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Pfcu Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Pfcu Charitable 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.

$23k
Granted FY2025still arriving
20
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2024 to 2025.

Education$7kCommunity Improvement$6kHealth$6kPhilanthropy$4kArts & Culture$3kHuman Services$2kEnvironment$1kPublic Benefit$590Other$0
02FY2025 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$191k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$2,500
BEYOND LITERACY$2,500
FRIENDS OF RYAN INC$2,500
JOHNSON HOUSE HISTORIC SITE$1,750
UPLIFT CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN$1,592
HMS SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY$1,500
NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE WELLNESS AGENCY$1,500
EAST MT AIRY NEIGHBORS INC$1,500
UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT (UCD)$1,500
GLEN FOERD CONSERVATION CORPORATION$1,000
HEART OF HOLLI FOUNDATION$1,000
FRIENDS FOR GOOD INC$590
TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION$524
BREAKTHROUGH T1D$510
EAST PASSYUNK COMMUNITY CENTER$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 (FY24–25, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 22%, against an area that typically sits at 17%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 17%SPECIAL PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST INC (DBA SPIN): $350 → 22%UPLIFT CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN: $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.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 9% of Pfcu Charitable Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 91% of the giving stays in PA; by stated purpose, 100%.

Pfcu Charitable Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

36%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$11k · 4 repeat orgs$19k to everyone else

4 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 0 since wound down; 16 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
5

Total granted

$11k
$2k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-21%
+9%

Still filing today

75%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 26% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.

50%100%’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementArts & CultureRecreation & SportsEducationOther
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

  • BL
    Beyond Literacy
    2× · 2024–2025 · $4k · revenue -21%
  • UC
    UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT
    2× · 2024–2025 · $3k · revenue -25%
  • EM
    EAST MOUNT AIRY NEIGHBORS INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $3k · revenue 0%

Funded once

  • UC
    UNIVERSITY CITY ARTS LEAGUE INC
    one grant, 2024 · $750 · revenue +18%
  • TM
    THE MICHAELS ORGANIZATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $500 · revenue 0%
  • SP
    SPECIAL PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST INC
    one grant, 2024 · $350 · revenue +9%
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 Health Partnership
Health
2
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
3
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
4
Golf Association of Philadelphia Foundation
Recreation & Sports
5
Artphilly

The mission of artphilly is to amplify philadelphia's arts and culture by commissioning, presenting, producing, and promoting art of all kinds for local audiences and the world. its vision is to spotlight(continued on schedule o)the city…

Arts & Culture
6
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
7
NORTH10 Philadelphia
Youth Development
8
The Philadelphia Award
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9
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
10
Neighborhood Gardens Trust

The neighborhood gardens trust acquires and preserves community gardens and other shared open spaces in order to enhance the quality of life in philadelphia neighborhoods.

Environment
11
Police Athletic League of Philadelphia
Youth Development
12
Whyy Inc

Whyy is the philadelphia region's leading public media provider, serving southeastern pennsylvania, southern new jersey, and all of delaware.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Culturetrust Greater Philadelphia; the most unlike its peers is Johnson House Historic Site. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

19 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. 19 of the 25 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
6/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Beyond Literacy: $3,500 · OtherBeyond LiteracyEAST MOUNT AIRY NEIGHBORS INC: $3,000 · OtherEAST MOUNT AIRY NEIGHBORS INCIndividual grant recipient: $2,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - PHILADELPHIA: $1,000 · OtherSHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - PHILADELPHIAHEART OF HOLLI FOUNDATION: $1,000 · OtherHEART OF HOLLI FOUNDATIONUNIVERSITY CITY ARTS LEAGUE INC: $750 · OtherUNIVERSITY CITY ARTS LEAGUE INCEAST PASSYUNK COMMUNITY CENTER: $500 · OtherFRIENDS FOR GOOD INC: $590 · Other+3 more: $776 · Other+3 moreNATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN: $1,500 · HealthNATIONAL AFRICAN…HMS SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY: $1,500 · HealthHMS SCHOOL FOR C…TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION: $524 · HealthTRANSPLANT FOUND…BREAKTHROUGH T1D: $510 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH T1DTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $250 · HealthTHE CHILDREN'S H…UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT: $3,150 · Community ImprovementUNIVERSITY C…PACKER PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION: $201 · Community ImprovementPACKER PARK …FRIENDS OF RYAN INC: $2,500 · EducationFRIENDS O…UPLIFT CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN: $1,592 · Human ServicesUPLIFT CE…THE MICHAELS ORGANIZATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $500 · Human ServicesTHE MICHA…SPECIAL PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST INC: $350 · Human ServicesSPECIAL P…JOHNSON HOUSE HISTORIC SITE: $1,750 · Arts & CultureCULTURETRUST GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $500 · Arts & CultureGLEN FOERD CONSERVATION CORPORATION: $1,000 · Environment
Other$13,616Health$4,284Community Improvement$3,351Education$2,500Human Services$2,442Arts & Culture$2,250Environment$1,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBeyond Literacy: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT: $3,150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEAST MOUNT AIRY NEIGHBORS INC: $3,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF RYAN INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetUPLIFT CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN: $1,592 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHMS SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY CITY ARTS LEAGUE INC: $750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $510 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MICHAELS ORGANIZATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCULTURETRUST GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST INC: $350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPACKER PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION: $201 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetJACK COSTELLO BOXING CLUB: $150 over 1y, 0.1% 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 Philadelphia Foun…The William Penn Foun…The Barra Foundation …United Way of Greater…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Philadelphia FoundationPA18.9× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · The William Penn Foundation · The Barra Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Pfcu Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Pfcu Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 25 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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