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Irene D Cunningham W at a glance

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Irene D Cunningham W

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.

$16k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Human Services$34kHealth$15kFood & Nutrition$12kHousing & Shelter$9kCivil Rights$8kEducation$6kEmployment$4kYouth Development$4kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$343k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MURPHYS GIVING MARKET$5,000
COMMUNITY WAREHOUSE PROJECT OF CHESTER C$5,000
SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES INC$3,000
PROMISE HOUSE$3,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $26k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%WESTSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER: $4k → 6%MOMS OFFERING MOMS SUPPORT: $500 → 11%SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $5k → 10%FAMILY SERVICE OF CHESTER COUNTY: $2k → 6%SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $3k → 10%SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $2k → 10%CHESTER EASTSIDE INC: $5k → 10%DOMESTIC ABUSE PROJECT OF DELAWARE COUNT: $2k → 10%KENNETT AREA COMMUNITY SERVICE: $2k → 6%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.

34%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$33k · 4 repeat orgs$63k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +96% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.

4 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
19

Total granted

$33k
$58k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+96%
+17%

Still filing today

75%
89%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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
Human ServicesHealthFood & NutritionArts & CultureEducationEnvironmentOther
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

  • SC
    SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
    3× · 2020–2025 · $10k · revenue +13%
  • CW
    COMMUNITY WAREHOUSE PROJECT OF CHESTER COUNTY
    2× · 2021–2025 · $10k · revenue +96%
  • CV
    COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE
    2× · 2020–2022 · $6k · revenue +106%

Funded once

  • TW
    TOGETHER WE CAN - PA
    one grant, 2021 · $8k
  • CE
    CHESTER EASTSIDE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +44%
  • SF
    SHARE FOOD PROGRAMgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue +26%
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
Friend Inc Community Services

Friend inc community services is a multi-services social agency that supports the well-being of those in need and is committed to strengthening the lives of families and individuals living th northeastern berks county.

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2
Together for West Philadelphia

Together for West Philadelphia partners with healthcare systems community-based organizations, academic institutions, and public and private stakeholders to achieve equitable health outcomes for West Philadelphians.

Unclassified
3
Feeding Westchester Inc

Driven by the belief that access to healthy food is a basic right for all people, feeding westchester leads hunger action programs and mobilizes the resources needed to eradicate hunger in westchester county.

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4
Center for Community Resources Inc

To coordinate services among private and government agencies for specialized populations to ensure service continuity, reduce duplication, and assist individuals and families in accessing appropriate mental health, intellectual…

Health
5
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
6
West Chester Food Cupboard

The west chester food cupboard is one of the largest hunger relief agencies in chester county. we are the primary source of food assistance for low- income residents living in and around the west chester area school district. west chester…

Food & Nutrition
7
Meals On Wheels of Chester County

To provide nutritious meals and personal interaction to homebound adults living in chester county to help them live independently in their own homes.

Human Services
8
Wayne County Community Services Organization

Establish, conduct, implement, operate, coordinate and finance programs for the benefit of the low-income, minority, elderly, disadvantaged and handicapped citizens of wayne county, wv

Community Improvement
9
Children's Aid Society of Mercer County

To provide information, counseling, and such services as may be appropriate to families or others in raising and nuturing children.

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10
Community Action Commission

Commmunity action commission's mission is to build on the strengths and resources available, provide solutions, for complex issues, and empower individuals, families, and communities to move out of poverty.

Human Services
11
Montco Anti-Hunger Network

By leading coordinated action, montco anti-hunger network strengthens the food security safety net system in montgomery county, pa, working to end hunger in montgomery county.

Food & Nutrition
12
Community Care of West Virginia Inc

The mission of ccwv is to help our communities live the healthiest lives possible by meeting their immediate and long-term healthcare needs. this mission is accomplished by providing high quality, accessible, comprehensive, culturally…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Family Service of Chester County; the most unlike its peers is The Career Wardrobe. 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 24 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
17/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesSENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES INCCOMMUNITY WAREHOUSE PROJECT OF CHESTER COUNTY: $10,000 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY WAREHOUSE PROJECT OF CHESTER CO…CHESTER EASTSIDE INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesCHESTER EASTSIDE INCWESTSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER: $4,000 · Human ServicesWESTSIDE COMMUNITY CENTERFAMILY SERVICE OF CHESTER COUNTY: $2,000 · Human ServicesFAMILY SERVICE OF CHESTER COUNTYDomestic Abuse Project of Delaware County Inc: $2,000 · Human ServicesDomestic Abuse Project of Delaware County…KENNETT AREA COMMUNITY SERVICE: $2,000 · Human ServicesKENNETT AREA COMMUNITY SERVICE+1 more: $500 · Human ServicesTOGETHER WE CAN - PA: $8,000 · OtherTOGETHER WE CAN - PAPROMISE HOUSE: $7,000 · OtherPROMISE HOUSEMURPHYS GIVING MARKET INC: $5,000 · OtherMURPHYS GIVING MARKET INCROYER-GREAVES SCHOOL FOR BLIND: $2,000 · OtherROYER-GREAVES SCHOOL FOR BLINDCHRIST THE KING DEAF CHURCH: $2,000 · OtherCHRIST THE KING DEAF CHURCHFRIENDS BOARDING HOME OF WESTERN QUARTERLY MEETING: $2,000 · OtherFRIENDS BOARDING HOME OF WESTE…COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE: $6,000 · HealthCOMMUNITY VOLUNTE…CENTRE VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE: $3,000 · HealthCENTRE VOLUNTEERS…Maternity Care Coalition: $3,000 · HealthMaternity Care Co…HELPHOPELIVE INC: $3,000 · HealthHELPHOPELIVE INCSHARE FOOD PROGRAM: $5,000 · Food & NutritionPENNSYLVANIA HOME OF THE SPARROW: $2,000 · Food & NutritionMIGHTY WRITERS: $4,000 · EducationTHE CAREER WARDROBE: $4,000 · EmploymentARDEN THEATRE COMPANY: $2,500 · Arts & CultureGREENER PARTNERS: $2,000 · Environment
Human Services$35,500Other$26,000Health$15,000Food & Nutrition$7,000Education$4,000Employment$4,000Arts & Culture$2,500Environment$2,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $10,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY WAREHOUSE PROJECT OF CHESTER COUNTY: $10,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetCOMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHESTER EASTSIDE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMURPHYS GIVING MARKET INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSHARE FOOD PROGRAM: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIGHTY WRITERS: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CAREER WARDROBE: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWESTSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER: $4,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCENTRE VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMaternity Care Coalition: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHELPHOPELIVE INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARDEN THEATRE COMPANY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROYER-GREAVES SCHOOL FOR BLIND: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY SERVICE OF CHESTER COUNTY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREENER PARTNERS: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDomestic Abuse Project of Delaware County Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPENNSYLVANIA HOME OF THE SPARROW: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKENNETT AREA COMMUNITY SERVICE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS BOARDING HOME OF WESTERN QUARTERLY MEETING: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMOMS OFFERING MOMS SUPPORT: $500 over 1y, 0.9% 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 Philadelphia Foun…W W Smith Charitable …Sanders Caroline J S …The Gordon Charter Fo…Independence Foundati…Henry Dolfinger 2 Tru…Chester County Commun…Wsfs Cares FoundationConnelly FoundationHowell Lockhart Seipl…The Community's Found…Genuardi Family Found…
The Philadelphia FoundationPA24.8× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · W W Smith Charitable Trust · Sanders Caroline J S Td No 2 · The Gordon Charter Foundation · Independence Foundation · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw · Chester County Community Foundation · Wsfs Cares Foundation · Connelly Foundation · Howell Lockhart Seiple No 1 Idt Res · The Community's Foundation · Genuardi Family 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 Irene D Cunningham W funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Irene D Cunningham W. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get 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 · 0–75%
    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.

    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 24 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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