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Mann-Paller Foundation Inc

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.

$2.1M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
16
Grants FY2025
30
Organizations funded FY2024
17%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$100,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$1,000,000
Organizations funded a year
22 to 36
FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$93M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 17% of the organizations Mann-Paller Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $362k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureHealthRecreation & SportsEnvironmentInternationalOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving15$2.1M20%
FY202430$3.5M17%
FY202324$2.7M17%
FY202222$1.4M23%
FY202136$14M31%
FY201936$3.9Mn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$15MEducation$7.9MCivil Rights$605kPhilanthropy$500kInternational$401kFood & Nutrition$360kRecreation & Sports$320kHuman Services$311kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
NY
MA
SD
CT
CA
UT
CO
VA
MD
DC
OK
LA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc$9,200,00036%
National Cyber Scholarship Foundation$4,100,000299%
Sidwell Friends School$3,000,0003n/a
Washington Drama Society Inc$1,705,00051%
The Shakespeare Theatre$1,550,00066%
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts$1,075,00050%
The University of Tulsa$761,00020%
Urban Nation Inc$710,0006n/a
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts$603,00060%
The Ability Challenge Incorporated$400,000446%
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All grantees of Mann-Paller Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc$9,200,00036%
National Cyber Scholarship Foundation$4,100,000299%
Sidwell Friends School$3,000,0003n/a
Washington Drama Society Inc$1,705,00051%
The Shakespeare Theatre$1,550,00066%
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts$1,075,00050%
The University of Tulsa$761,00020%
Urban Nation Inc$710,0006n/a
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts$603,00060%
The Ability Challenge Incorporated$400,000446%
Cambiar Education$363,20028%
Some Inc$300,00050%
House of Ruth$300,00051%
Red Cloud Indian School$250,0005n/a
Save The Children Federation Inc$250,00050%
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation$220,00050%
Fairfax County Stars Inc$205,000612%
National Gallery of Art$200,00020%
World Learning Inc$150,00030%
US Speedskating$100,00021%
Digital Harbor Foundation$100,00012%
American University$85,20820%
National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC$75,00035%
Activate Global Inc$75,00011%
National Child Research Center$75,00041%
Washington National Opera$75,00036%
The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc$50,00020%
The Washington Chorus Inc$50,00022%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$50,00050%
Dominion Speedskating$50,000212%
Martha's Table Inc$50,00020%
C&O Canal Trust Inc$32,00061%
Kipp DC Public Charter Schools$25,00010%
Northwell Health Foundation$25,00010%
City Year Inc$20,00020%
Connect Our Kids$16,00034%
Wags and Walks$15,00020%
Children's National$10,00010%
Conservation Law Foundation Inc$7,55010%
The Royal Oak Foundation Inc$4,00030%
National Women's History Museum$1,00010%
Mercy Ships International$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Mann-Paller Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 39 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGreater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc: $9,200,000 over 3y, 5.6% of budgetNational Cyber Scholarship Foundation: $4,100,000 over 2y, 99% of budgetWashington Drama Society Inc: $1,705,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetThe Shakespeare Theatre: $1,550,000 over 6y, 5.8% of budgetJohn F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: $1,075,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe University of Tulsa: $761,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts: $603,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetThe Ability Challenge Incorporated: $400,000 over 4y, 46% of budgetCambiar Education: $363,200 over 2y, 7.7% of budgetSome Inc: $300,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetHouse of Ruth: $300,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $250,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetColonial Williamsburg Foundation: $220,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFairfax County Stars Inc: $205,000 over 6y, 12% of budgetNational Gallery of Art: $200,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Learning Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUS Speedskating: $100,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetDigital Harbor Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetAmerican University: $85,208 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC: $75,000 over 3y, 5.5% of budgetActivate Global Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNational Child Research Center: $75,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetWashington National Opera: $75,000 over 3y, 5.5% of budgetThe Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Washington Chorus Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDominion Speedskating: $50,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetMartha's Table Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetC&O Canal Trust Inc: $32,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetKipp DC Public Charter Schools: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwell Health Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCity Year Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetConnect Our Kids: $16,000 over 3y, 4.4% of budgetWags and Walks: $15,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetChildren's National: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConservation Law Foundation Inc: $7,550 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Royal Oak Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNational Women's History Museum: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMercy Ships International: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 39.

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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.

Greater Washington Community FoundationDC14.4× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Washington Community Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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.

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About Mann-Paller Foundation Inc

How much does Mann-Paller Foundation Inc give?
Mann-Paller Foundation Inc reported 16 grants totaling $2,128,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 36 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does Mann-Paller Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (57%), Education (31%), Civil Rights (2%).
Who are Mann-Paller Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc ($9.2M), National Cyber Scholarship Foundation ($4.1M), Sidwell Friends School ($3.0M).
Does Mann-Paller Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Mann-Paller Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Mann-Paller Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Washington Community Foundation, The Ayco Charitable Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust.
Where is Mann-Paller Foundation Inc based?
Mann-Paller Foundation Inc is based in MD.

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 66 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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