Fueling the Climb Foundation directs mid-sized, unrestricted support to frontline service organizations with an emphasis on military/veteran services and basic needs for families and children. While grants span health, emergency assistance and animal welfare, a clear thread is funding Pennsylvania-focused veteran support and practical family services alongside a few national partners that deliver tangible items or housing support. The foundation appears to favor mission-driven nonprofits providing direct services rather than advocacy or long-term research.
Concentrated giving in a small number of mid-size grants (~$60–65K each) across a mix of local and national nonprofits; one-time or single-year awards dominate the sample rather than many small gifts, with noticeable focus on repeatable programmatic interventions rather than capital or research funding.
Fueling the Climb Foundation’s recent giving is marked by repeated $60,000 to $65,000 program support grants for direct-service organizations working with veterans, families, children, and animals. In 2025, the foundation backed Veterans Multi-services Center Inc. in Philadelphia and Operation Warm Inc. in Philadelphia at $65,000 each, alongside Rags 2 Riches Animal Rescue Inc. in Garnet Valley. The pattern points to practical support rather than advocacy: recipients deliver reintegration help, tangible goods, housing-related assistance, and frontline care. Earlier grants show a similar approach. Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors in Wormleysburg received $60,000 for veteran support, while Ronald Mcdonald House of Delaware in Wilmington was funded for family lodging during pediatric hospitalization. Travis Manion Foundation in Doylestown also appears in the recent record, reinforcing the foundation’s interest in veterans’ legacy and youth leadership programming. Across the listed grants, the foundation favors organizations that provide services directly to people and communities, with most recipients located in Pennsylvania.
Veteran and military family services are a clear throughline. Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors in Wormleysburg received $60,000 for veteran support, and Veterans Multi-services Center Inc. in Philadelphia received $65,000 for program support. The foundation also backed Travis Manion Foundation in Doylestown with $60,000, aligning with youth leadership and veterans’ legacy programming. Basic needs for children and families are another area of support. Ronald Mcdonald House of Delaware in Wilmington received $60,000 for family lodging tied to pediatric hospitalization, while Operation Warm Inc. in Philadelphia received $65,000 for program support connected to tangible goods for families. Animal welfare appears as a separate strand through a $65,000 grant to Rags 2 Riches Animal Rescue Inc. in Garnet Valley.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $60,000, median is $60,000, and p75 is $65,000. The recent record shows a mix of 2023 and 2025 awards at those levels, suggesting a steady mid-sized grantmaking pattern rather than very small or very large awards. Every listed grant is program support, which points to restricted project or service funding instead of general institutional support. The foundation gives locally, and 86% of its grants go to recipients in Pennsylvania.
$435K
$17K
$225K
$208K
Most grants fall between $60K and $65K, with a median of $60K.
25th Percentile
$60K
Median
$60K
75th Percentile
$65K
About 86% of grants go to recipients in PA.
MATTHEW NOLAN
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Notable grantees: Veterans Multi-Services Center Inc, Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors, Travis Manion Foundation, Operation Warm Inc, Ronald McDonald House of Delaware
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly Pennsylvania-based, with 86% of grants going to organizations in the foundation’s HQ state. Philadelphia appears multiple times, including grants to Operation Warm Inc. and Veterans Multi-services Center Inc. Other Pennsylvania recipients include Garnet Valley, Wormleysburg, Doylestown, and Media. One listed out-of-state recipient is Ronald Mcdonald House of Delaware in Wilmington, Delaware. All recent grants in the dataset go to U.S. organizations.
The recent grant pattern is centered on $60,000 to $65,000 awards. The p25 and median are both $60,000, and the p75 is $65,000, showing a narrow band of mid-sized program support grants.
The foundation funds direct-service nonprofits, especially those serving veterans and military families, families and children with basic needs, and some animal welfare organizations. Recent grants include support for veteran services, family lodging tied to pediatric hospital care, and animal rescue work.
Most grants go to Pennsylvania organizations: 86% of the listed grants are in the HQ state. Recent recipients include groups in Philadelphia, Garnet Valley, Wormleysburg, Doylestown, and Media.
The listed grants are all marked program support, indicating funding tied to specific services or projects rather than unrestricted general support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VETERANS MULTI-SERVICES CENTER INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $65,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| OPERATION WARM INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $65,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| RAGS 2 RICHES ANIMAL RESCUE INC | GARNET VALLEY, PA | $65,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TRAVIS MANION FOUNDATION | DOYLESTOWN, PA | $60,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PENNSYLVANIA WOUNDED WARRIORS | WORMLEYSBURG, PA | $60,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PATHWAYS PA | MEDIA, PA | $60,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF DELAWARE | WILMINGTON, DE | $60,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
VETERANS MULTI-SERVICES CENTER INC
$65,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
OPERATION WARM INC
$65,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
RAGS 2 RICHES ANIMAL RESCUE INC
$65,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
TRAVIS MANION FOUNDATION
$60,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PENNSYLVANIA WOUNDED WARRIORS
$60,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PATHWAYS PA
$60,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF DELAWARE
$60,000PROGRAM SUPPORT