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Powell Family Foundation Carol P Heller Family Division

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.

$303k
Granted FY2025still arriving
19
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$55k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Health$463kEducation$424kHuman Services$264kArts & Culture$202kInternational$177kCrime & Legal$95kFood & Nutrition$60kCivil Rights$32kOther$0
02FY2025 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $32k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $216k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $55k
$15,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$4.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ALS ASSOCIATION GREATER PHILADELPHIA$55,000
LIVEGIRL INC$25,000
FRIENDS OF THE FORUM$25,000
INTERACT$25,000
LUCY DANIELS CENTER$20,000
THE GREEN CHAIR PROJECT$20,000
CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS$20,000
CORNELL UNIVERSITY$20,000
HOLOCAUST CENTER FOR HUMANITY$16,000
A PLACE AT THE TABLE$15,000
PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY$10,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN PA$10,000
GEORGE SCHOOL$10,000
GREENS FARMS NURSERY SCHOOL$7,000
HORIZONS AT GREENS FARM ACADEMY$6,500
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 (FY19–25, $199k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 84% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%KRIPALU CENTER FOR YOGA AND HEALTH: $10k → 12%THE GREEN CHAIR PROJECT: $20k → 8%THE GREEN CHAIR PROJECT: $13k → 8%LIVEGIRL INC: $30k → 9%LIVEGIRL INC: $30k → 9%LIVEGIRL INC: $26k → 9%LIVEGIRL INC: $25k → 9%LIVEGIRL INC: $20k → 9%LIVEGIRL INC: $15k → 9%LIVEGIRL INC: $10k → 9%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

WA
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NC
DC
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.
$1.6M · 23 repeat orgs$112k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +25% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
8

Total granted

$1.6M
$87k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+16%

Still filing today

78%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalHealthFood & NutritionOther
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

  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE FORUM
    7× · 2019–2025 · $176k · revenue +63%
  • LI
    LiveGirl Inc
    7× · 2019–2025 · $156k · revenue +240%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY USA FOUNDATION
    4× · 2019–2022 · $141k · revenue +261%

Funded once

  • AA
    ALS ASSOCIATION GREATER PHILADELPHIAAMERICAN ASIAN WOMEN'S COALITIONBRE
    one grant, 2019 · $40k
  • NW
    NAMI WAKE COUNTY
    one grant, 2022 · $15k · revenue -19%
  • CI
    CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR REFUGEES
    one grant, 2019 · $10k
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
Fisk University

Fisk university produces graduates from diverse backgrounds with the integrity and intellect required for substantive contributions to society. our curriculum is grounded in the liberal arts. our faculty and administrators emphasize the…

Education
2
Webster University

Founded in 1915, webster is a private non-profit and global university that is committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.

Education
3
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
4
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
5
Fordham University

Fordham university, the jesuit university of new york, is committed to the discovery of wisdom and the transmission of learning, through research and through education of the highest quality. for more information, see schedule o.

Education
6
DePauw University

Depauw university develops leaders the world needs through an uncommon commitment to the liberal arts. depauw's diverse and inclusive learning and living experience, distinctive in its rigorous intellectual engagement and its global and…

Education
7
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
8
The Peak School

The peak school seeks to ignite a passion for learning, to develop students of diverse talents and backgrounds who think critically and act with integrity, and to graduate compassionate, confident, capable students who will embrace their…

Education
9
Delaware Valley University

See schedule o.we are inspired by the ideals of our founder who, in 1896, emphasized respect for all people and ideas, who honored knowledge with practice, progress and the common good. our historical commitment to experiential learning…

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10
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
11
St Francis College

St. francis college is an independent, coeducational institution of higher education chartered by an act of the regents of the university of the state of new york on april 10, 1957.

Education
12
The Felicia Penzell Weber Jewish Community High School Inc

The weber school prepares its students for success in college and in life, inspiring them to be knowledgeable, thinking, responsible jewish adults, by weaving together: the pursuit of academic excellence; a commitment to jewish values, the…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Breathe 4 Als Inc. 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

28 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. 28 of the 35 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
18/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ALS ASSOCIATION GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $330,000 · OtherALS ASSOCIATION GREATER PHILADELPHIAHolocaust Center For Humanity: $114,500 · OtherHolocaust Center For HumanityGEORGE SCHOOL: $110,000 · OtherGEORGE SCHOOLCONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS INC: $95,000 · OtherCONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS INCPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN PA: $57,500 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN PAALS ASSOCIATION GREATER PHILADELPHIAAMERICAN ASIAN WOMEN'S COALITIONBRE: $40,000 · OtherTHE FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION CENTER INC: $35,000 · OtherAMERICAN ASIAN WOMEN'S COALITION: $31,834 · Other+8 more: $105,594 · Other+8 moreUNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY USA FOUNDATION: $141,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF SYDNE…GREENS FARMS ACADEMY INC: $36,500 · EducationGREENS FARMS ACADEM…LUCY DANIELS CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD: $35,000 · EducationLUCY DANIELS CENTER…Pacific Lutheran University: $35,000 · EducationPacific Lutheran Un…GFNS INC: $26,000 · EducationGFNS INCCornell University: $20,000 · EducationCornell University+2 more: $5,500 · EducationLiveGirl Inc: $156,000 · Human ServicesLiveGirl IncTHE GREEN CHAIR PROJECT: $32,500 · Human ServicesTHE GREEN CH…KRIPALU CENTER FOR YOGA & HEALTH: $10,000 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF THE FORUM: $176,000 · InternationalFRIENDS OF …+1 more: $1,000 · InternationalPHILADELPHIA HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE FOUNDATION INC: $37,500 · Arts & CultureGreater West Chester Rotary Foundat: $30,000 · Arts & CultureThe Defiant Requiem Foundation: $19,500 · Arts & CultureA PLACE AT THE TABLE: $60,000 · Food & NutritionFAIRFIELD COUNTY'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $19,300 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FEDERATION FOUNDATION OF GREATER RHODE ISLAND: $5,000 · Philanthropy
Other$919,428Education$299,000Human Services$198,500International$177,000Arts & Culture$87,000Food & Nutrition$60,000Philanthropy$24,300

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 budgetFRIENDS OF THE FORUM: $176,000 over 7y, 4.5% of budgetLiveGirl Inc: $156,000 over 7y, 7.8% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY USA FOUNDATION: $141,000 over 4y, 14% of budgetHolocaust Center For Humanity: $114,500 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetCONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS INC: $95,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetA PLACE AT THE TABLE: $60,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetPHILADELPHIA HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE FOUNDATION INC: $37,500 over 4y, 5.5% of budgetGREENS FARMS ACADEMY INC: $36,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION CENTER INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLUCY DANIELS CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD: $35,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetPacific Lutheran University: $35,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GREEN CHAIR PROJECT: $32,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetGFNS INC: $26,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetCornell University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JOYCE D & ANDREW J MANDELL GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Defiant Requiem Foundation: $19,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetFAIRFIELD COUNTY'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $19,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBREATHE 4 ALS INC: $15,258 over 2y, 39% of budgetNAMI WAKE COUNTY: $15,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetFAIRVILLE FRIENDS SCHOOL INC: $14,500 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetKRIPALU CENTER FOR YOGA & HEALTH: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCITY OF PHILADELPHIA TRUSTEE ADMINISTERING WILLS EYE HOSPITAL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION FOUNDATION OF GREATER RHODE ISLAND: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LEARNING COMMNUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL INC: $4,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE INSEAD MANAGEMENT EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGETTYSBURG COLLEGE: $1,000 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.

Powell Family Foundat…United Way of the Gre…Triangle Community Fo…North Carolina Commun…Carolina Hurricanes F…Aj Fletcher FoundationDuke University Healt…Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Goldman Sachs Cha…Jewish Communal FundNational Philanthropi…The Ayco Charitable F…
Powell Family Foundation NancyWA17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 5 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Powell Family Foundation Nancy · United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc · Triangle Community Foundation Inc · North Carolina Community Foundation · Carolina Hurricanes Foundation · Aj Fletcher Foundation · Duke University Health System Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Jewish Communal Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · The Ayco Charitable 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 Powell Family Foundation Carol P Heller Family Division funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Powell Family Foundation Carol P Heller Family Division. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 37%
  • Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants Inc: 37% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
9report 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.
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Find your warmest path to Powell Family Foundation Carol P Heller Family Division 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 35 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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