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Villanova University

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY is a catholic augustinian community of higher education, committed to excellence and distinction in the discovery, dissemination and application of knowledge.

$206M
Granted FY2025still arriving
3
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20172025.

Education$240kHealth$87kReligion$78kYouth Development$32kHuman Services$18kInternational$13kHousing & Shelter$10kEnvironment$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 3 grants below total $24,210 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $205,977,239 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $205,953,029 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$7,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$2.9B
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COVENANT HOUSE PENNSYLVANIA$10,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA$7,500
THE DREW O'DONOGHUE FUND INC$6,710
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

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

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Your human-services grants (FY17–24, $38k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 73% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%IT TAKES PHILLY INC: $10k → 7%VALLEY YOUTH HOUSE: $10k → 11%GLIDE FUND INC: $10k → 10%NATIONALITIES SERVICE CENTER: $8k → 22%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

NY
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MO
VA
DE
DC

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
2
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

3
The Agnes Irwin School

The agnes irwin school empowers girls to learn, to lead, and to live a legacy. agnes irwin provides girls with a deep foundation in the humanities, mathematics and science, wellness and athletics. in an inclusive setting that values…

Education
4
The Philadelphia School

The philadelphia school educates children for a future that is impossible to know but not impossible to shape. learn here. go anywhere.

5
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
6
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

Visit philadelphia is our name and our mission. as the region's official tourism marketing agency, we build greater philadelphia's image, drive visitation and boost the economy.

Community Improvement
7
American Society of Clinical Oncology Inc

See schedule o:asco is a professional oncology society committed to conquering cancer through research, education, and promotion of the highest quality patient care.

Health
8
Personal Care Products Council Foundation Inc

The foundation is set up to deliver one program - look good feel better. the mission of this nationwide program is to improve the quality of life of women, men, and teens undergoing cancer treatment by offering advice on how to cope with…

Health
9
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

10
Radiology Associates of Children's Hospital Inc

To provide radiology and medical imaging services for patients and educational, research and administrative services to the children's hospital of philadelphia and the university of pennsylvania school of medicine.

Health
11
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation

The elizabeth glaser pediatric aids foundation (egpaf) is a proven leader in the fight against pediatric hiv/aids and has reached over 33 million pregnant women with services to prevent transmission of hiv to their babies. to date, egpaf…

Health
12
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation and the most unlike its peers is Aarti for Girls Inc. 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

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

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 21 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
9/17
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

ROSEMONT COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS — $200,000 · EducationROSEMONT COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUSTHE POSSE FOUNDATION INC — $21,450 · EducationTHE POSSE FOUNDATION INCORDER OF ST AUGUSTINE PROVINCE OF ST THOMAS OF VILLANOVA — $70,010 · OtherORDER OF ST AUGUSTINE PROVINC…PSI-LIFERS REHABILITATION — $20,000 · OtherPSI-LIFERS REHABILITATIONALPHA PHI OMEGA — $8,505 · OtherALPHA PHI OMEGACATHOLIC CHARITIES USA — $7,500 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIES USAGRID ALTERNATIVES — $9,689 · OtherGRID ALTERNATIVESANITA BORG INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY — $7,500 · OtherANITA BORG INSTITUTE FOR TECH…THE DREW O'DONOGHUE FUND INC — $6,710 · OtherTHE BRYN MAWR HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — $25,000 · HealthTHE BRYN MAWR…THE ANDREW MCDONOUGH B FOUNDATION — $20,000 · HealthTHE ANDREW MC…AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC — $8,568 · HealthAMERICAN CANC…THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION — $6,447 · HealthTHE CHILDREN'…IT TAKES PHILLY — $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE MARK BOOKMAN FOUNDATION — $10,000 · Human ServicesVALLEY YOUTH HOUSE COMMITTEE INC — $10,000 · Human ServicesNATIONALITIES SERVICE CENTER OF PHILADELPHIA — $7,500 · Human ServicesGIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA INC — $22,000 · Youth DevelopmentSave The Children Federation Inc — $7,000 · InternationalAARTI FOR GIRLS INC — $5,541 · InternationalCH PENNSYLVANIA UNDER - 21 — $10,000 · Housing & Shelter
Education$221,450Other$129,914Health$60,015Human Services$37,500Youth Development$22,000International$12,541Housing & Shelter$10,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetROSEMONT COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS — $200,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE BRYN MAWR HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA INC — $22,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE POSSE FOUNDATION INC — $21,450 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ANDREW MCDONOUGH B FOUNDATION — $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCH PENNSYLVANIA UNDER - 21 — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetIT TAKES PHILLY — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE MARK BOOKMAN FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetVALLEY YOUTH HOUSE COMMITTEE INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGRID ALTERNATIVES — $9,689 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC — $8,568 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANITA BORG INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY — $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONALITIES SERVICE CENTER OF PHILADELPHIA — $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc — $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DREW O'DONOGHUE FUND INC — $6,710 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION — $6,447 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAARTI FOR GIRLS INC — $5,541 over 1y, 1.7% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Philadelphia FoundationPA13.1× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Verizon Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Villanova University funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

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no gov · 20%1%3%6%10%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from governmentmedian 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc30% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY2025

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

04Through Plinth

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How do I get to Villanova University?

Find your warmest path to Villanova University 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 21 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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