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Pennington Family Foundation at a glance

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Pennington Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.9M
Granted FY2024still arriving
57
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$450k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01FY2024 · 57 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k9 grants · $43k
  • $10k–50k38 grants · $656k
  • $50k–250k9 grants · $752k
  • $250k+1 grant · $450k
$15,750
Median grant
5
States reached
$38M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL FOUNDATION$450,000
Individual grant recipient$183,000
BATON ROUGE GENERAL FOUNDATION$130,000
THE EMERGE CENTER$89,240
ATHLETES FOR HOPE$75,000
ST VINCENT DE PAUL OF BATON ROUGE$75,000
KNOCK KNOCK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM$50,000
LOUISIANA ARTS & SCIENCE MUSEUM$50,000
CHILDREN'S HEALTH FUND$50,000
BATON ROUGE YOUTH COALITION INC$50,000
Individual grant recipient$30,000
LOUISIANA KEY ACADEMY$30,000
THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM$30,000
YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS ACADEMY OF BR$25,000
BATON ROUGE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CTR$25,000
02The need
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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 (FY24–24, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 19%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%GATEWAY THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP: $10k → 19%THE LIFE OF SINGLE MOM: $10k → 19%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 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
Louisiana Alliance for Nonprofits

To strengthen, promote, and build the capacity of louisiana's nonprofit sector through education, advocacy, and member services.

Philanthropy
2
Aia Louisiana

To promote architecture.

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3
New Orleans Museum of Art

The mission of the new orleans museum of art is to inspire the love of art; to collect, preserve, exhibit and present excellence in the visual arts; to educate, challenge and engage a diverse public.

Arts & Culture
4
For Providers by Providers Louisiana

Provides quality training for early education providers

Education
5
The Arc of Louisiana

The arc of louisiana advocates for and with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

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6
Invest in Louisiana

To provide sound analysis of state fiscal issues to promote economic prosperity, a rising standard of living, and the opportunity for all citizens to reach their highest potential.

Public Benefit
7
Louisiana Resource Center for Educators

Louisiana Resource Center for Educators is dedicated to supporting innovation in education for students, teachers, administrators, higher education, and families.

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8
Louisiana Children's Research Center Development & Learning Inc

We advance literacy and learning through evidence-based practices in the classroom, home, and community.

Human Services
9
Arts Council of New Orleans

The Arts Council of New Orleans dba Arts New Orleans is a private, nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status dedicated to supporting arts and culture in the city.

Arts & Culture
10
Louisiana Association On Compulsive Gambling

The company is dedicated to providing assistance through treatment and helpline services to individuals and families who may be affected by problem gambling, substance abuse, or suicide.

Health
11
Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center

To offer prevention, intervention and postvention services that provide support in times of crisis and reduce the impact of suicide, homicide and violence.

Health
12
Junior League of Baton Rouge Inc

The Junior League of Baton Rouge, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its…

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities; the most unlike its peers is The National World War Ii Museum Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

36 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. 36 of the 57 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/36
Grantees still filing
11/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL FOUNDATION: $450,000 · OtherPENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL FOUNDATIONIndividual grant recipient: $183,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientGENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION: $130,000 · OtherGENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATIONST VINCENT DE PAUL OF BATON ROUGE: $75,000 · OtherST VINCENT DE PAUL OF BATON ROUGEThe Children's Health Fund: $50,000 · Other+31 more: $432,250 · Other+31 moreATHLETES FOR HOPE: $75,000 · Youth DevelopmentATHLETES F…Baton Rouge Youth Coalition Inc: $50,000 · Youth DevelopmentBaton Roug…BATON ROUGE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentBATON ROUG…GIRL SCOUTS LOUISIANA EAST INC: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentGIRL SCOUT…I AM Empowering The Next Generation: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentI AM Empow…LOUISIANA ART & SCIENCE MUSEUMINC: $50,000 · Arts & CultureLOUISIANA …THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC: $30,000 · Arts & CultureTHE NATION…Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Inc: $25,000 · Arts & CultureArts Counc…DOUGLAS MANSHIP SR THEATRE COMPLEX HOLDING INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureDOUGLAS MA…INTERNATIONAL CHILD ART FOUNDATION: $15,000 · Arts & CultureINTERNATIO…KIDS ORCHESTRA INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureKIDS ORCHE…Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre: $10,000 · Arts & CultureBaton Roug…LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES: $10,000 · Arts & CultureLOUISIANA …Baton Rouge Gallery Inc: $6,500 · Arts & CultureTHE EMERGE CENTER INC: $89,240 · PhilanthropyKNOCK KNOCK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $50,000 · EnvironmentLOUISIANA KEY ACADEMY: $30,000 · EducationCAREER COMPASS OF LOUISIANA: $20,000 · EducationSOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LEGAL SERVICES CORP: $15,000 · Crime & LegalINNOCENCE PROJECT NEW ORLEANS: $10,000 · Crime & LegalLOUISIANA CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS: $10,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$1,320,250Youth Development$180,000Arts & Culture$176,500Philanthropy$89,240Environment$50,000Education$50,000Crime & Legal$35,000

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 budgetGENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION: $130,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetTHE EMERGE CENTER INC: $89,240 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetATHLETES FOR HOPE: $75,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetKNOCK KNOCK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $50,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetLOUISIANA ART & SCIENCE MUSEUMINC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetThe Children's Health Fund: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBaton Rouge Youth Coalition Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetLOUISIANA KEY ACADEMY: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetBATON ROUGE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $25,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetHOPE MINISTRIES OF BATON ROUGE: $25,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetGREATER BATON ROUGE FOOD BANK: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCAREER COMPASS OF LOUISIANA: $20,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetDOUGLAS MANSHIP SR THEATRE COMPLEX HOLDING INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS LOUISIANA EAST INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetINTERNATIONAL CHILD ART FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetSOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LEGAL SERVICES CORP: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF GREATER BATON ROUGE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetI AM Empowering The Next Generation: $10,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetTHE LIFE OF A SINGLE MOM: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetBIG RIVER ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetO'BRIEN HOUSE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetKIDS ORCHESTRA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetBaton Rouge Ballet Theatre: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetGIRLS ON THE RUN SOUTH LOUISIANA: $10,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetGAITWAY THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetINNOCENCE PROJECT NEW ORLEANS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS LOUISIANA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLOUISIANA CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBaton Rouge Gallery Inc: $6,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR EATING DISORDERS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetsongs of survivors: $5,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetFRONT YARD BIKES: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% 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.

Irene W & Cb Penningt…Baton Rouge Area Foun…The Huey & Angelina W…The Charles Lamar Fam…The Merice Boo Johnst…Capital Area United W…The Credit Bureau of …Albemarle FoundationShell USA Company Fou…Rotary Club of Baton …William Edwin Montan …Rockhold Family Found…
Irene W & Cb Pennington Private FoundationLA55.7× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Irene W & Cb Pennington Private Foundation · Baton Rouge Area Foundation · The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation · The Charles Lamar Family Foundation · The Merice Boo Johnston Grigsby Foundation · Capital Area United Way · The Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge Foundation · Albemarle Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Rotary Club of Baton Rouge Foundation · William Edwin Montan Charitable Trust · Rockhold Family 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Pennington Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Pennington Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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.
    04Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Pennington Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Pennington Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 57 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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