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The Rorer Foundation Inc at a glance

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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
Grants FY2022
23
States reached
$45k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
0193% 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
02FY2022 · 152 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 152 grants below total $733,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $815,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $82,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k125 grants · $272k
  • $10k–50k27 grants · $462k
$2,000
Median grant
23
States reached
$12M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
United Way of Greater Phila. and South NJ$45,000
Academy of Natural Sciences Development Office$35,000
Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundn$34,000
Food for the Poor, Inc$30,000
St. Jude Children's Hosp. Department HDP$24,500
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Fnd$23,500
Prager University Foundation$20,000
Church of The Redemer$20,000
The Salvation Army Greater Philadelphia Gift Processing Center$20,000
The Wistar Institute$17,500
Trinity College Athletics Development Office$16,000
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy$16,000
The Lupus Foundation$15,000
Philabundance$12,500
Episcopal Academy$12,500
02Its 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
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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2
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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3
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
4
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
5
The Philadelphia School

The philadelphia school educates children for a future that is impossible to know but not impossible to shape. learn here. go anywhere.

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6
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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7
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
8
Rhode Island School of Design

The mission of rhode island school of design, through its college and museum,is to educate its students and the public in the creation and (see schedule o)appreciation of works of art and design, to discover and transmit knowledge and to…

Education
9
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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.

Education
10
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
11
Randolph College Inc

See detailed description of organization's primary mission provided on schedule o

Education
12
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Museum of the American Revolution; the most unlike its peers is The Henry Foundation for Botanical Research. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

71 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. 71 of the 152 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
68/71
Grantees still filing
46/71
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

United Way of Greater Phila. and South NJ: $45,000 · OtherUnited Way of Greater Phila. and South NJAcademy of Natural Sciences Development Office: $35,000 · OtherAcademy of Natural Sciences Development OfficeBryn Mawr Hospital Foundn: $34,000 · OtherBryn Mawr Hospital FoundnSt. Jude Children's Hosp. Department HDP: $24,500 · OtherChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia Fnd: $23,500 · OtherThe Salvation Army Greater Philadelphia Gift Processing Center: $20,000 · OtherChurch of The Redemer: $20,000 · Other+98 more: $280,500 · Other+98 morePRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $20,000 · EducationPRAGER UNIVERS…SPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY: $16,000 · EducationSPRINGSIDE CHE…Episcopal Academy: $12,500 · EducationEpiscopal Acad…ARCADIA UNIVERSITY: $10,000 · EducationARCADIA UNIVER…DANA HALL SCHOOL: $10,000 · EducationDANA HALL SCHO…THE WOODLYNDE SCHOOL CORPORATION: $6,000 · EducationTHE WOODLYNDE …THE MIQUON SCHOOL: $5,000 · EducationTHE MIQUON SCH…Portland Public Library: $4,000 · Education+7 more: $9,500 · Education+7 moreTHE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY: $17,500 · HealthSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $10,000 · HealthCOMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE: $4,000 · HealthBRIDGTON HOSPITAL: $3,000 · HealthRonald McDonald House Global: $2,000 · HealthNAMI National: $2,000 · Health+2 more: $2,000 · HealthFOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $30,000 · InternationalASHOKA: $5,000 · InternationalBULAMU INTERNATIONAL: $5,000 · InternationalMARTHA'S VINEYARD PRESERVATION TRUST INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureKQED INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureWHYY INC: $2,500 · Arts & CultureTHE GOLANDSKY INSTITUTE INC: $2,500 · Arts & CulturePHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART: $2,500 · Arts & CultureThe Metropolitan Opera Guild Inc: $2,000 · Arts & Culture+8 more: $8,000 · Arts & CulturePhilabundance: $12,500 · Food & NutritionGood Shepherd Food Bank: $9,000 · Food & NutritionTHE FOOD TRUST: $2,000 · Food & NutritionEpiscopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania: $10,000 · Human ServicesLEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $4,000 · Human ServicesOPEN ARMS INC: $3,500 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $3,500 · Human Services
Other$482,500Education$93,000Health$40,500International$40,000Arts & Culture$32,500Food & Nutrition$23,500Human Services$21,000

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 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
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 FOOD FOR THE POOR INC ↗
  • Who funds PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY ↗
  • Who funds SPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds Episcopal Academy ↗
  • Who funds Philabundance ↗
  • Who funds ARCADIA UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Episcopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania ↗
  • Who funds MARTHA'S VINEYARD PRESERVATION TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds DANA HALL SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds Good Shepherd Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds THE WOODLYNDE SCHOOL CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds ASHOKA ↗
  • Who funds KQED INC ↗
  • Who funds THE MIQUON SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds BULAMU INTERNATIONAL ↗

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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Find your warmest path to The Rorer Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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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