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The Paul L Newman Foundation at a glance

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The Paul L Newman 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.

$97k
Granted FY2024still arriving
19
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$52k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$338kHousing & Shelter$157kAnimals$75kReligion$48kHuman Services$44kHealth$27kArts & Culture$16kEducation$9kOther$0
02FY2024 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k16 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $28k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $52k
$520
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PEF ENDOWMENT FUNDS$51,704
ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLI$16,973
KOSLOFF TORAH ACADEMY$10,673
PROJECT HOME$4,000
LOWER MERION SYNAGOGUE$3,650
BALA CYNWYD LIBRARY$2,925
JEWISH CHILDREN AND FAMILY SVC$1,800
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE$1,000
FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA$750
HILLEL-UNIV OF CINCINNATI$520
JEWISH CEMETERIES OF CINCINNATI$500
UNION FIRE ASSOCIATION$480
Individual grant recipient$447
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION$360
AMERICAN RED CROSS$360
02The need
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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 (FY17–24, $233k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 68% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%PROJECT HOME: $61k → 22%ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLI: $23k → 6%PROJECT HOME: $35k → 22%ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLI: $17k → 6%PROJECT HOME: $22k → 22%ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLI: $12k → 6%PROJECT HOME: $12k → 22%ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLI: $7k → 6%PROJECT HOME: $11k → 22%ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLI: $6k → 6%PROJECT HOME: $11k → 22%ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLI: $5k → 6%PROJECT HOME: $4k → 22%ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLI: $2k → 6%PROJECT HOME: $2k → 22%ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLI: $2k → 6%BIKKUR CHOLIM OF PHILADELPHIA: $420 → 22%DELAWARE VALLEY FAIRNESS PROJECT: $250 → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
IA
OH
PA
NJ
CA
VA
MD
NC
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$709k · 31 repeat orgs$29k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

31 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2024, 17 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
30

Total granted

$709k
$16k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+16%

Still filing today

32%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k 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
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureInternationalPhilanthropyHealthOther
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

  • PH
    PROJECT HOME
    8× · 2017–2024 · $157k · revenue +67%
  • IG
    ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND
    8× · 2017–2024 · $75k · revenue +36%
  • KO
    KEREN OR INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $23k · revenue +72%

Funded once

  • TO
    TOWNSHIP OF LOWER MERION
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
  • JM
    JACK M BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMY
    one grant, 2021 · $2k · revenue +25%
  • AH
    ABRAMS HEBREW ACADEMY
    one grant, 2020 · $1k · revenue +21%
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
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary

To prepare students for the rabbinate and to issue the traditional certificate of ordination in connection therewith. the seminary is authorized to confer the degree of master of hebrew literature (m.h.l.), doctor of hebrew literature…

Education
2
Abraham Joshua Heschel School

The abraham joshua heschel school is an independent jewish day school which includes students from a wide range of jewish backgrounds, practices and beliefs. (see schedule o for continuation)

Education
3
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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4
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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.…

Arts & Culture
5
University of Judaism Foundation
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6
Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media

Philadelphia jewish film and medias mission is to educate and engage diverse philadelphia communities, jewish and non-jewish alike, by presenting world-class film premieres, repertory cinema, and associated programs that are inspired by…

Human Services
7
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
8
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

The weitzman national museum of american jewish history, on independence mall in philadelphia, presents educational programs and experiences that preserve, explore, and celebrate the history of jews in america. its purpose is to connect…

Arts & Culture
9
Yeshiva Ohr Yisroel
Philanthropy
10
Sherit Isroel
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11
Eastern European Jewish Heritage Foundation
Philanthropy
12
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia

The jewish federation of greater philadelphia mobilizes financial and volunteer resources to create a bright future for jewish people everywhere. the jewish federation cares for those in need, combats antisemitism and global crises, and…

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is Bikkur Cholim of Philadelphia. 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

29 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. 29 of the 68 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
15/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PEF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: $272,245 · OtherPEF ENDOWMENT FUNDSJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILA: $62,353 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILAJEWISH CHILDREN AND FAMILY SVC: $41,340 · OtherJEWISH CHILDREN AND FAMILY SVCLOWER MERION SYNAGOGUE: $17,578 · Other+44 more: $62,437 · Other+44 morePROJECT HOME: $157,409 · Human ServicesPROJECT HOMEISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $74,668 · Human ServicesISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLI…+3 more: $1,170 · Human ServicesKEREN OR INC: $23,449 · EducationIS KOSLOFF TORAH ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS: $10,673 · EducationGRATZ COLLEGE: $3,430 · Education+2 more: $970 · EducationThe Chevra Inc: $5,180 · Arts & CultureINTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureThe Army Historical Foundation Inc: $256 · Arts & CultureSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $250 · Arts & CultureTHE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC: $1,000 · PhilanthropyTHE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $1,000 · PhilanthropyCHASDEI ELIYAHU: $850 · PhilanthropyThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $1,590 · InternationalUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $500 · InternationalABRAMS HEBREW ACADEMY: $1,250 · Religion
Other$455,953Human Services$233,247Education$38,522Arts & Culture$6,686Philanthropy$2,850International$2,090Religion$1,250

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 budgetPROJECT HOME: $157,409 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $74,668 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetKEREN OR INC: $23,449 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetIS KOSLOFF TORAH ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS: $10,673 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Chevra Inc: $5,180 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetGRATZ COLLEGE: $3,430 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJACK M BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMY: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $1,590 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $1,530 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetABRAMS HEBREW ACADEMY: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOSPICE OF CINCINNATI INCORPORATED: $950 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCHASDEI ELIYAHU: $850 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMORRIS AND ROSE CASKEY TORAH ACADEMY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $610 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBikkur Cholim of Philadelphia: $420 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Links Incorporated South Jersey Chapter: $360 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetYESHIVA UNIVERSITY: $360 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBETHESDA FOUNDATION INC: $350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Army Historical Foundation Inc: $256 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDelaware Valley Fairness Project: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBELMONT HILLS FIRE COMPANY: $250 over 1y, 0.1% 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 PROJECT HOME ↗
  • Who funds ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND ↗
  • Who funds KEREN OR INC ↗
  • Who funds IS KOSLOFF TORAH ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ↗
  • Who funds The Chevra Inc ↗
  • Who funds GRATZ COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds JACK M BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc ↗
  • Who funds FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ABRAMS HEBREW ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds HOSPICE OF CINCINNATI INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds CHASDEI ELIYAHU ↗
  • Who funds MORRIS AND ROSE CASKEY TORAH ACADEMY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA ↗

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.

Erlbaum Family Founda…Jewish Federation of …Foundation for Jewish…The Edwin J and Barba…Katz Family Charitabl…Tzedakah FoundationBusiness Leadership O…Jewish Communal FundVanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…The Pfizer Foundation…Morgan Stanley Global…
Erlbaum Family FoundationPA22× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Erlbaum Family Foundation · Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia · Foundation for Jewish Day Schools of Greater Philadelphia · The Edwin J and Barbara R Berkowitz Family Foundation · Katz Family Charitable Trust · Tzedakah Foundation · Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools · Jewish Communal Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

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 Paul L Newman Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Paul L Newman 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%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
    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 68 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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