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George R & Janet E Desko Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$137k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
53
Grants FY2025
58
Organizations funded FY2024
41%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$15,000
Organizations funded a year
44 to 65
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$3.0M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 41% of the organizations George R & Janet E Desko Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k went to new ones.

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

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

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HealthHuman ServicesEducationAnimalsPhilanthropyArts & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving53$137k34%
FY202458$129k41%
FY202350$142k32%
FY202244$143k30%
FY202155$124k36%
FY202058$136k26%
FY201965$135k40%
FY201854$136k57%
92% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$379kReligion$208kHealth$104kCommunity Improvement$84kHuman Services$78kInternational$39kHousing & Shelter$31kPublic Safety & Disaster$30kOther$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 FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 109 grantees
All grantees of George R & Janet E Desko Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Greater Latrobe Partners in Education Foundation Inc$124,880815%
Saint Vincent College$65,50080%
Go2goal Inc$60,650818%
Charleston Collegiate School$25,60080%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Charleston South Carolina Inc$25,15050%
Lawrenceville United$21,00081%
Holy Spirit Catholic Church$20,7007n/a
Sea Island Habitat For Humanity Inc$18,90060%
St Anne Home$17,20590%
Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh$16,35080%
Pennsylvania State University$13,0003n/a
Lock Haven University Foundation$12,50030%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$12,00080%
Light of Life Ministries Inc$11,50060%
Edmond Mobile Meals Inc$11,00051%
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation$11,00050%
Abrazo Adoption Associates$9,00041%
Truly Fed Ministries$8,70062%
Respite Care of Charleston$7,60290%
The Kiawah Island Natural Habitat Conservancy Inc$7,50040%
Charleston Animal Society$7,15070%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$7,00070%
St James Evangelical Lutheran Church$7,0003n/a
Latrobe Area Hospital Charitable Foundation$7,00020%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$7,00020%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$6,60040%
Westmoreland County Food Bank Inc$6,50080%
Action for Animals Inc$6,47080%
PEO Foundation$6,00020%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$6,00070%
McGuire Memorial Foundation$6,00060%
The Latrobe Foundation Inc$6,00050%
Point Park University$5,0001n/a
Hope Church Inc$5,0001n/a
Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus$5,00010%
Thinking of Nikki Foundation$5,0004n/a
Canine Service Pals Inc$4,5002n/a
Cambria Heights PTO$4,00028%
Little Sisters of the Poor$4,00085%
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc$4,00020%
Water Missions International$4,00020%
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation$3,20030%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$3,00020%
The Shriners' Hospital for Children$3,00020%
Turning Point USA Inc$2,50010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$2,50010%
Huckleberry Trails Animal Sanctuary$2,5002n/a
Adams Memorial Library$2,50040%
Sea Island Hunger Awareness Foundation$2,30020%
Charleston Area Therapeutic Riding Inc$2,20030%
Kiawah Cares Foundation$2,15030%
Boxes of Hope$2,0001n/a
Westmoreland Children First$2,00013%
Attack Theatre Inc$2,00010%
Youngstown Volunteer Fire Department & Relief Association$2,00020%
Synergy Services Inc$2,00020%
Westmorelandfrick Hospital Foundation$2,00010%
Westmoreland County Blind Association$1,70040%
St Pius X Catholic Church$1,5002n/a
Kc Riverdawgs$1,50012%
Centre County Paws Inc$1,25010%
Shadow Buddies Foundation Inc$1,07510%
The Salvation Army$1,0001n/a
Upmc$1,0001n/a
Twylas Friends$1,0002n/a
Animal Friends Inc$1,00010%
Wesley Family Services$1,00010%
Houston Area Women's Center$1,00010%
St Luke Greek Orthodox Church$1,0001n/a
Samaritan's Purse$1,00010%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$1,00010%
PTA TEXAS CONGRESS DBA Prairie Trail Elementary PTA$1,00013%
Zacharys Mission$1,00011%
The Lupus Foundation of America Heartland Chapter Inc$1,00010%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Word of Life Church Inc$1,0001n/a
Victory World Church$1,0001n/a
Stage Right Inc$51010%
Special Olympics Rhode Island Inc$50010%
Indiana Area School District$5001n/a
Disabled American Veterans$50010%
The Children's Mercy Hospital$50010%
Kiawah Womens Foundation$50010%
Latrobe Girls Lacrosse Club$5001n/a
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$50010%
Guardian Angels Pug Rescue$5001n/a
Hcso Benevolence Association$50010%
Denis Theatre Foundation$50010%
Anguilla Animal Rescue Corporation$5001n/a
Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic$30020%
The Saint Benedict Education Foundation$2501n/a
Latrobe Cmty Revitalization Pgminc$25010%
Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network$20010%
Charleston Library Society$20010%
Metanoia$20010%
First Tee Greater Charleston$20010%
Swing for the Lowcountry Inc$2001n/a
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America$1501n/a
Fields to Families$15010%
Turn90$15010%
My Sisters House$15010%
My Sister's House Inc$15010%
Yo Art Inc$15010%
Amor Healing Kitchen Inc$15010%
Literacy United Inc$15010%
Lowcountry Food Bank Inc$15010%
Sme Foundation$10010%
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc$10010%
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 93 recipients with no EIN on record ($530k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget George R & Janet E Desko Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGreater Latrobe Partners in Education Foundation Inc: $124,880 over 8y, 15% of budgetSaint Vincent College: $65,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetGo2goal Inc: $60,650 over 8y, 18% of budgetCharleston Collegiate School: $25,600 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Charleston South Carolina Inc: $25,150 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetLawrenceville United: $21,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetSea Island Habitat For Humanity Inc: $18,900 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSt Anne Home: $17,205 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWomen's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh: $16,350 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetLock Haven University Foundation: $12,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $12,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetLight of Life Ministries Inc: $11,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEdmond Mobile Meals Inc: $11,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetNational Fallen Firefighters Foundation: $11,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAbrazo Adoption Associates: $9,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetTruly Fed Ministries: $8,700 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetRespite Care of Charleston: $7,602 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetThe Kiawah Island Natural Habitat Conservancy Inc: $7,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCharleston Animal Society: $7,150 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLatrobe Area Hospital Charitable Foundation: $7,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $6,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWestmoreland County Food Bank Inc: $6,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAction for Animals Inc: $6,470 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetPEO Foundation: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $6,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMcGuire Memorial Foundation: $6,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe Latrobe Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetCarmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCambria Heights PTO: $4,000 over 2y, 8.2% of budgetLittle Sisters of the Poor: $4,000 over 8y, 4.6% of budgetPittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWater Missions International: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation: $3,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Shriners' Hospital for Children: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTurning Point USA Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAdams Memorial Library: $2,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSea Island Hunger Awareness Foundation: $2,300 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCharleston Area Therapeutic Riding Inc: $2,200 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetKiawah Cares Foundation: $2,150 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWestmoreland Children First: $2,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetAttack Theatre Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetYoungstown Volunteer Fire Department & Relief Association: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSynergy Services Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWestmorelandfrick Hospital Foundation: $2,000 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 86.

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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.

Kelly Family FoundationKS44.8× affinity19 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Kelly Family Foundation · Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · The Joanna Foundation · Richard King Mellon Foundation · Tara Foundation · Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Inc · The Pittsburgh Foundation · Beyond Our Gates Foundation of Kiawah & Seabrook · CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation · Lucky Heart Fund · Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation · Trident United Way

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 George R & Janet E Desko Charitable Foundation

How much does George R & Janet E Desko Charitable Foundation give?
George R & Janet E Desko Charitable Foundation reported 53 grants totaling $137,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 44 and 65 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does George R & Janet E Desko Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (31%), Religion (17%), Health (8%).
Who are George R & Janet E Desko Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Greater Latrobe Partners in Education Foundation Inc ($125k), Saint Vincent College ($66k), Go2goal Inc ($61k).
Does George R & Janet E Desko Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does George R & Janet E Desko Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as George R & Janet E Desko Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Kelly Family Foundation, Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc, The Joanna Foundation.
Where is George R & Janet E Desko Charitable Foundation based?
George R & Janet E Desko 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 203 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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