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George & Rita Patterson Foundation at a glance

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George & Rita Patterson 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.

$207k
Granted FY2024still arriving
18
Grants FY2024still arriving
9
States reached
$51k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$1.0MEducation$322kHealth$112kHuman Services$46kFood & Nutrition$44kPublic Benefit$39kCivil Rights$36kHousing & Shelter$32kOther$0
02FY2024 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k14 grants · $43k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $154k
$3,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$4.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PAA FOUNDATION$51,250
UNITED WAYCAPITAL REGION$51,250
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROG$51,250
CITIZENS FOR SELF GOVERNANCE$10,000
PENNSYLVANIA WOUNDED WARRIORS$5,000
PREBORN$5,000
JDRF INTERNATIONAL$5,000
MAYO CLINIC$5,000
TUNNELS TO TOWERS$3,000
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK$3,000
THE PAYTON WALKER FOUNDATION$3,000
BETHESDA MISSION$3,000
COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION$2,250
CENTRAL PENN COLLEGE$2,000
JUDICIAL WATCH$2,000
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 (FY17–24, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%PREBORN: $5k → 16%PREBORN: $4k → 16%THE FDN FOR ENHANCING COMMUNITIES: $1k → 12%HOSPICE OF CENTRAL PA: $5k → 12%HOSPICE OF CENTRAL PA: $2k → 12%HOSPICE OF CENTRAL PA: $1k → 12%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.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
MI
NY
MA
IN
PA
NJ
RI
CO
VA
TN
DC
OK
TX
FL
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.8M · 31 repeat orgs$77k to everyone else

31 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2024, 17 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
25

Total granted

$1.8M
$73k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+34%

Still filing today

65%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyPublic BenefitArts & CultureOther
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

  • VU
    VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
    5× · 2017–2021 · $165k · revenue +50%
  • CP
    CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK
    6× · 2019–2024 · $44k · revenue +45%
  • PW
    PEYTON WALKER FOUNDATION
    7× · 2017–2024 · $39k · revenue ×23

Funded once

  • TF
    THREE FOLD SCHOOL HOUSE
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • GG
    GLOBAL GIVING HURRICANE RELIEF
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • CO
    COMMUNITY OPTIONS INC
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue +17%
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
Delaware Valley University

See schedule o.we are inspired by the ideals of our founder who, in 1896, emphasized respect for all people and ideas, who honored knowledge with practice, progress and the common good. our historical commitment to experiential learning…

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2
Saint Joseph's University

As philadelphia's jesuit catholic university, saint joseph's provides a rigorous, student-centered education rooted in the liberal arts. we prepare students for personal excellence, professional success, and engaged citizenship. striving…

Education
3
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
4
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
5
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
6
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

The trustees of the university of pennsylvania (the "university") sees itself as having a public service mission. in such regard, the university aims to provide a rich and diverse educational environment for its students; to pioneer…

Education
7
Drexel University

Drexel university fulfills its founder's vision of preparing each new generation of students for productive professional and civic lives while also focusing its collective expertise on solving society's greatest problems. drexel is an…

Education
8
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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9
Highmark Health

As the parent entity of a blended health organization, highmark health seeks to improve the health and well-being of the people and communities it serves by providing affordable, accessible and high-quality healthcare.

Health
10
Gettysburg College

Gettysburg college is a residential, undergraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences.

Education
11
John Carroll University

As a jesuit catholic university committed to academic rigor, inclusive excellence, and care for the whole person, john carroll university inspires individuals of intellect and character to learn, lead and serve in the community and…

Education
12
Marietta College

Marietta college (mc) provides a strong foundation for a lifetime of leadership, critical thinking, and problem solving. we achieve this mission by offering undergraduates a contemporary liberal arts education and graduate students an…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Hospice of Central Pennsylvania. 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

39 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. 39 of the 62 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/39
Grantees still filing
31/39
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROG: $460,195 · OtherVANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGPAA FOUNDATION: $170,250 · OtherPAA FOUNDATIONCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA JDRF: $39,000 · Other+34 more: $207,400 · Other+34 moreUNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION: $473,110 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGIO…PEYTON WALKER FOUNDATION: $39,000 · PhilanthropyPEYTON WALKER FOUNDATION+1 more: $500 · PhilanthropyVILLANOVA UNIVERSITY: $164,500 · EducationVILLANOVA UNIVER…THE WILDCAT FOUNDATION: $45,000 · EducationTHE WILDCAT FOUN…MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY INC: $25,000 · EducationMONMOUTH UNIVERS…STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $19,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER T…THE JANUS SCHOOL: $12,000 · Education+3 more: $8,550 · EducationPENNSYLVANIA WOUNDED WARRIORS INC: $35,945 · Public BenefitJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $26,250 · Public BenefitLeadership Institute: $9,000 · Public BenefitTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $4,000 · Public BenefitCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK: $44,000 · Food & Nutrition+1 more: $200 · Food & NutritionCITIZENS FOR SELF-GOVERNANCE: $25,000 · Civil RightsTRUE THE VOTE INC: $10,800 · Civil RightsBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $16,000 · HealthHOMELAND CENTER: $5,800 · HealthPROJECT ALS INC: $5,000 · HealthMAYO CLINIC: $5,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,500 · Health
Other$876,845Philanthropy$512,610Education$274,050Public Benefit$75,195Food & Nutrition$44,200Civil Rights$35,800Health$35,300

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 budgetUNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION: $473,110 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetVILLANOVA UNIVERSITY: $164,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WILDCAT FOUNDATION: $45,000 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK: $44,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPEYTON WALKER FOUNDATION: $39,000 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetPENNSYLVANIA WOUNDED WARRIORS INC: $35,945 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $26,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCITIZENS FOR SELF-GOVERNANCE: $25,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetMONMOUTH UNIVERSITY INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $19,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JANUS SCHOOL: $12,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSTBARNABAS CLINICAL SERVICES INC: $11,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetTRUE THE VOTE INC: $10,800 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMDRC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY OPTIONS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMission Pre-Born Inc: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Institute: $9,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHOSPICE OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCARLISLE CARES: $7,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetHOMELAND CENTER: $5,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT ALS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLUE WHITE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetWEST SHORE FOUNDATION: $4,750 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FOR ENHANCING COMMUNITIES: $3,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $3,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA YOUTH BALLET: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLAY FOR PINK INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHARRISBURG COMMUNITY THEATRE THEATRE HARRISBURG: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSTBARNABAS HEALTH SYSTEMINC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUNDAY BREAKFAST RESCUE MISSION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPERANZA ANIMAL RESCUE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LION FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHARCUM COLLEGE: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMECHANICSBURG AREA MEALS ON WHEELS: $200 over 1y, 0.1% 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 UNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION ↗
  • Who funds VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THE WILDCAT FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds PEYTON WALKER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PENNSYLVANIA WOUNDED WARRIORS INC ↗
  • Who funds JUDICIAL WATCH INC ↗
  • Who funds CITIZENS FOR SELF-GOVERNANCE ↗
  • Who funds MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BREAKTHROUGH T1D ↗
  • Who funds THE JANUS SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds STBARNABAS CLINICAL SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds TRUE THE VOTE INC ↗
  • Who funds MDRC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY OPTIONS INC ↗
  • Who funds Mission Pre-Born Inc ↗
  • Who funds Leadership Institute ↗
  • Who funds HOSPICE OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ↗
  • Who funds CARLISLE CARES ↗
  • Who funds HOMELAND CENTER ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT ALS INC ↗
  • Who funds MAYO CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds BLUE WHITE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WEST SHORE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE FOUNDATION FOR ENHANCING COMMUNITIES ↗
  • Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗

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.

United Way of the Cap…The Foundation for En…Lawrence L & Julia Z …Schwab-Silfen Foundat…The Donald B and Doro…Joseph T and Helen M …Hall FoundationMcCormick Family Fdn …Kenneth Bankert Found…John Crain Kunkel Fou…The S Wilson and Grac…Letort Trust Foundati…
United Way of the Capital RegionPA32.4× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of the Capital Region · The Foundation for Enhancing Communities · Lawrence L & Julia Z Hoverter Charitable Foundation · Schwab-Silfen Foundation · The Donald B and Dorothy L Stabler Foundation · Joseph T and Helen M Simpson Foundation · Hall Foundation · McCormick Family Fdn Agent 80397 · Kenneth Bankert Foundation Inc · John Crain Kunkel Foundation · The S Wilson and Grace M Pollock Foundation · Letort Trust Foundation 600001010

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 George & Rita Patterson Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from George & Rita Patterson Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Monmouth University Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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 62 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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