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The Curaterra Foundation at a glance

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The Curaterra 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.

$407k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$103k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Housing & Shelter$882kInternational$724kHuman Services$489kHealth$450kCommunity Improvement$250kEducation$160kEnvironment$110kCrime & Legal$105kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $65k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $332k
$25,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$9.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ASHOKA$102,500
ASYLUM PRIDE HOUSE$69,120
BIG PICTURE PHILADELPHIA$60,000
RODALE INSTITUTE$50,000
IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY$50,000
PHILLYSAFE$25,000
BROAD STREET MINISTRY$20,000
LUTHERAN SOCIAL MISSION SOCIETY DBA LUTHERAN SETTLEMENT HOUSE$10,000
PREVENTION POINT PHILADELPHIA INCORPORATED$10,000
PATHWAYS TO HOUSING$5,000
DONORSCHOOSE ORG$4,996
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–22, $219k) land where the poverty rate runs at 21%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 96% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%PATHWAYS PA INC: $5k → 10%PROJECT HOME: $50k → 22%PATHWAYS PA INC: $4k → 10%SEAMAAC INC: $2k → 22%BROAD STREET MINISTRY: $55k → 22%BROAD STREET MINISTRY: $54k → 22%BROAD STREET MINISTRY: $50k → 22%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
VA
DC
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 12% of The Curaterra Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 63% of the giving stays in PA; by stated purpose, 55%.

The Curaterra Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 20% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.7M · 16 repeat orgs$652k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +56% since the first grant, against +24% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
14

Total granted

$2.7M
$423k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+56%
+24%

Still filing today

88%
79%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 44% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $229k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesInternationalHousing & ShelterEducationHealthEnvironmentOther
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

  • PP
    PREVENTION POINT PHILADELPHIA INC
    6× · 2018–2024 · $410k · revenue +431%
  • OA
    ONE ACRE FUND
    4× · 2017–2020 · $350k · revenue +258%
  • DU
    DEPAUL USA INC
    3× · 2017–2021 · $175k · revenue +117%

Funded once

  • HS
    HELP SOCIAL SERVICES CORP
    one grant, 2019 · $146k
  • RO
    Regenerative Organic Alliancegraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $100k · revenue +53%
  • PH
    PROJECT HOME
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue -13%
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.

04Its 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
Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation

Pidc plans and implements economic development initiatives (see schedule o) which enhance the competitive environment, generate jobs and produce higher tax ratables throughout philadelphia.

Community Improvement
2
Philadelphia Health Partnership
Health
3
Women's Law Project

Women's law project creates a more just and equitable society by advancing the rights and status of all women throughout their lives. to this end, we engage in high-impact litigation, advocacy, and education. the core values of women's law…

Civil Rights
4
Women Against Abuse Inc

The mission of women against abuse is to provide quality, compassionate, and nonjudgmental services in a manner that fosters self-respect and independence in persons experiencing intimate partner violence and to lead the struggle to end…

Human Services
5
Philabundance

PHILABUNDANCE WAS FOUNDED IN 1984 WITH THE SIMPLE BELIEF THAT NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY WHILE HEALTHY FOOD GOES TO WASTE. OUR MISSION IS TO DRIVE HUNGER FROM OUR COMMUNITIES TODAY AND TO END HUNGER FOR GOOD. We have a commitment to always…

Food & Nutrition
6
Public Trust

Public Trust is a non-profit organization on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania that fosters learning, creativity, and collaboration in support of justice and equality.

Arts & Culture
7
Urban Affairs Coalition

Driving change from the ground up, the urban affairs coalition (uac) unites government, business, neighborhoods, and individual initiatives to improve the quality of life in the region, build wealth in urban communities, and solve emerging…

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8
Pidc Local Development Corporation

See schedule o.pidc-ldc administers, as a subrecipient of the city of philadelphia, various federally funded grant programs, including community development block grants, housing and urban development loans, and economic development…

Community Improvement
9
Philadelphia Children's Alliance

Pca promotes healing and justice for sexually abused children in philadelphia. using a multidisciplinary approach, we collaborate with our partners in child protection, law enforcement, and medical and mental health services to provide…

Crime & Legal
10
Pidc Development Management Corporation

Pidc dmc administers and coordinates various development projects for the city and other not-for-profit entities.

Community Improvement
11
Philadelphia Works Inc

Philadelphia works, inc. develops and manages smart workforce solutions that respond to business needs and increases economic opportunity for all philadelphia residents.

Employment
12
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

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.

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Pathways to Housing - Pa; the most unlike its peers is Asylum Pride House. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

32 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. 32 of the 36 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.

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/32
Grantees still filing
22/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PREVENTION POINT PHILADELPHIA INC: $410,000 · OtherPREVENTION POINT PHILADELPHIA INCMYAGRO: $250,000 · OtherMYAGROHELP SOCIAL SERVICES CORP: $146,100 · OtherHELP SOCIAL SERVICES CORPLUTHERAN SOCIAL MISSION SOCIETY: $137,500 · OtherLUTHERAN SOCIAL MISSION SOCIETYTHE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOUNDATION INC: $112,000 · OtherTHE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOUNDATION INC+11 more: $110,000 · Other+11 moreONE ACRE FUND: $350,000 · InternationalONE ACRE FUNDASHOKA: $314,300 · InternationalASHOKAROOT CAPITAL INC: $50,000 · InternationalROOT CAPITAL INC+2 more: $12,500 · InternationalSANCTUARY VILLAGE: $200,000 · Housing & ShelterSANCTUARY VILLAGEDEPAUL USA INC: $175,000 · Housing & ShelterDEPAUL USA INCPATHWAYS TO HOUSING - PA: $155,000 · Housing & ShelterPATHWAYS TO HOUSING …Asylum Pride House: $69,120 · Housing & ShelterAsylum Pride HouseBROAD STREET MINISTRY: $341,000 · Human ServicesBROAD STREET …PROJECT HOME: $50,000 · Human ServicesPROJECT HOME+2 more: $10,500 · Human ServicesEducation Law Center - PA: $100,000 · EducationBIG PICTURE PHILADELPHIA: $60,000 · EducationIMMACULATA UNIVERSITY: $50,000 · EducationDONORSCHOOSEORG: $9,926 · EducationRegenerative Organic Alliance: $100,000 · Food & NutritionRodale Institute: $50,000 · Food & NutritionPHILLYSAFE: $100,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$1,165,600International$726,800Housing & Shelter$599,120Human Services$401,500Education$219,926Food & Nutrition$150,000Crime & Legal$100,000

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 budgetPREVENTION POINT PHILADELPHIA INC: $410,000 over 6y, 2.9% of budgetONE ACRE FUND: $350,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBROAD STREET MINISTRY: $341,000 over 6y, 2.4% of budgetASHOKA: $314,300 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetSANCTUARY VILLAGE: $200,000 over 2y, 25% of budgetDEPAUL USA INC: $175,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetPATHWAYS TO HOUSING - PA: $155,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetLUTHERAN SOCIAL MISSION SOCIETY: $137,500 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetPHILLYSAFE: $100,000 over 2y, 53% of budgetRegenerative Organic Alliance: $100,000 over 1y, 8.6% of budgetAsylum Pride House: $69,120 over 1y, 69% of budgetBIG PICTURE PHILADELPHIA: $60,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetIMMACULATA UNIVERSITY: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRodale Institute: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPROJECT HOME: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetROOT CAPITAL INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSAFEHOUSE: $20,000 over 1y, 30% of budgetMINDING YOUR MIND: $15,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetSTUDENTS RUN PHILLY STYLE: $12,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetPAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKIVA MICROFUNDS: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDONORSCHOOSEORG: $9,926 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPATHWAYS PA INC: $9,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCRIME VICTIMS' CENTER OF CHESTER COUNTY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPHILANTHROPITCH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE FRIENDS OF THE WISSAHICKON INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRAINFOREST TRUST: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLEAN OCEAN ACTION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSOUTHEAST ASIAN MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATIONS COALITION INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

The Philadelphia Foun…Scattergood Behaviora…Henry Dolfinger 2 Tru…The Patricia Kind Fam…The Cigna Group Found…United Way of Greater…Van Ameringen Foundat…Lindback Cr & Mf Foun…The Pew Charitable Tr…The Cannuscio Rader F…Independence Foundati…The William Penn Foun…
The Philadelphia FoundationPA30.6× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw · The Patricia Kind Family Foundation · The Cigna Group Foundation · United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey · Van Ameringen Foundation Inc · Lindback Cr & Mf Foundation Tw Main · The Pew Charitable Trusts · The Cannuscio Rader Family Foundation · Independence Foundation · The William Penn 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Curaterra Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Curaterra Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • Root Capital Inc: 9% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 36 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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The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home