· Private foundation
The Martin & Sylvia Kreithen Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2021
- Under $10k39 grants · $42k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $11k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA | $11,000 |
| CHABAD JEWISH CENTER | $5,000 |
| ABRAMSON SENIOR CARE | $5,000 |
| PHILABUNDANCE | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $2,000 |
| SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER | $1,500 |
| WHYY | $1,500 |
| TORAH FUND | $1,200 |
| WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS | $1,000 |
| BARNES FOUNDATION | $1,000 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA | $1,000 |
| PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT | $1,000 |
| SIERRA CLUB | $1,000 |
| HIAS | $1,000 |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | $1,000 |
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 (FY17–19, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.
32 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2021, 18 since wound down; 25 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).
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 FY2021, 42% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TCTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA3× · 2017–2019 · $11k · revenue +88%
Philabundance4× · 2017–2021 · $7k · revenue +101%
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION3× · 2017–2019 · $5k · revenue +52%
Funded once
- TUTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Educationone grant, 2020 · $33k · revenue +14%
- RMRONALD MCDONALD HOUSEone grant, 2019 · $5k
- WOWOMEN OF VISION ENDOWMENTone grant, 2019 · $3k
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.
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…
The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."
Chartered by a unanimous act of congress, the museum is america's national institution for the documentation, study, interpretation, and education of holocaust history and serves as our country's memorial to the victims of the holocaust.…
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…
The mission is "to understand the natural world and inspire everyone to care for it." the academy implements its mission through understanding the diversity of life; developing and applying science to protect the environment; and informing…
The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.
The mission of lowell observatory is to pursue the study of astronomy, especially the study of our solar system and its evolution; to conduct pure research in astronomical phenomena; and to maintain quality public education and outreach…
Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.
Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…
The phillips collection is the oldest museum of modern and contemporary art in the u.s. in addition to presentation of works from the permanent collection and special exhibitions, the museum maintains active educational, academic,…
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.
Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…
How this is measured
36 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. 36 of the 92 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 Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education ↗
- Who funds JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC ↗
- Who funds JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA ↗
- Who funds THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA ↗
- Who funds Philabundance ↗
- Who funds PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART ↗
- Who funds WEITZMAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY ↗
- Who funds FRINGEARTS ↗
- Who funds BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SIERRA CLUB ↗
- Who funds THE DESMOID TUMOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE BARNES FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ↗
- Who funds WHYY INC ↗
- Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS ↗
- Who funds JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY ↗
- Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
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: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Martin & Sylvia Kreithen Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Martin & Sylvia Kreithen Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
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