About Parker-Hannifin Foundation
The Parker-Hannifin Foundation concentrates its entire disclosed giving through a donor-advised fund sponsor, Charities Aid Foundation America, indicating the foundation primarily operates as a grantmaking vehicle rather than running its own programmatic initiatives. Its grants appear intended to facilitate donors' philanthropic distributions (including cross-border or intermediary grants) rather than direct program support to operating nonprofits.
Focus Areas
Donor-advised fund grantmaking and fiscal sponsorship (via CAF America)Philanthropic grantmaking infrastructure and intermediary supportCross-border / international grant facilitation through an intermediary
Who They Fund
non-profit organizations permitted by law (broad 501(c)(3) and equivalent entities)charitable organizations across all sectors
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: very few, large grants directed to a single intermediary organization (CAF America), suggesting the foundation channels donor-directed or advised gifts through a fiscal sponsor rather than making direct grants to operating charities.
Funding Style
About Parker-Hannifin Foundation
Parker-hannifin Foundation’s disclosed giving is routed entirely through donor-advised fund sponsors, with Charities Aid Foundation America receiving the largest share in 2025 at $9,512,360. That pattern makes the foundation read less like a programmatic grantmaker and more like a grantmaking vehicle that moves funds through intermediary organizations permitted to receive donor-advised fund grants. The recent record also shows recurring support to Charities Aid Foundation America in 2024 and 2023, alongside smaller grants to other sponsoring entities that serve similar functions. The foundation’s largest grants are not tied to a single subject area in the usual nonprofit sense; instead, they are framed by the structure of the recipient organizations. Charities Aid Foundation America is described as a sponsoring organization of a donor advised fund that makes grants to nonprofits permitted by law to receive them. That same framework appears in the grants to CyberGrants SPV and Yourcause, both intermediaries in donor-directed giving. The overall picture is a foundation whose grantmaking is built around facilitating charitable distributions through DAF infrastructure rather than naming individual operating-program priorities.
What Parker-Hannifin Foundation Funds
The clearest theme is donor-advised fund infrastructure. Parker-hannifin Foundation gave $9,512,360 to Charities Aid Foundation America in 2025 for an intermediary role tied to donor-advised fund grants, then repeated that support in earlier years. A second thread is platform-based grant facilitation. In 2025, the foundation gave $128,879 to CyberGrants SPV, which is identified as a sponsoring organization of a donor advised fund that makes grants to nonprofits permitted by law to receive them. A third recurring channel runs through another intermediary: the foundation granted $168,482 to Yourcause in 2023, described as an agent of the Blackbaud Giving Fund for receiving donations and making grants. Across these examples, the foundation’s purpose is consistent: moving charitable resources through donor-directed grantmaking platforms rather than direct program awards to specific issue-area nonprofits.
How Parker-Hannifin Foundation Gives
Typical grant sizes vary widely, from a p25 of $121,531 to a median of $168,482 and a p75 of $6,167,228. That spread reflects a structure with a few very large intermediary grants and a smaller set of mid-sized transactions. The grant record also shows repetition over time. Charities Aid Foundation America appears in 2025, 2024, and 2023, and CyberGrants SPV appears in 2025, 2024, and 2023 as well. That recurring pattern points to ongoing donor-advised fund activity rather than one-off project support. The foundation is not a program-related investor and does not fund individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$9.6M
Total Assets
$19M
Total Revenue
$10.9M
Total Expenses
$10.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $122K and $6.2M, with a median of $168K.
25th Percentile
$122K
Median
$168K
75th Percentile
$6.2M
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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