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The S Wilson and Grace M Pollock Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$580k
Granted FY2026(still arriving)
28
Grants FY2026
29
Organizations funded FY2025
31%
First-time grantees FY2025
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Median grant, FY2026
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2026
$81,000
Organizations funded a year
18 to 29
FY2020 to FY2025
States reached, FY2026
4
Total assets, FY2026
$11M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2025, 31% of the organizations The S Wilson and Grace M Pollock Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 46% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 54% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $239k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesPublic BenefitPhilanthropyOther
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
FY2026still arriving28$580k14%
FY202529$525k31%
FY202429$507k34%
FY202327$616k37%
FY202226$528k42%
FY202121$443k67%
FY202018$531kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$795kHealth$555kHuman Services$338kArts & Culture$315kYouth Development$310kHousing & Shelter$308kReligion$211kPhilanthropy$99kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Dauphin County Library System$335,00033%
Veterans Outreach of Pennsylvania$308,00055%
The Joshua Group$280,00073%
Lower Dauphin Falcon Foundationinc$231,000632%
Susquehanna Art Museum$147,00039%
The Nativity School of Harrisburg$135,00053%
The Arc of Cumberland and Perry Counties$129,40021%
Keystone Human Services$105,50040%
Pennsylvania State University$101,0006n/a
Penn State Health$100,00020%
Show all 45 grantees
All grantees of The S Wilson and Grace M Pollock Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Dauphin County Library System$335,00033%
Veterans Outreach of Pennsylvania$308,00055%
The Joshua Group$280,00073%
Lower Dauphin Falcon Foundationinc$231,000632%
Susquehanna Art Museum$147,00039%
The Nativity School of Harrisburg$135,00053%
The Arc of Cumberland and Perry Counties$129,40021%
Keystone Human Services$105,50040%
Pennsylvania State University$101,0006n/a
Penn State Health$100,00020%
The Vista Foundation$90,00050%
Duke University$85,00040%
United Way of the Capital Region$85,00050%
Homeland Center$50,00010%
New Hope Ministries Inc$45,50060%
Vista Adult Services Organization$40,00020%
Boys & Girls Club of Harrisburginc$30,00014%
Historical Society Dauphin County$30,00035%
United Disabilities Services Foundation$30,00021%
Breakthrough T1d$30,00030%
Leg Up Farm Inc$30,00060%
National Civil War Museum$26,00041%
Tri-County Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc$25,00012%
Open Stage of Harrisburg$25,00014%
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank$21,10020%
Rivertownes Pa USA Inc$21,000611%
Girls on the Run Mid State Pa$20,00041%
The Falcon Foundation$20,00011%
Upmc Pinnacle Foundation$20,00010%
Friends of the West Shore Theatre Inc$18,00021%
Dauphin County Casa$15,00015%
Lebanon Community Theatre$10,000113%
Steelton Community Cats$10,000112%
Humanitarian Social Innovations$10,0001n/a
Skip Program$10,0001n/a
Hospice of Central Pennsylvania$10,00010%
Foundant Technologies Inc$6,2482n/a
Harrisburg Symphony Association Inc$6,00010%
Neurodiverse Network Inc$5,0001n/a
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet$5,00010%
Hummelstown Community Foundation Inc$4,0001n/a
Villanova University$2,00020%
University of Pittsburgh$2,00020%
Lebanon Valley College$1,00010%
Longwood University$1,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 31 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The S Wilson and Grace M Pollock Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 38 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDauphin County Library System: $335,000 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetVeterans Outreach of Pennsylvania: $308,000 over 5y, 4.8% of budgetThe Joshua Group: $280,000 over 7y, 2.9% of budgetLower Dauphin Falcon Foundationinc: $231,000 over 6y, 32% of budgetSusquehanna Art Museum: $147,000 over 3y, 9.0% of budgetThe Nativity School of Harrisburg: $135,000 over 5y, 3.2% of budgetThe Arc of Cumberland and Perry Counties: $129,400 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetKeystone Human Services: $105,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetPenn State Health: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Vista Foundation: $90,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetDuke University: $85,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of the Capital Region: $85,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetHomeland Center: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew Hope Ministries Inc: $45,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetVista Adult Services Organization: $40,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Harrisburginc: $30,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetHistorical Society Dauphin County: $30,000 over 3y, 5.1% of budgetUnited Disabilities Services Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLeg Up Farm Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetNational Civil War Museum: $26,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetTri-County Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetOpen Stage of Harrisburg: $25,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetCentral Pennsylvania Food Bank: $21,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRivertownes Pa USA Inc: $21,000 over 6y, 11% of budgetGirls on the Run Mid State Pa: $20,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetThe Falcon Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetUpmc Pinnacle Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the West Shore Theatre Inc: $18,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetDauphin County Casa: $15,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetLebanon Community Theatre: $10,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetSteelton Community Cats: $10,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetHospice of Central Pennsylvania: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHarrisburg Symphony Association Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCentral Pennsylvania Youth Ballet: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetVillanova University: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLebanon Valley College: $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 38.

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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 Foundation for Enhancing CommunitiesPA49.9× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Foundation for Enhancing Communities · United Way of the Capital Region · McCormick Family Fdn Agent 80397 · John Crain Kunkel Foundation · Joseph T and Helen M Simpson Foundation · Hall Foundation · Anne & Philip Glatfelter III Family Foundation · The Donald B and Dorothy L Stabler Foundation · Franklin H and Ruth L Wells Foundation · Alexander and Jane Boyd Ta Foundation · Lawrence L & Julia Z Hoverter Charitable Foundation · Schwab-Silfen 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 S Wilson and Grace M Pollock Foundation

How much does The S Wilson and Grace M Pollock Foundation give?
The S Wilson and Grace M Pollock Foundation reported 28 grants totaling $579,500 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 29 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2025.
What does The S Wilson and Grace M Pollock Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (25%), Health (18%), Human Services (11%).
Who are The S Wilson and Grace M Pollock Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2026: Dauphin County Library System ($335k), Veterans Outreach of Pennsylvania ($308k), The Joshua Group ($280k).
Does The S Wilson and Grace M Pollock Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2025, 31% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The S Wilson and Grace M Pollock 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 S Wilson and Grace M Pollock Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, United Way of the Capital Region, McCormick Family Fdn Agent 80397.
Where is The S Wilson and Grace M Pollock Foundation based?
The S Wilson and Grace M Pollock Foundation is based in NY.

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 77 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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