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Howard J Sedran Family 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.

$16k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
8
Grants FY2024
44
Organizations funded FY2023
14%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$4,000
Organizations funded a year
32 to 48
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$1.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 14% of the organizations Howard J Sedran Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationArts & CultureInternationalHealthHuman ServicesCommunity 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving8$16k25%
FY202344$142k14%
FY202238$70k13%
FY202144$78k5%
FY202043$86k7%
FY201946$65k13%
FY201832$50k16%
FY201748$58kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$138kEducation$122kInternational$110kHealth$77kEnvironment$38kReligion$33kFood & Nutrition$14kCrime & Legal$8kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
MI
NY
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MD
DE
AR
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 48 grantees
All grantees of Howard J Sedran Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Whyy Inc$45,00080%
Thomas Jefferson University$35,00030%
Society Hill Synagogue$32,0006n/a
United States Association for UNHCR$29,50070%
Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation$29,00071%
Phila Society for the Preservation of Landmarks$20,40061%
Save The Children Federation Inc$19,00080%
Heifer Project International$17,85060%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$17,00060%
Philadelphia Orchestra Association$15,89470%
The Pennsylvania Ballet Association$15,50070%
Barnard College$14,00060%
Philabundance$13,65060%
American Heart Association Inc$11,50050%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$11,50070%
Women for Women International$10,00070%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$8,25080%
Greenpeace Inc$8,00070%
St Peter's School$7,50070%
Clean Water Action$5,50070%
Living Beyond Breast Cancer$5,50070%
Clean Air Council$5,25080%
Pennenvironment Inc$5,00070%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$4,00020%
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy$3,40070%
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia$3,35080%
Wills Eye Foundation Inc$3,00030%
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States$2,85070%
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts$2,75060%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$2,75060%
World Central Kitchen Inc$2,50010%
Philadelphia Museum of Art$2,40020%
Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia$2,00050%
Wnet$2,00080%
Settlement Music School of Philadelphia$2,00070%
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History$1,96020%
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations$1,80070%
New York Public Radio$1,75070%
Outdoor Outreach$1,70080%
Museum of the American Revolution$1,48030%
Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia$1,45030%
The Barnes Foundation$1,10010%
Temple Beth Am$1,0001n/a
Friends of Laurel Hill and West Laurel Hill Cemeteries$1,00010%
Old Pine Community Center$50010%
Center City District Foundation$50010%
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc$50010%
Friends of Spring Garden School$3001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($135k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Howard J Sedran Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWhyy Inc: $45,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThomas Jefferson University: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $29,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMagee Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation: $29,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetPhila Society for the Preservation of Landmarks: $20,400 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $19,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHeifer Project International: $17,850 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $17,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPhiladelphia Orchestra Association: $15,894 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pennsylvania Ballet Association: $15,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBarnard College: $14,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPhilabundance: $13,650 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $11,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $11,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWomen for Women International: $10,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $8,250 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetGreenpeace Inc: $8,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSt Peter's School: $7,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetClean Water Action: $5,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLiving Beyond Breast Cancer: $5,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetClean Air Council: $5,250 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPennenvironment Inc: $5,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSpringside Chestnut Hill Academy: $3,400 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Athenaeum of Philadelphia: $3,350 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWills Eye Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNational Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States: $2,850 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: $2,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $2,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhiladelphia Museum of Art: $2,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia: $2,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWnet: $2,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSettlement Music School of Philadelphia: $2,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWeitzman National Museum of American Jewish History: $1,960 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $1,800 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Public Radio: $1,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetOutdoor Outreach: $1,700 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of the American Revolution: $1,480 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPreservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia: $1,450 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Barnes Foundation: $1,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Laurel Hill and West Laurel Hill Cemeteries: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOld Pine Community Center: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCenter City District Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc: $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 45.

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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 William Penn FoundationPA21.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The William Penn Foundation · The Philadelphia Foundation · Chubb Charitable Foundation · William B Dietrich Foundation · Performing Arts Foundation · The Forst Foundation · The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Inc · Connelly Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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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About Howard J Sedran Family Foundation

How much does Howard J Sedran Family Foundation give?
Howard J Sedran Family Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $15,800 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 32 and 48 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Howard J Sedran Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (24%), Education (22%), International (19%).
Who are Howard J Sedran Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Whyy Inc ($45k), Thomas Jefferson University ($35k), Society Hill Synagogue ($32k).
Does Howard J Sedran Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Howard J Sedran 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 Howard J Sedran Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The William Penn Foundation, The Philadelphia Foundation, Chubb Charitable Foundation.
Where is Howard J Sedran Family Foundation based?
Howard J Sedran Family 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 77 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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