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Lomax Family Foundation at a glance

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Lomax Family Foundation

Its FY2021 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$14k
Granted FY2021
4
Grants FY2021
1
States reached
$6k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.

Arts & Culture$233kEducation$53kEnvironment$42kFood & Nutrition$23kCivil Rights$9kHuman Services$9kPhilanthropy$8kRecreation & Sports$8kOther$0
02FY2021 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NORTH PHILLY PROJECT- THE WAY PROGRAM$5,901
MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION$5,000
COBB'S CREEK COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER$1,500
PROJECT HOME$1,500
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 (FY17–21, $9k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 44% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%THE PEACE CENTER: $3k → 6%THIRD WORLD PRESS FOUNDATION: $1k → 14%THE PEACE CENTER: $3k → 6%PROJECT HOME: $2k → 22%COBB'S CREEK COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: $2k → 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.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$312k · 16 repeat orgs$98k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +67% since the first grant, against -22% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2021, 14 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
23

Total granted

$312k
$95k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+67%
-22%

Still filing today

63%
39%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • PD
    Philadelphia Dance Company
    2× · 2017–2019 · $75k · revenue +127%
  • PM
    PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
    3× · 2017–2019 · $50k · revenue +14%
  • THE JOHN BARTRAM ASSOCIATION
    4× · 2017–2020 · $40k · revenue +261%

Funded once

  • PF
    PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATIONOCTAVIUS CATTO MEMORIAL FUND
    one grant, 2019 · $17k
  • BG
    BARTRAM'S GARDEN
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • WA
    WOODMERE ART MUSEUMgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue +230%
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 Contemporary

We connect the people and places of philadelphia through art and partnership. the organization is a free-standing platform that endeavors to show forward-thinking, high-quality contemporary visual and performance art in the city. the…

Human Services
2
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

The trustees of the university of pennsylvania (the "university") sees itself as having a public service mission. in such regard, the university aims to provide a rich and diverse educational environment for its students; to pioneer…

Education
3
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
4
Association for Public Art

The association for public art (apa, formerly the fairmount park art association) commissions, preserves, interprets and promotes public art in philadelphia. dedicated to creating a museum without walls that informs, engages and inspires…

Arts & Culture
5
Public Trust

Public Trust is a non-profit organization on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania that fosters learning, creativity, and collaboration in support of justice and equality.

Arts & Culture
6
Monument Lab Inc

Monument lab is a nonprofit public art and history studio based in philadelphia. monument lab cultivates and facilitates critical conversations around the past, present, and future of monuments.

Arts & Culture
7
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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8
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
9
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

We lead, strengthen, and amplify the voices of greater philadelphia's cultural community.

Arts & Culture
10
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
11
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia

The athenaeum of philadelphia nurtures curiosity in members and neighbors, strengthening community through learning, discourse and meaningful engagement. the athenaeum is a historic and vibrant philadelphia-centered and member-supported…

Education
12
Philadelphia Festival of the Arts Inc

To promote the cultural richness of philadelphia and to bring the most distinguished work in the arts to audiences in the philadelphia region

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Philadelphia Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Cobbs Creek Community Environmental. 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

22 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. 22 of the 42 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
15/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Philadelphia Dance Company: $75,000 · Arts & CulturePhiladelphia Dance CompanyPHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART: $50,000 · Arts & CulturePHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ARTMUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: $26,000 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONKIMMEL CENTER INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureKIMMEL CENTER INCBLACKSTAR PROJECTS INC: $15,000 · Arts & CultureBLACKSTAR PROJECTS INCWOODMERE ART MUSEUM: $10,000 · Arts & CultureAFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM IN PHILADELPHIA: $9,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $6,900 · Arts & CultureTHE JOHN BARTRAM ASSOCIATION: $40,000 · OtherTHE JOHN BARTRAM ASSOCIATIONIndividual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientPHILADELPHIA FOUNDATIONOCTAVIUS CATTO MEMORIAL FUND: $16,700 · OtherPHILADELPHIA FOUNDATIONOCTAVIUS CATTO MEMORI…TEMPLE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL: $16,000 · OtherTEMPLE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOLNORTH PHILLY PROJECT- THE WAY PROGRAM: $10,901 · OtherNORTH PHILLY PROJECT- THE WAY PROGRAMBARTRAM'S GARDEN: $10,000 · OtherBARTRAM'S GARDENGEORGE SCHOOL: $6,893 · OtherUNCF MAYOR'S MASKED BALL: $5,500 · Other+16 more: $37,325 · Other+16 moreIMMACULATA UNIVERSITY: $10,000 · EducationPENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS: $10,000 · EducationLA SALLE UNIVERSITY: $1,005 · EducationTHE PEACE CENTER INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesThe Harembee Foundation: $3,500 · Human ServicesCobbs Creek Community Environmental: $1,500 · Human ServicesPROJECT HOME: $1,500 · Human ServicesTHIRD WORLD PRESS FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesTHE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $8,300 · PhilanthropyIPRAXIS: $1,500 · Community Improvement
Arts & Culture$211,900Other$163,319Education$21,005Human Services$12,500Philanthropy$8,300Community Improvement$1,500

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 budgetPhiladelphia Dance Company: $75,000 over 2y, 8.3% of budgetPHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JOHN BARTRAM ASSOCIATION: $40,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetMUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: $26,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetKIMMEL CENTER INC: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBLACKSTAR PROJECTS INC: $15,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetIMMACULATA UNIVERSITY: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWOODMERE ART MUSEUM: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM IN PHILADELPHIA: $9,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $8,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES INC: $6,900 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE PEACE CENTER INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetURBAN AFFAIRS COALITION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCobbs Creek Community Environmental: $1,500 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetIPRAXIS: $1,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetPROJECT HOME: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetURBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLA SALLE UNIVERSITY: $1,005 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.

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…The Philadelphia Foun…Verizon FoundationThe Pfizer Foundation…Charities Aid Foundat…Vanguard Charitable E…The Blackbaud Giving …National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…
The William Penn FoundationPA17.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The William Penn Foundation · The Philadelphia Foundation · Verizon Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Lomax Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lomax Family Foundation. 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%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report 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 42 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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