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Honkus-Zollinger Charitable 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.

$111k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
34
Grants FY2024
32
Organizations funded FY2023
13%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$12,000
Organizations funded a year
32 to 44
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$1.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 13% of the organizations Honkus-Zollinger Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
HealthAnimalsEnvironmentArts & CultureInternationalEducationOther
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
FY2024still arriving34$111k41%
FY202332$112k13%
FY202243$124k12%
FY202141$125k20%
FY202044$130k30%
FY201941$135kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Health$168kHuman Services$145kArts & Culture$114kEducation$68kAnimals$50kFood & Nutrition$33kPublic Safety & Disaster$33kEnvironment$29kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
NV
IA
IN
PA
CT
CA
MD
TN
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 57 grantees
All grantees of Honkus-Zollinger Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Humane Animal Rescue$32,50060%
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc$28,00060%
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust$24,00050%
Burrell Education Foundation Inc$22,0006n/a
Ligonier Valley Young Mens Christia Association$19,50060%
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy$18,50050%
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation$16,50020%
Pediatric Victory Foundation$16,000354%
Southern Tier Alternative Therapies Inc$15,00033%
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank$14,50040%
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation$14,00040%
Westmoreland County Food Bank Inc$13,50050%
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago$13,00040%
Chestnut Ridge Community Center$12,5006n/a
Fort Ligonier Association$12,00050%
Ligonier Valley Historical Society$12,00061%
Quaker Valley Wrestling Association$12,00058%
Parentis Foundation$11,00041%
Frick Art & Historical Center Inc$10,00050%
Kiskiminetas Water Shed Asso$10,0003n/a
Svg Sports Broadcasting Fund$10,00022%
Shady Side Academy$10,00020%
Westmoreland Museum of American Art$7,90040%
Amachi Pittsburgh Inc$7,60040%
Sigel Volunteer Fire Department$7,00051%
Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley$6,50030%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$6,00030%
National Aviary in Pittsburgh Inc$5,80040%
Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Fund$5,00065%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$5,00010%
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh$5,00040%
Old Joe Club Charities Inc$5,00021%
Knead Community Cafe$5,00011%
Bricolage$4,90031%
Zoological Society of Pittsburgh$4,00030%
Best Buddies International Inc$4,00010%
Education Foundation of Palm Beach County Inc$3,50030%
Valley School of Ligonier$3,25010%
Eaton Elementary PTO$3,0001n/a
Cancer Bridges$3,00011%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$3,00020%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh Inc$3,00030%
Partners for Quality Foundation$2,50010%
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association Inc$2,5001n/a
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$2,20040%
Woodland Hills School District$2,0321n/a
The Childrens Aid Home Programs of Somerset County Inc$2,00010%
Lynn University Inc$2,00010%
Childrens Aid Society Foundation$2,00010%
Best of the Batch Foundation$2,00010%
Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Inc$2,00011%
Burrell Cheerleading Boosters$1,0001n/a
Laurel Ridge Foundation Inc$1,00015%
Emergency Assistance Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Rotary Club of Ligonier Charitable Foundation$7501n/a
Waynesburg University$50010%
Als United Greater New York Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 28 recipients with no EIN on record ($269k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Honkus-Zollinger Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 49 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHumane Animal Rescue: $32,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPhipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc: $28,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPittsburgh Cultural Trust: $24,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLigonier Valley Young Mens Christia Association: $19,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetWestern Pennsylvania Conservancy: $18,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation: $16,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPediatric Victory Foundation: $16,000 over 3y, 54% of budgetSouthern Tier Alternative Therapies Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetGreater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: $14,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPulmonary Fibrosis Foundation: $14,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWestmoreland County Food Bank Inc: $13,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRehabilitation Institute of Chicago: $13,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFort Ligonier Association: $12,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetLigonier Valley Historical Society: $12,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetQuaker Valley Wrestling Association: $12,000 over 5y, 8.0% of budgetParentis Foundation: $11,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetFrick Art & Historical Center Inc: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSvg Sports Broadcasting Fund: $10,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetShady Side Academy: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWestmoreland Museum of American Art: $7,900 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmachi Pittsburgh Inc: $7,600 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetSigel Volunteer Fire Department: $7,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetAnimal Protectors of Allegheny Valley: $6,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNational Aviary in Pittsburgh Inc: $5,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOfficer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Fund: $5,000 over 6y, 4.6% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Museum of Pittsburgh: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOld Joe Club Charities Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetKnead Community Cafe: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBricolage: $4,900 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetZoological Society of Pittsburgh: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEducation Foundation of Palm Beach County Inc: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetValley School of Ligonier: $3,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Bridges: $3,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPartners for Quality Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention: $2,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Childrens Aid Home Programs of Somerset County Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLynn University Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildrens Aid Society Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBest of the Batch Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetLaurel Ridge Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetEmergency Assistance Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWaynesburg University: $500 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 49.

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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 Pittsburgh FoundationPA45.1× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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 Honkus-Zollinger Charitable Foundation

How much does Honkus-Zollinger Charitable Foundation give?
Honkus-Zollinger Charitable Foundation reported 34 grants totaling $111,250 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 32 and 44 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Honkus-Zollinger Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (23%), Human Services (20%), Arts & Culture (15%).
Who are Honkus-Zollinger Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Humane Animal Rescue ($33k), Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc ($28k), Pittsburgh Cultural Trust ($24k).
Does Honkus-Zollinger Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Honkus-Zollinger Charitable 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 Honkus-Zollinger Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Pittsburgh Foundation, Richard King Mellon Foundation, Eqt Foundation.
Where is Honkus-Zollinger Charitable Foundation based?
Honkus-Zollinger 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 85 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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