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The Shipley Family Foundation at a glance

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The Shipley Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$219k
Granted FY2025still arriving
15
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$1.6MArts & Culture$350kHuman Services$170kHealth$99kHousing & Shelter$55kCommunity Improvement$35kRecreation & Sports$35kCivil Rights$35kOther$0
02FY2025 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $34k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $135k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$954k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KEYSTONE FAMILY ALLIANCE$50,000
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$40,000
APPELL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS$20,000
NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY OF YORK$15,000
BELL SOCIALIZATION SERVICES$10,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH CENTRAL PA$10,000
YORK CITY PARKS CONSERVANCY$10,000
YORK COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER$10,000
CRISPUS ATTUCKS YORK$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
BRYNES HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER$8,000
LOGOS ACADEMY$8,000
LEG-UP FARM$8,000
TURNING POINT$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–21, $54k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%HOFFMAN HOMES: $14k → 9%YORK JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $25k → 9%YORK JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $15k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.2M · 24 repeat orgs$304k to everyone else

24 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
11

Total granted

$2.2M
$254k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+16%
+23%

Still filing today

58%
45%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureHousing & ShelterAnimalsPhilanthropyOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • YC
    YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA
    7× · 2017–2023 · $640k · revenue +17%
  • SP
    STRAND-CAPITOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $60k · revenue +7%
  • KK
    KEYSTONE KIDSPACE
    6× · 2019–2024 · $60k · revenue +89%

Funded once

  • YS
    YORK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CAMPAIGN
    one grant, 2021 · $125k
  • KC
    KEYSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
    one grant, 2018 · $30k · revenue -6%
  • YC
    YORK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2017 · $20k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its 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
York Academy Regional Charter School

With an unrelenting focus on academic excellence, the york academy regional charter school's mission is to challenge students in a diverse learning environment that opens doors for growth, opportunity and global citizenship.

Education
2
York County Children's Advocacy Center

Our mission is to reduce trauma for children and families through collaboration in child abuse investigations, prevention education, and advocacy.

Crime & Legal
3
York Foundation

To support educational, cultural, religious and charitable activities.

Philanthropy
4
Children's Home of York

The children's home of york is a licensed accredited agency providing a continuum of services which empower children to thrive, strengthen families, and enrich communities since 1865.

Human Services
5
York Day Nursery Inc

To establish york day early learning as the agency of choice for high quality early childhood education and care to children of working families of all income levels throughout york county, pennsylvania.

Education
6
The York School

York school is an award-winning, private, coed college-prep school for grades 8-12, that develops confident and authentic leaders. we offer an academically challenging experiential program for bright, kind, and driven students in an…

Education
7
York County Agricultural Society

The mission of the society is to enrich the area's quality of life by providing and facilitating educational, entertainment, recreational, agricultural, commercial and social activities for the benefit of the residents and businesses of…

Recreation & Sports
8
Yorktown Community Schools Foundation Inc

The ycs foundation's mission is to raise and connect funding to benefit the schools and ultimately our community.

Education
9
Christian School Association of York Inc

Equipping students through academic rigor and uncompromising biblical truth to impact the world for christ.

Religion
10
Young Women's Christian Association Greater Pittsburgh

Ywca greater pittsburgh is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. we envision a community that advances education, opportunity, and equity regardless of gender, race, or…

Human Services
11
York County Development Corporation

To encourage and promote quality economic growth in york county

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12
Fc York

Youth soccer club

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is York County Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Pink Power. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 of the 37 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/22
Grantees still filing
14/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $620,000 · OtherPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYYORK LIBRARIES: $140,000 · OtherYORK LIBRARIESYORK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CAMPAIGN: $125,000 · OtherYORK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CAMPAIGNIndividual grant recipient: $110,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientNORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY OF YORK: $75,000 · OtherNORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY OF YORK+15 more: $265,000 · Other+15 moreYORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA: $640,000 · EducationYORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIALOGOS ACADEMY: $40,000 · EducationKEYSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $30,000 · EducationYORK ACADEMY FOUNDATION: $30,000 · Education+1 more: $20,000 · EducationKEYSTONE KIDSPACE: $60,000 · Human ServicesPENNSYLVANIA ORPHAN CARE ALLIANCE: $50,000 · Human ServicesJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE OF YORK PENNSYLVANIA: $40,000 · Human ServicesHOFFMAN HOMES INC: $14,000 · Human ServicesSTRAND-CAPITOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC: $60,000 · Arts & CultureYORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER: $25,000 · Arts & CultureSTEAM INTO HISTORY INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureKEYSTONES ORAL HISTORIES: $20,000 · Arts & CultureCRISPUS ATTUCKS ASSOCIATION OF YORK PA: $30,000 · Housing & ShelterCORNERSTONE YOUTH HOME: $25,000 · Housing & ShelterLEG UP FARM INC: $40,000 · AnimalsYORK CITY PARKS CONSERVANCY: $35,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$1,335,000Education$760,000Human Services$164,000Arts & Culture$125,000Housing & Shelter$55,000Animals$40,000Recreation & Sports$35,000

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 budgetYORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA: $640,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSTRAND-CAPITOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC: $60,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetKEYSTONE KIDSPACE: $60,000 over 6y, 3.9% of budgetLOGOS ACADEMY: $40,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE OF YORK PENNSYLVANIA: $40,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLEG UP FARM INC: $40,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetYORK CITY PARKS CONSERVANCY: $35,000 over 6y, 2.0% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH CENTRAL PA: $30,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetYORK ACADEMY FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCRISPUS ATTUCKS ASSOCIATION OF YORK PA: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCORNERSTONE YOUTH HOME: $25,000 over 2y, 5.7% of budgetYORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER: $25,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSTEAM INTO HISTORY INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetKEYSTONES ORAL HISTORIES: $20,000 over 1y, 33% of budgetBELL SOCIALIZATION SERVICES INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetYORK COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER: $20,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetHOFFMAN HOMES INC: $14,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYORK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYORK COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPINK POWER: $5,000 over 1y, 3.3% 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 YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA ↗
  • Who funds STRAND-CAPITOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds KEYSTONE KIDSPACE ↗
  • Who funds PENNSYLVANIA ORPHAN CARE ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds LOGOS ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE OF YORK PENNSYLVANIA ↗
  • Who funds LEG UP FARM INC ↗
  • Who funds YORK CITY PARKS CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds KEYSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH CENTRAL PA ↗
  • Who funds YORK ACADEMY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CRISPUS ATTUCKS ASSOCIATION OF YORK PA ↗
  • Who funds CORNERSTONE YOUTH HOME ↗
  • Who funds YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds STEAM INTO HISTORY INC ↗
  • Who funds KEYSTONES ORAL HISTORIES ↗
  • Who funds BELL SOCIALIZATION SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds YORK COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds HOFFMAN HOMES INC ↗
  • Who funds YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds YORK COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM ↗
  • Who funds PINK POWER ↗

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.

York County Community…Powder Mill FoundationThe Arthur J and Lee …Airie Knipel Harry V …Kinsley FoundationThe Graham FoundationThe Stewart FoundationUnited Way of York Co…White Rose Leadership…Anne & Philip Glatfel…Firstenergy FoundationPeoplesbank Charitabl…
York County Community FoundationPA36.5× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: York County Community Foundation · Powder Mill Foundation · The Arthur J and Lee R Glatfelter Foundation · Airie Knipel Harry V and J William Warehime Foundation · Kinsley Foundation · The Graham Foundation · The Stewart Foundation · United Way of York County · White Rose Leadership Institute · Anne & Philip Glatfelter III Family Foundation · Firstenergy Foundation · Peoplesbank Charitable 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Shipley Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Shipley Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 37 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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