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Joanna McNeil Trust at a glance

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Joanna McNeil Trust

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.

$850k
Granted FY2024still arriving
3
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$500k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Animals$2.5MArts & Culture$2.4MRecreation & Sports$1.0MHealth$675kEducation$275kFood & Nutrition$160kOther$0
02FY2024 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
  • $250k+2 grants · $750k
$250,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$8.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PHILADELPHIA ZOO$500,000
THE NATIONAL LIGHT$250,000
GREATER PHILADELPHIA FILM OFFICE$100,000
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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 20%, against an area that typically sits at 17%. 91% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 17%THE NATIONAL LIGHT: $250k → 22%SHIRLEY ROAD PRODUCTIONS: $250k → 17%CJD FOUNDATION: $375k → 13%YMCA CAMP TOCKWOGH: $5k → 12%PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART: $50k → 22%SPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY: $250k → 17%CJD FOUNDATION: $250k → 13%PHILADELPHIA250: $500k → 22%SPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY: $25k → 17%CJD FOUNDATION: $50k → 13%PHILADELPHIA250: $406k → 22%FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY: $500k → 22%THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC: $375k → 22%USA 250 LTD RESTRICTED TO AMERICA'S LIGH: $200k → 22%GREATER PHILADELPHIA FILM OFFICE: $250k → 22%USA 250 LTD RESTRICTED TO AMERICA'S LIGH: $200k → 22%GREATER PHILADELPHIA FILM OFFICE: $200k → 22%FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY: $100k → 22%GREATER PHILADELPHIA FILM OFFICE: $100k → 22%PA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: $60k → 22%GREATER PHILADELPHIA FILM OFFICE: $100k → 22%FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY: $30k → 22%PHILADELPHIA250: $50k → 22%PHILADELPHIA ZOO: $1.1M → 22%PHILADELPHIA ZOO: $575k → 22%PHILADELPHIA ZOO: $500k → 22%PHILADELPHIA ZOO: $210k → 22%PHILADELPHIA ZOO: $110k → 22%PHILADELPHIA ZOO: $25k → 22%FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY: $375k → 22%PHILABUNDANCE: $100k → 22%GREATER PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL ALLIANCE: $100k → 22%HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA INC: $250k → 22%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.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$6.5M · 7 repeat orgs$1.5M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
9

Total granted

$6.5M
$1.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+8%

Still filing today

71%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $250k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureAnimalsEnvironmentPublic BenefitFood & NutritionOther
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

  • ZS
    ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA
    6× · 2017–2024 · $2.5M · revenue +26%
  • FP
    FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY
    4× · 2018–2023 · $1.0M · revenue +500%
  • CD
    CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2021–2023 · $675k · revenue +13%

Funded once

  • TA
    THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC
    one grant, 2021 · $375k
  • SR
    SHIRLEY ROAD PRODUCTIONS
    one grant, 2017 · $250k
  • HP
    HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA INC
    one grant, 2018 · $250k · revenue +22%
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
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau

The philadelphia convention & visitors bureau (phlcvb) is the official tourism promotion agency for the city of philadelphia globally, and the sales and marketing agency for the pennsylvania convention center (pcc). phlcvb markets…

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2
Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation

Pidc plans and implements economic development initiatives (see schedule o) which enhance the competitive environment, generate jobs and produce higher tax ratables throughout philadelphia.

Community Improvement
3
Philadelphia Film Society

The philadelphia film society (pfs) is the region's home for classic and contemporary film presentation, education, entertainment, and community building. a nonprofit, community-supported organization, pfs produces the acclaimed…

Arts & Culture
4
Philadelphia Health Partnership
Health
5
Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates Inc

Mural arts - the city of philadelphia mural arts program unites artists and communities through a collaborative process rooted in the traditions of mural making, to create art that transforms public spaces and individual lives.

Arts & Culture
6
Whyy Inc

Whyy is the philadelphia region's leading public media provider, serving southeastern pennsylvania, southern new jersey, and all of delaware.

Arts & Culture
7
Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media

Philadelphia jewish film and medias mission is to educate and engage diverse philadelphia communities, jewish and non-jewish alike, by presenting world-class film premieres, repertory cinema, and associated programs that are inspired by…

Human Services
8
Philadelphia Sculptors Inc

Educating the public about sculpture and promoting sculpture

Arts & Culture
9
The Phillips Collection

The phillips collection is the oldest museum of modern and contemporary art in the u.s. in addition to presentation of works from the permanent collection and special exhibitions, the museum maintains active educational, academic,…

Arts & Culture
10
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

The mission is "to understand the natural world and inspire everyone to care for it." the academy implements its mission through understanding the diversity of life; developing and applying science to protect the environment; and informing…

Science & Tech
11
The Philadelphia Award
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12
Shakespeare in Clark Park

Shakespeare in Clark Park produces cultural events which bridge the gap between audiences and artists by inviting community members to take part in making and shaping our productions. Our productions are rooted in the people of…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance; the most unlike its peers is Philadelphia Museum of Art. 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

10 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. 10 of the 17 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
9/10
Grantees still filing
9/10
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PHILADELPHIA250: $956,000 · OtherPHILADELPHIA250CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE FOUNDATION INC: $675,000 · OtherCREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE FOUNDATION INCTHE ACADEMY OF MUSIC: $375,000 · OtherTHE ACADEMY OF MUSICSPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY: $275,000 · OtherSPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMYSHIRLEY ROAD PRODUCTIONS: $250,000 · OtherSHIRLEY ROAD PRODUCTIONSNATIONAL LIGHT: $250,000 · OtherNATIONAL LIGHT+2 more: $65,000 · OtherZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA: $2,520,000 · AnimalsZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIAFAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY: $1,005,000 · EnvironmentFAIRMOUNT PARK…USA 250 Incorporated: $400,000 · Arts & CultureUSA 250 Inco…HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA INC: $250,000 · Arts & CultureHISTORIC PHI…GREATER PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL ALLIANCE: $100,000 · Arts & CultureGREATER PHIL…PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART: $50,000 · Arts & CulturePHILADELPHIA…SHIRLEY ROAD PRODUCTIONS: $50,000 · Arts & CultureSHIRLEY ROAD…Greater Philadelphia Film Office: $650,000 · Public BenefitGreater P…Philabundance: $100,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$2,846,000Animals$2,520,000Environment$1,005,000Arts & Culture$850,000Public Benefit$650,000Food & Nutrition$100,000

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 budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA: $2,520,000 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetFAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY: $1,005,000 over 4y, 3.6% of budgetCREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE FOUNDATION INC: $675,000 over 3y, 13% of budgetGreater Philadelphia Film Office: $650,000 over 4y, 23% of budgetUSA 250 Incorporated: $400,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetHISTORIC PHILADELPHIA INC: $250,000 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetGREATER PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL ALLIANCE: $100,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetPhilabundance: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHIRLEY ROAD PRODUCTIONS: $50,000 over 1y, 22% 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 William Penn Foun…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
The William Penn FoundationPA15.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The William Penn Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile 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 Joanna McNeil Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Joanna McNeil Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2023
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    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 Joanna McNeil Trust?

    Find your warmest path to Joanna McNeil Trust 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 17 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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