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Partan Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$29k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
83
Grants FY2024
82
Organizations funded FY2023
7%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$150
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,500
Organizations funded a year
56 to 82
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
15
Total assets, FY2024
$242k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 7% of the organizations Partan Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $650 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Civil RightsInternationalArts & CultureHuman ServicesCrime & LegalEducationOther
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
FY2024still arriving83$29k6%
FY202382$28k7%
FY202278$28k14%
FY202166$28k11%
FY202065$26k9%
FY201962$28k6%
FY201857$27k9%
FY201756$28kn/a
91% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$59kInternational$32kFood & Nutrition$31kPublic Safety & Disaster$13kArts & Culture$13kHousing & Shelter$12kHealth$9kPhilanthropy$8kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
MN
NY
MA
OR
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
NC
DC
AL
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 58 grantees
All grantees of Partan Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Children Incorporated$12,00080%
Women for Women International$9,88080%
Capital Area Food Bank Inc$9,50080%
Manna Food Center Inc$9,50080%
The Shepherds Table Inc$8,00080%
Consumer Reports Inc$8,00080%
Some Inc$8,00080%
St Mary's College of Maryland Foundation Inc$4,00080%
The Global Hunger Project$3,50070%
World Central Kitchen Inc$3,40040%
Alternative Gifts of Greater Washington Inc$3,01881%
Tommys Pantry Inc$3,00031%
Children's Hospital Foundation$2,40080%
Oxfam-America Inc$1,60080%
Smile Train Inc$1,60080%
Washington Humane Society$1,60080%
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation$1,60080%
Direct Support for Immigrants Inc$1,6004n/a
Mercy Corps$1,60080%
Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Dept Inc$1,60082%
Historic Takoma Inc$1,60080%
Wildlife Conservation Society$1,40070%
The Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation$1,40080%
Project Orbis International Inc$1,20060%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$1,15080%
Second Chance Wildlife Center Inc$90050%
Lower Cape Outreach Councilinc$90030%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$85080%
Georgetown University$80080%
Conservation Nation$80040%
Difference Makers Inc$8004n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$80080%
United States Fund for Unicef$80080%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$80080%
Feeding America$80080%
The Freebsd Foundation$70070%
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc$70080%
Chesapeake Bay Trust$55060%
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc$45030%
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$45080%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$45030%
Share$40040%
Takoma Radio Inc$35070%
Baltimore Public Media Corporation$35070%
Native American Heritage Association$30030%
City Wildlife Inc$30030%
Transgender Law Center$25050%
Trevor Project Inc$25050%
Mobile Medical Care Inc$20020%
Americares Foundation Inc$20020%
Advocates for Trans Equality Education Fund$20040%
Eastham Permanent Firefighters Association Inc$20020%
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc$20040%
Technoserve Inc$20020%
Association to Preserve Cape Cod Inc$10020%
Through Piscataway Eyes Tpe Inc$1001n/a
Brooklinedotnews Corporation$5010%
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington DC Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 42 recipients with no EIN on record ($105k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Partan Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetChildren Incorporated: $12,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWomen for Women International: $9,880 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCapital Area Food Bank Inc: $9,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetManna Food Center Inc: $9,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Shepherds Table Inc: $8,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetConsumer Reports Inc: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSome Inc: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSt Mary's College of Maryland Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Global Hunger Project: $3,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $3,400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAlternative Gifts of Greater Washington Inc: $3,018 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetTommys Pantry Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetChildren's Hospital Foundation: $2,400 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetOxfam-America Inc: $1,600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $1,600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWashington Humane Society: $1,600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetJane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation: $1,600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Corps: $1,600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTakoma Park Volunteer Fire Dept Inc: $1,600 over 8y, 2.3% of budgetHistoric Takoma Inc: $1,600 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $1,400 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation: $1,400 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetProject Orbis International Inc: $1,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $1,150 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSecond Chance Wildlife Center Inc: $900 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetLower Cape Outreach Councilinc: $900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $850 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgetown University: $800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetConservation Nation: $800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Freebsd Foundation: $700 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc: $700 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetChesapeake Bay Trust: $550 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc: $450 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: $450 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $450 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetShare: $400 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTakoma Radio Inc: $350 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBaltimore Public Media Corporation: $350 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNative American Heritage Association: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCity Wildlife Inc: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTransgender Law Center: $250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMobile Medical Care Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmericares Foundation Inc: $200 over 2y, 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 55.

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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 FoundationDC15.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Washington Community Foundation · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · Ibm International Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Verizon Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · 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.

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About Partan Foundation

How much does Partan Foundation give?
Partan Foundation reported 83 grants totaling $28,636 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 56 and 82 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Partan Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (26%), International (14%), Food & Nutrition (14%).
Who are Partan Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Children Incorporated ($12k), Women for Women International ($10k), Capital Area Food Bank Inc ($10k).
Does Partan Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Partan 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 Partan Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Washington Community Foundation, T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc, Ibm International Foundation.
Where is Partan Foundation based?
Partan Foundation 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 101 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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