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The Graham Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$3.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
43
Grants FY2024
37
Organizations funded FY2023
22%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$8,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,200,000
Organizations funded a year
37 to 46
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$33M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 22% of the organizations The Graham Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 45% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $839k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Human ServicesEducationHealthCommunity ImprovementHousing & ShelterArts & CultureOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving36$3.2M31%
FY202337$1.9M22%
FY202238$1.7M32%
FY202146$2.7M37%
FY202045$3.4Mn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$9.3MHealth$3.7MRecreation & Sports$1.3MArts & Culture$974kHuman Services$622kScience & Tech$600kPhilanthropy$213kHousing & Shelter$132kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Michigan$3,025,0004n/a
York College of Pennsylvania$1,287,50050%
Pennsylvania State University$600,4681n/a
Regents of the University of Michigan$535,0001n/a
Jewish Community Centre of York Pennsylvania$500,00017%
Ysc Academy$335,00024%
United Way of York County$212,50051%
Logos Academy$150,00042%
Crispus Attucks Association of York Pa$125,00021%
Cultural Alliance of York County$43,50031%
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All grantees of The Graham Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Michigan$3,025,0004n/a
York College of Pennsylvania$1,287,50050%
Pennsylvania State University$600,4681n/a
Regents of the University of Michigan$535,0001n/a
Jewish Community Centre of York Pennsylvania$500,00017%
Ysc Academy$335,00024%
United Way of York County$212,50051%
Logos Academy$150,00042%
Crispus Attucks Association of York Pa$125,00021%
Cultural Alliance of York County$43,50031%
York City Parks Conservancy$42,50054%
Silverback Educational Foundation for the Arts Dance and Athletics$40,00011%
Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center Inc$40,00020%
Leg Up Farm Inc$32,00040%
Pappus House$30,00051%
The Young Women's Christian Association of York Pa$30,00030%
Keystone Kidspace$25,00052%
Squam Lakes Conservation Society$25,00012%
Susan P Byrnes Health Education Center Inc$24,00021%
Steam Into History Inc$20,00021%
Dreamwrights Youth and Family Theatre$17,00022%
Upmc Pinnacle Foundation$15,00050%
York Academy Foundation$15,00030%
Family First Health Corporation$10,00010%
York County Library System$10,00050%
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hosp Inc$10,00010%
Miss Pa Scholarship Foundation$10,00016%
York Symphony Orchestra$10,00021%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$7,50010%
Young Life$7,50030%
Main Street York Inc$6,50030%
York County Bar Foundation$6,00030%
Harrisburg Area Community College Foundation$6,00030%
York County Literacy Council$6,00040%
American Heart Association Inc$6,00020%
Children's Home of York$5,00010%
White Rose Leadership Institute$3,50011%
Junior League of York Inc$3,00025%
Tennis for Kids Inc$2,5005n/a
York County Honors Choirs Inc$2,00040%
York Union Rescue Mission Inc$1,50010%
Pink Power$1,25050%
Olivia's House - a Grief and Loss Center for Children$1,25050%
The Arc of York County Inc$1,00020%
York County Food Bank$1,00010%
Spiritrust Lutheran Fka Lutheran Social Services$1,00010%
York Benevolent Association$70030%
Help for Oncology Problems and Emotional Support$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 45 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.5M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Graham Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYork College of Pennsylvania: $1,287,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetJewish Community Centre of York Pennsylvania: $500,000 over 1y, 7.4% of budgetYsc Academy: $335,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetUnited Way of York County: $212,500 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetLogos Academy: $150,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetCrispus Attucks Association of York Pa: $125,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCultural Alliance of York County: $43,500 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetYork City Parks Conservancy: $42,500 over 5y, 4.0% of budgetSilverback Educational Foundation for the Arts Dance and Athletics: $40,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetStrand-Capitol Performing Arts Center Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetLeg Up Farm Inc: $32,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetPappus House: $30,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetThe Young Women's Christian Association of York Pa: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetKeystone Kidspace: $25,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetSquam Lakes Conservation Society: $25,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetSusan P Byrnes Health Education Center Inc: $24,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSteam Into History Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetDreamwrights Youth and Family Theatre: $17,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetUpmc Pinnacle Foundation: $15,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetYork Academy Foundation: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFamily First Health Corporation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYork County Library System: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNortheastern Vermont Regional Hosp Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMiss Pa Scholarship Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetYork Symphony Orchestra: $10,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Life: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMain Street York Inc: $6,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetYork County Bar Foundation: $6,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHarrisburg Area Community College Foundation: $6,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetYork County Literacy Council: $6,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Home of York: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWhite Rose Leadership Institute: $3,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetJunior League of York Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetYork County Honors Choirs Inc: $2,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetYork Union Rescue Mission Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPink Power: $1,250 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetOlivia's House - a Grief and Loss Center for Children: $1,250 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Arc of York County Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYork County Food Bank: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpiritrust Lutheran Fka Lutheran Social Services: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYork Benevolent Association: $700 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHelp for Oncology Problems and Emotional Support: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 44.

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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.

Powder Mill FoundationPA68.1× affinity30 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Powder Mill Foundation · York County Community Foundation · The Arthur J and Lee R Glatfelter Foundation · United Way of York County · White Rose Leadership Institute · Airie Knipel Harry V and J William Warehime Foundation · Kinsley Foundation · The Stewart Foundation · The W Dale Brougher Foundation · Memorial Health Fund · Anne & Philip Glatfelter III Family Foundation · Bob Hoffman 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.

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About The Graham Foundation

How much does The Graham Foundation give?
The Graham Foundation reported 43 grants totaling $3,200,750 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 37 and 46 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does The Graham Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (55%), Health (22%), Recreation & Sports (7%).
Who are The Graham Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: University of Michigan ($3.0M), York College of Pennsylvania ($1.3M), Pennsylvania State University ($600k).
Does The Graham Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Graham Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Graham Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Powder Mill Foundation, York County Community Foundation, The Arthur J and Lee R Glatfelter Foundation.
Where is The Graham Foundation based?
The Graham Foundation is based in PA.

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 95 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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