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The Pennyghael Foundation Inc

Its FY2018 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$213k
Granted FY2018
71
Grants FY2018
69
Organizations funded FY2018
13%
First-time grantees FY2018
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Median grant, FY2018
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2018
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
69 to 72
FY2017 to FY2018
States reached, FY2018
11
Total assets, FY2018
$3.2M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2018, 13% of the organizations The Pennyghael Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY201869$204k13%
FY201772$203kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.

Health$105kEducation$71kEnvironment$45kPhilanthropy$45kArts & Culture$35kFood & Nutrition$27kScience & Tech$25kHuman Services$15kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
CT
RI
CA
CO
VA
MD
NC
SC
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Johns Hopkins Hospital$62,00020%
The Maryland Food Bank Inc$20,00020%
The United Way of Central Maryland Inc$20,00020%
Woods Hole Foundation Inc$16,000211%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution$15,00020%
University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc$11,50020%
Calvert School Incorporated$7,50020%
Irvine Natural Science Center Inc$7,50020%
Gilman School Incorporated$7,20020%
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$7,00020%
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All grantees of The Pennyghael Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Johns Hopkins Hospital$62,00020%
The Maryland Food Bank Inc$20,00020%
The United Way of Central Maryland Inc$20,00020%
Woods Hole Foundation Inc$16,000211%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution$15,00020%
University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc$11,50020%
Calvert School Incorporated$7,50020%
Irvine Natural Science Center Inc$7,50020%
Gilman School Incorporated$7,20020%
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$7,00020%
Foxcroft School$7,00020%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$5,75020%
Fusion Partnership Inc$5,00010%
The Pettengill House Inc$5,00020%
Roca Inc$5,00020%
Rosie's Place Inc$5,00020%
Essex County Greenbelt Association$5,00020%
The Marjot Foundation Inc$5,00028%
Trustees of Phillips Academy$5,00020%
Pine Street Inn Inc$5,00020%
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center Inc$5,00020%
Julia's Wings Foundation Inc$4,00023%
Family and Children's Services of Centra$4,00010%
Jubilee Baltimore Inc$4,00020%
HopeWay Foundation$4,00020%
Fabretto Children's Foundation Inc$4,00020%
Garrison Forest School Inc$3,50010%
Baltimore Museum of Art$3,00020%
Maryland Historical Society Inc$3,00020%
Cato Institute$3,00020%
Buzzards Bay Coalition$3,0002n/a
Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter Barcs$3,0002n/a
Thread Inc$2,75010%
Station North Tool Library Inc$2,7501n/a
Quissett Harbor Preservation Trust Inc$2,50021%
Museum of Fine Arts$2,00020%
Equine Rescue of Aiken$2,0001n/a
National Aquarium Inc$2,00010%
Protect Our Winters$2,00020%
Mpt Foundation Inc$2,00020%
Maryland Zoological Society Inc$2,00010%
American Repertory Theatre Co Inc$2,00020%
Sherman Players Inc$2,0002n/a
American Horticultural Society$2,00020%
The Charles River School Inc$2,00020%
Society for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities Inc$1,60020%
Shepherds Clinic Inc$1,50010%
The 300 Committee Land Trust Inc$1,40020%
Charles River Conservancy Inc$1,00020%
Historic Hampton Incorporated$1,00020%
MAPS Charities$1,00011%
Kent Land Trust Inc$1,00020%
Ethel Walker School Inc$1,00020%
Canterbury School Inc$1,00020%
Emma Willard School$1,00020%
Hispanic Federation Inc$1,00010%
The National Sporting Library and Museum$1,00010%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$50010%

Plus 23 recipients with no EIN on record ($95k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Johns Hopkins Hospital: $62,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Maryland Food Bank Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe United Way of Central Maryland Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWoods Hole Foundation Inc: $16,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc: $11,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCalvert School Incorporated: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIrvine Natural Science Center Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGilman School Incorporated: $7,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFoxcroft School: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $5,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFusion Partnership Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Pettengill House Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRoca Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRosie's Place Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEssex County Greenbelt Association: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Marjot Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 8.4% of budgetTrustees of Phillips Academy: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPine Street Inn Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJeanne Geiger Crisis Center Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJulia's Wings Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetFamily and Children's Services of Centra: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJubilee Baltimore Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetHopeWay Foundation: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFabretto Children's Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGarrison Forest School Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBaltimore Museum of Art: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMaryland Historical Society Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCato Institute: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThread Inc: $2,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetQuissett Harbor Preservation Trust Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetMuseum of Fine Arts: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Aquarium Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProtect Our Winters: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMpt Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMaryland Zoological Society Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Repertory Theatre Co Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Horticultural Society: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Charles River School Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSociety for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities Inc: $1,600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetShepherds Clinic Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe 300 Committee Land Trust Inc: $1,400 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCharles River Conservancy Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHistoric Hampton Incorporated: $1,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMAPS Charities: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetKent Land Trust Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetEthel Walker School Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 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.

France-Merrick Founda…Baltimore Community F…T Rowe Price Program …The United Way of Cen…Middendorf Foundation…The Kahlert Foundatio…Boston Foundation IncFancy Hill FoundationAc and Penney Hubbard…Buckingham School Fre…Campbell Foundation I…Dr Frank C Marino Fou…
France-Merrick Foundation IncMD23.7× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: France-Merrick Foundation Inc · Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · Middendorf Foundation Inc · The Kahlert Foundation Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · Fancy Hill Foundation · Ac and Penney Hubbard Foundation Inc · Buckingham School Frederick County Md · Campbell Foundation Inc · Dr Frank C Marino Foundation 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.

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About The Pennyghael Foundation Inc

How much does The Pennyghael Foundation Inc give?
The Pennyghael Foundation Inc reported 71 grants totaling $212,750 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 69 and 72 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
What does The Pennyghael Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Health (25%), Education (17%), Environment (11%).
Who are The Pennyghael Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: The Johns Hopkins Hospital ($62k), The Maryland Food Bank Inc ($20k), The United Way of Central Maryland Inc ($20k).
Does The Pennyghael Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2018, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Pennyghael Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Pennyghael Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include France-Merrick Foundation Inc, Baltimore Community Foundation Inc, T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc.
Where is The Pennyghael Foundation Inc based?
The Pennyghael Foundation Inc is based in MD.

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 83 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 2018, released 2018. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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