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The Aileen K and Brian L Roberts 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.

$2.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
41
Grants FY2024
35
Organizations funded FY2023
71%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,000,000
Organizations funded a year
29 to 43
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$62M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 71% of the organizations The Aileen K and Brian L Roberts Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 31% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.2M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Arts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesEnvironmentInternationalRecreation & SportsOther
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 arriving39$2.0M44%
FY202335$7.1M71%
FY202229$5.3M55%
FY202129$6.8M62%
FY202043$8.5Mn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$9.9MHealth$8.1MArts & Culture$7.4MRecreation & Sports$2.2MYouth Development$1.3MCrime & Legal$1.0MCivil Rights$1.0MPhilanthropy$815kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
KY
VA
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$7,506,49040%
School District of Philadelphia$5,000,0001n/a
Philadelphia Museum of Art$3,125,68151%
The Barnes Foundation$2,046,05129%
West Palm Golf Community Trust Inc$1,005,00024%
Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism Inc$1,000,00011%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$1,000,00012%
Maccabi USA Inc$626,615312%
Thomas Jefferson University$623,20840%
Project Home$350,47840%
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All grantees of The Aileen K and Brian L Roberts Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$7,506,49040%
School District of Philadelphia$5,000,0001n/a
Philadelphia Museum of Art$3,125,68151%
The Barnes Foundation$2,046,05129%
West Palm Golf Community Trust Inc$1,005,00024%
Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism Inc$1,000,00011%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$1,000,00012%
Maccabi USA Inc$626,615312%
Thomas Jefferson University$623,20840%
Project Home$350,47840%
Museum of the American Revolution$254,06822%
Villanova University$242,44610%
The Barack Obama Foundation$196,57110%
Sheriff's Meadow Foundation$175,98023%
Open Squash Inc$166,66713%
Tuition Support Fund Inc$150,0001n/a
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$100,6541n/a
The George Washington University$100,00020%
For Pete's Sake Cancer Respite Foundation$100,00014%
The Society of the Four Arts Inc$87,00030%
Island Grown Initiative Ltd$75,00031%
Birthright Israel Foundation$61,00020%
Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation$61,00021%
Commonwealth Youthchoirs Inc$50,00014%
The First Tee of Greater Philadelphia Inc$45,00020%
Squash and Education Alliance Inc$40,00021%
Mv Youth Inc$36,90021%
Martha's Vineyard Community Services Inc$30,00020%
Squashbusters Inc$27,00010%
Children's Crisis Treatment Center$25,50020%
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History$25,00010%
American Museum of Natural History$25,00010%
Culturetrust Greater Philadelphia$25,00010%
City Squash Inc$25,00010%
Malaria No More Fund$25,00010%
Philadelphia Orchestra Association$20,00020%
Pacific Links Foundation$20,00011%
World Central Kitchen Inc$15,50020%
Chestnut Hill Community Association (Pa) Inc$11,00021%
Direct Relief$10,23510%
Share Food Program$10,00010%
Martha's Vineyard Museum Inc$10,00010%
Ryan's Case for Smiles$10,00011%
American Heart Association Inc$10,00010%
Friends of Rittenhouse Square$10,00011%
Byerschool Foundation$10,00010%
Woodmere Art Museum$6,00020%
Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club$5,00010%
Moore College of Art and Design$5,00010%
Beyond Celiac$5,00010%
Friends of St Malachy$5,00013%
Samuel S Fleisher Art Memorial Inc$5,0001n/a
Chestnut Hill Garden District Fund$2,30042%
Balletx$2,00010%
The Kristen Ann Carr Fund$2,00020%
Face to Face Inc$1,04010%
The Friends of the Wissahickon Inc$1,00010%
Vineyard Open Land Foundation$1,00013%
V G C Foundation Inc$1,00020%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 60 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Aileen K and Brian L Roberts Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: $7,506,490 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPhiladelphia Museum of Art: $3,125,681 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetThe Barnes Foundation: $2,046,051 over 2y, 9.3% of budgetWest Palm Golf Community Trust Inc: $1,005,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetFoundation to Combat Anti-Semitism Inc: $1,000,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetEverytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc: $1,000,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetMaccabi USA Inc: $626,615 over 3y, 12% of budgetThomas Jefferson University: $623,208 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetProject Home: $350,478 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMuseum of the American Revolution: $254,068 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetVillanova University: $242,446 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Barack Obama Foundation: $196,571 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSheriff's Meadow Foundation: $175,980 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetOpen Squash Inc: $166,667 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetThe George Washington University: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFor Pete's Sake Cancer Respite Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetThe Society of the Four Arts Inc: $87,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetIsland Grown Initiative Ltd: $75,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $61,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLost Tree Village Charitable Foundation: $61,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCommonwealth Youthchoirs Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetThe First Tee of Greater Philadelphia Inc: $45,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSquash and Education Alliance Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetMv Youth Inc: $36,900 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetMartha's Vineyard Community Services Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSquashbusters Inc: $27,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetChildren's Crisis Treatment Center: $25,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWeitzman National Museum of American Jewish History: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCulturetrust Greater Philadelphia: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCity Squash Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMalaria No More Fund: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPhiladelphia Orchestra Association: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Links Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $15,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChestnut Hill Community Association (Pa) Inc: $11,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetDirect Relief: $10,235 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShare Food Program: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMartha's Vineyard Museum Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRyan's Case for Smiles: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Rittenhouse Square: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetByerschool Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWoodmere Art Museum: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKips Bay Boys & Girls Club: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMoore College of Art and Design: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeyond Celiac: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of St Malachy: $5,000 over 1y, 2.8% 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 55.

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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 FoundationPA24.1× affinity10 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 · United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey · Chubb Charitable Foundation · Lindback Cr & Mf Foundation Tw Main · The Bessemer Giving Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Robert H & Janet S Fleisher Foundation · The Honickman Foundation · The Saramar Charitable Fund · The Cigna Group 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 The Aileen K and Brian L Roberts Foundation

How much does The Aileen K and Brian L Roberts Foundation give?
The Aileen K and Brian L Roberts Foundation reported 41 grants totaling $2,138,667 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 29 and 43 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does The Aileen K and Brian L Roberts Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (30%), Health (24%), Arts & Culture (22%).
Who are The Aileen K and Brian L Roberts Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ($7.5M), School District of Philadelphia ($5.0M), Philadelphia Museum of Art ($3.1M).
Does The Aileen K and Brian L Roberts Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 71% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Aileen K and Brian L Roberts Foundation 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 The Aileen K and Brian L Roberts Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Philadelphia Foundation, Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.
Where is The Aileen K and Brian L Roberts Foundation based?
The Aileen K and Brian L Roberts Foundation 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 122 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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