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Halpern 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.

$68k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$42k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Philanthropy$227kReligion$77kArts & Culture$31kEducation$15kYouth Development$10kInternational$9kFood & Nutrition$8kAnimals$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $6k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $62k
$2,500
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PGH$42,000
TREE OF LIFE INC$20,000
THE KELLY WRITERS HOUSE$2,500
JEWISH FAMILY CHILDRENS SVC-FOOD PA$1,250
GREATER PGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK$1,250
EAST END COOPERATIVE MINISTRY$1,250
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 (FY25–25, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%EAST END COOPERATIVE MINISTRY: $1k → 11%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.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$330k · 8 repeat orgs$59k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +41% since the first grant, against +2% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
19

Total granted

$330k
$56k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+41%
+2%

Still filing today

50%
74%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureInternationalEducationAnimalsFood & NutritionCommunity 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • PS
    PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $18k · revenue +23%
  • RF
    RAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $4k · revenue +279%
  • SH
    Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition
    2× · 2023–2024 · $2k · revenue +9%

Funded once

  • CJ
    CR JRS CHIP
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue -4%
  • SS
    SHADY SIDE ACADEMYgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $6k · revenue +54%
  • BB
    BIGGIE'S BULLIES
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue -61%
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
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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2
Zoological Society of Pittsburgh

The zoological society of pittsburgh is dedicated to being a leader in, and significant contributor to, the conservation of endangered and threatened species. the society provides an enjoyable family experience that fosters understanding,…

Animals
3
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy

We improve quality of life by enhancing and stewarding pittsburgh's parks in partnership with the community.

Recreation & Sports
4
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh

The world affairs council of pittsburgh's mission is to convene and connect people around global issues to build a competitive, thriving, and inclusive pittsburgh.

International
5
University of Pittsburgh

The university of pittsburgh, founded in 1787, is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the united states and one of the nation's top public research universities. for more than two centuries, the university of pittsburgh…

Education
6
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
7
Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation

Pidc plans and implements economic development initiatives (see schedule o) which enhance the competitive environment, generate jobs and produce higher tax ratables throughout philadelphia.

Community Improvement
8
The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation

The pittsburgh promise promotes high educational aspirations among urban youth, funds scholarships for post-secondary access, and fuels a prepared and diverse regional workforce.

Philanthropy
9
Pittsburgh Council On Higher Education

To provide a means for sharing resources and information among members, engage in joint projects, and offer a common voice on educational matters.

Education
10
Global Solutions Pittsburgh

The global switchboard stewards a diverse network of people and organizations to promote equitable global engagement in the pittsburgh region. we strive to build a region where all people value diversity, practice empathy, and work…

International
11
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

Our mission is to solve hunger in central pennsylvania by ensuring that everyone struggling with hunger has access to enough wholesome food every day. we will achieve this bold goal with the help of our generous donors, volunteers and…

Food & Nutrition
12
Sustainable Pittsburgh

Provide information to decision maker in the pittsburgh region to promote economic prosperity, social equity, and environmental quality for sustainable solutions for communities and businesses.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Inc; the most unlike its peers is Biggie's Bullies. 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

21 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. 21 of the 31 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
12/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PGH: $227,000 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PGHTREE OF LIFE INC: $60,000 · OtherTREE OF LIFE INCBETH SHALOM CONGREGATION: $16,861 · Other+9 more: $22,000 · Other+9 moreCR JRS CHIP: $10,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $8,750 · EducationSHADY SIDE ACADEMY: $6,000 · Education+1 more: $500 · EducationPITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC: $18,000 · Arts & CultureRAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $4,000 · Arts & CultureCARNEGIE INSTITUTE: $1,500 · Arts & CulturePITTSBURGH ARTS & LECTURES INC: $1,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $300 · Arts & CultureGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $2,500 · InternationalNOVA UKRAINE: $2,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $1,000 · InternationalSave The Children Federation Inc: $1,000 · International412 FOOD RESCUE INC: $5,000 · Food & NutritionGREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $1,250 · Food & NutritionBIGGIE'S BULLIES: $5,000 · AnimalsPANTHER RIDGE CONSERVATION CENTER INC: $250 · AnimalsSquirrel Hill Urban Coalition: $2,000 · Community Improvement
Other$325,861Education$25,250Arts & Culture$24,800International$9,000Food & Nutrition$6,250Animals$5,250Community Improvement$2,000

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 budgetPITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC: $18,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCR JRS CHIP: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $8,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSHADY SIDE ACADEMY: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIGGIE'S BULLIES: $5,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budget412 FOOD RESCUE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNOVA UKRAINE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSquirrel Hill Urban Coalition: $2,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCARNEGIE INSTITUTE: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEAST END COOPERATIVE MINISTRY: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPITTSBURGH ARTS & LECTURES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPITTSBURGH OPERA INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPANTHER RIDGE CONSERVATION CENTER INC: $250 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.

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 Grable FoundationThe Heinz EndowmentsHillman Family Founda…The Pittsburgh Founda…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Grable FoundationPA15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Grable Foundation · The Heinz Endowments · Hillman Family Foundations · The Pittsburgh Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Halpern Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Halpern Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Global Empowerment Mission Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Halpern Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Halpern 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.

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 31 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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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