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Youth Literacy Mentoring
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Who can apply: Partners with schools and community organizations; designed for K–6 students reading below grade level.
About Uncommon Individual Foundation
The Uncommon Individual Foundation makes a small number of very large grants, primarily channeling funds to intermediaries and faith-based institutions. Recent giving shows a major transfer to a donor-advised vehicle, a large gift to another private foundation or family foundation, and a significant grant to a local Catholic parish, suggesting a mix of fiscal-conduit giving and direct religious support.
Focus Areas
Contributions to donor-advised funds / fiscal intermediariesSupport for private/family foundations (pass-through funding)Direct support for local Catholic parish ministries
Who They Fund
individual students / scholarship recipientsnonprofit organizations delivering programs
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated giving: only three grants in the record, all large in size. Pattern favors one-time, sizable transfers including use of intermediaries (Vanguard Charitable) and substantial direct funding to a religious institution rather than many small or diversified grants.
Funding Style
program support (restricted program/project funding)
About Uncommon Individual Foundation
A single $496,605 transfer to Vanguard Charitable stands out in the Uncommon Individual Foundation’s recent giving and points to a grantmaking style that moves substantial resources through intermediaries as well as directly to organizations. The foundation also made a $250,000 grant to The Calliope Joy Foundation, reinforcing the role of private or donor-advised vehicles in its recent portfolio. Alongside those large transfers, it supported local faith-based institutions, including St Katherine Of Siena Church in Wayne, and a mix of scholarship, youth, and community-serving organizations. The foundation’s patterns show a broad mix of program support and scholarship funding rather than one narrow operating model. Recent grants include colleges, scholarship funds, mentoring organizations, senior services, and Catholic institutions, with many awards concentrated in Pennsylvania. That mix suggests a regional funder that uses both direct grants and conduit-style support to move money into education, faith, and community programs. Smaller awards sit beside very large ones, indicating that the foundation works across several grant sizes rather than relying on a single funding tier. Its recent portfolio also includes recurring attention to scholarship-related support, with multiple awards tied to student aid and scholarship administration. The presence of grants to organizations such as New Jersey Scholars and Camp Hope for Kids shows that the foundation’s giving reaches beyond one type of beneficiary while still staying close to regional nonprofit and education networks.
What Uncommon Individual Foundation Funds
In scholarship and student-aid work, the foundation gave $58,750 to Various - See Schedule in 2024 and $50,000 to Various - See Schedule in 2023, both listed as scholarships. It also supported scholarship infrastructure with a $25,000 grant to St Augustine Prep School for its Scholarship Fund. Education and youth development appear through grants such as $12,000 to Christo Rey Phila High School and $10,524 to Liguori Academy, both for program support. The foundation also backed postsecondary access with $8,500 to Pennsylvania College of Technology and $5,000 to Villanova University. Community-serving and mentoring-related work shows up in grants like $50,000 to Surrey Services and $12,568 to Upper Main Line YMCA. For specialized nonprofit support, it gave $10,000 to Help Hope Live and $10,000 to Abramson Senior Center, both for program support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.1M
Total Assets
$94M
Total Revenue
$5.3M
Total Expenses
$4.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2K and $15K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
Regional9 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Uncommon Individual Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Uncommon Individual Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 157 | $4M | 99.4% |
| 2 | Israel |
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