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The Mary Jane and Joseph P Platt Jr Family Foundation

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.

$184k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
49
Grants FY2025
48
Organizations funded FY2024
17%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$500
Largest grant, FY2025
$102,800
Organizations funded a year
43 to 52
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$1.9M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 17% of the organizations The Mary Jane and Joseph P Platt Jr Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEducationEmploymentPhilanthropyAnimalsOther
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
FY2025still arriving48$184k15%
FY202448$124k17%
FY202345$289k18%
FY202243$189k16%
FY202144$206k23%
FY202052$126kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$654kHuman Services$176kEducation$160kReligion$28kArts & Culture$25kInternational$17kFood & Nutrition$13kHousing & Shelter$10kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
MA
NV
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
MO
WV
VA
MD
NC
SC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 60 grantees
All grantees of The Mary Jane and Joseph P Platt Jr Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Basic Health International Inc$619,65067%
Casa San Jose$159,12662%
The Craig School$107,80061%
Banyan School Inc$18,00050%
Mill Reef Fund$17,00041%
Carnegie Institute$14,10060%
St Margaret Foundation$11,50040%
Little Sisters of the Poor$10,000613%
Elkhorn Marine Conservancy Inc$7,50013%
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank$7,25060%
Stay off the Steets Inc$5,50065%
Loyola Academy of St Louis$5,00010%
St Louis University High School$5,0001n/a
DTCare$5,00010%
Light of Life Ministries Inc$5,00060%
Bethlehem Haven of Pittsburgh$4,50040%
Food for the Poor Inc$4,00030%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$3,10050%
Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh$3,00060%
Carnegie Mellon University$3,00060%
Divine Mercy Parish$3,0006n/a
The Valley Hospital Foundation Inc$2,75050%
The Robert Lewis Family Foundation$2,50013%
Carolyn Sullivan Memorial Foundation Inc$2,15063%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$2,00040%
Familylinks Inc$2,00030%
The Independence Fund Inc$1,60060%
Our Lady of Mount Carmel$1,60051%
Sewickley Public Library$1,50060%
Animal Friends Inc$1,25050%
Union Aid Society$1,25040%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$1,25010%
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy$1,20060%
Sewickley Memorial Day Fund$1,1002n/a
East End Cooperative Ministry$1,00010%
412 Food Rescue Inc$1,00010%
Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation$1,00020%
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (Usa)$1,00010%
Hope Ignites Pittsburgh$1,00020%
Hope Ignites$1,00010%
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh$85060%
Shady Side Academy$80010%
Sewickley Valley Community Fund$60060%
West Bergen Mental Healthcare Inc$50020%
Quaker Valley Ambulance Authority$50020%
Humane Animal Rescue$50020%
The Children's Home of Pittsburgh$50010%
Race Track Chaplaincy of America Metropolitan New York Division$50010%
Society of St Vincent Depaul of Philade of Philadelphia$50030%
Knights of Columbus Charities Inc$30010%
Fayette County Community Action Agency Inc$30010%
Steel City Squash Inc$25010%
Imani Christian Academy$25010%
Humane Society of the South Platte Valley Inc$25010%
Congregation of Passionist Mission St Pauls Monastery$2001n/a
St Stanislaus Kostka Church$1501n/a
Merlin's Kids Inc$1501n/a
Humane Society of WPA$1501n/a
Sewickley Valley Historical Society$12510%
Sertoma Kids Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($65k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Mary Jane and Joseph P Platt Jr Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBasic Health International Inc: $619,650 over 6y, 7.4% of budgetCasa San Jose: $159,126 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetThe Craig School: $107,800 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetBanyan School Inc: $18,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMill Reef Fund: $17,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetCarnegie Institute: $14,100 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSt Margaret Foundation: $11,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetLittle Sisters of the Poor: $10,000 over 6y, 13% of budgetElkhorn Marine Conservancy Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetGreater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: $7,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetStay off the Steets Inc: $5,500 over 6y, 5.0% of budgetLoyola Academy of St Louis: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDTCare: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLight of Life Ministries Inc: $5,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBethlehem Haven of Pittsburgh: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFood for the Poor Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $3,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWomen's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCarnegie Mellon University: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Valley Hospital Foundation Inc: $2,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Robert Lewis Family Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetCarolyn Sullivan Memorial Foundation Inc: $2,150 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFamilylinks Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Independence Fund Inc: $1,600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOur Lady of Mount Carmel: $1,600 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetSewickley Public Library: $1,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Friends Inc: $1,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUnion Aid Society: $1,250 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPittsburgh Parks Conservancy: $1,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEast End Cooperative Ministry: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget412 Food Rescue Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease Research Foundation: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPrader-Willi Syndrome Association (Usa): $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHope Ignites Pittsburgh: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHope Ignites: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Museum of Pittsburgh: $850 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetShady Side Academy: $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSewickley Valley Community Fund: $600 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetWest Bergen Mental Healthcare Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetQuaker Valley Ambulance Authority: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Animal Rescue: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Children's Home of Pittsburgh: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRace Track Chaplaincy of America Metropolitan New York Division: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSociety of St Vincent Depaul of Philade of Philadelphia: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKnights of Columbus Charities Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFayette County Community Action Agency Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% 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 53.

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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.

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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 Mary Jane and Joseph P Platt Jr Family Foundation

How much does The Mary Jane and Joseph P Platt Jr Family Foundation give?
The Mary Jane and Joseph P Platt Jr Family Foundation reported 49 grants totaling $183,900 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 43 and 52 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does The Mary Jane and Joseph P Platt Jr Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (58%), Human Services (16%), Education (14%).
Who are The Mary Jane and Joseph P Platt Jr Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Basic Health International Inc ($620k), Casa San Jose ($159k), The Craig School ($108k).
Does The Mary Jane and Joseph P Platt Jr Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Mary Jane and Joseph P Platt Jr Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Mary Jane and Joseph P Platt Jr Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Pittsburgh Foundation, The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Hillman Family Foundations.
Where is The Mary Jane and Joseph P Platt Jr Family Foundation based?
The Mary Jane and Joseph P Platt Jr Family 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 93 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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