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Abraham I & Jean Sherr Foundation Inc at a glance

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Abraham I & Jean Sherr Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$25k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$17k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Religion$90kPhilanthropy$85kHuman Services$74kArts & Culture$32kFood & Nutrition$30kEducation$29kHealth$18kMembership Benefit$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k11 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $17k
$600
Median grant
1
States reached
$413k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
The Society for the Advancement of$17,165
Temple Emanuel$3,600
The Museum of Modern Art$1,385
The Park Avenue Synagogue$950
The Metropolitan Museum of Art$600
Search Care Inc$600
Whitney Museum of American Art$350
Individual grant recipient$200
Guggenheim Museum$150
Sarah Lawrence College$100
Women of Emanu-El$100
Columbia University$100
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $12k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%The Brigid Alliance: $2k → 17%Hebrew Free Loan Society: $8k → 17%DOROT: $500 → 17%DOROT: $500 → 17%DOROT: $400 → 17%DOROT: $300 → 17%DOROT: $250 → 17%DOROT: $250 → 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.
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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$338k · 30 repeat orgs$26k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +44% since the first grant, against +32% for those funded once.

30 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 23 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

30
16

Total granted

$338k
$22k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+32%

Still filing today

60%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHealthEducationFood & NutritionHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY
    7× · 2017–2023 · $26k · revenue +113%
  • SC
    SKIDMORE COLLEGE
    2× · 2021–2022 · $20k · revenue +27%
  • MM
    METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
    8× · 2017–2025 · $6k · revenue +58%

Funded once

  • HF
    HEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $8k · revenue +83%
  • TA
    THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICAgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $3k · revenue +80%
  • IC
    INTERFAITH CENTER OF NEW YORK INCgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $2k · revenue +65%
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
Museum of the City of New York

The museum of the city of new york fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world's most influential metropolis. it engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city's past, present, and…

Arts & Culture
2
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
3
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
4
National September 11 Memorial and Museum At the World Trade Center

The national september 11 memorial & museum at the world trade center bears solemn witness to the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001, and february 26, 1993. located at a site made sacred through loss, the memorial & museum remembers…

Arts & Culture
5
New York Hall of Science

Nysci's mission is to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers, and active citizens through design make play - an approach to learning and engagement that is deeply rooted in research on stem learning and guides the…

Arts & Culture
6
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
7
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc

The graduate center foundation is committed to promoting and safe-guarding the success of the graduate center by raising funds and managing and investing donations for use by the graduate center. the board of trustees of the foundation…

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8
Marymount Manhattan College

Marymount manhattan college is an urban, independent, liberal arts college (see schedule o).

Education
9
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences

The mission of the brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, d/b/a brooklyn museum (the "museum") is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. (see schedule o).

Arts & Culture
10
New York Historical Society

The founding mission of the new-york historical society ("the new york historical "tnyh") is to collect, preserve, and interpret, for the broadest possible public, material relevant to the history of the united states in general and of new…

Arts & Culture
11
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
12
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Interfaith Center of New York Inc; the most unlike its peers is Springs Food Pantry Inc. 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

32 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 32 of the 52 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
24/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Society for the Advancement of: $79,794 · OtherThe Society for the Advancement ofJewish Community Center: $60,450 · OtherJewish Community CenterNew York Zen Center Contemplative C: $47,500 · OtherNew York Zen Center Contemplative CPARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE INC: $20,829 · OtherPARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE INCCONGREGATION EMANUEL: $16,190 · OtherCONGREGATION EMANUELDamon Runyan Cancer Research Founda: $9,000 · Other+21 more: $32,935 · Other+21 moreFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $26,000 · Community ImprovementSKIDMORE COLLEGE: $20,000 · EducationBARNARD COLLEGE: $3,000 · EducationSARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE: $1,150 · Education+2 more: $1,400 · EducationMuseum of Modern Art: $10,185 · Arts & CultureMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $6,000 · Arts & CultureAmerican Museum of Natural History: $2,725 · Arts & CultureWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $1,800 · Arts & CultureTHE JEWISH MUSEUM: $1,200 · Arts & CultureThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $1,100 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $200 · Arts & CultureHEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesDOROT INC: $2,200 · Human ServicesTHE BRIGID ALLIANCE INC: $2,000 · Human Services+1 more: $250 · Human ServicesHEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION: $3,850 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS NEW YORK CITY INC: $2,000 · HealthCHILD MIND INSTITUTE INC: $500 · HealthTHE MILTON H ERICKSON FOUNDATION INC: $500 · HealthCITY HARVEST INC: $2,150 · Food & NutritionCITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $1,750 · Food & NutritionSPRINGS FOOD PANTRY INC: $250 · Food & NutritionGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $200 · Food & Nutrition
Other$266,698Community Improvement$26,000Education$25,550Arts & Culture$23,210Human Services$11,950Health$6,850Food & Nutrition$4,350

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $26,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSKIDMORE COLLEGE: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $10,185 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $6,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION: $3,850 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBARNARD COLLEGE: $3,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMASTERS SCHOOL: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $2,725 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDOROT INC: $2,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCITY HARVEST INC: $2,150 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetINTERFAITH CENTER OF NEW YORK INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE BRIGID ALLIANCE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS NEW YORK CITY INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $1,800 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $1,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JEWISH MUSEUM: $1,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE: $1,150 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $1,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BREARLEY SCHOOL: $800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCHILD MIND INSTITUTE INC: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MILTON H ERICKSON FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $450 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MENDED HEARTS INC: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DOE FUND INC: $375 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPRINGS FOOD PANTRY INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOOTSTEPS INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE ELLIS ISLAND INC: $200 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.

  • Who funds FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY ↗
  • Who funds SKIDMORE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Museum of Modern Art ↗
  • Who funds HEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART ↗
  • Who funds HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BARNARD COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds MASTERS SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds American Museum of Natural History ↗
  • Who funds THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds DOROT INC ↗
  • Who funds CITY HARVEST INC ↗
  • Who funds INTERFAITH CENTER OF NEW YORK INC ↗
  • Who funds THE BRIGID ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS NEW YORK CITY INC ↗
  • Who funds WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART ↗
  • Who funds CITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS ↗
  • Who funds THE JEWISH MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ↗
  • Who funds THE BREARLEY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK ↗
  • Who funds CHILD MIND INSTITUTE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE MILTON H ERICKSON FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗

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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncIN8.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Abraham I & Jean Sherr Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Abraham I & Jean Sherr Foundation Inc. 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%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 10%
  • Save Ellis Island Inc: 10% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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 52 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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