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Aaliyah Memorial Fund at a glance

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Aaliyah Memorial Fund

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$56k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$203kEducation$42kReligion$39kEnvironment$24kPublic Safety & Disaster$21kPhilanthropy$20kPublic Benefit$10kArts & Culture$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k6 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $30k
$5,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$10,000
HUDSON VALLEY FAMILY CHURCH$10,000
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION$10,000
ST JUDES RESEARCH HOSPITAL$6,000
AMERICAN HEART ASSN$5,000
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING$5,000
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY$5,000
NOVO$3,000
CENTRAL PARK TREE CONSERVANCY$2,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 69% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%TAKE ACTION MINNESTOA: $10k → 14%VENTURA CNTY COMM DISASTER RELIEF: $1k → 10%NOVO: $10k → 10%SCLERODERMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $10k → 10%HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10k → 9%HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY: $5k → 6%HUDSON VALLEY FAMILY CHURCH: $5k → 9%WILLIAM A MORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOO: $5k → 11%PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION: $5k → 17%COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE: $5k → 14%ST JUDES RESEARCH HOSPITAL: $15k → 17%ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION: $10k → 13%NOVO: $8k → 10%SAG AFTRA FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10k → 9%HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY: $5k → 6%HUDSON VALLEY FAMILY CHURCH: $4k → 9%WILLIAM A MORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOO: $3k → 11%CENTRAL PARK TREE CONSERVANCY: $5k → 17%PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $5k → 14%ST JUDES RESEARCH HOSPITAL: $15k → 17%NOVO: $6k → 10%HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY: $5k → 6%HUDSON VALLEY FAMILY CHURCH: $10k → 9%WILL A MORRIS INTERM SCHOOL 61: $2k → 11%CENTRAL PARK TREE CONSERVANCY: $5k → 17%PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $5k → 14%ST JUDES RESEARCH HOSPITAL: $8k → 17%NOVO: $5k → 10%HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY: $5k → 6%HUDSON VALLEY FAMILY CHURCH: $5k → 9%WILLIAM A MORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOO: $2k → 11%CENTRAL PARK TREE CONSERVANCY: $5k → 17%PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $4k → 14%ST JUDES RESEARCH HOSPITAL: $8k → 17%NOVO: $3k → 10%HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY: $5k → 6%HUDSON VALLEY FAMILY CHURCH: $5k → 9%LIFESTYLES FOR THE DISABLED: $2k → 11%CENTRAL PARK TREE CONSERVANCY: $5k → 17%ST JUDES RESEARCH HOSPITAL: $6k → 17%HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY: $4k → 6%HUDSON VALLEY FAMILY CHURCH: $5k → 9%LIFESTYLES FOR THE DISABLED: $2k → 11%CENTRAL PARK TREE CONSERVANCY: $2k → 17%ST JUDES RESEARCH HOSPITAL: $6k → 17%HUDSON VALLEY FAMILY CHURCH: $5k → 9%CENTRAL PARK TREE CONSERVANCY: $2k → 17%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
NY
MA
IA
CA
MO
MD
TN
DC
HI
GA
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$306k · 11 repeat orgs$86k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against +4% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
14

Total granted

$306k
$86k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
+4%

Still filing today

55%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEducationArts & CulturePublic BenefitEmploymentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $58k · revenue +145%
  • AD
    ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC
    6× · 2018–2024 · $51k · revenue +32%
  • HU
    HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
    7× · 2018–2024 · $30k · revenue +21%

Funded once

  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branchesgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $20k · revenue +46%
  • SR
    Scleroderma Research Foundationgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +356%
  • TM
    TAKEACTION MINNESOTA
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue -56%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
2
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
3
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
4
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.

Health
5
Critical Path Institute

The critical path institute is a catalyst in the development of new approaches that advance medical innovation and regulatory science. this is achieved by leading teams that share data, knowledge and expertise resulting in sound, consensus…

Health
6
Targeting Resistance in Cancer Cooperative
Health
7
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
8
American College of Radiology

The american college of radiology (acr) is organized to advance radiology science, practice and access, improve quality and safety, provide continuing education for radiology and allied professionals, and achieve better outcomes through…

Health
9
Lung Cancer Research Foundation

The mission of the lung cancer research foundation is to improve lung cancer outcomes by funding research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of lung cancer.

Health
10
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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11
The Translational Genomics Research Institute

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Health
12
Researchamerica

2025 was a turbulent year for the medical and health research community, but our commitment to advocating for science never wavered. from pushing back against funding threats to elevating researchers' voices and equipping advocates, we…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Arthritis Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Healgrief. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 27 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/17
Grantees still filing
11/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $58,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INCALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $51,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSO…PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $14,000 · HealthPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association IncScleroderma Research Foundation: $10,000 · HealthScleroderma Research FoundationARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · HealthARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC+4 more: $12,000 · Health+4 moreHUDSON VALLEY FAMILY CHURCH INC: $39,000 · OtherHUDSON VALLEY FAMILY CHURCH INCMEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING: $34,000 · OtherMEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERINGNOVO MISSION INC: $32,000 · OtherNOVO MISSION INCCENTRAL PARK TREE CONSERVANCY: $24,000 · OtherCENTRAL PARK TREE CONSERVANCYWILLIAM A MORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOO: $10,000 · OtherWILLIAM A MORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOO+7 more: $23,000 · Other+7 moreHOFSTRA UNIVERSITY: $29,500 · EducationHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $20,000 · PhilanthropyAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $20,000 · Human ServicesTAKEACTION MINNESOTA: $10,000 · Public BenefitSCREEN ACTORS GUILD-AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TELEVISION AND RADIO ARTISTS FOUND: $10,000 · Arts & Culture
Health$165,000Other$162,000Education$29,500Philanthropy$20,000Human Services$20,000Public Benefit$10,000Arts & Culture$10,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $58,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $51,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHOFSTRA UNIVERSITY: $29,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $14,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetScleroderma Research Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTAKEACTION MINNESOTA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSCREEN ACTORS GUILD-AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TELEVISION AND RADIO ARTISTS FOUND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONVOY OF HOPE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIFESTYLES FOR THE DISABLED INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHEALGRIEF: $1,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.

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How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Aaliyah Memorial Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Aaliyah Memorial Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 27 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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