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Acquis Foundation

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.

$111k
Granted FY2025still arriving
20
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.

Health$202kEducation$36kHuman Services$12kReligion$9kInternational$3kYouth Development$3kCivil Rights$2kCrime & Legal$1kOther$0
02FY2025 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k13 grants · $27k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $84k
$4,200
Median grant
8
States reached
$321k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$15,000
STARTCARE INC$15,000
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA INC$13,500
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$10,000
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$10,000
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$10,000
METROPOLITAN COLLEGE OF NEW YORK$10,000
CHRISTIAN HERALD ASSN INC$8,000
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$5,000
BELMONT UNIVERSITY$4,200
BELMONT UNIVERSITY$4,000
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$3,000
FREEDOM HOUSE INC$500
PARKER CORE KNOWLEDGE INC$500
DURHAM CRISIS RESPONSE CENTER$500
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:

Its human-services grants (FY22–22, $500) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%FUCCILE FOUNDATION: $500 → 8%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

VT
NH
IL
NY
PA
NJ
CA
CO
VA
MD
TN
NC
DC
GA
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.
$243k · 12 repeat orgs$26k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +9% since the first grant, against +2% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
22

Total granted

$243k
$10k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+9%
+2%

Still filing today

83%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24’25
HealthEducationInternationalHuman ServicesArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
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

  • STARTCARE INC F/K/N START TREATMENT AND RECOVERY CENTE
    4× · 2022–2025 · $45k · revenue +80%
  • BU
    Belmont University
    2× · 2024–2025 · $12k · revenue +11%
  • CH
    Christian Herald Association Inc
    2× · 2022–2025 · $9k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • AS
    ALL STARS PROJECT INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue +44%
  • UU
    UNITED UKRAINIAN AMERICAN RELIEF COMMITTEE INC
    one grant, 2022 · $600 · revenue -89%
  • IT
    It Takes A Boroughgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $500 · revenue +43%
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
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
2
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
3
University Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology University Faculty Pract ice Corporation

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

Health
4
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

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

Health
5
Stony Brook Ophthalmology University Faculty Practice Corporation

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

Health
6
Stony Brook Childrens Services University Faculty Practice Corporation

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

Health
7
Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

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

Health
8
Stony Brook Orthopedic Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

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

Health
9
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
10
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
11
University Hospital & Clinics Inc

The organization provides medical care to improve, maintain, and restore the health of the people in the communities we serve.

Health
12
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Girls On the Run International Inc; the most unlike its peers is Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation. 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

34 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. 34 of the 40 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/34
Grantees still filing
17/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $140,216 · OtherAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA INC: $13,500 · OtherMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA INC+15 more: $6,270 · OtherSTARTCARE INC F/K/N START TREATMENT AND RECOVERY CENTE: $44,500 · HealthSTARTCARE INC F/K/N…+6 more: $2,650 · Health+6 moreMETROPOLITAN COLLEGE OF NEW YORK: $19,000 · EducationMETROPOLITAN CO…Belmont University: $12,400 · EducationBelmont Univers…STEPHEN GAYNOR SCHOOL: $1,500 · EducationParker Core Knowledge Inc: $1,500 · Education+3 more: $1,800 · EducationBACK ON MY FEET: $11,000 · Human ServicesIt Takes A Borough: $500 · Human ServicesChristian Herald Association Inc: $9,093 · ReligionALL STARS PROJECT INC: $2,500 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $200 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $1,200 · InternationalUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $500 · InternationalPALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND: $500 · InternationalUnited States Association for UNHCR: $240 · International
Other$159,986Health$47,150Education$36,200Human Services$11,500Religion$9,093Arts & Culture$2,700International$2,440

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 budgetSTARTCARE INC F/K/N START TREATMENT AND RECOVERY CENTE: $44,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMETROPOLITAN COLLEGE OF NEW YORK: $19,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBelmont University: $12,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBACK ON MY FEET: $11,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetChristian Herald Association Inc: $9,093 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALL STARS PROJECT INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN GAYNOR SCHOOL: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetParker Core Knowledge Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $1,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFREEDOM HOUSE INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATION: $800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED UKRAINIAN AMERICAN RELIEF COMMITTEE INC: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIt Takes A Borough: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDURHAM CRISIS RESPONSE CENTER: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO AIDS FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCUREPSP INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGENESIS COUNSELING CENTER INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKIMBALL UNION ACADEMY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWILLIAM J BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHARPERS HOME INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGIRLS ON THE RUN INTERNATIONAL INC: $311 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $240 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEARTBOUND MINISTRIES INC: $196 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetONE TREE PLANTED INC: $113 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE OF MORRIS COUNTY INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOVEMBER FOUNDATION: $50 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.

Chubb Charitable Foun…The Pfizer Foundation…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Chubb Charitable FoundationPA12.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Chubb Charitable Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Acquis Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Acquis Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Family Promise of Morris County Inc: 17% of income from government
  • Genesis Counseling Center Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Freedom House Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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.
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How do I get to Acquis Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Acquis Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 40 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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funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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where grant money is based, and what stays home