Pennsylvania · Private foundation
Tighe Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $182k
- Granted FY2020
- 44
- Grants FY2020
- 43
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 44%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $468
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $85,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 43 to 44
- FY2018 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 7
- Total assets, FY2020
- $984k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 44% of the organizations Tighe Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 65% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 43 | $172k | 44% |
| FY2018 | 44 | $97k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2020.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh | $59,000 | 2 | 0% |
| St Josephs House Inc | $11,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Commonlit Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities Appeal of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia | $6,500 | 2 | n/a |
| United Way of Lackawanna Wayne and Pike Counties | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Brighter Horizon Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Scranton | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Philadelphia Community Corps | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Impact100 Philadelphia Inc | $2,875 | 1 | 1% |
| Archdiocese of Philadelphia | $2,100 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 35 grantees
Plus 28 recipients with no EIN on record ($149k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Tighe Foundation supplied at peak.
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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: Chubb Charitable Foundation · United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey · The Philadelphia Foundation · Oppenheim Foundation · Eureka Foundation · The Hawk Family Foundation · The Patricia Kind Family Foundation · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw · Connelly Foundation · The Cigna Group Foundation · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc · Verizon Foundation
How this is measured
About Tighe Foundation
- How much does Tighe Foundation give?
- Tighe Foundation reported 44 grants totaling $182,353 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 43 and 44 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2020.
- What does Tighe Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (37%), Education (30%), Human Services (13%).
- Who are Tighe Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2020: University of Pittsburgh ($59k), St Josephs House Inc ($11k), Commonlit Inc ($10k).
- Does Tighe Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 44% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Tighe 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 Tighe Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Chubb Charitable Foundation, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, The Philadelphia Foundation.
- Where is Tighe Foundation based?
- Tighe Foundation is based in PA.
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