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Powell Family Foundation Richard S Powell Family Division

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.

$343k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
45
Grants FY2024
40
Organizations funded FY2023
15%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$45,000
Organizations funded a year
40 to 49
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$4.0M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 15% of the organizations Powell Family Foundation Richard S Powell Family Division funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $52k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesAnimalsArts & CultureHealthRecreation & SportsOther
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 arriving44$318k18%
FY202340$264k15%
FY202249$270k27%
FY202142$240k26%
FY202044$247k41%
FY201949$227kn/a
90% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Health$360kEducation$333kEnvironment$135kInternational$126kYouth Development$103kAnimals$101kArts & Culture$99kHuman Services$86kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
NY
OR
PA
NJ
CA
NE
WV
VA
MD
KS
TN
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Riverbend Environmental Education Center$135,00063%
Als United Mid-Atlantic$95,50060%
Norristown Zoological Society$90,00040%
Community Volunteers in Medicine$75,00060%
Pennsylvania State University$70,0004n/a
Nurturing Minds Inc$65,00061%
African Education Program$48,50063%
Shipley School$40,00040%
Wills Eye Foundation Inc$35,00021%
Academy in Manayunk$33,50050%
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All grantees of Powell Family Foundation Richard S Powell Family Division by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Riverbend Environmental Education Center$135,00063%
Als United Mid-Atlantic$95,50060%
Norristown Zoological Society$90,00040%
Community Volunteers in Medicine$75,00060%
Pennsylvania State University$70,0004n/a
Nurturing Minds Inc$65,00061%
African Education Program$48,50063%
Shipley School$40,00040%
Wills Eye Foundation Inc$35,00021%
Academy in Manayunk$33,50050%
Upper Merion Township Foundation$30,00039%
Jewish Relief Agency$30,00021%
The Pennsylvania Ballet Association$30,00030%
Haverford School$22,50060%
Temple Brith Achim$20,8323n/a
The Baum School of Art$20,00021%
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History$12,50030%
American Heart Association Inc$12,00060%
Episcopal Academy$10,00010%
United Ukrainian American Relief Committee Inc$10,00010%
Postpartum Support International$10,00010%
The Baldwin School$10,00020%
Delaware County Community College$9,0003n/a
Prostate Cancer Foundation$9,00060%
Philabundance$8,50060%
Philadelphia Skating Club & Humane Socie Ty$8,00021%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$6,50060%
LiveConnectionsorg$6,00030%
The Agnes Irwin School$6,00020%
Challah for Hunger$6,00030%
Asian American Women's Coalition$5,83325%
Montgomery Child Advocacy Project$5,50040%
Main Line Animal Rescue Inc$5,00050%
The Gladwyne Montessori School$5,00010%
Quest Therapeutic Services Inc$5,00011%
Simon's Fund$5,00011%
Children's Crisis Treatment Center$4,00040%
The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology$4,00040%
Mighty Writers$4,00040%
Temple Sholom in Broomall$2,5001n/a
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$2,00020%
Disabled Veterans National Foundation$2,00020%
Peter's Place$2,0001n/a
National Eating Disorders Association$1,00010%
Samuel D Cozen Memorial Fund$1,00011%
Humane World for Animals Inc$1,00010%
Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission$1,00010%
Francisvale Home for Smaller Animals$50010%
Woodstock Area Council on Aging$50010%
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$10010%
Jefferson Health Corporation F/K/A Albert Einstein Healthcare Network$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 54 recipients with no EIN on record ($545k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Powell Family Foundation Richard S Powell Family Division supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRiverbend Environmental Education Center: $135,000 over 6y, 2.9% of budgetAls United Mid-Atlantic: $95,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetNorristown Zoological Society: $90,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetCommunity Volunteers in Medicine: $75,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetNurturing Minds Inc: $65,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetAfrican Education Program: $48,500 over 6y, 3.1% of budgetShipley School: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWills Eye Foundation Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetAcademy in Manayunk: $33,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUpper Merion Township Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 9.0% of budgetJewish Relief Agency: $30,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetThe Pennsylvania Ballet Association: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHaverford School: $22,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Baum School of Art: $20,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetWeitzman National Museum of American Jewish History: $12,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $12,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEpiscopal Academy: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Ukrainian American Relief Committee Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPostpartum Support International: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Baldwin School: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProstate Cancer Foundation: $9,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPhilabundance: $8,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPhiladelphia Skating Club & Humane Socie Ty: $8,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $6,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLiveConnectionsorg: $6,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Agnes Irwin School: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChallah for Hunger: $6,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetAsian American Women's Coalition: $5,833 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetMontgomery Child Advocacy Project: $5,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMain Line Animal Rescue Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Gladwyne Montessori School: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetQuest Therapeutic Services Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSimon's Fund: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetChildren's Crisis Treatment Center: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMighty Writers: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDisabled Veterans National Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Eating Disorders Association: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSamuel D Cozen Memorial Fund: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSunday Breakfast Rescue Mission: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFrancisvale Home for Smaller Animals: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWoodstock Area Council on Aging: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJefferson Health Corporation F/K/A Albert Einstein Healthcare Network: $100 over 1y, 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 46.

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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.

The Philadelphia FoundationPA27.5× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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 Powell Family Foundation Richard S Powell Family Division

How much does Powell Family Foundation Richard S Powell Family Division give?
Powell Family Foundation Richard S Powell Family Division reported 45 grants totaling $343,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 40 and 49 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Powell Family Foundation Richard S Powell Family Division fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (22%), Education (21%), Environment (8%).
Who are Powell Family Foundation Richard S Powell Family Division's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Riverbend Environmental Education Center ($135k), Als United Mid-Atlantic ($96k), Norristown Zoological Society ($90k).
Does Powell Family Foundation Richard S Powell Family Division fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Powell Family Foundation Richard S Powell Family Division 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 Powell Family Foundation Richard S Powell Family Division?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Philadelphia Foundation, The Cigna Group Foundation, The Gordon Charter Foundation.
Where is Powell Family Foundation Richard S Powell Family Division based?
Powell Family Foundation Richard S Powell Family Division is based in PA.

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 106 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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