Pennsylvania · Public charity
The Sarah Ralston Foundation
THE SARAH RALSTON FOUNDATION supports and enhances the quality of life of vulnerable and underserved older adults residing in philadelphia county. Continued on schedule o.
- $1.9M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 40
- Grants FY2025
- 51
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 37%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $25,250
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $375,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 40 to 51
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $63M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 37% of the organizations The Sarah Ralston Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 40 | $1.9M | 28% |
| FY2024 | 51 | $3.5M | 37% |
| FY2023 | 40 | $1.9M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Asian Senior Services Inc | $375,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Health Federation of Philadelphia Inc | $375,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Broad Street Ministry | $290,000 | 3 | 14% |
| Center in the Park | $260,500 | 3 | 6% |
| Connectedly | $250,000 | 3 | 18% |
| Face to Face Inc | $245,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Seniorlaw Center | $225,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Intercommunity Action Inc | $225,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Urban Resources Development Corporation | $200,250 | 3 | 14% |
| Philadelphia Corporation for Aging | $195,000 | 3 | 0% |
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Where it is load-bearing
The Sarah Ralston Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 56 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · W W Smith Charitable Trust · United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey · Union Benevolent Association · Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial Foundation · The Patricia Kind Family Foundation · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw · The William Penn Foundation · The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation Inc · Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation · The Gordon Charter Foundation · Independence Foundation
How this is measured
About The Sarah Ralston Foundation
- How much does The Sarah Ralston Foundation give?
- The Sarah Ralston Foundation reported 40 grants totaling $1,886,750 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 40 and 51 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does The Sarah Ralston Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (32%), Health (27%), Housing & Shelter (11%).
- Who are The Sarah Ralston Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Penn Asian Senior Services Inc ($375k), Health Federation of Philadelphia Inc ($375k), Broad Street Ministry ($290k).
- Does The Sarah Ralston Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 37% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Sarah Ralston Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Philadelphia Foundation, W W Smith Charitable Trust, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.
- Where is The Sarah Ralston Foundation based?
- The Sarah Ralston Foundation is based in PA.
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