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Larking Hill Foundation

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.

$243k
Granted FY2025still arriving
25
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$66k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$547kFood & Nutrition$231kReligion$163kPhilanthropy$101kArts & Culture$90kHuman Services$81kHealth$68kEnvironment$34kOther$0
02FY2025 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k19 grants · $76k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $101k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $66k
$5,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$2.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA$66,000
PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY$35,000
CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER$25,000
MAIN LINE HEALTH$16,000
UNITED WAY$15,000
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS$10,000
LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER$5,000
NEIGHBORHOOD GARDENS TRUST$5,000
SAINT MARY'S SCHOOL$5,000
ASHLEY HALL LOYALTY FUND$5,000
MAIN LINE MEALS ON WHEELS$5,000
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
CHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK$5,000
PBS FOUNDATION$5,000
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, $56k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 95% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%EPISCOPAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT: $20k → 17%YMCA OF GREATER BRANDYWINE: $3k → 6%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $15k → 14%EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES: $3k → 22%EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES: $3k → 22%EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES: $3k → 22%EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES: $3k → 22%EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES: $3k → 22%EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES: $3k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
IN
PA
NJ
VA
NC
SC
DC
GA
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$855k · 22 repeat orgs$72k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against +0% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 22 still active in FY2025, 0 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
13

Total granted

$855k
$65k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+0%

Still filing today

64%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k 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
EducationEnvironmentHuman ServicesArts & CultureFood & NutritionHealthOther
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

  • TP
    THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
    6× · 2020–2025 · $198k · revenue +60%
  • ML
    MAIN LINE HEALTH INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $56k · revenue +161%
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY
    6× · 2020–2025 · $30k · revenue +49%

Funded once

  • ER
    EPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT
    one grant, 2022 · $20k · revenue -20%
  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
    one grant, 2023 · $15k · revenue +22%
  • WC
    WILSON COLLEGE
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +6%
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
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
2
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
3
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
4
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
5
Delaware Valley University

See schedule o.we are inspired by the ideals of our founder who, in 1896, emphasized respect for all people and ideas, who honored knowledge with practice, progress and the common good. our historical commitment to experiential learning…

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6
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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7
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
8
Drexel University

Drexel university fulfills its founder's vision of preparing each new generation of students for productive professional and civic lives while also focusing its collective expertise on solving society's greatest problems. drexel is an…

Education
9
Gettysburg College

Gettysburg college is a residential, undergraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences.

Education
10
Mcphs University

Mcphs university prepares students for careers in health care through teaching, scholarship, research, professional service and community engagement.

Education
11
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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12
Pennsylvania Medical Society

The pennsylvania medical society is the voice of pennsylvania's physicians and the patients they serve. we advance quality patient care and the ethical practice of medicine. we promote physician leadership, education, professional…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of Pennsylvania; the most unlike its peers is Liberty Science Center. 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

24 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. 24 of the 38 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
16/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $442,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAPENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS: $75,000 · EducationPENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTSDUKE UNIVERSITY: $30,000 · EducationSAINT MARYS SCHOOL: $27,500 · Education+3 more: $17,000 · EducationCHURCH OF THE REDEEMER: $140,000 · OtherCHURCH OF THE REDEEMERUNITED WAY: $90,000 · OtherUNITED WAYELDERNET: $45,000 · OtherELDERNETUNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA: $25,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF GEORGIAASHLEY HALL LOYALTY FUND: $20,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherMAIN LINE MEALS ON WHEELS INC: $13,000 · Other+8 more: $29,000 · Other+8 moreTHE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: $198,000 · EnvironmentTHE PENNSYLVANIA HO…UPPER MCMICHAEL CREEK CONSERVANCY: $20,000 · EnvironmentUPPER MCMICHAEL CRE…NEIGHBORHOOD GARDENS TRUST: $10,000 · Environment+1 more: $1,500 · EnvironmentMAIN LINE HEALTH INC: $56,000 · Health+1 more: $1,000 · HealthEPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT: $20,000 · Human ServicesEpiscopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania: $18,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $15,000 · Human ServicesYMCA OF GREATER BRANDYWINE: $3,000 · Human ServicesLIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER: $15,000 · Arts & CulturePBS FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Arts & CultureCHRIST CHURCH PRESERVATION TRUST: $2,000 · Arts & CultureCHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK: $18,000 · Food & NutritionPhilabundance: $2,000 · Food & NutritionTHE SALVATION ARMY WORLD SERVICE OFFICE: $5,000 · International
Education$591,500Other$382,000Environment$229,500Health$57,000Human Services$56,000Arts & Culture$27,000Food & Nutrition$20,000International$5,000

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 budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $442,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: $198,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS: $75,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMAIN LINE HEALTH INC: $56,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetDUKE UNIVERSITY: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSAINT MARYS SCHOOL: $27,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUPPER MCMICHAEL CREEK CONSERVANCY: $20,000 over 4y, 5.6% of budgetEPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK: $18,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetEpiscopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania: $18,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMAIN LINE MEALS ON WHEELS INC: $13,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetPBS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD GARDENS TRUST: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetEpiscopal Academy: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWILSON COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SALVATION ARMY WORLD SERVICE OFFICE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYMCA OF GREATER BRANDYWINE: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHRIST CHURCH PRESERVATION TRUST: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPhilabundance: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ocean Foundation: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLANKENAU MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ↗
  • Who funds THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS ↗
  • Who funds MAIN LINE HEALTH INC ↗
  • Who funds DUKE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds SAINT MARYS SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds UPPER MCMICHAEL CREEK CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds EPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT ↗
  • Who funds CHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds Episcopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds MAIN LINE MEALS ON WHEELS INC ↗
  • Who funds PBS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NEIGHBORHOOD GARDENS TRUST ↗
  • Who funds Episcopal Academy ↗
  • Who funds Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education ↗
  • Who funds WILSON COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds THE SALVATION ARMY WORLD SERVICE OFFICE ↗
  • Who funds YMCA OF GREATER BRANDYWINE ↗
  • Who funds CHRIST CHURCH PRESERVATION TRUST ↗
  • Who funds Philabundance ↗
  • Who funds The Ocean Foundation ↗
  • Who funds LANKENAU MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION ↗

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…Hamilton Family Found…Henry Dolfinger 2 Tru…The William Penn Foun…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…Raymond James Charita…The Bank of America C…Charities Aid Foundat…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…
The Philadelphia FoundationPA15.2× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · Hamilton Family Foundation · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw · The William Penn Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Larking Hill Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Larking Hill Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 14%
  • Liberty Science Center: 14% of 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 · 0–30%
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 38 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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