Prophet Sisters Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 31-1087791. Reported 98 grants totalling $836,849 to 50 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Prophet Sisters Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $7,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $6,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $18,241. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellspring Interfaith Social Services Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Allen County CASA Coalition Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $39,241 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cancer Services of Allen County | Fort Wayne, IN | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Early Childhood Alliance Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Children's Hope | Fort Wayne, IN | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Transportation Network | Fort Wayne, IN | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Amani Family Services Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| East Allen Family Resource Center Inc | New Haven, IN | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Ft Wayne Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $28,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | $27,608 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mustard Seed Furniture Bank of Fort Wayne Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Literacy Alliance Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Erin's House for Grieving Children | Fort Wayne, IN | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hope Alive Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Latinos Count Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Martin Luther King School Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Give Hear - Nonprofit Audiologists | Fort Wayne, IN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Super Shot - Walk-in Clinic | Fort Wayne, IN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home | Fort Wayne, IN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Power House Alliance Inc | New Haven, IN | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Fort Wayne, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana Michiana | Fort Wayne, IN | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Harold W Mcmillen Center for Health Edu | Fort Wayne, IN | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| League for the Blind and Disabled Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Turnstone Center for Children and Adults With Disabilities Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Associated Churches of Ft Wayne in | Fort Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America Anthony Wayne Area Council | Fort Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Fort Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fort Wayne Rescue Mission Ministries | Fort Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michigan | Fort Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harold W Mcmillen Center for Health Education | Fort Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| League for the Blind & Disabled Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Turnstone Center for Disabled Children and Adults | Fort Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anthony Wayne Area Council BSA | Fort Wayne, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Presbyterian Church Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fort Wayne Zoological Society Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healthier Moms & Babies | Fort Wayne, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Northeast Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The History Center Allen County-Ft Wayne Historical Soc | Fort Wayne, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vincent Village | Fort Wayne, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Allen County Education Partnership Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Anthony Wayne Rehabilitation Center for Handicapped & Blind | Fort Wayne, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Associated Churches of Fort Wayne Ind in | Fort Wayne, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Blessings in a Backpack Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hearcare Connection Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Presbyterian Church USA Foundation | Fort Wayne, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Crime Victim Care | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Family & Children's Services D/B/a Headwaters Counseling | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family & Childrens Serv of Ft Wayne Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
25 of 50 (50%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 64%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Fort Wayne Rescue Mission Ministries
WOMEN'S/CHILDREN'S DIVISION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 56 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 28 | $163,608 | $6,000 |
| 2021 | 30 | $232,500 | $7,500 |
| 2022 | 11 | $135,741 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 29 | $305,000 | $12,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Indiana.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Prophet Sisters Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 500 First Ave P7-Pfsc-03-Z, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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