· Private foundation
Sweeney Family Foundation
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k2 grants · $8k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $11k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| GIVE FOUNDATION | $11,290 |
| CRISTO REY | $5,000 |
| SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY | $2,500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 22%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
5 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 40% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- SJSAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY3× · 2018–2024 · $57k · revenue +22%
- TCTHE COBBS CREEK RESTORATION AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION3× · 2020–2023 · $40k · revenue +424%
- SMSAINT MARGARET OF CASTELLO MATERNITY HOME2× · 2019–2021 · $8k · revenue +15%
Funded once
- FTFACE TO FACE INCone grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue -25%
- TMTHE MCDAVID GROUP CHARITIES INCgraduatedone grant, 2018 · $2k · revenue +418%
- CCCALIPER CARESone grant, 2021 · $1k
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.
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.
Georgian court university (gcu), provides a comprehensive liberal arts education and is open to students of all faiths, delivers a curriculum that promotes scholarship, service, and personal development.
The physicians of virtua medical group (vmg) share a common philosophy in all they do: to create an outstanding experience for patients. in a broad range of specialties, from family medicine to surgery to oncology, vmg's highly-trained…
We, trinity health of the mid-atlantic region and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. mercy catholic medical center of southeastern…
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.
Mcleod physician associates ii operates as a part of the mcleod health system. the mission of mcleod health is to improve the overall health and well being of people living within south carolina and eastern north carolina by providing…
Strive to make better health easier by providing access to affordable, high quality health services through equitable, innovative, and inclusive care models that support patient care, education, research, & community services.
We are committed to providing exceptional quality care which sustains and improves both individual and community health, with a special concern for those who are poor, vulnerable and underserved.
We, st. joseph's hospital health center and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. st. joseph's hospital health center is a member of st.…
We, loyola university health system and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.lumc is a member of loyola university health system and trinity…
Thomas jefferson university ("tju") is a comprehensive university with preeminence in transdisciplinary, experiential professional education, research and discovery, delivering exceptional value for the 21st century students with…
As a catholic health system, rooted in the tradition of the sisters of the holy redeemer, we care, comfort and heal, following the example of jesus, proclaiming the hope god offers in the midst of human struggle.
The university provides a rigorous liberal arts and professional education for a diverse student population. (see schedule o for the organization's mission.)
How this is measured
9 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 9 of the 12 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds THE COBBS CREEK RESTORATION AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds FACE TO FACE INC ↗
- Who funds Lake Dunmore Fern Lake Association ↗
- Who funds SAINT MARGARET OF CASTELLO MATERNITY HOME ↗
- Who funds THE MCDAVID GROUP CHARITIES INC ↗
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds FIGHTING BACK SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INC ↗
- Who funds Philabundance ↗
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.
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How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Sweeney Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sweeney Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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