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The Welsh Family Foundation

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.

$27k
Granted FY2025still arriving
21
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0184% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Housing & Shelter$27kEducation$13kHealth$9kHuman Services$7kYouth Development$6kEnvironment$6kRecreation & Sports$6kInternational$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k20 grants · $16k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$1,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$781k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COBBS CREEK FOUNDATION$10,330
FAMILY PROMISE OF THE MAIN LINE$2,500
SQUASH SMARTS OF PHILADELPHIA$1,554
ELDERNET OF LOWER MERION$1,500
NURTURING MINDS$1,050
ARNOLD P GOLD FOUNDATION$1,037
GUADALUPE CENTER$1,037
CAMPHILL VILLAGE KIMBERTON HILLS$1,015
LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA$1,000
J WOOD PLATT SCHOLARSHIP FOR CADDIES$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
RAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY$518
IMMOKALEE FOUNDATION$518
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF AMERICA$516
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR$500
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–25, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 63% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%ALL 4 PAWS RESCUE: $256 → 6%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $1k → 6%SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN AND CHILDREN: $500 → 10%GUADALUPE CENTER: $1k → 15%THE SEEING EYE: $317 → 4%ALL 4 PAWS RESCUE: $115 → 6%HOPE PHL: $2k → 22%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.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
WA
MN
NY
MA
PA
NJ
DE
TN
SC
DC
TX
FL
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.

73%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$110k · 14 repeat orgs$40k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +50% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
35

Total granted

$110k
$33k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+50%
0%

Still filing today

57%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesRecreation & SportsEducationHealthAnimalsFood & NutritionOther
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

  • FP
    FAMILY PROMISE OF THE MAIN LINE
    6× · 2020–2025 · $26k · revenue +22%
  • CV
    CAMPHILL VILLAGE KIMBERTON HILLS INC
    4× · 2021–2025 · $6k · revenue +70%
  • SI
    SQUASHSMARTS INC
    3× · 2018–2025 · $4k · revenue +51%

Funded once

  • JW
    JANINE WERT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
    2× · 2022–2023 · $5k
  • IO
    IHN OF MAIN LINE
    one grant, 2021 · $4k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2024 · $2k
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
Women Against Abuse Inc

The mission of women against abuse is to provide quality, compassionate, and nonjudgmental services in a manner that fosters self-respect and independence in persons experiencing intimate partner violence and to lead the struggle to end…

Human Services
2
Joseph J Peters Institute

JJPI is a specialized organization that provides prevention and treatment services in the areas of sexual and interpersonal violence, post-traumatic stress disorder and other forms of trauma, infant and early childhood mental health, and…

Crime & Legal
3
Women's Law Project

Women's law project creates a more just and equitable society by advancing the rights and status of all women throughout their lives. to this end, we engage in high-impact litigation, advocacy, and education. the core values of women's law…

Civil Rights
4
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The aspca's mission, as stated by founder henry bergh in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the united states." the aspca was founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and…

Animals
5
Pathfinder International

Pathfinder expands access to sexual and reproductive health services, opening the door to opportunities for women and all individuals to thrive-economically, educationally, and civically. driven by our country-led leadership and local…

International
6
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

United way's mission is to end intergenerational poverty in our region by harnessing, leveraging and strategically investing the collective power of donors, advocates and volunteers, to help individuals and families break the cycle of…

Philanthropy
7
Philadelphia Works Inc

Philadelphia works, inc. develops and manages smart workforce solutions that respond to business needs and increases economic opportunity for all philadelphia residents.

Employment
8
Ch Pennsylvania Under - 21

Our mission is to serve children and youth facing homelessness and human trafficking, and to protect and safeguard all children. we provide trauma-informed interventions for youth who are in need.covenant house pennsylvania (chpa) remains…

Housing & Shelter
9
Achieveability

Strives to permanently break the cycle of poverty for philadelphia families

Housing & Shelter
10
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
11
Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission

A living legacy of john wanamaker, philly house's mission is to open their doors every day with a welcoming spirit of christian compassion, walking alongside the homeless, hungry, and hurting of philadelphia so that they may experience the…

Human Services
12
Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery

See schedule o.power's mission is to help women reclaim their lives from addiction and related emotional health issues and improve the well-being of future generations. we provide a range of gender-responsive, trauma-informed drug and…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc; the most unlike its peers is Little Sisters of the Poor. 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

38 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. 38 of the 61 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/38
Grantees still filing
17/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $40,350 · OtherIndividual grant recipientFAMILY PROMISE OF THE MAIN LINE: $25,500 · OtherFAMILY PROMISE OF THE MAIN LINESQUASHSMARTS PHILADELPHIA: $5,500 · OtherJANINE WERT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $5,000 · OtherNEMOURS HOSPITAL: $4,550 · OtherIHN OF MAIN LINE: $4,000 · Other+31 more: $23,378 · Other+31 moreTHE COBBS CREEK RESTORATION AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $12,836 · Recreation & SportsTHE COBBS CRE…SQUASHSMARTS INC: $4,316 · Recreation & SportsSQUASHSMARTS …+2 more: $800 · Recreation & SportsNURTURING MINDS INC: $3,300 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,250 · EducationHEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA: $1,050 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $1,000 · EducationTHE LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA: $1,000 · EducationCAMPHILL VILLAGE KIMBERTON HILLS INC: $6,015 · Food & Nutrition+1 more: $103 · Food & NutritionHOPEPHL: $1,500 · Human ServicesGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $1,080 · Human ServicesGUADALUPE CENTERS INC: $1,037 · Human ServicesSHARED HOPE INTERNATIONAL: $500 · Human ServicesTHE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $500 · Human ServicesALL 4 PAWS RESCUE: $371 · Human ServicesTHE SEEING EYE INC: $317 · Human ServicesPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $2,016 · HealthHALF A SORROW FOUNDATION: $1,000 · HealthHEADSTRONG FOUNDATION: $500 · HealthPILLARS OF LIGHT AND LOVE: $200 · HealthNINEVAH FOUNDATION DBA FARM AND WILDERNESS CONSERVATION: $1,035 · EnvironmentRAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY: $518 · Environment
Other$108,278Recreation & Sports$17,952Education$8,600Food & Nutrition$6,118Human Services$5,305Health$3,716Environment$1,553

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 budgetFAMILY PROMISE OF THE MAIN LINE: $25,500 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetTHE COBBS CREEK RESTORATION AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $12,836 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCAMPHILL VILLAGE KIMBERTON HILLS INC: $6,015 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSQUASHSMARTS INC: $4,316 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNURTURING MINDS INC: $3,300 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $2,016 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOPEPHL: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPPINGSTONE SCHOLARS INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAERIAL RECOVERY: $1,353 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $1,080 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA: $1,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNINEVAH FOUNDATION DBA FARM AND WILDERNESS CONSERVATION: $1,035 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPATHWAYS TO HOUSING - PA: $1,021 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHALF A SORROW FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFirst Step Staffing Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE IMMOKALEE FOUNDATION INC: $518 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY: $518 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFARM AND WILDERNESS FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHARED HOPE INTERNATIONAL: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHEADSTRONG FOUNDATION: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR: $500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetALL 4 PAWS RESCUE: $371 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SEEING EYE INC: $317 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSENIOR DOG HAVEN & HOSPICE INC: $300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJEFFERSON FIRE COMPANY: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPILLARS OF LIGHT AND LOVE: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPhilabundance: $103 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREENMORE FARM ANIMAL RESCUE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTRAY CAT BLUES INC: $100 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.

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…The Gordon Charter Fo…Connelly FoundationThe William Penn Foun…Charities Aid Foundat…The Neubauer Family F…W W Smith Charitable …The Patricia Kind Fam…The Barra Foundation …Henry Dolfinger 2 Tru…The Cigna Group Found…United Way of Greater…
The Philadelphia FoundationPA20.6× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · The Gordon Charter Foundation · Connelly Foundation · The William Penn Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Neubauer Family Foundation · W W Smith Charitable Trust · The Patricia Kind Family Foundation · The Barra Foundation Inc · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw · The Cigna Group Foundation · United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Farm and Wilderness Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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.
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How do I get to The Welsh Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Welsh Family Foundation 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 61 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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