· Private foundation
The Catherwood Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
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 $10k12 grants · $50k
- $10k–50k8 grants · $131k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $165k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION | $165,000 |
| WILLISTOWN CONSERVATION TRUST | $44,000 |
| MONTGOMERY SCHOOL ANNUAL GIVING | $18,200 |
| EASTER SEALS OF SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA | $14,000 |
| PEOPLE'S LIGHT AND THEATER | $14,000 |
| ADAPTIVE SPORTS ASSOCIATION | $10,313 |
| STILLWATER MUSIC | $10,313 |
| PARKERS ANIMAL RESCUE | $10,312 |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF LAPLATA | $10,312 |
| ST JAMES SCHOOL | $9,000 |
| THE SHIPLEY SCHOOL ANNUAL FUND | $6,000 |
| PA STATE SOCIETYCHILDREN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | $5,000 |
| CURE PSP | $4,000 |
| ST DAVIDS CHURCH | $4,000 |
| CEDARCREST | $4,000 |
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 (FY17–21, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 88% 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
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +60% since the first grant, against +39% for those funded once.
22 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 12 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, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $69k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- WCWillistown Conservation Trust Inc2× · 2020–2024 · $45k · revenue +60%
- TPTHE PEOPLE'S LIGHT & THEATRE COMPANY6× · 2017–2024 · $25k · revenue +25%
- FSFAMILY SERVICE OF THE PIEDMONT INC4× · 2017–2021 · $2k · revenue +30%
Funded once
- BMBRYN MAWR HOSPITALone grant, 2020 · $1k
- AFAUSTIN FOOD BANKone grant, 2017 · $1k
WHYY INCgraduatedone grant, 2019 · $1k · revenue +27%
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.
Founded in 1827, the pennsylvania horticultural society (phs) uses horticulture to advance the health and well-being of the greater philadelphia region. (continued in sch o)phs's work focuses on four impact priorities: creating healthy…
To support education and research at college, university, and research libraries.
The zoological society of pittsburgh is dedicated to being a leader in, and significant contributor to, the conservation of endangered and threatened species. the society provides an enjoyable family experience that fosters understanding,…
The western pennsylvania conservancy protects and restores exceptional places to provide our region with clean waters and healthy forests, wildlife and natural areas for the benefit of present and future generations. the conservancy…
Pidc dmc administers and coordinates various development projects for the city and other not-for-profit entities.
Pidc plans and implements economic development initiatives (see schedule o) which enhance the competitive environment, generate jobs and produce higher tax ratables throughout philadelphia.
Visit philadelphia is our name and our mission. as the region's official tourism marketing agency, we build greater philadelphia's image, drive visitation and boost the economy.
We improve quality of life by enhancing and stewarding pittsburgh's parks in partnership with the community.
Dedicated to saving philadelphias homeless and at-risk pets through rescue, adoption, and provision of veterinary care and other pet owner support services.
The Public Interest Law Center uses high-impact legal strategies to advance the civil, social, and economic rights of communities in the Philadelphia region facing discrimination, inequality, and poverty. We use litigation, community…
To bring quality public television programs and resources to communities throughout new jersey and its tri-state neighbors. its content, both on-air and online, aims to reflect the diverse
The mission of artphilly is to amplify philadelphia's arts and culture by commissioning, presenting, producing, and promoting art of all kinds for local audiences and the world. its vision is to spotlight(continued on schedule o)the city…
How this is measured
40 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. 40 of the 72 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 THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Willistown Conservation Trust Inc ↗
- Who funds THE PEOPLE'S LIGHT & THEATRE COMPANY ↗
- Who funds STILLWATER MUSIC ↗
- Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LA PLATA COUNTY INC ↗
- Who funds Parker's Animal Rescue ↗
- Who funds CUREPSP INC ↗
- Who funds MAUI HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds Radnor Outreach & Animal Rescue ↗
- Who funds FAMILY SERVICE OF THE PIEDMONT INC ↗
- Who funds THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BOULDER VALLEY INC ↗
- Who funds ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA ↗
- Who funds Montgomery County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ↗
- Who funds WHYY INC ↗
- Who funds LUDINGTON LIBRARY ↗
- Who funds Beyond Literacy ↗
- Who funds ENTREPRENEUR WORKS FUND ↗
- Who funds Philabundance ↗
- Who funds NATIONALITIES SERVICE CENTER OF PHILADELPHIA ↗
- Who funds SQUASHSMARTS INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · The William Penn Foundation · Chubb Charitable Foundation · Future Standard Foundation · Hamilton Family Foundation · Connelly Foundation · United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey · The Honickman Foundation · The Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Foundation · The Neubauer Family Foundation · The Gordon Charter Foundation · Independence Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Catherwood Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Catherwood Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Rollins College: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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