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The Foundation for Enhancing Communities

Inspiring giving by partnering with donors to achieve their charitable goals, and strengthening our local communities by investing in them now and for future generations.valuesinclusion we believe that all voices are vital for our region's future.

$9.2M
Granted FY2025still arriving
285
Grants FY2025still arriving
16
States reached
$1.2M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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 2025.

Health$10MEducation$7.1MArts & Culture$5.9MPhilanthropy$4.0MReligion$3.7MHuman Services$3.5MCommunity Improvement$2.6MFood & Nutrition$1.3MOther$0
02FY2025 · 285 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 285 grants below total $7,739,936, the rows itemized in this filing. The $9,182,986 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,443,050 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k87 grants · $618k
  • $10k–50k174 grants · $3.3M
  • $50k–250k22 grants · $1.9M
  • $250k+2 grants · $2.0M
$12,996
Median grant
16
States reached
$161M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SANKARA EYE FOUNDATION USA$1,238,450
GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND$750,000
MESSIAH UNIVERSITY$232,174
UNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION$153,788
PERRY COUNTY COUNCIL OF THE ARTS$126,972
PENNSYLVANIA ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION$100,000
PARISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$100,000
BETHESDA MISSION OF HARRISBURG$96,289
ST THOMAS LUTHERAN CHURCH$88,871
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK$87,400
ST THOMAS CEMETERY ASSOCIATION$83,144
ALEXANDER HAMILTON MEMORIAL FREE LIBRARY$80,178
DICKINSON COLLEGE (SCHOLARSHIP)$79,537
SUMMIT HEALTH FOUNDATION$73,270
WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS$71,739
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 (FY17–25, $3.9M) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 44% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $750k → 9%CONSTRUCTION ANGELS: $30k → 13%SMOKEY MOUNTAIN SERVICE DOGS: $22k → 10%REALIZE IMPACT: $25k → 10%IPTT HARRISBURG PEACE PROMENADE: $25k → 9%PALMYRA AREA COOPERATING CHURCHES: $25k → 11%CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY SOUTHERN DISTRICT CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN: $33k → 9%CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY: $27k → 9%CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY SOUTHERN DISTRICT CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN: $22k → 9%CRAIGHEAD HOUSE: $23k → 8%DAUPHIN COUNTY CASA: $25k → 12%NEW HOPE MINISTRIES INC: $27k → 9%NEW HOPE MINISTRIES INC: $23k → 9%SUSQUEHANNA SERVICE DOGS: $27k → 11%SUSQUEHANNA SERVICE DOGS: $25k → 11%YWCA CARLISLE & CUMBERLAND COUNTY: $52k → 8%YWCA CARLISLE & CUMBERLAND COUNTY: $51k → 8%YWCA CARLISLE & CUMBERLAND COUNTY: $29k → 8%DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES OF CUMBERLAND & PERRY COUNTIES: $22k → 8%MENNO HAVEN: $45k → 9%SOMEONE TO TELL IT TO: $23k → 12%SOMEONE TO TELL IT TO: $23k → 12%SOMEONE TO TELL IT TO: $23k → 12%FRANCES LEITER CENTER: $22k → 9%YWCA GREATER HARRISBURG: $54k → 12%YWCA GREATER HARRISBURG: $51k → 12%YWCA OF GREATER HARRISBURG: $41k → 12%YWCA OF GREATER HARRISBURG: $31k → 12%AMIRACLE4SURE INC: $26k → 12%YWCA OF GREATER HARRISBURG: $24k → 12%BLUE MOUNTAIN ESCAPE INC: $59k → 8%BLUE MOUNTAIN ESCAPE INC: $33k → 8%BLUE MOUNTAIN ESCAPE INC: $32k → 8%BEVERLEE BALCH LEHR FUND FOR THE UNITARIAN CHURCH OF HARRISBURG: $25k → 12%SOMEONE TO TELL IT TO INC: $23k → 12%SOMEONE TO TELL IT TO INC: $23k → 12%TFEC ADMINISTRATIVE FUND: $22k → 12%SOMEONE TO TELL IT TO INC: $21k → 12%JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HARRISBURG: $157k → 12%JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HARRISBURG: $30k → 12%JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HARRISBURG: $26k → 12%KEYSTONE SERVICE SYSTEMS: $26k → 12%JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HARRISBURG: $22k → 12%DAUPHIN COUNTY CASA: $21k → 12%KEYSTONE SERVICE SYSTEMS: $21k → 12%RANDI'S HOUSE OF ANGELS: $159k → 12%LATINO CONNECTION FOUNDATION: $50k → 12%RANDI'S HOUSE OF ANGELS: $40k → 12%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

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WA
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
UT
CO
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
AZ
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL
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.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$32M · 307 repeat orgs$6.6M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +31% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

307 repeat relationships: 206 still active in FY2025, 101 since wound down; 62 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

307
203

Total granted

$32M
$5.0M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+19%

Still filing today

79%
72%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.6M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationHealthArts & CultureInternationalYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • SE
    SANKARA EYE FOUNDATION USA
    4× · 2022–2025 · $3.8M · revenue +28%
  • PC
    PERRY COUNTY COUNCIL OF THE ARTS
    9× · 2017–2025 · $861k · revenue +8% · 26% of their budget
  • TM
    THE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER
    7× · 2019–2025 · $695k · revenue +16%

Funded once

  • PS
    PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PHILANTHROPIC FUND
    one grant, 2023 · $1.0M
  • GS
    GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION OF LEBANON PA
    one grant, 2024 · $473k · revenue -68%
  • DANA HALL SCHOOLgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $338k · revenue +32%
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
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

Penn state health hampden medical center's mission is to continually improve the health and well-being of the people in pennsylvania. the organization provides patients with excellent, compassionate and culturally responsive and equitable…

Health
2
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry

The pennsylvania chamber of business and industry is the largest broad-based business association in pennsylvania. thousands of members throughout the commonwealth employ greater than 50 percent of pennsylvania's private workforce.…

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3
Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc

The mission of penn highlands mon valley is to enhance the health of the residents of the mid-monongahela valley area by providing outstanding healthcare services.

Health
4
Penn Highlands Healthcare Inc

Our community-based and controlled health care system exists to improve regional access to a wide array of premier primary care and advanced health services while supporting a reverence for life and the worth and dignity of each individual.

Health
5
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

The mission of penn state health holy spirit medical center is to nurture the healing ministry of the church, supported by education and research. fidelity to the gospel urges us to emphasize human dignity and social justice as we create…

Health
6
Delaware Valley University

See schedule o.we are inspired by the ideals of our founder who, in 1896, emphasized respect for all people and ideas, who honored knowledge with practice, progress and the common good. our historical commitment to experiential learning…

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7
Highlands Hospital

Highlands hospital is committed to providing health care to the community in a competent, nurturing and healing environment. our staff will provide support in times of crisis and furnish the resources necessary to promote a healthy…

Health
8
Center for Community Resources Inc

To coordinate services among private and government agencies for specialized populations to ensure service continuity, reduce duplication, and assist individuals and families in accessing appropriate mental health, intellectual…

Health
9
Family Health Council of Central Pa Inc

The mission of the family health council of central pennsylvania, inc. (fhccp) is to build and support community-based health networks through partnerships, education, advocacy, and effective resource allocation.

Health
10
Adamstown Area Library

The mission of the adamstown library is to maintain and improve the quality of life in our community by providing access to cultural, intellectual, and informational resources and programs to promote life-long learning for all ages. the…

Education
11
Upmc Williamsport

UPMC Williamsport is a subsidiary of UPMC Susquehanna. The mission of UPMC Susquehanna and its subsidiaries is to serve the community by providing outstanding patient care and shaping tomorrow's health care through clinical and…

Health
12
Chester County Hospital & Health System

The provision of management services to the chester county hospital and its affiliates.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Aid Society Southern Pa District - Church of the Brethren; the most unlike its peers is The Hersha H and Hasu P Shah Family Foundation. 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

468 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 468 of the 589 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.

18
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
109
Early backer (in before they grew)
457/468
Grantees still filing
300/468
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PHILANTHROPIC FUND: $1,000,001 · OtherPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PHI…ST THOMAS LUTHERAN CHURCH: $465,165 · OtherPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $420,783 · OtherCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK: $427,670 · Other+87 more: $8,567,249 · Other+87 moreSANKARA EYE FOUNDATION USA: $3,814,637 · HealthSANKARA EYE FOUNDATION …THE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER: $695,281 · HealthTHE MILTON S HERSHEY ME…GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION OF LEBANON PA: $472,534 · HealthGOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH S…THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $373,850 · HealthCHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL: $306,962 · Health+21 more: $1,985,788 · Health+21 moreTHE FOUNDATION FOR ENHANCING COMMUNITIES: $887,083 · Human ServicesTHE FOUNDATION…GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $750,000 · Human ServicesGUIDING EYES F…BETHESDA MISSION OF HARRISBURG INC: $518,493 · Human ServicesBETHESDA MISSI…JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HARRISBURG: $310,045 · Human ServicesJEWISH FEDERAT…YWCA GREATER HARRISBURG: $271,058 · Human ServicesYWCA GREATER H…CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY SOUTHERN PA DISTRICT - CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN: $219,026 · Human ServicesRANDI'S HOUSE OF ANGELS: $218,573 · Human ServicesTHE YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CARLISLE PA: $171,929 · Human Services+16 more: $1,447,570 · Human Services+16 moreVANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM: $3,000,000 · PhilanthropyVANGUARD CHARI…UNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION: $761,530 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF …PENNSYLVANIA ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION: $270,000 · PhilanthropyPENNSYLVANIA A…+8 more: $576,002 · Philanthropy+8 moreTHE WILDCAT FOUNDATION: $522,577 · EducationTHE WILDCAT F…HARRISBURG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: $365,753 · EducationHARRISBURG UN…DANA HALL SCHOOL: $337,850 · EducationDANA HALL SCH…KING'S COLLEGE: $335,817 · EducationKING'S COLLEG…MESSIAH UNIVERSITY: $262,174 · EducationMESSIAH UNIVE…Cornell University: $250,000 · EducationCornell Unive…LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE: $227,793 · EducationLEHIGH UNIVERSITY: $222,876 · EducationDICKINSON COLLEGE: $190,927 · EducationPerry County Literacy Council: $185,798 · EducationHOOD COLLEGE: $160,226 · EducationGETTYSBURG COLLEGE: $160,226 · Education+15 more: $1,099,072 · Education+15 morePERRY COUNTY COUNCIL OF THE ARTS: $861,351 · Arts & CulturePERRY COUNTY…SUSQUEHANNA ART MUSEUM: $700,527 · Arts & CultureSUSQUEHANNA …HARRISBURG SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INC: $524,201 · Arts & CultureHARRISBURG S…WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS: $509,529 · Arts & CultureWHITAKER CEN…Open Stage of Harrisburg: $287,583 · Arts & CultureOpen Stage o…PENNON ORGANIZATION: $192,433 · Arts & CultureHARRISBURG COMMUNITY THEATRE THEATRE HARRISBURG: $188,100 · Arts & CultureFriends of the West Shore Theatre Inc: $175,501 · Arts & CultureCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA YOUTH BALLET: $143,844 · Arts & Culture+8 more: $666,960 · Arts & Culture+8 moreTFEC PROPERTIES INC: $412,994 · Community ImprovementWILDHEART: $85,475 · Community ImprovementCamp Curtin Learning Community: $79,030 · Community ImprovementTEAM PENNSYLVANIA FOUNDATION: $75,000 · Community Improvement
Other$10,880,868Health$7,649,052Human Services$4,793,777Philanthropy$4,607,532Education$4,321,089Arts & Culture$4,250,029Community Improvement$652,499

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSANKARA EYE FOUNDATION USA: $3,814,637 over 4y, 8.9% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FOR ENHANCING COMMUNITIES: $887,083 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetPERRY COUNTY COUNCIL OF THE ARTS: $861,351 over 9y, 26% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION: $761,530 over 9y, 1.3% of budgetGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $750,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSUSQUEHANNA ART MUSEUM: $700,527 over 9y, 37% of budgetTHE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER: $695,281 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHARRISBURG SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INC: $524,201 over 9y, 2.7% of budgetTHE WILDCAT FOUNDATION: $522,577 over 8y, 43% of budgetBETHESDA MISSION OF HARRISBURG INC: $518,493 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetWHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS: $509,529 over 9y, 2.8% of budgetGOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION OF LEBANON PA: $472,534 over 1y, 24% of budgetCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK: $427,670 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTFEC PROPERTIES INC: $412,994 over 2y, 99% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $373,850 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHARRISBURG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: $365,753 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetDANA HALL SCHOOL: $337,850 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetKING'S COLLEGE: $335,817 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HARRISBURG: $310,045 over 9y, 3.3% of budgetCHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL: $306,962 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $305,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOpen Stage of Harrisburg: $287,583 over 8y, 12% of budgetYWCA GREATER HARRISBURG: $271,058 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetPENNSYLVANIA ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION: $270,000 over 5y, 4.6% of budgetMESSIAH UNIVERSITY: $262,174 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCornell University: $250,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE: $227,793 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetLEHIGH UNIVERSITY: $222,876 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY SOUTHERN PA DISTRICT - CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN: $219,026 over 9y, 1.9% of budgetRANDI'S HOUSE OF ANGELS: $218,573 over 2y, 6.2% of budgetUPMC PINNACLE FOUNDATION: $205,338 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetThirstySouls Ministries Inc: $200,000 over 7y, 10% of budgetFriends of Wildwood Lake Nature Center Inc: $196,559 over 9y, 18% of budgetJAKE GITTLEN MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMN: $193,802 over 1y, 8.9% of budgetPENNON ORGANIZATION: $192,433 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetDICKINSON COLLEGE: $190,927 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHARRISBURG COMMUNITY THEATRE THEATRE HARRISBURG: $188,100 over 9y, 6.5% of budgetNacerUSA: $187,000 over 8y, 35% of budgetPerry County Literacy Council: $185,798 over 5y, 17% of budgetFriends of the West Shore Theatre Inc: $175,501 over 5y, 5.6% of budgetTHE YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CARLISLE PA: $171,929 over 6y, 4.3% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF GREATER HARRISBURG INC: $170,050 over 9y, 1.8% of budgetHOOD COLLEGE: $160,226 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGETTYSBURG COLLEGE: $160,226 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJOSEPH T SIMPSON PUBLIC LIBRARY: $148,368 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetFEEDING PENNSYLVANIA: $148,275 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA YOUTH BALLET: $143,844 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetNORTHERN YORK COUNTY HISTORICAL & PRESERVATION SOCIETY: $143,143 over 5y, 7.6% 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.

  • Who funds SANKARA EYE FOUNDATION USA ↗
  • Who funds VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM ↗
  • Who funds THE FOUNDATION FOR ENHANCING COMMUNITIES ↗
  • Who funds PERRY COUNTY COUNCIL OF THE ARTS ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION ↗
  • Who funds GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC ↗
  • Who funds SUSQUEHANNA ART MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds THE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds HARRISBURG SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE WILDCAT FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BETHESDA MISSION OF HARRISBURG INC ↗
  • Who funds WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS ↗
  • Who funds GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION OF LEBANON PA ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds TFEC PROPERTIES INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HARRISBURG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ↗
  • Who funds DANA HALL SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds KING'S COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HARRISBURG ↗
  • Who funds CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds Open Stage of Harrisburg ↗
  • Who funds YWCA GREATER HARRISBURG ↗
  • Who funds PENNSYLVANIA ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MESSIAH UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Cornell University ↗
  • Who funds LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY SOUTHERN PA DISTRICT - CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN ↗
  • Who funds RANDI'S HOUSE OF ANGELS ↗
  • Who funds UPMC PINNACLE FOUNDATION ↗

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.

United Way of the Cap…The Donald B and Doro…John Crain Kunkel Fou…McCormick Family Fdn …Schwab-Silfen Foundat…Community Aid IncJoseph T and Helen M …Anne & Philip Glatfel…Hall FoundationCentral Pennsylvania …Kenneth Bankert Found…Alexander and Jane Bo…
United Way of the Capital RegionPA154.1× affinity88 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of the Capital Region · The Donald B and Dorothy L Stabler Foundation · John Crain Kunkel Foundation · McCormick Family Fdn Agent 80397 · Schwab-Silfen Foundation · Community Aid Inc · Joseph T and Helen M Simpson Foundation · Anne & Philip Glatfelter III Family Foundation · Hall Foundation · Central Pennsylvania Food Bank · Kenneth Bankert Foundation Inc · Alexander and Jane Boyd Ta 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 Foundation for Enhancing Communities funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Foundation for Enhancing Communities. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Johns Hopkins University: 12% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
60report 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.
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How do I get to The Foundation for Enhancing Communities?

Find your warmest path to The Foundation for Enhancing Communities through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 589 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 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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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