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Phillips Family Foundation at a glance

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Phillips Family 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.

$193k
Granted FY2024still arriving
32
Grants FY2024still arriving
10
States reached
$46k
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, FY2020 to 2024.

Food & Nutrition$339kPublic Safety & Disaster$110kHealth$85kHuman Services$59kInternational$46kArts & Culture$46kEnvironment$38kPhilanthropy$37kOther$0
02FY2024 · 32 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k27 grants · $78k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $115k
$3,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$2.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FOOD FOR THE POOR$45,500
THE COOKIE SALE TO COMBAT WORLD HUNGER$25,000
TUNNEL TO TOWERS$20,424
COMMONWEALTH CATHOLIC CHARITIES$14,000
CHESTERFIELD FOOD BANK OUTREACH CENTER$10,000
SUSTAINABLE NANTUCKET$8,450
CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION$7,500
HUMANE SOCIETY OF HARRISBURG$5,007
FRACTURED ATLAS$5,000
NANTUCKET COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER$5,000
SUSQUEHANNA SERVICE DOGS KEYSTONE HUMAN SERVICES$5,000
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL$5,000
PA LYME RESOURCE NETWORK$5,000
SAMBA$5,000
NANTUCKET ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND THE ARTS$3,600
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $16k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 13% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%COMMONWEALTH CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $14k → 9%MARY'S CHOICE RVA: $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.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CA
WV
VA
MD
TN
DC
GA
TX
FL
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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$818k · 41 repeat orgs$55k to everyone else

41 repeat relationships: 24 still active in FY2024, 17 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

41
5

Total granted

$818k
$14k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+61%

Still filing today

66%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $41k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalArts & CulturePhilanthropyHealthHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • NS
    NANTUCKET SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    5× · 2020–2024 · $53k · revenue +47%
  • STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
    3× · 2022–2024 · $30k · revenue +83%
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION
    2× · 2020–2021 · $30k · revenue +12%

Funded once

  • OS
    OPERATION SMILE INC
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +5%
  • Mercy Ships Internationalgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +61%
  • NP
    NHA PROPERTIES INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue +112%
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
Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc

The nantucket conservation foundation owns, protects, and stewards over 9,000 acres of land and coastal shoreline, conserves nantucket's rare and significant natural resources, and engages in impactful ecological research to inform…

Environment
2
Island Harvest Ltd

The mission of island harvest is to end hunger and reduce food waste on long island.

Human Services
3
Nassau Suffolk Hospital Council Inc

& part iii, line 1: the mission of the nassau-suffolk hospital council, inc. (nshc) is to:- provide a forum for the exchange of ideas regarding the development of regional, state, and national health policy,- identify key policy issues…

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4
Nantucket Historical Association

The nantucket historical association preserves and interprets the history of nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island's significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.

Arts & Culture
5
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
6
Nuvance Health Medical Practice Ct Inc

Improve the health of every person in our community through the efficient delivery of excellent, innovative and compassionate care.

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7
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
8
Nuvance Health

Improve the health of every person in our community through the efficient delivery of excellent, innovative and compassionate care.

Health
9
National Nurse-Led Care Consortium

The national nurse-led care consortium (nncc) strives to advance nurse-led healthcare through policy, consultation, and programs to reduce health disparities and meet people's primary care and wellness needs.

Health
10
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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11
Western Connecticut Health Network Inc

Improve the health of every person in our community through the efficient delivery of excellent, innovative and compassionate care.

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12
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Food for the Poor Inc; the most unlike its peers is Marys Choice Rva. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

38 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. 38 of the 55 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/38
Grantees still filing
28/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $150,500 · InternationalFOOD FOR THE POOR INCThe Cookie Sale To Combat World Hunger: $107,526 · InternationalThe Cookie Sale To Combat World HungerMary's Meals USA Inc: $27,000 · InternationalMary's Meals USA Inc+2 more: $10,000 · InternationalCATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES: $60,000 · OtherCATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESCATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES: $50,000 · OtherCATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESHARRISBURG AREA YMCA: $30,390 · OtherHARRISBURG AREA YMCASAMBA: $22,171 · OtherSAMBAPENN STATE HEALTH MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER: $16,500 · OtherSUSQUEHANNA SERVICE DOGS KEYSTONE HUMAN SERVICES: $15,000 · OtherMISSIONARIES OF THE POOR USA INC: $12,000 · OtherTHE CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION INC: $23,310 · OtherTHE CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION INCCommonwealth Catholic Charities: $14,000 · Other+23 more: $106,234 · Other+23 moreUPMC PINNACLE FOUNDATION: $16,500 · HealthEVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL: $16,500 · HealthYORK HEALTH FOUNDATION: $15,355 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $10,000 · HealthNANTUCKET SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $52,950 · Housing & Shelter+1 more: $1,500 · Housing & ShelterUNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION: $30,405 · PhilanthropyPA LYME RESOURCE NETWORK: $5,000 · PhilanthropyCommunity Foundation for Nantucket Inc: $4,000 · PhilanthropyGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $4,000 · PhilanthropyMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $3,000 · PhilanthropyFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $12,500 · Arts & CultureARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF NANTUCKET INC: $10,500 · Arts & CultureNANTUCKET COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER: $10,000 · Arts & CultureNANTUCKET PRESERVATION TRUST INC: $4,500 · Arts & CultureBOSTON YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS INC: $2,000 · Arts & CultureSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $30,424 · EducationPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $2,500 · Education
International$295,026Other$349,605Health$58,355Housing & Shelter$54,450Philanthropy$46,405Arts & Culture$39,500Education$32,924

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 budgetFOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $150,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cookie Sale To Combat World Hunger: $107,526 over 5y, 52% of budgetNANTUCKET SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $52,950 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $30,424 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION: $30,405 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHARRISBURG AREA YMCA: $30,390 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMary's Meals USA Inc: $27,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION INC: $23,310 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUPMC PINNACLE FOUNDATION: $16,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetEVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL: $16,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYORK HEALTH FOUNDATION: $15,355 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCommonwealth Catholic Charities: $14,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF NANTUCKET INC: $10,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFEED MORE INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHESTERFIELD FOOD BANK OUTREACH CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNANTUCKET COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER: $10,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetBETHESDA MISSION OF HARRISBURG INC: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAPPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF HARRISBURG AREA INC: $5,007 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNANTUCKET LAND & WATER COUNCIL INC: $5,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetINTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS & JEWS INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPA LYME RESOURCE NETWORK: $5,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetNANTUCKET PRESERVATION TRUST INC: $4,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetST PAUL CENTER FOR BIBLICAL THEOLOGY: $4,157 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Foundation for Nantucket Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNANTUCKET ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND THE ARTS INC: $3,600 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNANTUCKET CENTER FOR ELDER AFFAIRS INC: $2,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetMARYS CHOICE RVA: $2,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBOSTON YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNHA PROPERTIES INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST: $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Community Foundation …Ernst & Elfriede Fran…The Foundation for En…Clara Foundation IncCarverdelaney Familie…Charina Foundation In…Nancy Sayles Day Foun…The Linda and Harvey …Charles Hale & Kaaren…Osceola Foundation IncThe George & Marie Ch…Knox Foundation
Community Foundation for Nantucket IncMA22× affinity8 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Nantucket Inc · Ernst & Elfriede Frank Foundation Inc · The Foundation for Enhancing Communities · Clara Foundation Inc · Carverdelaney Families Foundation Inc · Charina Foundation Inc Richard Menschel · Nancy Sayles Day Foundation · The Linda and Harvey Saligman Charitable Foundation · Charles Hale & Kaaren Hale Family Foundation · Osceola Foundation Inc · The George & Marie Chabot Charitable Foundation · Knox 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 Phillips Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Phillips Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • The Coral Restoration Foundation Inc: 16% of income from government
  • Community Foundation for Nantucket Inc: 10% of income from government
  • Nantucket Community Music Center: 1% of income from government
  • Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Artists Association of Nantucket Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Food for the Poor Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
10report 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.

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 55 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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