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Regis Synan Family Foundation LLC

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.

$39k
Granted FY2025still arriving
25
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0182% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Recreation & Sports$53kHealth$18kEducation$11kHuman Services$11kCivil Rights$10kEnvironment$9kReligion$8kFood & Nutrition$7kOther$0
02FY2025 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k24 grants · $29k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$1,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$412k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CAMP FREEDOM$10,000
TURNING POINT$5,000
HUNTER NATION$5,000
ST MARGARET FOUNDATION$3,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - ERIE$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
SALVATION ARMY$1,000
MCSF - MARINE SCHOLARSHIP$1,000
MURRYSVILLE COMMUNITY LIBRARY FOUNDATION$1,000
KEYSTONE ELK CONSERVATION PARTNER$1,000
LAUREL HIGHLANDS WORKFORCE & OPPORTUNITY CENTER$1,000
MURRYSVILLE MEDIC ONE$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
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 (FY20–25, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 53% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 7%HUNTER NATION: $5k → 5%LAUREL HIGHLANDS WORKFORCE & OPPORTUNITY CENTER: $1k → 10%LAUREL HIGHLANDS WORKFORCE & OPPORTUNITY CENTER: $1k → 10%VERLAND FOUNDATION: $500 → 11%LAUREL HIGHLANDS WORKFORCE & OPPORTUNITY CENTER: $1k → 10%LAUREL HIGHLANDS WORKFORCE & OPPORTUNITY CENTER: $1k → 10%LAUREL HIGHLANDS WORKFORCE & OPPORTUNITY CENTER: $1k → 10%OPERATION SANTA CLAUS: $200 → 10%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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$150k · 31 repeat orgs$26k to everyone else

31 repeat relationships: 24 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
14

Total granted

$150k
$21k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+4%
+24%

Still filing today

45%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsEducationHealthFood & 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

  • CF
    CAMP FREEDOM INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $48k · revenue +158%
  • SM
    ST MARGARET FOUNDATION
    6× · 2020–2025 · $12k · revenue +14%
  • MM
    Murrysville Medic One
    4× · 2022–2025 · $4k · revenue +12%

Funded once

  • NF
    NRA FOUNDATION-ENDOWMENT
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
  • NF
    NRA FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +24%
  • WC
    WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
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
Murrysville Community Library

The Murrysville Community Library serves the communitys evolving informational needs. We connect people with ideas and information, promote lifelong learning, and help build the community.

Education
2
Pocono Heritage Land Trust

The trust is dedicated to protecting the natural heritage of the pocono mountains region, in northeastern pennsylvaina, by conserving land and inspiring people to care for, enjoy, and explore their natural world.

Environment
3
One for Nature Inc

The organization's mission is to provide grants to nonprofit organizations and government entities who support conservation and public enjoyment of wildlife habitats, trails, streams, and parks in monroe county, pa.

Environment
4
Fox Chapel Area Land Trust

Fox Chapel Area Land Trust owns land and also oversees held conservation easements. The organization goal is to protect the land and encourage environmental quality for the community.

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5
Headwaters Charitable Trust

Secure public and private funding to better the lives of the citizens of north central pennsylvania through wise use, development, and protection of the region's natural resources.

Philanthropy
6
Westmoreland Cleanways

The organizations mission is to protect, restore, and maintain the environmental qualities of westmoreland county for the benefit of all who live, work,

Environment
7
Central Pennsylvania Conservancy Inc

The mission of Central Pennsylvania Conservancy (CPC) is to acquire, preserve, and protect local land and natural resources in a five-county, South-Central PA region. Our vision is to create a local network of permanently protected and…

Environment
8
Wildlife for Everyone Endowment Foundation

Raise funds to enhance the wildlife conservation effort in the commonwealth of pennsylvania; support research and wildlife education programs that are key to maintaining and improving the variety of species in the commonwealth.

Environment
9
Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department

Providing emergency, safety and fire services to lawrence park township pennsylvania.

Public Safety & Disaster
10
Montgomery County Lands Trust Inc

Land Conservation and Preservation.

Environment
11
Lancaster Township Fire Department

The mission of the lancaster township fire department is to serve the community by protecting lives,property and the environment in a safe, efficient and professional manner. the fire department is responsible for extinguishing fires, fire…

Public Safety & Disaster
12
Willistown Conservation Trust Inc

The mission of the Willistown Conservation Trust is to preserve and manage the open land, rural character, scenic, recreational, historic, agricultural and natural resources of the Willistown area and nearby communities, and to share these…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Camp Freedom Inc; the most unlike its peers is Karns City Communities That Care. 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

22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 of the 46 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
14/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TURNING POINT: $10,000 · OtherTURNING POINTIndividual grant recipient: $6,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientNRA FOUNDATION-ENDOWMENT: $5,000 · OtherNRA FOUNDATION-ENDOWMENTSHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - ERIE: $5,000 · OtherSHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - ERIEIndividual grant recipient: $4,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $4,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $4,000 · OtherSALVATION ARMY: $4,000 · OtherMurrysville Medic One: $4,000 · OtherMCSF - MARINE SCHOLARSHIP: $3,500 · OtherWESTMORELAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $3,162 · OtherKEYSTONE ELK CONSERVATION PARTNER: $3,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $3,000 · OtherMURRYSVILLE MEALS ON WHEELS: $3,000 · OtherMURRYSVILLE ALLIANCE CHURCH: $3,000 · Other+17 more: $19,700 · Other+17 moreCAMP FREEDOM INC: $47,500 · Recreation & SportsCAMP FREEDOM INC+1 more: $450 · Recreation & SportsST MARGARET FOUNDATION: $12,000 · HealthLAUREL HIGHLANDS WORKFORCE AND OPPORTUNITY CENTER: $5,000 · Human ServicesHUNTER NATION INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesVERLAND FOUNDATION INC: $500 · Human Services+1 more: $200 · Human ServicesLOYALHANNA WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC: $4,250 · EnvironmentWestmoreland Land Trust: $2,750 · EnvironmentWESTMORELAND CONSERVANCY: $1,250 · EnvironmentREGIONAL TRAIL CORPORATION: $500 · EnvironmentMurrysville Community Library Found: $5,000 · EducationFranklin Regional Panther Foundation: $2,500 · EducationNRA FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$84,362Recreation & Sports$47,950Health$12,000Human Services$10,700Environment$8,750Education$7,500Crime & Legal$5,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCAMP FREEDOM INC: $47,500 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetST MARGARET FOUNDATION: $12,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetLAUREL HIGHLANDS WORKFORCE AND OPPORTUNITY CENTER: $5,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetMurrysville Community Library Found: $5,000 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetNRA FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOYALHANNA WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC: $4,250 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMurrysville Medic One: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWestmoreland Land Trust: $2,750 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetFranklin Regional Panther Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetBLACK HILLS SKI-FOR-LIGHT: $2,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetLIGONIER VALLEY FIRE COMPANIES: $1,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUSA Shooting Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWESTMORELAND CONSERVANCY: $1,250 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetGETTYSBURG FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKARNS CITY COMMUNITIES THAT CARE: $750 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetREGIONAL TRAIL CORPORATION: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVERLAND FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEROES NEVER ALONE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOPERATION SANTA CLAUS INC: $200 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

  • Who funds CAMP FREEDOM INC ↗
  • Who funds ST MARGARET FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds LAUREL HIGHLANDS WORKFORCE AND OPPORTUNITY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds HUNTER NATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Murrysville Community Library Found ↗
  • Who funds NRA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds LOYALHANNA WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Murrysville Medic One ↗
  • Who funds Westmoreland Land Trust ↗
  • Who funds Franklin Regional Panther Foundation ↗
  • Who funds BLACK HILLS SKI-FOR-LIGHT ↗
  • Who funds LIGONIER VALLEY FIRE COMPANIES ↗
  • Who funds WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds USA Shooting Inc ↗
  • Who funds WESTMORELAND CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds GETTYSBURG FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds KARNS CITY COMMUNITIES THAT CARE ↗
  • Who funds REGIONAL TRAIL CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds VERLAND FOUNDATION INC ↗

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 Pittsburgh Founda…Rk Mellon Family Foun…Katherine Mabis McKen…Pennsylvania Environm…The Simpson Family Fo…Richard King Mellon F…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Pittsburgh FoundationPA25.7× affinity11 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pittsburgh Foundation · Rk Mellon Family Foundation · Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation · Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc · The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999 · Richard King Mellon Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Regis Synan Family Foundation LLC funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Regis Synan Family Foundation LLC. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Regis Synan Family Foundation LLC?

    Find your warmest path to Regis Synan Family Foundation LLC 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 46 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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