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Rowny Foundation Inc

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.

$29k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
21
Grants FY2024
16
Organizations funded FY2023
0%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$300
Largest grant, FY2024
$7,500
Organizations funded a year
15 to 29
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$618k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Rowny Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationHuman ServicesInternationalArts & CultureFood & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving21$29k24%
FY202316$42k0%
FY202218$32k44%
FY202122$28k32%
FY202024$31k38%
FY201929$26k45%
FY201818$22k67%
FY201715$22kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$100kHealth$33kEducation$29kScience & Tech$23kPublic Safety & Disaster$13kEnvironment$8kHousing & Shelter$7kEmployment$5kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
WV
VA
MD
DC
AL
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 48 grantees
All grantees of Rowny Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Round House Theatre Inc$88,00080%
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts$12,00030%
World Central Kitchen Inc$10,00030%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$8,50070%
Some Inc$7,25040%
The Fund for American Studies$5,00010%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$5,00010%
Partnership for Responsible Growth Inc$5,00012%
Sunflower Bakery Inc$4,90070%
American Institute for Cancer Research$3,30040%
Learning Ally Inc$2,60070%
SMYAL Inc$2,50070%
New Haven Reads Community Book Bank Inc$2,00040%
National Park Foundation$1,80050%
Georgetown University$1,70060%
National Kidney Foundation Inc$1,50030%
Hopkins School Incorporated$1,40040%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$1,10020%
Trevor Project Inc$1,10040%
Project Miracle$1,10030%
Martha's Table Inc$1,00010%
Peacetech Lab Inc$1,00010%
National Society of Professional Engineers$1,00010%
Davis Direction Foundation$1,00010%
Meals on Wheels of Central Marylandinc$1,00010%
The Carter Center Inc$1,00010%
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Inc$90030%
Prevent Cancer Foundation aka Cancer Research & Prevention Fndn$90030%
Beacon Academy Inc$90030%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$75020%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$60020%
The Malala Fund$60020%
Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights$50010%
Interfaith Works$50010%
Running Start$50010%
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Inc$45030%
Translifeline DBA Trans Lifeline$30010%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$30010%
Greater Washington Jewish Coalition Contd$30020%
The DC Central Kitchen Inc$25010%
DC Paws Rescue$25010%
Weachieve Inc$25010%
Montgomery Hospice Inc$20010%
Miriam's Kitchen$10010%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$10010%
Montgomery County Humane Society Inc$10010%
Bethesda Fire Department Inc$10010%
Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department Inc$1001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($51k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Rowny Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRound House Theatre Inc: $88,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetWolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $8,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSome Inc: $7,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Fund for American Studies: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRensselaer Polytechnic Institute: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPartnership for Responsible Growth Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetSunflower Bakery Inc: $4,900 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Institute for Cancer Research: $3,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLearning Ally Inc: $2,600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSMYAL Inc: $2,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNew Haven Reads Community Book Bank Inc: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $1,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgetown University: $1,700 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNational Kidney Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHopkins School Incorporated: $1,400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $1,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $1,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetProject Miracle: $1,100 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMartha's Table Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPeacetech Lab Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Society of Professional Engineers: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDavis Direction Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMeals on Wheels of Central Marylandinc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Carter Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAutistic Self Advocacy Network Inc: $900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPrevent Cancer Foundation aka Cancer Research & Prevention Fndn: $900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBeacon Academy Inc: $900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Malala Fund: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRobert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInterfaith Works: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRunning Start: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Inc: $450 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTranslifeline DBA Trans Lifeline: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Washington Jewish Coalition Contd: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe DC Central Kitchen Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDC Paws Rescue: $250 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWeachieve Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMontgomery Hospice Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMiriam's Kitchen: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMontgomery County Humane Society Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBethesda Fire Department Inc: $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 47.

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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 Gary and Pennie Abramson Charitable FoundationMD17.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Gary and Pennie Abramson Charitable Foundation · The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · Greater Washington Community Foundation · Spm Foundation Inc · Posner-Wallace Foundation · Clark-Winchcole Foundation · Lester Poretsky Family Foundation Inc · The Martin Family Charitable Foundation Inc · America's Charities · Ge Aerospace Foundation · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · American Endowment 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.

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About Rowny Foundation Inc

How much does Rowny Foundation Inc give?
Rowny Foundation Inc reported 21 grants totaling $28,700 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 29 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Rowny Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (43%), Health (14%), Education (12%).
Who are Rowny Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Round House Theatre Inc ($88k), Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts ($12k), World Central Kitchen Inc ($10k).
Does Rowny Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Rowny Foundation Inc 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 Rowny Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Gary and Pennie Abramson Charitable Foundation, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Greater Washington Community Foundation.
Where is Rowny Foundation Inc based?
Rowny Foundation Inc is based in MD.

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 69 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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