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The Doran Family Foundation at a glance

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The Doran Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$87k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$247kHuman Services$181kInternational$142kAnimals$102kReligion$25kHealth$21kArts & Culture$10kRecreation & Sports$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $12k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $75k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$3.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FACE TO FACE$40,418
HIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$25,000
ELEPHANT SANCTUARY$10,000
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$5,000
FRIENDS OF CAPE ARUNDEL$5,000
PROVIDENCE ANIMAL CENTER$1,000
EVER AFTER MUSTANG RESCUE$1,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–25, $176k) land where the poverty rate runs at 22%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%FACE TO FACE: $40k → 22%FACE TO FACE: $24k → 22%FACE TO FACE: $22k → 22%EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES: $44k → 22%EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES: $21k → 22%EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES: $15k → 22%EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES: $10k → 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.
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

66%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$539k · 8 repeat orgs$284k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against -20% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
7

Total granted

$539k
$248k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
-20%

Still filing today

50%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
InternationalHuman ServicesAnimalsEducationPhilanthropyEnvironmentOther
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

  • WA
    WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA
    2× · 2023–2024 · $94k · revenue +85%
  • EC
    Episcopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania
    4× · 2021–2024 · $90k · revenue +13%
  • FT
    FACE TO FACE INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $86k · revenue +26%

Funded once

  • SC
    SPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY
    one grant, 2024 · $166k · revenue +7%
  • WT
    WHOLE TRUTH FUND CO WORLD AFFAIRS FUND
    one grant, 2020 · $36k
  • FF
    FOUNDATION FOR HEALTH EQUITY
    one grant, 2021 · $21k · revenue -36%
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
Wilson College

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

Education
2
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
3
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
4
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.

—
5
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
6
Zoological Society of Pittsburgh

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,…

Animals
7
The Public Interest Law Center

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…

Crime & Legal
8
Zoological Society of Philadelphia

At philadelphia zoo, our mission is to flourish as an urban oasis, where people and animals thrive, transformational memories are made, and our passion for conservation saves wildlife (see schedule o).guided by a three-year strategic plan,…

Animals
9
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

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…

Environment
10
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

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…

Environment
11
Pittsburgh Council On Higher Education

To provide a means for sharing resources and information among members, engage in joint projects, and offer a common voice on educational matters.

Education
12
University of Pittsburgh

The university of pittsburgh, founded in 1787, is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the united states and one of the nation's top public research universities. for more than two centuries, the university of pittsburgh…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of Pennsylvania; the most unlike its peers is Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

10 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. 10 of the 19 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
10/10
Grantees still filing
6/10
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $85,618 · OtherIndividual grant recipientMARINE CORP SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $81,498 · OtherMARINE CORP SCHOLARSHIP FUNDWHOLE TRUTH FUND CO WORLD AFFAIRS FUND: $35,536 · OtherWHOLE TRUTH FUND CO WORLD AFFAIRS FUNDPROVIDENCE ANIMAL SHELTER: $30,000 · OtherPROVIDENCE ANIMAL SHELTEREVER AFTER MUSTANG RESCUE: $26,000 · OtherEVER AFTER MUSTANG RESCUEHIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $25,000 · OtherHIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH+3 more: $15,000 · OtherEpiscopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania: $90,093 · Human ServicesEpiscopal Community Serv…FACE TO FACE INC: $86,306 · Human ServicesFACE TO FACE INCSPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY: $165,990 · EducationSPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HI…WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA: $94,315 · InternationalWORLD AFFAIRS …WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF PITTSBURGH: $12,500 · InternationalWORLD AFFAIRS …THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $45,000 · Animals+1 more: $1,000 · AnimalsFOUNDATION FOR HEALTH EQUITY: $21,166 · PhilanthropyNorthwestern University: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsKennebunkport Conservation Trust: $2,500 · Environment
Other$298,652Human Services$176,399Education$165,990International$106,815Animals$46,000Philanthropy$21,166Recreation & Sports$5,000Environment$2,500

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

25%50%75%100%$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY: $165,990 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA: $94,315 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetEpiscopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania: $90,093 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetFACE TO FACE INC: $86,306 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetTHE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $45,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR HEALTH EQUITY: $21,166 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetWORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF PITTSBURGH: $12,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetKennebunkport Conservation Trust: $2,500 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…The Ayco Charitable F…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Philadelphia FoundationPA13.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Doran Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Doran Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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 19 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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