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Aks Foundation Inc at a glance

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Aks 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.

$14k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0180% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Recreation & Sports$151kHuman Services$144kEducation$6kPhilanthropy$4kCivil Rights$3kCrime & Legal$3kHealth$2kHousing & Shelter$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $4k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$2,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$651k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NJTL$10,000
MJCCA MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ATLANTA$2,500
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE$1,000
ACLU$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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $138k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%MJCCA MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ATLANTA: $108k → 14%MJCCA MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ATLANTA: $25k → 14%MJCCA MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ATLANTA: $3k → 14%PRINCETON SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER CHARITY: $1k → 11%PRINCETON SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER CHARITY: $500 → 11%PRINCETON SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER CHARITY: $500 → 11%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

WA
NY
OR
IN
NJ
CA
GA
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$429k · 16 repeat orgs$18k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +60% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 14 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
9

Total granted

$429k
$17k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+60%
+9%

Still filing today

56%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k 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
EducationHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterRecreation & SportsCivil RightsFood & 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

  • USTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
    3× · 2017–2019 · $80k · revenue +60%
  • PRINCETON SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER DBA CENTER FOR MODERN AGING PRINCETON
    3× · 2017–2019 · $2k · revenue +764%
  • AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $2k · revenue +102%

Funded once

  • E
    EPATT
    one grant, 2021 · $6k
  • NH
    NEW HOPE FAMILY SHELTER INC
    one grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue -26%
  • JF
    JEWISH FEDERATION OF PRINCETON MERCER BUCKS
    one grant, 2021 · $2k
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
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
2
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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3
The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association

For over 150 years, the 92nd street y, new york has been serving its communities and the larger world by bringing people together (continued on schedule o)and providing exceptional, groundbreaking programs in the performing and visual…

Religion
4
Council of New Jersey Grantmakers Inc

The council of new jersey grantmakers' mission is to support and elevate new jersey's philanthropic community through shared learning, collaborative and trusting relationships, network building, and leadership. cnjg works to strengthen and…

Philanthropy
5
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
6
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Inc

The jewish federation of greater atlanta cares for, connects and strengthens our jewish community throughout greater atlanta, israel and the world.

Philanthropy
7
Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center in

Provide vital services & foster jewish identity, personal growth, family strength and community. the mid-island y jcc is open to everyone in the community serving individuals of all ages, abilities, and challenges.

Human Services
8
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

The trustees of the university of pennsylvania (the "university") sees itself as having a public service mission. in such regard, the university aims to provide a rich and diverse educational environment for its students; to pioneer…

Education
9
The Institute of Music for Children Inc

To engage children and youth in artistic expression and the creative process.

Arts & Culture
10
Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston

To advance the aspirations of families and individuals to enrich their lives, bodies and spirits, by providing the best in contemporary programs and experiences, informed by jewish values for today's jews and the people in their lives.

Human Services
11
Fairleigh Dickinson University

Fairleigh dickinson university is a center of academic excellence dedicated to the preparation of world citizens through global education. the university strives to provide students with the multi-disciplinary, intercultural, and ethical…

Education
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Usta Foundation Incorporated; the most unlike its peers is Island Scholars 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

15 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. 15 of the 28 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
10/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NJTL: $123,500 · OtherNJTLHARLEM JUNIOR TENNIS & EDUCATION: $70,000 · OtherHARLEM JUNIOR TENNIS & EDUCATION+16 more: $24,740 · Other+16 moreMARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ATLANTA INC: $135,500 · Human ServicesMARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF …+1 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesUSTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $80,000 · Recreation & SportsUSTA FOUNDATION INCO…NEW HOPE FAMILY SHELTER INC: $5,000 · Housing & ShelterPRINCETON COMMUNITY HOUSING INC: $1,100 · Housing & ShelterISLAND SCHOLARS INC: $2,700 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $500 · EducationHOMEFRONT INC: $500 · EducationJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE: $2,500 · PhilanthropyAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 · Civil Rights
Other$218,240Human Services$137,500Recreation & Sports$80,000Housing & Shelter$6,100Education$3,700Philanthropy$2,500Civil Rights$1,500

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 budgetMARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ATLANTA INC: $135,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetUSTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $80,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetNEW HOPE FAMILY SHELTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMARY JACOBS FOUNDATION INC: $2,990 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetISLAND SCHOLARS INC: $2,700 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPRINCETON SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER DBA CENTER FOR MODERN AGING PRINCETON: $2,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPRINCETON COMMUNITY HOUSING INC: $1,100 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICAN CONFERENCE ON DIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTASK Inc Trenton Area Soup Kitchen Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF ISRAEL DISABLED VETERANS INC: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW HERITAGE THEATRE GROUP: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOMEFRONT INC: $500 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.

The Robert Wood Johns…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationNJ12.8× affinity4 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Aks Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Aks Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • Homefront Inc: 9% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Aks Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Aks Foundation Inc 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 28 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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