Pennsylvania · Private foundation
Himmelstein Family Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $90k
- Granted FY2019
- 12
- Grants FY2019
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 45%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $6,300
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $17,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 20
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 45% of the organizations Himmelstein Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 43% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 57% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $37k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 11 | $86k | 45% |
| FY2018 | 13 | $65k | 8% |
| FY2017 | 20 | $101k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance | $34,400 | 3 | 0% |
| Har Zion Temple | $30,350 | 3 | n/a |
| Saint John's Hospice | $26,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Temple Adath Israel of the Main Line | $20,100 | 3 | n/a |
| Community Home Trust | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Inter-Faith Council for Social Service Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Jewish Relief Agency | $11,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School | $10,800 | 3 | 0% |
| Jack M Barrack Hebrew Academy | $10,800 | 3 | 0% |
| Orot | $10,250 | 2 | 1% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance | $34,400 | 3 | 0% |
| Har Zion Temple | $30,350 | 3 | n/a |
| Saint John's Hospice | $26,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Temple Adath Israel of the Main Line | $20,100 | 3 | n/a |
| Community Home Trust | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Inter-Faith Council for Social Service Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Jewish Relief Agency | $11,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School | $10,800 | 3 | 0% |
| Jack M Barrack Hebrew Academy | $10,800 | 3 | 0% |
| Orot | $10,250 | 2 | 1% |
| Echo System | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | $7,000 | 2 | 0% |
| 319 Main Line Center Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Autism Speaks Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Parkinson Council | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($36k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Himmelstein Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The Saramar Charitable Fund · Erlbaum Family Foundation · The Garbose Family Foundation William Garbose & Lynne Garbose Ttees · The Barrack Foundation · The Specter Foundation · Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good
How this is measured
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About Himmelstein Family Foundation
- How much does Himmelstein Family Foundation give?
- Himmelstein Family Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $90,000 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 20 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Himmelstein Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Human Services (26%), Religion (18%), Housing & Shelter (16%).
- Who are Himmelstein Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance ($34k), Har Zion Temple ($30k), Saint John's Hospice ($26k).
- Does Himmelstein Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 45% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Himmelstein Family 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 Himmelstein Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Saramar Charitable Fund, Erlbaum Family Foundation, The Garbose Family Foundation William Garbose & Lynne Garbose Ttees.
- Where is Himmelstein Family Foundation based?
- Himmelstein Family Foundation is based in PA.
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