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Hackett Philanthropies Foundation

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.

$208k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
21
Grants FY2025
31
Organizations funded FY2024
42%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$125,000
Organizations funded a year
15 to 31
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$2.9M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 42% of the organizations Hackett Philanthropies Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $37k 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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyPublic BenefitOther
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 arriving21$208k24%
FY202431$175k42%
FY202325$149k24%
FY202218$147k39%
FY202123$128k61%
FY202018$122k50%
FY201921$188k43%
FY201815$95k60%
83% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$340kEducation$212kHealth$177kCrime & Legal$160kHuman Services$82kEnvironment$78kFood & Nutrition$50kRecreation & Sports$22kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
UT
VA
DE
SC
DC

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 41 grantees
All grantees of Hackett Philanthropies Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Casa of Wyoming Valley$160,46098%
The Board of Directors of Wittenberg College$130,25030%
North Branch Land Trust$70,00092%
Crestwood Education Foundation$70,000258%
Maternal & Family Health Services Inc$60,50050%
Fork Over Love Inc$50,00054%
Volunteers in Medicine$50,00016%
Wyoming Valley Children's Association$22,72541%
The Cancer Wellness Center of Nepa$20,00023%
Competitive Enterprise Institute$12,50020%
National Ability Center$11,00030%
House of Ruth$10,00010%
Let There Be Mom Inc$10,00012%
Nepa Racing Inc$8,70052%
Keystone College$8,00020%
Nativity Miguel Scranton$7,5002n/a
Friends of the Reedy River Inc$7,000125%
The Helping Hands Society of Hazleton Area Schuylkill and Carbon County Inc$6,00021%
Bold Gold Broadcast and Media Found$5,00019%
Amy Krouse Rosenthal Foundation$5,00012%
The Urban Institute$5,00010%
Hazleton Art League$3,50011%
American Heart Association Inc$2,50010%
Greater Wyoming Valley Area YMCA$2,50010%
Adopt a Single Mom Project$2,00022%
Jumpstart Cart$2,0001n/a
Immanuel Christian School$1,50010%
Cato Institute$1,50020%
Coffee Inclusive$1,00010%
Esophageal Cancer Awareness Association$1,00011%
Wilkes University$1,00010%
Patriots Cove Inc$1,00011%
American Cancer Society Inc$75010%
Institute for Humane Studies$50010%
Hanover Area Quarterback Club$5001n/a
United States Wrestling Foundation$50010%
Kiss Theatre Co$50010%
Northeastern Pennsylvania Council Inc Boy Scouts of America$25010%
Plymouth Shawnee Indians$2501n/a
Feeding Westchester Inc$25010%
Meals on Wheels Inc$24010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 43 recipients with no EIN on record ($562k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Hackett Philanthropies Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 37 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCasa of Wyoming Valley: $160,460 over 9y, 8.3% of budgetThe Board of Directors of Wittenberg College: $130,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNorth Branch Land Trust: $70,000 over 9y, 2.2% of budgetCrestwood Education Foundation: $70,000 over 2y, 58% of budgetMaternal & Family Health Services Inc: $60,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFork Over Love Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 4.1% of budgetVolunteers in Medicine: $50,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetWyoming Valley Children's Association: $22,725 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetThe Cancer Wellness Center of Nepa: $20,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetCompetitive Enterprise Institute: $12,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNational Ability Center: $11,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHouse of Ruth: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLet There Be Mom Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetNepa Racing Inc: $8,700 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetKeystone College: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Reedy River Inc: $7,000 over 1y, 25% of budgetThe Helping Hands Society of Hazleton Area Schuylkill and Carbon County Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetBold Gold Broadcast and Media Found: $5,000 over 1y, 9.0% of budgetAmy Krouse Rosenthal Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetThe Urban Institute: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHazleton Art League: $3,500 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Wyoming Valley Area YMCA: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAdopt a Single Mom Project: $2,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetImmanuel Christian School: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCato Institute: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCoffee Inclusive: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetEsophageal Cancer Awareness Association: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetWilkes University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPatriots Cove Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInstitute for Humane Studies: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Wrestling Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKiss Theatre Co: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNortheastern Pennsylvania Council Inc Boy Scouts of America: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding Westchester Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels Inc: $240 over 1y, 0.0% 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 37.

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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 Tambur Family FoundationPA32.6× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Tambur Family Foundation · Allone Charities · The Luzerne Foundation · William G McGowan Charitable Fund · Sordoni Family Foundation · The Blackhorse Foundation · Allone Foundation · Benco Family Foundation Fka Cohen Family Charitable Foundation · Moses Taylor Foundation Inc · Ppl Foundation · Benevento and Mayo Foundation · Maslow Family Foundation Inc

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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How do I get to Hackett Philanthropies Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Hackett Philanthropies Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Hackett Philanthropies Foundation

How much does Hackett Philanthropies Foundation give?
Hackett Philanthropies Foundation reported 21 grants totaling $207,885 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 31 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Hackett Philanthropies Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (25%), Education (16%), Health (13%).
Who are Hackett Philanthropies Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Casa of Wyoming Valley ($160k), The Board of Directors of Wittenberg College ($130k), North Branch Land Trust ($70k).
Does Hackett Philanthropies Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 42% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Hackett Philanthropies 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 Hackett Philanthropies Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Tambur Family Foundation, Allone Charities, The Luzerne Foundation.
Where is Hackett Philanthropies Foundation based?
Hackett Philanthropies 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 86 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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