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Howmet Aerospace Foundation at a glance

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Howmet Aerospace 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.

$8.4M
Granted FY2024still arriving
209
Grants FY2024still arriving
22
States reached
$1.6M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$10MScience & Tech$4.4MYouth Development$4.2MHuman Services$3.7MArts & Culture$3.5MEmployment$2.7MPublic Safety & Disaster$2.4MHealth$1.5MOther$0
02FY2024 · 209 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k16 grants · $45k
  • $10k–50k163 grants · $3.4M
  • $50k–250k25 grants · $1.8M
  • $250k+5 grants · $3.1M
$20,000
Median grant
22
States reached
$141M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY$1,600,000
SARAH HEINZ HOUSE$500,000
SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE$350,000
MUSKEGON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$304,000
URBAN IMPACT FOUNDATION$300,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS$200,000
MUSKEGON MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION$100,000
HOSANNA HOUSE INC$100,000
TORQUAY GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL$93,160
UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA DE CIUDAD ACUNA$80,000
THE STEPPING STONE SHELTER FOR WOMEN INC$80,000
AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION$76,000
Individual grant recipient$75,000
ECOLE DE PRODUCTION DE L'ICAM SITE DE TOULOUSE$75,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS$75,000
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.

US giving: 81% of grant dollars ($32M). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 19% that went abroad ($7.7M) is mapped below.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $1.5M) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 82% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Senior Citizens Activity Center of Burkburnett Inc: $15k → 16%Wings of Mercy Inc: $2k → 8%Shelter From the Rain Inc: $8k → 16%GENDERNEXUS INC: $25k → 16%CORNERSTONE FAMILY PROGRAMS: $65k → 4%HOLA LAKEWAY: $30k → 15%Cornerstone Family Programs: $50k → 4%American Corporate Partners: $50k → 17%TransOptions: $50k → 4%Family Advocates Inc: $30k → 15%TransOptions: $50k → 4%Light Of Life Rescue Mission: $15k → 11%GIRLS WHO CODE: $13k → 17%YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSN OF LA PORTE INDIANA: $26k → 15%TRANSOPTIONS: $30k → 4%ECHO Orphancare Partners: $25k → 14%TransOptions: $25k → 4%HOLA Lakeway: $20k → 15%THE STEPPING STONE SHELTER FOR WOMEN INC: $80k → 15%North Texas Veterans Relief Fund Inc: $25k → 16%Interfaith Community PADS Inc: $47k → 15%Latino Community Center: $20k → 11%HOPE THROUGH HOUSING FOUNDATION: $25k → 14%Btc Center Incorporated: $2k → 10%LATINO COMMUNITY CENTER: $10k → 11%GIRLS WITH SOLE: $20k → 17%NORTHEAST OHIO FOUNDATION FOR PATRIOTISM: $5k → 17%NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS: $20k → 17%Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless: $20k → 17%GATHERING PLACE: $5k → 17%Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless: $20k → 17%Jarvis Gibson Foundation: $10k → 17%YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER LONG BEACH: $50k → 14%Rancho San Antonio Boys Home Inc: $10k → 14%Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh: $5k → 11%RANCHO SAN ANTONIO BOYS HOME INC: $10k → 14%YMCA OF METROPOLITAN LOS ANGELES: $20k → 14%UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT INC: $40k → 17%UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT INC: $40k → 17%University Settlement Inc: $40k → 17%University Settlement Inc: $40k → 17%University Settlement Inc: $40k → 17%SisTers PGH: $30k → 11%YWCA - Young Women's Christian Association of Pittsburgh: $40k → 11%YWCA - YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH: $20k → 11%URBAN IMPACT FOUNDATION: $300k → 11%PA WOMEN WORK AN AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK FOR WOMENS: $15k → 11%YWCA - Young Women's Christian Association of Pittsburgh: $10k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

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NH
WA
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
NV
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MO
VA
AZ
TN
DC
OK
MS
GA
TX
FL

Beyond the US: 19% of all-years giving ($7.7M)

9 countries, by the recipient’s country on the filing.

grant dollars sentlessmore
France$1.7M · 44 grants
Hungary$1.4M · 34 grants
United Kingdom$1.3M · 58 grants
Mexico$1.2M · 27 grants
Germany$1.0M · 29 grants
Japan$460k · 22 grants
Canada$290k · 15 grants
Morocco$70k · 3 grants
Australia$65k · 3 grants
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. International giving is mapped by the recipient’s country from the same 990 filings; comparable need data isn’t available at that grain.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 7% of Howmet Aerospace Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Howmet Aerospace Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 22% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

73%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$28M · 194 repeat orgs$10M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

194 repeat relationships: 114 still active in FY2024, 80 since wound down; 78 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

194
220

Total granted

$28M
$7.7M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+9%

Still filing today

59%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.5M went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentArts & CulturePhilanthropyHealthOther
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

  • CI
    CARNEGIE INSTITUTE
    3× · 2020–2022 · $2.1M · revenue +41%
  • TN
    THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY
    2× · 2023–2024 · $1.6M · revenue +115%
  • SF
    SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE & THE PUBLIC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $950k · revenue +250%

Funded once

  • TS
    THE SOLA FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $500k · revenue -52%
  • TO
    TRUSTEES OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2023 · $452k
  • GG
    Gwens Girls Inc
    one grant, 2023 · $300k · revenue -8%
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
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

United way's mission is to end intergenerational poverty in our region by harnessing, leveraging and strategically investing the collective power of donors, advocates and volunteers, to help individuals and families break the cycle of…

Philanthropy
3
Wallin Education Partners

To ensure college and career success for high-potential students from low-income backgrounds, and through our efforts help build diverse, equitable, and vibrant communities. we do this through a comprehensive model of financial aid and…

Education
4
Girls Inc of Greater Pittsburgh

Girls inc of greater pittsburgh empowers girls to imagine a broader future through a curriculum grounded on female role models delivered by college women mentors, who are themselves mentored by professional women.

Human Services
5
Philadelphia Works Inc

Philadelphia works, inc. develops and manages smart workforce solutions that respond to business needs and increases economic opportunity for all philadelphia residents.

Employment
6
Coop Careers Inc

Building a movement of diverse, upwardly mobile college grads overcoming underemployment through digital skills and peer connections.

Education
7
The Northern Michigan University Foundation

The nmu foundation will establish and foster relationships to generate resources that benefit the strategic goals of northern michigan university.

Education
8
College Summit Inc

College summit, inc. d/b/a peerforward (peerforward)'s mission is to unleash the power of positive peer influence to transform the lives of youth living in low-income communities by connecting them to college and careers. in low-income…

Education
9
National Association for College Admission Counseling

Empowering college admission counseling professionals through education, advocacy, and community.

Education
10
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
11
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
12
Youthbuild Global Inc

With love and respect, we partner with opportunity youth to build the skillsets and mindsets that lead to lifelong learning, livelihood, and leadership. youthbuild strives to create a world where all young people are seen for their…

Employment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Girls Who Code Inc; the most unlike its peers is Kappa Kloset Ltd. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

236 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. 236 of the 495 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.

17
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
49
Early backer (in before they grew)
232/236
Grantees still filing
155/236
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

American Red Cross Los Angeles Region: $1,855,000 · OtherAmerican Red Cross Los Angeles RegionSARAH HEINZ HOUSE ASSOCIATION: $1,520,000 · OtherSARAH HEINZ HOUSE ASSOCIATION+133 more: $14,679,661 · Other+133 moreTHE NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY: $1,625,000 · EducationTHE NEIGHBORH…AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION: $450,000 · EducationAMERICAN EDUC…SOUTH BAY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD INC: $253,000 · EducationSOUTH BAY WOR…CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $205,000 · EducationTHRIVE SCHOLARS: $150,000 · Education+17 more: $1,419,369 · Education+17 moreTHE PITTSBURGH PROMISE FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 · PhilanthropyTHE PITTSBU…COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MUSKEGON COUNTY: $953,500 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY F…MUSKEGON MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION: $577,000 · PhilanthropyMUSKEGON MU…IOLA Foundation: $250,000 · PhilanthropyIOLA Founda…UNITED WAY OF THE LAKESHORE: $225,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY …PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION: $180,000 · Philanthropy+5 more: $302,000 · Philanthropy+5 moreCARNEGIE INSTITUTE: $2,070,000 · Arts & CultureCARNEGIE …ASTROBOTIC FOUNDATION: $250,000 · Arts & CultureASTROBOTI…WQED MULTIMEDIA: $200,000 · Arts & CultureWQED MULT…+5 more: $320,050 · Arts & Culture+5 moreSOCIETY FOR SCIENCE & THE PUBLIC: $950,000 · Science & TechFor Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST): $850,000 · Science & TechTHE SOLA FOUNDATION: $500,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE MUSKEGON LAKESHORE: $350,000 · Youth DevelopmentGwens Girls Inc: $300,000 · Youth DevelopmentOHIO URBAN RENAISSANCE: $135,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF LA HABRA: $110,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF NORTHEAST OHIO: $90,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CARSON INC: $80,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF ROCHESTER INC: $70,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MOORPARK & SIMI VALLEY INC: $65,000 · Youth Development+2 more: $99,000 · Youth DevelopmentURBAN IMPACT FOUNDATION: $300,000 · Human ServicesUNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT INC: $200,000 · Human ServicesTransOptions Inc: $155,000 · Human ServicesCORNERSTONE FAMILY PROGRAMS: $115,000 · Human ServicesSTEPPING STONE SHELTER FOR WOMEN INC: $80,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION GREATER PITTSBURGH: $70,000 · Human ServicesHOLA LAKEWAY: $70,000 · Human ServicesNORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS: $60,000 · Human ServicesAMERICAN CORPORATE PARTNERS: $50,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER LONG BEACH: $50,000 · Human ServicesINTERFAITH COMMUNITY PADS INC: $47,000 · Human Services
Other$18,054,661Education$4,102,369Philanthropy$3,487,500Arts & Culture$2,840,050Science & Tech$1,800,000Youth Development$1,799,000Human Services$1,197,000

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetCARNEGIE INSTITUTE: $2,070,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetTHE NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY: $1,625,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetSARAH HEINZ HOUSE ASSOCIATION: $1,520,000 over 5y, 12% of budgetTHE PITTSBURGH PROMISE FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MUSKEGON COUNTY: $953,500 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetSOCIETY FOR SCIENCE & THE PUBLIC: $950,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetFor Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST): $850,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetMUSKEGON MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION: $577,000 over 4y, 24% of budgetTHE SOLA FOUNDATION: $500,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetAMERICAN EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION: $450,000 over 5y, 7.6% of budgetYOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CLEVELAND OHIO: $445,000 over 4y, 5.2% of budgetGREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $400,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE MUSKEGON LAKESHORE: $350,000 over 3y, 7.9% of budgetMUSKEGON LAKESHORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION: $315,000 over 5y, 59% of budgetGwens Girls Inc: $300,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetURBAN IMPACT FOUNDATION: $300,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetTHE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE: $300,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetEL CAMINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE District Foundation: $287,000 over 4y, 3.6% of budgetKIDS' FOOD BASKET INC: $262,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetSOUTH BAY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD INC: $253,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetASTROBOTIC FOUNDATION: $250,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetIOLA Foundation: $250,000 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FOR MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE INC: $248,000 over 4y, 42% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE LAKESHORE: $225,000 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetCUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $205,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetWQED MULTIMEDIA: $200,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetUNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT INC: $200,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetHOSANNA HOUSE INC: $200,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetPAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION: $180,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetLEADERSHIP PITTSBURGH: $170,000 over 5y, 3.7% of budgetWorking Wardrobes For A New Start: $155,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetTransOptions Inc: $155,000 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetTHRIVE SCHOLARS: $150,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetOHIO URBAN RENAISSANCE: $135,000 over 5y, 56% of budgetLAKEWOOD RANGERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $125,869 over 4y, 11% of budgetLUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY: $120,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetGREATER LAPORTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $117,500 over 1y, 37% of budgetCORNERSTONE FAMILY PROGRAMS: $115,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF LA HABRA: $110,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetMIDWAY ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $106,500 over 5y, 7.2% of budgetOLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFeeding America: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC: $100,000 over 4y, 9.4% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFairleigh Dickinson University: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRiver Bend Nature Works Inc: $95,000 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetChaffey College Foundation: $95,000 over 4y, 1.5% 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.

  • Who funds CARNEGIE INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds SARAH HEINZ HOUSE ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MUSKEGON COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE & THE PUBLIC ↗
  • Who funds For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) ↗
  • Who funds MUSKEGON MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE SOLA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CLEVELAND OHIO ↗
  • Who funds GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE MUSKEGON LAKESHORE ↗
  • Who funds MUSKEGON LAKESHORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Gwens Girls Inc ↗
  • Who funds URBAN IMPACT FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds EL CAMINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE District Foundation ↗
  • Who funds KIDS' FOOD BASKET INC ↗
  • Who funds SOUTH BAY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD INC ↗
  • Who funds ASTROBOTIC FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds IOLA Foundation ↗
  • Who funds THE FOUNDATION FOR MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF THE LAKESHORE ↗
  • Who funds CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WQED MULTIMEDIA ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT INC ↗

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.

Richard King Mellon F…The United Way of Sou…The Buhl FoundationMcElhattan FoundationThe Grable FoundationCommunity Foundation …Hillman Family Founda…The Heinz EndowmentsEqt FoundationThe Pittsburgh Founda…Snee-Reinhardt Charit…Dollar Bank Foundation
Richard King Mellon FoundationPA42.5× affinity22 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Richard King Mellon Foundation · The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania · The Buhl Foundation · McElhattan Foundation · The Grable Foundation · Community Foundation for Muskegon County · Hillman Family Foundations · The Heinz Endowments · Eqt Foundation · The Pittsburgh Foundation · Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation · Dollar Bank 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 Howmet Aerospace Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Howmet Aerospace Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Fishfriends in Service to Humanity of: 39% of income from government
  • Cornerstone Family Programs: 3% of income from government
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University: 2% of income from government
  • Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris Inc: 1% of income from government
  • K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
68report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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 Howmet Aerospace Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Howmet Aerospace 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 495 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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