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The Leroy E Kean Family Foundation at a glance

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The Leroy E Kean Family 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.

$545k
Granted FY2024still arriving
20
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$558kEducation$330kHealth$315kInternational$118kReligion$52kYouth Development$35kHousing & Shelter$25kCivil Rights$15kOther$0
02FY2024 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k14 grants · $255k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $270k
$15,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$14M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE WISTAR FOUNDATION$150,000
EMILY'S ENTOURAGE$70,000
FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH$50,000
PHILADELPHIA YOUTH ORCHESTRA$40,000
MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$35,000
AMERICA GIVES INC - ISRAEL CHILDREN FD$25,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER$25,000
MIGHTY WRITERS$20,000
PROJECT HOME$20,000
BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL$15,000
THOMAS JEFFERSON HOSPITAL$15,000
THE UNION LEAGUE LEGACY FOUNDATION$10,000
SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE$10,000
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 (FY17–24, $31k) 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%PROJECT HOME: $20k → 22%PROJECT HOME: $5k → 22%PEOPLE FOR PEOPLE INC: $100 → 22%THE JERRY SEGAL CLASSIC: $6k → 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.
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 9% of The Leroy E Kean Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

The Leroy E Kean Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 5.6% 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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 29 repeat orgs$77k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +58% since the first grant, against +21% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
29

Total granted

$1.2M
$55k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+58%
+21%

Still filing today

52%
72%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k 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
Arts & CultureHealthEducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentCivil RightsOther
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

  • CF
    Cystic Fibrosis Research Fund Inc
    3× · 2019–2024 · $121k · revenue +45%
  • PY
    PHILADELPHIA YOUTH ORCHESTRA
    6× · 2019–2024 · $120k · revenue +216%
  • MR
    MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
    6× · 2018–2024 · $83k · revenue +79%

Funded once

  • TJ
    THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +33%
  • AG
    AMERICA GIVES INC- GLOW GLAMPING
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
  • NE
    NE EMAN FOUNDATION USA
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue -7%
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
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
2
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
3
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
4
Drexel University

Drexel university fulfills its founder's vision of preparing each new generation of students for productive professional and civic lives while also focusing its collective expertise on solving society's greatest problems. drexel is an…

Education
5
Saint Joseph's University

As philadelphia's jesuit catholic university, saint joseph's provides a rigorous, student-centered education rooted in the liberal arts. we prepare students for personal excellence, professional success, and engaged citizenship. striving…

Education
6
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.

—
7
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

—
8
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
9
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
10
Philadelphia County Medical Society

The mission of the philadelphia county medical society (pcms) is to aggressively advance and support the interests of physicians and their patients. pcms is pennsylvania's premier county medical organization.

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11
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

The college of physicians of philadelphia advances the cause of health, while upholding the ideals and heritage of medicine

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12
Philadelphia University

The organization is an affiliate within thomas jefferson university/jefferson health; a comprehensive professional university and tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery system ("system"), with a tripartite mission of education, research…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia; the most unlike its peers is The Jerry Segal Classic. 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

41 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. 41 of the 63 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
40/41
Grantees still filing
29/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE WISTAR FOUNDATION: $250,000 · OtherTHE WISTAR FOUNDATIONPHILADELPHIA YOUTH ORCHESTRA: $120,000 · OtherPHILADELPHIA YOUTH ORCHESTRAAMERICA GIVES INC - ISRAEL CHILDREN FD: $100,000 · OtherAMERICA GIVES INC - ISRAEL CHILDREN FDTHE SCHOLARSHIP FUND CO THE UNION LEAGUE OF PHILADELPHIA: $80,000 · OtherTHE SCHOLARSHIP FUND CO THE UNION LEAGUE OF PHILADELPHIATHOMAS JEFFERSON HOSPITAL: $40,000 · OtherRODEPH SHALOM CONGREGATION: $36,930 · Other+27 more: $159,510 · Other+27 moreCystic Fibrosis Research Fund Inc: $121,000 · HealthCystic Fibrosis Re…MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $82,850 · HealthMAGEE REHABILITATI…AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER INC: $30,000 · HealthAMERICAN FRIENDS O…THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS INC: $10,000 · Health+4 more: $4,600 · HealthTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $200,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE U…MIGHTY WRITERS: $30,100 · EducationMIGHTY WRITERSTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $8,100 · Education+2 more: $610 · EducationFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $85,000 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF U…CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC: $42,550 · Arts & CultureCURTIS INSTI…SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL OF PHILADELPHIA: $21,300 · Arts & CultureSETTLEMENT M…THE ROSENBACH OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA: $12,700 · Arts & CultureTHE ROSENBAC…PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION: $7,500 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $3,300 · Arts & CultureFOUNDING FORWARD (FORMERLY THE UNION LEAGUE LEGACY FOUNDATION): $35,000 · Youth Development+1 more: $250 · Youth DevelopmentPROJECT HOME: $25,000 · Human ServicesTHE JERRY SEGAL CLASSIC: $5,500 · Human Services+1 more: $100 · Human ServicesNE EMAN FOUNDATION USA: $10,000 · InternationalJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $5,000 · InternationalFOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $2,750 · International
Other$786,440Health$248,450Education$238,810Arts & Culture$172,350Youth Development$35,250Human Services$30,600International$17,750

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 budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $200,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Research Fund Inc: $121,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetPHILADELPHIA YOUTH ORCHESTRA: $120,000 over 6y, 2.4% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $85,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $82,850 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetCURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC: $42,550 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFOUNDING FORWARD (FORMERLY THE UNION LEAGUE LEGACY FOUNDATION): $35,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetMIGHTY WRITERS: $30,100 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT HOME: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL OF PHILADELPHIA: $21,300 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ROSENBACH OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA: $12,700 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetENCORE SERIES INC: $10,565 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNE EMAN FOUNDATION USA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $8,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JERRY SEGAL CLASSIC: $5,500 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION: $3,100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $2,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStudio Incamminati: $1,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHistorical Society of Pennsylvania: $1,070 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLUNG CANCER FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE PENNSYLVANIA BALLET ASSOCIATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Liberty Museum: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF THE PHILADELPHIA REGION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $950 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA: $510 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMELOT FOR CHILDREN: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPEOPLE FOR PEOPLE INCORPORATED: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS TOWN JERUSALEM FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMITTEE OF SEVENTY: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCRADLE OF LIBERTY COUNCIL 525 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBEREA COLLEGE: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Association for Cancer Research Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% 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 William Penn Foun…The Philadelphia Cult…Henry Dolfinger 2 Tru…The Philadelphia Foun…Lindback Cr & Mf Foun…Connelly FoundationClarence a Rowell #2The Brind FoundationSanders Caroline J S …The Saramar Charitabl…The Neubauer Family F…The Snider Foundation
The William Penn FoundationPA29.3× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The William Penn Foundation · The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Inc · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw · The Philadelphia Foundation · Lindback Cr & Mf Foundation Tw Main · Connelly Foundation · Clarence a Rowell #2 · The Brind Foundation · Sanders Caroline J S Td No 2 · The Saramar Charitable Fund · The Neubauer Family Foundation · The Snider 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 Leroy E Kean Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Leroy E Kean Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    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 63 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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