,500International$27,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMASTERY CHARTER SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $157,500 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetFREIRE FOUNDATION: $122,500 over 7y, 2.8% of budgetHARLEM ACADEMY: $97,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetTHE ACADEMY FOR TEACHERS INC: $93,000 over 9y, 3.1% of budgetB INSPIRED PHILADELPHIA INC: $70,000 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetBAKER INDUSTRIES INC: $45,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetTHE GESU SCHOOL INC: $42,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetPhilabundance: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFREIRE CHARTER SCHOOL: $40,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEpiscopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania: $27,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGLOBAL AIDS INTERFAITH ALLIANCE (GAIA): $27,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetCRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEDUCATING COMMUNITIES FOR PARENTING INC: $20,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetHARLEM LACROSSE AND LEADERSHIP CORPORATION: $19,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK: $19,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY: $18,500 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetPETER'S PLACE: $15,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetSQUASHSMARTS INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetACHIEVEABILITY: $12,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetChester County Family Academy Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNo Greater Sacrifice Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHOBE SOUND NATURE CENTER INC: $7,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetDE LA SALLE ACADEMY: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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 MASTERY CHARTER SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FREIRE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HARLEM ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds THE ACADEMY FOR TEACHERS INC ↗
  • Who funds B INSPIRED PHILADELPHIA INC ↗
  • Who funds BAKER INDUSTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds THE GESU SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds Philabundance ↗
  • Who funds FREIRE CHARTER SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Episcopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL AIDS INTERFAITH ALLIANCE (GAIA) ↗
  • Who funds A SECOND U FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC ↗
  • Who funds EDUCATING COMMUNITIES FOR PARENTING INC ↗
  • Who funds HARLEM LACROSSE AND LEADERSHIP CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds CHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds PETER'S PLACE ↗
  • Who funds SQUASHSMARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds ACHIEVEABILITY ↗
  • Who funds Chester County Family Academy Inc ↗
  • Who funds No Greater Sacrifice Foundation ↗

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…United Way of Greater…Community Clothes Cha…Hamilton Family Found…The Gordon Charter Fo…Raynier Institute & F…The William Penn Foun…The Haldeman Family F…The 1830 Family Found…The Brook J Lenfest F…The Smith Foundation …Future Standard Found…
The Philadelphia FoundationPA22.7× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey · Community Clothes Charity · Hamilton Family Foundation · The Gordon Charter Foundation · Raynier Institute & Foundation · The William Penn Foundation · The Haldeman Family Foundation · The 1830 Family Foundation 2138-00-42 · The Brook J Lenfest Foundation Inc · The Smith Foundation Aka the Hoxie Harrison Smith Foundation · Future Standard 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Falconhead Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Falconhead Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Cradles to Crayons Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 46 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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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home