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Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman Family 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.

$528k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
11
Grants FY2025
12
Organizations funded FY2024
42%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$431,667
Organizations funded a year
12 to 18
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$9.0M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 42% of the organizations Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $53k 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
Arts & CultureEducationAnimalsHuman ServicesInternationalHealthOther
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 arriving9$493k22%
FY202412$846k42%
FY202312$714k25%
FY202215$677k53%
FY202118$445k61%
FY202017$354kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$2.7MReligion$430kEducation$199kScience & Tech$105kCommunity Improvement$70kAnimals$61kHousing & Shelter$35kCrime & Legal$30kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Dia Center for the Arts Inc$1,351,66761%
Trustees of Calder Gardens$1,000,00034%
Beth David Reform Congregation$430,0004n/a
The Barnes Foundation$135,00060%
The Franklin Institute$105,00040%
Philadelphia Museum of Art$59,50060%
Humane World for Animals Inc$50,00010%
Leadership Philadelphia$45,00031%
Project Home$35,00020%
Institute for Justice$30,00020%
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All grantees of Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Dia Center for the Arts Inc$1,351,66761%
Trustees of Calder Gardens$1,000,00034%
Beth David Reform Congregation$430,0004n/a
The Barnes Foundation$135,00060%
The Franklin Institute$105,00040%
Philadelphia Museum of Art$59,50060%
Humane World for Animals Inc$50,00010%
Leadership Philadelphia$45,00031%
Project Home$35,00020%
Institute for Justice$30,00020%
The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia$25,00010%
Whitney Museum of American Art$25,00010%
Bryn Mawr Theatre Film Institute$20,00021%
Birthright Israel Foundation$18,00010%
Storm King Art Center$15,00030%
Island Academy Inc$15,00010%
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation$15,00010%
Science Leadership Academy Home and School Association$12,0001n/a
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History$10,00020%
Whyy Inc$10,00010%
Thomas Jefferson University$10,00010%
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$10,00010%
The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Inc$10,00011%
Fringearts$7,50020%
Norton Museum of Art Inc$7,50010%
Mann Center for the Performing Arts$5,00010%
Association for Public Art$5,00010%
Teach for America Inc$5,00010%
Women Against Abuse Inc$5,00010%
Cystic Fibrosis Research Fund Inc$3,50010%
The Philadelphia Citizen$2,50010%
Bridlewild Trails Association Inc$2,00041%
The Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement$2,00020%
Franklin & Marshall College$1,50010%
Mdrc$1,00020%
Philadelphia Metro Wildlife Center Inc$1,00010%
The Henry Foundation for Botanical Research$1,00011%
Business Executives for National Security$1,00010%
Patriots Cove Inc$1,00011%
Beyond Celiac$1,0001n/a
March of Dimes Inc$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($40k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDia Center for the Arts Inc: $1,351,667 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetTrustees of Calder Gardens: $1,000,000 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetThe Barnes Foundation: $135,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetThe Franklin Institute: $105,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPhiladelphia Museum of Art: $59,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Philadelphia: $45,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetProject Home: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInstitute for Justice: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Fund for the School District of Philadelphia: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWhitney Museum of American Art: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBryn Mawr Theatre Film Institute: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $18,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStorm King Art Center: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIsland Academy Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWeitzman National Museum of American Jewish History: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWhyy Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThomas Jefferson University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFringearts: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNorton Museum of Art Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMann Center for the Performing Arts: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAssociation for Public Art: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWomen Against Abuse Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Research Fund Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Philadelphia Citizen: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBridlewild Trails Association Inc: $2,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetThe Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFranklin & Marshall College: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMdrc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPhiladelphia Metro Wildlife Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Henry Foundation for Botanical Research: $1,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetBusiness Executives for National Security: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPatriots Cove Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% 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 37.

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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.

The William Penn Foun…The Philadelphia Foun…The Snider FoundationThe Honickman Foundat…Hess Foundation IncThe Neubauer Family F…Independence Foundati…The Brind FoundationThe Leslie Miller and…Future Standard Found…The Barra Foundation …Henry Dolfinger 2 Tru…
The William Penn FoundationPA23.2× affinity9 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 · The Snider Foundation · The Honickman Foundation · Hess Foundation Inc · The Neubauer Family Foundation · Independence Foundation · The Brind Foundation · The Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Foundation · Future Standard Foundation · The Barra Foundation Inc · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw

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 Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman Family Foundation

How much does Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman Family Foundation give?
Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman Family Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $528,167 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 18 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (73%), Religion (12%), Education (5%).
Who are Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Dia Center for the Arts Inc ($1.4M), Trustees of Calder Gardens ($1.0M), Beth David Reform Congregation ($430k).
Does Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 42% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman Family Foundation 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 Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The William Penn Foundation, The Philadelphia Foundation, The Snider Foundation.
Where is Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman Family Foundation based?
Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman Family Foundation is based in PA.

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 49 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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