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Stratton Foundation at a glance

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Stratton Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$790k
Granted FY2022
26
Grants FY2022
3
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0162% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$140kReligion$115kHuman Services$105kEducation$100kHealth$73kCrime & Legal$65kFood & Nutrition$48kHousing & Shelter$25kOther$0
02FY2022 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 26 grants below total $763,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $790,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $27,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k6 grants · $28k
  • $10k–50k15 grants · $370k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $365k
$25,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$12M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Theatre Horizon**$100,000
Central Schwenkfelder Church**$100,000
Advocates Against Domestic Violence, Inc.$65,000
Murphy-Harpst Children's Centers**$50,000
Thomas Jefferson University$50,000
Germantown Academy**$40,000
Georgia Mountain Food Bank$40,000
Gemma Services**$35,000
Settlement Music School$35,000
Good News at Noon, Inc.$30,000
Family Promise of the Main Line$25,000
Philadelphia Youth Basketball Inc$25,000
Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc$25,000
YMCA of Southwest Florida, Inc.$25,000
Knox Martin Foundation for Brain Cancer Research Inc$20,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

22%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$375k · 4 repeat orgs$1.3M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +63% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.

4 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2022, 0 since wound down; 22 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
21

Total granted

$375k
$732k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+63%
+11%

Still filing today

75%
62%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 25% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $573k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’22
Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureHealthFood & NutritionEnvironmentOther
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

  • GS
    Gemma Services
    2× · 2018–2022 · $110k · revenue +99%
  • MC
    MURPHY-HARPST CHILDREN'S CENTERS INC
    2× · 2018–2022 · $100k · revenue +63%
  • WA
    Wayne Art Center
    2× · 2018–2022 · $15k · revenue +59%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $194k
  • TJ
    Thomas Jefferson University
    one grant, 2018 · $116k
  • TD
    The Drake House Inc
    one grant, 2018 · $80k · revenue +11%
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.

03Its 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
Mastery Charter High School

All students learn the academic and personal skills they need to be truly prepared for postsecondary success and able to pursue their dreams.

Education
2
The Montessori School

The Montessori School educates children from 18 months-6th grade. Our program is rooted in the educational philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori faithful to her method. In our caring environment, sustained by freedom peace, the school…

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3
Philadelphia University

The organization is an affiliate within thomas jefferson university/jefferson health; a comprehensive professional university and tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery system ("system"), with a tripartite mission of education, research…

Education
4
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
5
Pembroke Hill School

A preschool through 12th grade, private, college preparatory school. the school's mission statement is "together, cultivating the best in each for the benefit of all."

Education
6
The Miquon School

A beacon of progressive education, miquon celebrates childhood, cultivates a love of learning, and inspires children to advocate and care for themselves, each other, and the world.

Education
7
Philadelphia Performing Arts a String Theory Charter School

Charter school providing students a content rich, adademically rigerous core knowledge education with a well-defined, sequential curriculum in a safe, orderly disiplined and caring environment.

Education
8
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
9
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School

The mission of the howard gardner multiple intelligence charter school is to provide an approach to education that cultivates the potential of each student through the development of his/her multiple intelligences. by focusing on…

Education
10
The Miller School of Albemarle

We create opportunities for discovery and reflection by engaging the minds, hands, and hearts of our students.

Education
11
Saint Joseph's University

As philadelphia's jesuit catholic university, saint joseph's provides a rigorous, student-centered education rooted in the liberal arts. we prepare students for personal excellence, professional success, and engaged citizenship. striving…

Education
12
The Philadelphia School

The philadelphia school educates children for a future that is impossible to know but not impossible to shape. learn here. go anywhere.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Murphy-Harpst Children's Centers Inc; the most unlike its peers is Thomas Jefferson University. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

31 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. 31 of the 47 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)
31/31
Grantees still filing
25/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $193,934 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCENTRAL SCHWENKFELDER CHURCH: $150,000 · OtherCENTRAL SCHWENKFELDER CHURCHThomas Jefferson University: $115,522 · OtherThomas Jefferson UniversityMURPHY-HARPST CHILDREN'S CENTERS INC: $100,000 · OtherMURPHY-HARPST CHILDREN'S CENTERS INCAdvocates Against Domestic Violence, Inc.: $65,000 · OtherAdvocates Against Domestic Violence, Inc.+20 more: $278,000 · Other+20 moreGemma Services: $110,000 · Human ServicesGemma ServicesEpiscopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania: $48,300 · Human ServicesEpiscopal Communit…JESSES HOUSE INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesJESSES HOUSE INCYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN ATLANTA (1361): $25,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MEN'S CHRIST…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $16,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National …NORTH GEORGIA ANGEL HOUSE INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesNORTH GEORGIA ANGE…FAMILY PROMISE MONTCO PA: $15,000 · Human ServicesFAMILY PROMISE MON…WISSAHICKON HOSPICE OF UPHS: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY: $50,000 · EducationTHOMAS JEFFER…SCHWENKFELDER LIBRARY & HERITAGE CENTER: $50,000 · EducationSCHWENKFELDER…COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL: $50,000 · EducationCOMMUNITY PAR…THE PUBLIC SCHOOL OF GERMANTOWN: $40,000 · EducationTHE PUBLIC SC…Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $10,000 · EducationTHEATRE HORIZON INC: $100,000 · Arts & CultureTHEATRE HO…SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL OF PHILADELPHIA: $35,000 · Arts & CultureSETTLEMENT…Wayne Art Center: $15,000 · Arts & CultureWayne Art …The Drake House Inc: $80,000 · Housing & ShelterGEORGIA MOUNTAIN FOOD BANK INC: $40,000 · Food & NutritionLIVING HOPE FARM INC: $8,000 · Food & NutritionALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $10,000 · HealthVETRI FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN: $10,000 · HealthALPHA-1 FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Health
Other$902,456Human Services$269,300Education$200,000Arts & Culture$150,000Housing & Shelter$80,000Food & Nutrition$48,000Health$30,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGemma Services: $110,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMURPHY-HARPST CHILDREN'S CENTERS INC: $100,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTHEATRE HORIZON INC: $100,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetThe Drake House Inc: $80,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetTHOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSCHWENKFELDER LIBRARY & HERITAGE CENTER: $50,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetCOMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL: $50,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetEpiscopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania: $48,300 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGEORGIA MOUNTAIN FOOD BANK INC: $40,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE PUBLIC SCHOOL OF GERMANTOWN: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL OF PHILADELPHIA: $35,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJESSES HOUSE INC: $30,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetYMCA OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE OF THE MAIN LINE: $25,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN ATLANTA (1361): $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $16,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH GEORGIA ANGEL HOUSE INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetWayne Art Center: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWISSAHICKON HOSPICE OF UPHS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVETRI FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetRIVERBEND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetLIVING HOPE FARM INC: $8,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetCORKSCREW REGIONAL ECOSYSTEM WATERSHED LAND & WATE: $5,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetGICIA: $4,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetTAILS OF VALOR PAWS OF HONOR PROGRAM IN: $3,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBRANDYWINE VALLEY SUMMER SALES SERIES: $2,000 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.

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.

Connelly FoundationThe William Penn Foun…Little Tower Foundati…The Arcadia FoundationThe Philadelphia Foun…Hess Foundation IncEnterprise Holdings F…The Pfizer Foundation…Verizon FoundationRaymond James Charita…Charities Aid Foundat…Vanguard Charitable E…
Connelly FoundationPA19.6× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Connelly Foundation · The William Penn Foundation · Little Tower Foundation · The Arcadia Foundation · The Philadelphia Foundation · Hess Foundation Inc · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Verizon Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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.
04Through Plinth

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How do I get to Stratton Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Stratton Foundation 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 47 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $1.7M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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