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Aks Family Foundation at a glance

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Aks Family Foundation

Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$58k
Granted FY2022
7
Grants FY2022
3
States reached
$27k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.

Health$288kPhilanthropy$130kEducation$123kHuman Services$53kInternational$52kReligion$46kCrime & Legal$43kFood & Nutrition$13kOther$0
02FY2022 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k4 grants · $11k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $47k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$2.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION$27,000
FRIENDS OF THE IDF$10,000
MIAMI COMMUNITY-POLICE RELATIONS FD$10,000
CURA FOUNDATION$5,000
TEMPLE SINAI OF ROSLYN$3,300
CHABAD AT TULANE UNIVERSITY$1,800
ON YOUR MARK INC$1,030
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 (FY17–22, $64k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 2% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $1k → 8%ON YOUR MARK INC: $1k → 11%ON YOUR MARK INC: $100 → 11%SUNRISE DAY CAMP: $27k → 6%SUNRISE DAY CAMP: $15k → 6%SUNRISE DAY CAMP: $10k → 6%HOSPICE CARE NETWORK: $10k → 6%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

NY
MA
NV
IN
NJ
CT
CA
VA
MD
TN
DC
LA
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.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$654k · 31 repeat orgs$123k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +41% since the first grant, against +29% for those funded once.

31 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2022, 25 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
35

Total granted

$654k
$121k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+41%
+29%

Still filing today

65%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22
HealthHuman ServicesEducationPhilanthropyArts & CultureFood & NutritionOther
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

  • RH
    ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION
    6× · 2017–2022 · $106k · revenue +49%
  • SR
    Scleroderma Research Foundation
    3× · 2017–2019 · $60k · revenue +356%
  • FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
    5× · 2018–2022 · $52k · revenue +41%

Funded once

  • NL
    NYU LANGONE HEALTH
    one grant, 2021 · $20k
  • YC
    YESHIVAS CHSAN SOFER INC
    one grant, 2019 · $20k
  • HO
    HUMAN ORGAN PROJECT
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
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
Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Long island jewish medical center is part of the northwell health ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and…

Health
2
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
3
North Shore University Hospital

North shore university hospital is part of northwell health ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and future…

Health
4
Northwell Health Foundation

Northwell health foundation inc. is dedicated toward helping donors, patients, and leaders link their vision and philanthropic support toward helping the underserved and uninsured, advancing the latest frontiers in medical technology and…

Health
5
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
6
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
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
Lenox Hill Hospital

Lenox hill hospital is part of northwell health ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and future generations…

Health
9
Northwell Health Inc

Northwell health is the parent company of a fully integrated health system that is committed to promote clinical care, health education, conduct biomedical research, and caring for the community regardless of ability to pay.

Community Improvement
10
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
11
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

The feinstein institute for medical research ("the institute") is the research branch of northwell health ("northwell"). through its affiliation with northwell, the institute's mission is to bridge the gap between biomedical research and…

Health
12
Staten Island University Hospital

Staten island university hospital is an affiliate within northwell health, inc. ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is God's Love We Deliver Inc; the most unlike its peers is Allen Research Endowment 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

37 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. 37 of the 67 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/37
Grantees still filing
28/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA: $78,417 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDANYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER PEDIATRI: $37,625 · OtherNYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER PEDIATRIMIAMI COMMUNITY-POLICE RELATIONS FD: $35,000 · OtherMIAMI COMMUNITY-POLICE RELATIONS FDHEBREW UNION COLLEGE-JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION: $27,000 · OtherHEBREW UNION COLLEGE-JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGIONNYU LANGONE HEALTH: $20,000 · OtherNYU LANGONE HEALTHYESHIVAS CHSAN SOFER INC: $20,000 · OtherYESHIVAS CHSAN SOFER INCBUONICONTI FUND: $18,950 · OtherBUONICONTI FUND+33 more: $101,772 · Other+33 moreScleroderma Research Foundation: $60,000 · HealthScleroderma Resear…ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL: $21,500 · HealthST FRANCIS HOSPITA…BREAKTHROUGH T1D: $15,500 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH T1DNORTH SHORE AUTISM CIRCLE: $13,850 · HealthNORTH SHORE AUTISM…BEYOND TYPE 1: $5,000 · HealthSharp Healthcare Foundation: $4,800 · Health+3 more: $6,116 · HealthCURA FOUNDATION: $60,000 · Human ServicesCURA FOUNDATIONSUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC: $51,735 · Human ServicesSUNRISE DAY CAMPS …HOSPICE CARE NETWORK: $10,000 · Human ServicesHOSPICE CARE NETWO…+2 more: $2,180 · Human ServicesROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION: $106,000 · PhilanthropyROBIN HOOD FOUND…+3 more: $4,850 · PhilanthropyFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $51,795 · International+1 more: $1,000 · InternationalMEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA: $11,300 · Food & NutritionGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $1,526 · Food & NutritionDRESSED WITH DIGNITY INC: $5,000 · EducationIndiana University Foundation: $3,000 · EducationNORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY: $1,650 · EducationBROOKLYN KINDERGARTEN SOCIETY: $500 · EducationSYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $444 · Education
Other$338,764Health$126,766Human Services$123,915Philanthropy$110,850International$52,795Food & Nutrition$12,826Education$10,594

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 budgetROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION: $106,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCURA FOUNDATION: $60,000 over 4y, 3.4% of budgetScleroderma Research Foundation: $60,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $51,795 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC: $51,735 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetST FRANCIS HOSPITAL: $21,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $15,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH SHORE AUTISM CIRCLE: $13,850 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA: $11,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR NEW YORK CITY INC: $8,160 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION: $7,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMDRC: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBEYOND TYPE 1: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDRESSED WITH DIGNITY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSharp Healthcare Foundation: $4,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HEWITT SCHOOL: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JEWISH MUSEUM: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetIndiana University Foundation: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVERRAZANO ROTARY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNassau County Police Department Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY: $1,650 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $1,526 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetON YOUR MARK INC: $1,130 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: $1,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNETZACH YAAKOV: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCHAI LIFELINE INC: $616 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetONEGUILDINC: $600 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSAPPHIRE FOUNDATION FOR PROSTATE CANCER: $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMet Council Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $444 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAFFE LENA INC: $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.

  • Who funds ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CURA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Scleroderma Research Foundation ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES ↗
  • Who funds SUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL ↗
  • Who funds BREAKTHROUGH T1D ↗
  • Who funds NORTH SHORE AUTISM CIRCLE ↗
  • Who funds MEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds HOSPICE CARE NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR NEW YORK CITY INC ↗
  • Who funds AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds MDRC ↗
  • Who funds BEYOND TYPE 1 ↗
  • Who funds ALLEN RESEARCH ENDOWMENT INC ↗
  • Who funds DRESSED WITH DIGNITY INC ↗
  • Who funds Sharp Healthcare Foundation ↗
  • Who funds THE HEWITT SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds THE JEWISH MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds Indiana University Foundation ↗
  • Who funds THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL ↗
  • Who funds VERRAZANO ROTARY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Nassau County Police Department Foundation Inc ↗

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 New York Communit…National Philanthropi…The Chicago Community…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…Paypal Charitable Giv…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for Good
Jewish Communal FundNY13.3× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The New York Community Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · The Chicago Community Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good

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 Aks Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Aks Family 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%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Northeastern University: 7% of income from government
  • Cradles to Crayons Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
9report 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 67 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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