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The Rorer Foundation Inc

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.

$815k
Granted FY2022
152
Itemized grants FY2022
152
Organizations funded FY2022
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Itemized, FY2022
$733k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2022
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2022
$45,000
States reached, FY2022
23
Total assets, FY2022
$12M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Health$175kEducation$119kPhilanthropy$65kFood & Nutrition$58kArts & Culture$54kHuman Services$52kScience & Tech$38kReligion$37kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Food for the Poor Inc$30,00010%
Prager University Foundation$20,00010%
The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology$17,50010%
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy$16,00010%
Episcopal Academy$12,50010%
Philabundance$12,50010%
Arcadia University$10,00010%
Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation$10,00010%
Episcopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania$10,00010%
Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust Inc$10,00010%
Show all 74 grantees
All grantees of The Rorer Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Food for the Poor Inc$30,00010%
Prager University Foundation$20,00010%
The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology$17,50010%
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy$16,00010%
Episcopal Academy$12,50010%
Philabundance$12,50010%
Arcadia University$10,00010%
Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation$10,00010%
Episcopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania$10,00010%
Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust Inc$10,00010%
Dana Hall School$10,00010%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$10,00010%
Good Shepherd Food Bank$9,00010%
The Woodlynde School Corporation$6,00010%
Ashoka$5,00010%
Kqed Inc$5,00010%
The Miquon School$5,00010%
Bulamu International$5,00010%
YMCA of Martha's Vineyard Inc$5,00010%
Flying Fur Animal Rescue$4,00011%
Leader Dogs for the Blind$4,00010%
Portland Public Library$4,00010%
Community Volunteers in Medicine$4,00010%
Raymond Village Library$4,00013%
Open Arms Inc$3,50013%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$3,50010%
Natural Resources Council of Maine Inc$3,00010%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$3,00010%
Bridgton Hospital$3,00010%
Whyy Inc$2,50010%
The Golandsky Institute Inc$2,50012%
Philadelphia Museum of Art$2,50010%
Willistown Conservation Trust Inc$2,50010%
Saint David's Nursery School$2,00010%
The Trustees of Princeton University$2,00010%
National Geographic Society$2,00010%
Dolphin Research Center Inc$2,00010%
Ronald McDonald House Global$2,00010%
NAMI National$2,00010%
Greenpeace Fund Inc$2,00010%
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation$2,00010%
The Metropolitan Opera Guild Inc$2,00010%
Maine Womens Fund$2,0001n/a
The Food Trust$2,00010%
Randolph-Macon College$1,50010%
Country Day School of Sacred Heart$1,5001n/a
Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates Inc$1,00010%
Corinthian Historical Foundation$1,00015%
The Melmark Charitable Foundation$1,0001n/a
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Inc$1,00010%
Cato Institute$1,00010%
Peter's Place$1,00010%
The Hill School$1,00010%
Museum of the American Revolution$1,00010%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc$1,00010%
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$1,00010%
The Henry Foundation for Botanical Research$1,00010%
Sheriff's Meadow Foundation$1,00010%
St James School$1,0001n/a
The Franklin Institute$1,00010%
Lankenau Medical Center Foundation$1,00010%
Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation$1,00010%
Hartwick College$1,00010%
National Park Foundation$1,00010%
Curtis Institute of Music$1,00010%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$1,00010%
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$1,00010%
Special Olympics Pennsylvania Inc$1,00010%
Palm Beach Dramaworks Inc$1,00010%
Bryn Mawr Theatre Film Institute$1,00010%
The Grosse Pointe Academy$1,00010%
National Constitution Center$1,00010%
Corinthian Sailing Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
First Descents$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 78 recipients with no EIN on record ($426k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFood for the Poor Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPrager University Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology: $17,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpringside Chestnut Hill Academy: $16,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEpiscopal Academy: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhilabundance: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArcadia University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetReproductive Freedom for All Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEpiscopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMartha's Vineyard Preservation Trust Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDana Hall School: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGood Shepherd Food Bank: $9,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Woodlynde School Corporation: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAshoka: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKqed Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Miquon School: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBulamu International: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetYMCA of Martha's Vineyard Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFlying Fur Animal Rescue: $4,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetLeader Dogs for the Blind: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPortland Public Library: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Volunteers in Medicine: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRaymond Village Library: $4,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetOpen Arms Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Council of Maine Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBridgton Hospital: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWhyy Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Golandsky Institute Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetPhiladelphia Museum of Art: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWillistown Conservation Trust Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSaint David's Nursery School: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Geographic Society: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDolphin Research Center Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Global: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI National: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreenpeace Fund Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Metropolitan Opera Guild Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Food Trust: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRandolph-Macon College: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhiladelphia Mural Arts Advocates Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCorinthian Historical Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetChesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCato Institute: $1,000 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 69.

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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.

The Philadelphia Foun…United Way of Greater…The Gordon Charter Fo…Hamilton Family Found…Lincoln Financial Fou…Connelly FoundationCentral Pennsylvania …Chubb Charitable Foun…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Kilduff Family Founda…E Murdoch Family Foun…
The Philadelphia FoundationPA18.1× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey · The Gordon Charter Foundation · Hamilton Family Foundation · Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc · Connelly Foundation · Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund · Chubb Charitable Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Kilduff Family Foundation · E Murdoch Family 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.

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About The Rorer Foundation Inc

How much does The Rorer Foundation Inc give?
The Rorer Foundation Inc reported 152 itemized grants totaling $733,000, out of $815,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2022 IRS filing.
What does The Rorer Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2022, its largest causes are Health (4%), Education (3%), Philanthropy (1%).
Who are The Rorer Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2022 to FY2022: Food for the Poor Inc ($30k), Prager University Foundation ($20k), The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology ($18k).
Does The Rorer Foundation Inc 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 Rorer Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Philadelphia Foundation, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, The Gordon Charter Foundation.
Where is The Rorer Foundation Inc based?
The Rorer Foundation Inc 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 152 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $935k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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