· Private foundation
The Downs Foundation 0678-10-47
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Forgotten Cats Inc | $6,000 |
| Warrior Foundation Freedom Station | $6,000 |
| Silver Shield Foundation Inc | $5,000 |
| Norristown Zoological Society | $5,000 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers | $4,000 |
| The Schuylkill Center for Environmental | $4,000 |
| Alliance For A Living Ocean | $3,000 |
| Freedom Service Dogs Inc | $3,000 |
| Operation Gratitude Inc | $3,000 |
| Pennsylvania SPCA | $3,000 |
| Morris Arboretum of the University of | $2,000 |
| Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust | $2,000 |
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 (FY21–25, $47k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 64% 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.
15 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down.
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 FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- FCFORGOTTEN CATS INC5× · 2021–2025 · $30k · revenue +46%
- AHABINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION2× · 2021–2022 · $20k · revenue +77%
STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION5× · 2021–2025 · $20k · revenue +112%
Funded once
- ZSZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIAgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +65%
- VEVIEWPOINT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $3k · revenue +43%
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.
Humane pennsylvania empowers the people in our communities to increase their capacity to care for animals so that all animals are healthy, safe, and treated humanely.
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,…
To engage people in the wonders of the living world through personal encounters with animals, fostering empathy and lifelong support for conservation of wildlife and wild places.
Naples zoo is accredited by the american zoo & aquarium association (aza) and has numerous animal exhibits placed on its 45-acre site. (continued on schedule o)each exhibit is unique and designed to simulate typical conditions for the…
To provide at no cost legal assistance to veterans of the u.s. armed forces and current service members.
San diego zoo wildlife alliance is committed to saving species worldwide by uniting our expertise in wildlife care and conservation science with our dedication to inspiring passion for nature.
Our organization's mission is to raise awareness for and provide physical aid and support to disabled us military veterans. our program covers a crucial gap in the industry-a veteran operated organization, that can assist veterans with…
Animal care sanctuary's lifesaving mission as a no kill organization envisions a community that promotes turning compassion into action for companion animals by: 1.) adopting healthy pet companions into loving homes. 2.) promoting the…
Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.
The sacramento zoo inspires appreciation, respect and a connection with wildlife and nature through education, recreation and conservation.
Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.
The friends are dedicated to the rescue, protection, and adoption of companion animals in need while inspiring the human-animal bond. we meet our mission by:-saving 100% of healthy and treatable animals.-providing high-quality animal care…
How this is measured
15 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. 15 of the 17 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 WARRIOR FOUNDATION FREEDOM STATION ↗
- Who funds FORGOTTEN CATS INC ↗
- Who funds THE SILVER SHIELD FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds ABINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds NORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds PENNYPACK ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION TRUST ↗
- Who funds ALLIANCE FOR A LIVING OCEAN ↗
- Who funds OPERATION GRATITUDE INC ↗
- Who funds Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ↗
- Who funds FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC ↗
- Who funds OUR RESCUE ↗
- Who funds ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA ↗
- Who funds VIEWPOINT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Greater Philadelphia Young Men's Christian Association ↗
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 Pfizer Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Downs Foundation 0678-10-47 funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Downs Foundation 0678-10-47. Bigger dots raise more.
- Forgotten Cats Inc: 4% of income from government
How this is measured
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