FUNDER
ESTHER GOWEN HOOD UW 108401HS011
12recipients FY2016–24
$654,000giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 72% of giving in Pennsylvania
Footprint
A local funder — 72% of its dollars go to PA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 5 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, GA, MA, MD, PA.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENRY DOLFINGER 2 TR UW | PHILADELPHIA, PA | program funder | 6 |
| THE W W SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST | SAINT LOUIS, MO | program funder | 6 |
| HELEN G BEATTY TR UW | PITTSBURGH, PA | program funder | 5 |
| INDEPENDENCE FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | program funder | 5 |
| LEO AND PEGGY PIERCE FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | RADNOR, PA | program funder | 5 |
| PATRICIA KIND FAMILY FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | program funder | 5 |
| T/W MARY F LINDBACK RESIDUARY TR NECT | SAINT LOUIS, MO | program funder | 5 |
| UNION BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | program funder | 5 |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | program funder | 5 |
| WSFS FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 5 |
| BARRA FOUNDATION INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | program funder | 4 |
| CIGNA FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | program funder | 4 |
| CONNELLY FOUNDATION | W CNSHOHOCKEN, PA | program funder | 4 |
| HENRIETTA TOWER WURTS MEMORIAL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | program funder | 4 |
| LIFE SCIENCE CARES INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | program funder | 4 |
| MKM FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 4 |
| THE GORDON CHARTER FOUNDATION | WAYNE, PA | program funder | 4 |
| THOMAS SCATTERGOOD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | program funder | 4 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | program funder | 4 |
| VAN AMERINGEN FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 4 |
| CURATERRA FOUNDATION | WAYNE, PA | program funder | 3 |
| ELMER R DEAVER FOUNDATION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | program funder | 3 |
| ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | large program funder | 3 |
| SARAH RALSTON FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | program funder | 3 |
| TD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, ME | large program funder | 3 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOMELESS ADVOCACY PROJECT | PA | 3 | 2024 | $77,000 |
| BETHESDA PROJECT | PA | 2 | 2023 | $70,000 |
| EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES | CA | 1 | 2023 | $40,000 |
| NORTH LIGHT COMMUNITY CENTER | PA | 1 | 2023 | $12,000 |
| BROAD STREET MINISTRY CENTER INC | GA | 1 | 2022 | $30,000 |
| CHOSEN 300 MINISTRIES INC | PA | 1 | 2022 | $30,000 |
| LUTHERAN SOCIAL MISSION SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA | PA | 1 | 2022 | $25,000 |
| NUEVA ESPERANZA INC | MA | 1 | 2022 | $15,000 |
| ACHIEVEABILITY | PA | 1 | 2021 | $30,000 |
| LUTHERAN MISSION SOCIETY OF MARYLAND | MD | 1 | 2020 | $25,000 |
| BROAD STREET MINISTRY | PA | 1 | 2020 | $25,000 |
| PATHWAYS TO HOUSING PA | PA | 1 | 2020 | $10,000 |