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Abraham Kamber Foundation at a glance

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Abraham Kamber Foundation

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.

$329k
Granted FY2024still arriving
17
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$129k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$1.5MInternational$210kArts & Culture$186kHuman Services$120kEducation$51kCommunity Improvement$17kHealth$15kPublic Benefit$13kOther$0
02FY2024 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k9 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $124k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $187k
$5,250
Median grant
5
States reached
$2.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND$128,500
NEW RIVER VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES$58,000
UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK$40,000
UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK$40,000
MIDDLE EAST FORUM$12,000
NEW RIVER VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES$12,000
SOLDIERSTRONG$10,000
BRUCE MUSEUM$10,000
UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK$5,250
COLOR OF POSITIVE THOUGHT ORG$2,500
BRAVE ENOUGH TO FAIL INC (DELETED)$2,500
CENTER FOR A SECURE FREE SOCIETY$2,000
THE INSTITUTE FOR A SECURE AMERICA$2,000
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–18, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION: $1k → 17%MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM: $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
PA
CT
NE
VA
KS
TN
DC
FL
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 18 repeat orgs$148k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
38

Total granted

$1.4M
$69k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+42%

Still filing today

78%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $79k 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
EducationArts & CultureHealthInternationalHuman 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

  • UJ
    UNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $878k · revenue +39%
  • ME
    MIDDLE EAST FORUM
    8× · 2017–2024 · $202k · revenue +6%
  • BM
    BRUCE MUSEUM INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $107k · revenue +26%

Funded once

  • BS
    BAYLOR SCHOOLgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $12k · revenue +46%
  • NY
    NEW YORK YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION-BELLA MENTE
    one grant, 2020 · $10k
  • AF
    AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue +116%
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
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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2
The International Institute for Strategic Studies - Us

To provide accurate, objective information and analysis on international strategic issues for legislators, diplomats, foreign affairs analysts, international business leaders, economists, the military, defense commentators, journalists,…

International
3
Foreign Policy Research Institute

The foreign policy research institute (frpi) is dedicated to producing the highest quality scholarship and nonpartisan policy analysis focused on crucial foreign policy and national security challenges facing the united states. we educate…

International
4
Weizmann Institute of Science

The weizmann institute of science, located in rehovot, israel, is one of the worlds top-ranking, multidisciplinary research institutions. at any one time, several thousand scientists, staff and students are involved in hundreds of research…

Science & Tech
5
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
6
American Israel Public Affairs Committee

To strengthen and expand the u.s.-israel relationship in ways that enhance the security of the united states and israel.

International
7
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc

The manhattan institute is a community of scholars, journalists, activists, and civic leaders dedicated to advancing opportunity, individual liberty, and the rule of law in america and its great cities.

Public Benefit
8
Peter G Peterson Institute for International Economics

The peterson institute for international economics (piie) is an independent nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to strengthening prosperity and human welfare in the global economy through expert analysis and practical…

Social Science
9
The Naval Institute Foundation Inc

The naval institute foundation was organized to operate exclusively to raise funds for charitable and educational purposes to further the mission and policies of the united states naval institute.

—
10
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
11
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
Washington Institute for Near East Policy

The washington institute seeks to improve the quality of u.s. policy toward the near east through insight, analysis and ideas.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is America First Policy Institute Inc; the most unlike its peers is Greenwich Point Conservancy 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

43 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. 43 of the 65 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/43
Grantees still filing
34/43
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $878,150 · PhilanthropyUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INCJEWISH COMMUNAL FUND: $599,750 · PhilanthropyJEWISH COMMUNAL FUNDMIDDLE EAST FORUM: $202,200 · InternationalMIDDLE EAST…+4 more: $11,000 · InternationalBRUCE MUSEUM INC: $106,825 · Arts & CultureBRUCE MUS…INDIAN HARBOR YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION INC: $68,000 · Arts & CultureINDIAN HA…+5 more: $5,200 · Arts & CultureNEW RIVER VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES: $70,000 · OtherNEW YORK YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION-BELLA MENTE: $10,000 · OtherTEMPLE SHOLOM INC: $5,400 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $5,000 · OtherTHE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM: $5,000 · OtherHudson Institute Inc: $5,000 · Other+33 more: $44,594 · OtherSOLDIER STRONG INC: $50,000 · EducationRYE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $25,000 · EducationBAYLOR SCHOOL: $12,000 · EducationBRAVE ENOUGH TO FAIL INC: $10,000 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $5,500 · EducationAMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE INC: $5,000 · Education+2 more: $3,500 · EducationGREENWICH TOWN PARTY INC: $10,200 · Community ImprovementNEW YORK YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Community ImprovementJUNIOR LEAGUE OF GREENWICH CONN INC: $1,000 · Community ImprovementInstitute for a Secure America Inc: $9,000 · Public Benefit
Philanthropy$1,477,900International$213,200Arts & Culture$180,025Other$144,994Education$111,000Community Improvement$16,200Public Benefit$9,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $878,150 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNAL FUND: $599,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMIDDLE EAST FORUM: $202,200 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetBRUCE MUSEUM INC: $106,825 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetINDIAN HARBOR YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION INC: $68,000 over 7y, 40% of budgetSOLDIER STRONG INC: $50,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetRYE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBAYLOR SCHOOL: $12,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREENWICH TOWN PARTY INC: $10,200 over 2y, 7.3% of budgetBRAVE ENOUGH TO FAIL INC: $10,000 over 2y, 7.8% of budgetInstitute for a Secure America Inc: $9,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHudson Institute Inc: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetYANKEE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY: $4,300 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $3,690 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for American Security and Freedom Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHATTERPROOF A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF RABIN MEDICAL CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOLUMBIABARNARD HILLEL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMITTEE FOR ACCURACY IN MIDDLE EAST REPORTING IN AMERICA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE INDIAN HARBOR YACHT CLUB INCORPORATED: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBREAST CANCER ALLIANCE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTER FOR URBAN RENEWAL & EDUCATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHEATRE FORWARD INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALGEMEINER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBRUNSWICK SCHOOL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR CULTURAL REVIEW: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL CANCER FOUNDATION: $100 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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Jewish Communal FundThe Goldman Sachs Cha…Donors Trust IncFairfield County's Co…The Russell Maguire F…The Old Stones Founda…Royce Family Fund IncThe Bessemer Giving F…The Achelis & Bodman …Jewish Community Foun…Morgan Stanley Global…Gs Donor Advised Phil…
Jewish Communal FundNY18× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Donors Trust Inc · Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · The Russell Maguire Foundation Inc · The Old Stones Foundation Inc · Royce Family Fund Inc · The Bessemer Giving Fund · The Achelis & Bodman Foundation Co Manice & Budd LLP · Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc

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 Kamber Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Abraham Kamber Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 130%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Mystic Seaport Museum Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Shatterproof a Nonprofit Corporation: 2% of income from government
  • Bruce Museum Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
13get no government money at all
2report 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 65 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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