· Private foundation
Lois Lehrman Grass Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2021.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| PLAY ON PHILLY | $35,561 |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HARRISBURG | $25,000 |
| MARKET SQUARE CONCERTS | $13,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY18–21, $190k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against +7% for those funded once.
8 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2021, 7 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 27% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- MSMARKET SQUARE CONCERTS3× · 2018–2021 · $39k · revenue +37%
- CPCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK3× · 2018–2020 · $15k · revenue +54%
- SFSUSQUEHANNA FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY INC2× · 2018–2019 · $3k · revenue +48%
Funded once
- CRCAPITAL REGION ARTS AND EDUCATIONone grant, 2018 · $100k
- TUThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museumgraduatedone grant, 2018 · $50k · revenue +34%
- OSOpen Stage of Harrisburgone grant, 2018 · $28k · revenue -25%
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.
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.
To be a sustainable musical institution that brings the intimate experience of a world-class chamber orchestra performance to the greater philadelphia area,enriching the musical life of the city and region by the integrity and excellence…
The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra provides a professional symphony orchestra of artistic excellence and integrity to enrich lives, to educate, and to entertain diverse audiences in western Virginia with the highest quality instrumental and…
To engage our community in a life more beautiful through the shared experience and transformative impact of chamber music, by arranging diverse and compelling programs by exceptional artists at affordable prices, and by presenting new…
To promote the cultural richness of philadelphia and to bring the most distinguished work in the arts to audiences in the philadelphia region
To promote interest in an appreciation for and enjoyment of the arts. to conduct festivals of the arts. to plan and conduct other programs which will advance the arts and improve an appreciation for and enjoyment of the arts.
To create a musical community where high quality instruction and performance opportunities are available to all.
The charleston symphony's mission is to inspire and engage the community through exceptional musical performances and educational programs.
To present world class chamber music ensembles and soloists, promising emerging artists, and innovative programs; and to foster an appreciation for chamber music in the pittsburgh community by offering educational programs and experiences.
Citizens for the arts in pennsylvania (cfa/pa) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization advocating for funding and for public policies, all to ensure the vibrant practice and appreciation of the arts and culture across the commonwealth of…
The mission of pittsburgh public theater is to provide artistically diverse theatrical experiences of the highest quality. pittsburgh public theater also strives to serve, challenge, stimulate, and (continued on schedule o)
Cosmic symphony nurtures the performance of high quality orchestral music, showcasing southern maryland talent.
It is the mission of the pittsburgh symphony orchestra to engage, enrich, and inspire through unparalleled live musical experiences.
How this is measured
16 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. 16 of the 23 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HARRISBURG ↗
- Who funds HARRISBURG SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INC ↗
- Who funds SUSQUEHANNA ART MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ↗
- Who funds MARKET SQUARE CONCERTS ↗
- Who funds PLAY ON PHILLY ↗
- Who funds Open Stage of Harrisburg ↗
- Who funds CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK ↗
- Who funds CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA YOUTH BALLET ↗
- Who funds HARRISBURG COMMUNITY THEATRE THEATRE HARRISBURG ↗
- Who funds CULTURAL ENRICHMENT FUND ↗
- Who funds HOSPICE OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ↗
- Who funds PENNON ORGANIZATION ↗
- Who funds SUSQUEHANNA FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds Historic Harrisburg Assoc ↗
- Who funds ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ↗
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.
Open a dossier: United Way of the Capital Region · The Foundation for Enhancing Communities · Joseph T and Helen M Simpson Foundation · Hall Foundation · McCormick Family Fdn Agent 80397 · John Crain Kunkel Foundation · Anne & Philip Glatfelter III Family Foundation · Schwab-Silfen Foundation · Pennsylvania Automotive Association Foundation · The S Wilson and Grace M Pollock Foundation · McInroy-Sheffer People Trust Ta · The Dorothy B and S Lawrence Koplovitz
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Lois Lehrman Grass Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lois Lehrman Grass Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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