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Robert H & Beverly U Fowler Fdn-Tr 2870 at a glance

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Robert H & Beverly U Fowler Fdn-Tr 2870

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.

$202k
Granted FY2025still arriving
1
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$202k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Education$565kEnvironment$250kArts & Culture$174kPhilanthropy$105kFood & Nutrition$71kHuman Services$19kInternational$19kReligion$19kOther$0
02FY2025 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$202,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$863k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$202,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–24, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 83% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%THE PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM VALLEY YMCA: $1k → 7%NEW HOPE MINISTRIES: $5k → 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

IL
MA
IA
PA
CT
UT
MD
DC
TX
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.

23%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$288k · 18 repeat orgs$971k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2025, 18 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
29

Total granted

$288k
$769k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
+26%

Still filing today

67%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $202k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyFood & NutritionYouth DevelopmentInternationalOther
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

  • CP
    CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK
    6× · 2018–2024 · $27k · revenue +54%
  • NT
    NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK
    4× · 2020–2024 · $23k · revenue +35%
  • Philabundance
    3× · 2020–2023 · $18k · revenue +0%

Funded once

  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE WEST SHORE
    one grant, 2020 · $250k
  • Southern Methodist Universitygraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $250k · revenue +26%
  • FO
    Friends of the West Shore Theatre Incgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $100k · revenue +37%
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
Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals

Upmc pinnacle hospitals mission as a charitable organization is dedicatied to maintaining and improving the health and quality of life for all persons of the central pennsylvania area.

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
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
4
Ch Pennsylvania Under - 21

Our mission is to serve children and youth facing homelessness and human trafficking, and to protect and safeguard all children. we provide trauma-informed interventions for youth who are in need.covenant house pennsylvania (chpa) remains…

Housing & Shelter
5
Geneva College

Geneva college is a christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to god and neighbor.

Education
6
Whyy Inc

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

Arts & Culture
7
Chambersburg Hospital

The chambersburg hospital is a regional non-profit health care organization committed to the improvement of the health and well-being of the people in southcentral pennsylvania.

Health
8
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

Penn state health hampden medical center's mission is to continually improve the health and well-being of the people in pennsylvania. the organization provides patients with excellent, compassionate and culturally responsive and equitable…

Health
9
Manna On Main Street

Manna on main street is committed to ending hunger in the north penn region by providing food, fulfilling social service and education needs, and conducting community outreach. through a food pantry and soup kitchen, emergency financial…

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10
Chester County Food Bank

We mobilize and educate our community to ensure equitable access to nutritious and familiar food. we do this by raising, and soliciting funds for the acquisition, storage, growing, collection and distribution of food to low income citizens…

Food & Nutrition
11
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

The mission of penn state health holy spirit medical center is to nurture the healing ministry of the church, supported by education and research. fidelity to the gospel urges us to emphasize human dignity and social justice as we create…

Health
12
Portersville Christian School

The mission of portersville christian school is to glorify god by preparing students to serve christ and instilling high standards spiritually, academically, socially, and physically. the school provides a high-quality academic program, a…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Central Pennsylvania Food Bank; the most unlike its peers is Send Hope 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, 2017–2026.

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. 28 of the 48 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
20/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FRIENDS OF THE WEST SHORE: $250,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE WEST SHOREIndividual grant recipient: $202,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientNEW CUMBERLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY: $105,080 · OtherNEW CUMBERLAND PUBLIC LIBRARYNORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK: $23,000 · Other+29 more: $106,500 · Other+29 moreSouthern Methodist University: $250,000 · EducationSouthern Methodist Uni…Friends of the West Shore Theatre Inc: $100,000 · Arts & CultureFriends of th…NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM: $20,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL CIVI…THE HARRISBURG SINGERS: $8,500 · Arts & CultureTHE HARRISBUR…BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $6,000 · Arts & CultureTHE PERRY HISTORIANS: $5,000 · Arts & CulturePERRY COUNTY COUNCIL OF THE ARTS: $5,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $2,000 · Arts & CultureASBURY FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 · PhilanthropyASBURY FO…+1 more: $2,000 · PhilanthropyCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK: $27,000 · Food & NutritionPhilabundance: $18,000 · Food & NutritionSEND HOPE INC: $17,000 · InternationalSave The Children Federation Inc: $2,000 · InternationalCHRISTIAN RECOVERY AFTERCARE MINISTRY INC: $10,000 · Health
Other$686,580Education$250,000Arts & Culture$146,500Philanthropy$102,000Food & Nutrition$45,000International$19,000Health$10,000

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 budgetSouthern Methodist University: $250,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the West Shore Theatre Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 9.5% of budgetASBURY FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK: $27,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK: $23,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM: $20,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetPhilabundance: $18,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSEND HOPE INC: $17,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetCHRISTIAN RECOVERY AFTERCARE MINISTRY INC: $10,000 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetTHE HARRISBURG SINGERS: $8,500 over 4y, 4.6% of budgetBOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $5,500 over 2y, 6.9% of budgetTHE PERRY HISTORIANS: $5,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetNEW HOPE MINISTRIES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRLS ON THE RUN MID STATE PA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetPERRY COUNTY COUNCIL OF THE ARTS: $5,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetGREATER VALLEY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL FORMATION INC: $3,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetMEDARDS HOUSE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTHE LION FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetOUR RESCUE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALLEN COMMUNITY OUTREACH: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Philadelphia Young Men's Christian Association: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetART ASSOCIATION OF HARRISBURG: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetGATEWAY OF GRACE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $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.

The Foundation for En…Hall FoundationUnited Way of the Cap…The Donald B and Doro…Lawrence L & Julia Z …Kenneth Bankert Found…Pennsylvania Automoti…The S Wilson and Grac…McCormick Family Fdn …John Crain Kunkel Fou…Ppl FoundationCentral Pennsylvania …
The Foundation for Enhancing CommunitiesPA21.7× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Foundation for Enhancing Communities · Hall Foundation · United Way of the Capital Region · The Donald B and Dorothy L Stabler Foundation · Lawrence L & Julia Z Hoverter Charitable Foundation · Kenneth Bankert Foundation Inc · Pennsylvania Automotive Association Foundation · The S Wilson and Grace M Pollock Foundation · McCormick Family Fdn Agent 80397 · John Crain Kunkel Foundation · Ppl Foundation · Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

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 Robert H & Beverly U Fowler Fdn-Tr 2870 funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Robert H & Beverly U Fowler Fdn-Tr 2870. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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 48 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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