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Adira Foundation

To invest in better lives for people with neurodegenerative diseases, in adira's early years, we will focus principally, though not exclusively, on five neurodegenerative diseases: als, alzheimer's and related dementias, huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, and parkinson's disease.

$317k
Granted FY2022
5
Grants FY2022
5
States reached
$80k
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, FY2019 to 2022.

Health$895kEducation$80kCommunity Improvement$76kHuman Services$70kArts & Culture$60kScience & Tech$48k
02FY2022 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 5 grants below total $281,521, the rows itemized in this filing. The $316,521 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $35,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2022

  • $10k–50k2 grants · $62k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $220k
$60,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
University of Pittsburgh$79,965
Memory Care Home Solutions$79,753
Discalced Inc$60,000
AIBS SPARS$36,803
Institute for Public Health$25,000
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 (FY20–22, $226k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CAREGIVING: $80k → 14%NEW HORIZONS SERVICE DOGS: $7k → 12%BANGOR YMCA: $60k → 15%Nat Alliance for Caregiving: $53k → 14%Institute for Public Health: $25k → 14%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

ME
NY
MA
OR
PA
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
DC
TX
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.

36%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$441k · 3 repeat orgs$788k to everyone else

3 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2022, 2 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

3
15

Total granted

$441k
$543k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+3%
+20%

Still filing today

100%
93%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 13% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $245k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22
HealthHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementEducationArts & CultureScience & TechOther
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

  • HD
    HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC
    2× · 2019–2020 · $260k · revenue +2%
  • NA
    NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CAREGIVING
    2× · 2020–2021 · $133k · revenue +224%
  • AI
    American Institute of Biological Sciences Inc
    2× · 2021–2022 · $48k · revenue +3%

Funded once

  • TA
    THE ARCHER GROUPgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $85k · revenue +47%
  • S
    SeniorNavigatorcom
    one grant, 2020 · $76k · revenue -21%
  • IA
    I AM ALSgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $75k · revenue +57%
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
Curepsp Inc

To raise awareness, build community, improve care and find a cure for psp, cbd and msa.

Health
2
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
3
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Inc

To create and lead alliances and public-private partnerships that advance breakthrough biomedical discoveries and improve the quality of people's lives

Health
4
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc

Muscular dystrophy association (mda) is the #1 voluntary health organization in the united states for people living with muscular dystrophy, als, and related neuromuscular diseases. (cont. schedule o) for over 70 years, mda has led the way…

Health
5
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
6
Answer Als

To find solutions for people living with als now and for the future by utilizing knowledge of patients, leading researchers and technology to seek immediate solutions to improve the lives of those living with als until a treatment or cure…

Health
7
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Associatio Evergreen Chapter

Leading the fight to treat and cure ALS through global research and nationwide advocacy while also empowering people with Lou Gehrig's disease and their families to live fuller lives by providing them with compassionate care and support.

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8
Albertson Parkinsons Research
Health
9
Brightfocus Foundation

Brightfocus foundation funds exceptional research worldwide to defeat alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma and provides expert information on these heartbreaking diseases. please refer to schedule o for a complete…

Health
10
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
11
Als One Inc

The organization is a partnership of world leaders in als research and care focused on expediting breakthrough treatments and ultimately a cure for als while providing resources and equipment to those living with the disease now. the team…

Health
12
Alzheimers Research Association
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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders New York City Inc; the most unlike its peers is SeniorNavigatorcom. 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

21 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. 21 of the 22 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
15/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE ARCHER GROUP: $85,000 · HealthTHE ARCHER GROUPMEMORY CARE HOME SOLUTIONS: $79,753 · HealthMEMORY CARE HOME SOLUTIONSI AM ALS: $75,000 · HealthI AM ALSFAMILY CAREGIVER ALLIANCE: $75,000 · HealthFAMILY CAREGIVER ALLIANCEALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS NEW YORK CITY INC: $25,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED D…+2 more: $20,000 · Health+2 moreNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CAREGIVING: $133,252 · Human ServicesNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CAREGI…Compassionate Care ALS Inc: $75,000 · Human ServicesCompassionate Care ALS IncBANGOR YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $60,000 · Human ServicesBANGOR YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN…INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH INNOVATION: $25,000 · Human ServicesINSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH …+2 more: $17,066 · Human Services+2 moreHUNTINGTON'S DISEASE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC: $260,000 · OtherHUNTINGTON'S DISEASE SOCIET…ROCKY MOUNTAIN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CENTER: $10,000 · OtherREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO: $10,000 · Other+2 more: $15,716 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $79,965 · EducationSeniorNavigatorcom: $75,501 · Community ImprovementDISCALCED INC: $60,000 · Arts & CultureAmerican Institute of Biological Sciences Inc: $47,500 · Science & Tech
Health$359,753Human Services$310,318Other$295,716Education$79,965Community Improvement$75,501Arts & Culture$60,000Science & Tech$47,500

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 budgetHUNTINGTON'S DISEASE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC: $260,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CAREGIVING: $133,252 over 2y, 6.2% of budgetTHE ARCHER GROUP: $85,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $79,965 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEMORY CARE HOME SOLUTIONS: $79,753 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetSeniorNavigatorcom: $75,501 over 1y, 8.5% of budgetI AM ALS: $75,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetCompassionate Care ALS Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetDISCALCED INC: $60,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBANGOR YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $60,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetAmerican Institute of Biological Sciences Inc: $47,500 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS NEW YORK CITY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH INNOVATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBakerRipley: $9,741 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALS ASSOCIATION DCMDVA CHAPTER: $8,216 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPARKINSON'S RESOURCES OF OREGON: $7,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNEW HORIZONS SERVICE DOGS: $7,325 over 1y, 1.0% 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.

AbbVie FoundationThe Blackbaud Giving …Gs Donor Advised Phil…Charities Aid Foundat…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…National Philanthropi…Paypal Charitable Giv…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodAmerican Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…
AbbVie FoundationIL11.4× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Adira Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Adira Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    6report 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.

    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 22 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2023) is on record and reports $17k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2022, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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