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Rotary Foundation of Philadelphia

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.

$32k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
13
Grants FY2025
10
Organizations funded FY2024
90%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$5,000
Organizations funded a year
10 to 22
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$631k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 90% of the organizations Rotary Foundation of Philadelphia funded were first-time grantees, receiving 87% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 13% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $34k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthHousing & ShelterPhilanthropyOther
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
FY2025still arriving13$32k62%
FY202410$39k90%
FY202313$29k69%
FY202222$34k68%
FY202117$27k82%
FY202012$23k50%
FY201919$31k58%
FY201818$33k67%
90% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$66kHealth$35kArts & Culture$33kHuman Services$28kInternational$16kPhilanthropy$14kHousing & Shelter$14kCommunity Improvement$9kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Musicopia Inc$17,00070%
La Salle University$7,50020%
Peace Day Philly$7,3006n/a
Women in Transition$7,00020%
Liguori Inc$7,00040%
Mighty Writers$5,00010%
Widener University$5,00010%
Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission$5,00010%
Strawberry Mansion Learning Center$5,00017%
Play on Philly$5,00020%
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All grantees of Rotary Foundation of Philadelphia by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Musicopia Inc$17,00070%
La Salle University$7,50020%
Peace Day Philly$7,3006n/a
Women in Transition$7,00020%
Liguori Inc$7,00040%
Mighty Writers$5,00010%
Widener University$5,00010%
Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission$5,00010%
Strawberry Mansion Learning Center$5,00017%
Play on Philly$5,00020%
Ekenywa$5,00022%
Small Things Inc$5,00010%
Project Libertad$5,00011%
Kisses for Kyle Foundation$4,00011%
Today Is a Good Day$3,50020%
The Dictionary Project$2,58010%
Therapy Center of Philadelphia$2,50011%
Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia Inc$2,50010%
Tree House Books$2,5001n/a
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$2,50010%
Hosts for Hospitals$2,50021%
Dialogue Institute Dba Journal of Ecumenical Studies$2,5001n/a
Reading Allowed$2,50011%
Broad Street Ministry$2,50010%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Philadelphia Region$2,5001n/a
Caring for Friends$2,50010%
Olney Charter High School an Aspira Inc of Pennsylvania School$2,10010%
Adagp Charitable Foundation$2,00020%
Brighter Horizon Foundation$2,00010%
The Wyck Association$2,00020%
Drexel University$2,00010%
Livewell Foundation$2,00011%
Rheumatology for All$2,0001n/a
Whyy Inc$1,60010%
La Salle Academy$1,50010%
Women International Leaders of Greater Philadelphia Inc$1,50012%
Delaware Valley Fairness Project$1,50011%
Rebuilding Together Philadelphia$1,00010%
Tiny Seed Project Inc$1,00010%
Federation Day Care Services D/B/A Federation Early Learning Services$1,00010%
The Next Step Programs Inc$1,00011%
Friends of Laurel Hill and West Laurel Hill Cemeteries$1,00010%
Shelterbox USA Inc$1,0001n/a
Community Capital Advisors$50010%
Garces Family Foundation$50010%
African-American Chamber of Commerce of Pa$2501n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 55 recipients with no EIN on record ($128k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Rotary Foundation of Philadelphia supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMusicopia Inc: $17,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetLa Salle University: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWomen in Transition: $7,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLiguori Inc: $7,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMighty Writers: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWidener University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSunday Breakfast Rescue Mission: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStrawberry Mansion Learning Center: $5,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetPlay on Philly: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetEkenywa: $5,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetSmall Things Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetProject Libertad: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetKisses for Kyle Foundation: $4,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetToday Is a Good Day: $3,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetThe Dictionary Project: $2,580 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTherapy Center of Philadelphia: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Philadelphia Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHosts for Hospitals: $2,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetReading Allowed: $2,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBroad Street Ministry: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCaring for Friends: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOlney Charter High School an Aspira Inc of Pennsylvania School: $2,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAdagp Charitable Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBrighter Horizon Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Wyck Association: $2,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetDrexel University: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLivewell Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetWhyy Inc: $1,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLa Salle Academy: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWomen International Leaders of Greater Philadelphia Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetDelaware Valley Fairness Project: $1,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetRebuilding Together Philadelphia: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTiny Seed Project Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFederation Day Care Services D/B/A Federation Early Learning Services: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Next Step Programs Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFriends of Laurel Hill and West Laurel Hill Cemeteries: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity Capital Advisors: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGarces Family Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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 39.

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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 Foun…Henry Dolfinger 2 Tru…Connelly FoundationThe William Penn Foun…The Patricia Kind Fam…Phillies Charities IncUnited Way of Greater…Union Benevolent Asso…The Gordon Charter Fo…Wsfs Cares FoundationThe Cigna Group Found…The Allen Hilles Fund
The Philadelphia FoundationPA40.4× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw · Connelly Foundation · The William Penn Foundation · The Patricia Kind Family Foundation · Phillies Charities Inc · United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey · Union Benevolent Association · The Gordon Charter Foundation · Wsfs Cares Foundation · The Cigna Group Foundation · The Allen Hilles Fund

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 Rotary Foundation of Philadelphia

How much does Rotary Foundation of Philadelphia give?
Rotary Foundation of Philadelphia reported 13 grants totaling $32,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 22 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Rotary Foundation of Philadelphia fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (24%), Health (13%), Arts & Culture (12%).
Who are Rotary Foundation of Philadelphia's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Musicopia Inc ($17k), La Salle University ($8k), Peace Day Philly ($7k).
Does Rotary Foundation of Philadelphia fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 90% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Rotary Foundation of Philadelphia 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 Rotary Foundation of Philadelphia?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Philadelphia Foundation, Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw, Connelly Foundation.
Where is Rotary Foundation of Philadelphia based?
Rotary Foundation of Philadelphia 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 102 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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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home