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Arthur Dubow 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.

$30k
Granted FY2024still arriving
2
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$62kRecreation & Sports$36kEducation$23kEnvironment$10kCivil Rights$7kHousing & Shelter$3kInternational$2kCommunity Improvement$2kOther$0
02FY2024 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $25k
$25,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$4k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FOUR FREEDOMS PARK CONSERVANCY$25,000
COMMON GROUND$5,000
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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 79% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%CUMMINGS SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE OF TUFTS UNIVERSITY: $500 → 11%AMERICAN REFUGEE COMMITTEE: $1k → 12%THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS: $3k → 22%SANTA BARBARA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $3k → 14%CO LO KI INC: $2k → 6%FOR OUR FRIENDS: $500 → 13%CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: $1k → 17%CENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE IN SUNSET PARK: $1k → 20%COMMON GROUND: $5k → 14%SOUTHERN POVERY LAW CENTER: $1k → 18%NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT LAND CONSERVANCY: $1k → 9%ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $2k → 12%SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART: $3k → 14%THE FUND FOR PARK AVENUE: $500 → 17%GUNN MEMORIAL LIBRARY INC: $3k → 9%SANTA BARBARA LOTUS LAND: $1k → 14%CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY: $500 → 17%RUMSEY HALL SCHOOL: $1k → 9%SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM ART: $3k → 14%FDR FOUR FREEDOMS PARK: $35k → 17%GUNN MEMORIAL LIBRARY INC: $1k → 9%FOUR FREEDOMS PARK CONSERVANCY: $25k → 17%SALISBURY SCHOOL: $15k → 9%FOUR FREEDOMS PARK CONSERVANCY: $25k → 17%ASAP: $500 → 9%THE POSSE FOUNDATION: $6k → 17%STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION: $3k → 9%THE POSSE FOUNDATION: $1k → 17%RIPLEY WATERFORD CONSERVANCY: $3k → 9%GLOBAL KIDS: $1k → 17%RIPLEY WATERFORD CONSERVANCY: $1k → 9%WNYC - CONSERVATION ON THE GREEN: $5k → 17%LITERACY VOLUNTEERS ON THE GREEN: $100 → 9%INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION: $1k → 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
CA
DC
AL
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.

42%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$64k · 4 repeat orgs$90k to everyone else

4 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
26

Total granted

$64k
$85k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-3%
+42%

Still filing today

75%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’20’21’22’23’24
EducationEnvironmentInternationalArts & CultureRecreation & SportsCrime & LegalOther
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

  • FF
    FOUR FREEDOMS PARK CONSERVANCY INC
    2× · 2021–2024 · $50k · revenue -3%
  • TP
    THE POSSE FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2017–2020 · $7k · revenue +49%
  • GM
    GUNN MEMORIAL LIBRARY INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $4k · revenue -14%

Funded once

  • FF
    FDR FOUR FREEDOMS PARK
    one grant, 2017 · $35k
  • SS
    SALISBURY SCHOOL INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $15k · revenue +95%
  • WC
    WNYC - CONSERVATION ON THE GREEN
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
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
New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund

See schedule onylcvef's mission is to educate, engage and empower new yorkers to be effective advocates on behalf of the environment from clean energy and funding for parks, to solid waste and green buildings. first, we educate new yorkers…

Environment
2
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
3
Native Plant Trust Inc

The organization's mission is to conserve and promote new england's native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.

Environment
4
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
5
New York League of Conservation Voters

See schedule onylcv is a non-partisan policy making and political action organization that works to make environmental protection a top priority with elected officials, decision-makers and the voters by evaluating incumbent performance and…

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6
Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
7
Brooklyn Law School

To provide students with the knowledge, skills, ethical values needed for a career in law.

Education
8
New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc

The conservancy preserves and revitalizes new york's architecture. by doing so, it contributes to new york's economy, tourism and quality of life.

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9
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
10
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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11
New York School of Interior Design

New york school of interior design provides the most innovative, immersive, and transformative interior design education in the world, demonstrating the impact of professionally designed interiors on the health, happiness, and well-being…

Education
12
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy Inc; the most unlike its peers is For Our Friends 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

18 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. 18 of the 31 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)
18/18
Grantees still filing
15/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FDR FOUR FREEDOMS PARK: $35,000 · OtherFDR FOUR FREEDOMS PARKWNYC - CONSERVATION ON THE GREEN: $5,000 · OtherWNYC - CONSERVATION ON THE GREENCOMMON GROUND: $5,000 · OtherCOMMON GROUNDGUNN MEMORIAL LIBRARY INC: $3,700 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $3,500 · OtherSANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART: $3,000 · OtherSANTA BARBARA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $2,500 · OtherSANTA BARBARA MUSEUM ART: $2,500 · Other+10 more: $10,000 · Other+10 moreFOUR FREEDOMS PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $50,000 · Arts & CultureFOUR FREEDOMS PARK CONSERVANCY INCSALISBURY SCHOOL INC: $15,000 · EducationSALISBURY SCHOOL I…THE POSSE FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 · EducationTHE POSSE FOUNDATI…THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS: $2,500 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF …RUMSEY HALL SCHOOL INC: $1,000 · Education+1 more: $100 · EducationSTEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION INC: $2,500 · EnvironmentNORTHWEST CONNECTICUT LAND CONSERVANCY INC: $1,000 · EnvironmentFUND FOR PARK AVENUE NEW YORK INC: $500 · EnvironmentINTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION: $1,000 · InternationalALIGHT: $1,000 · InternationalSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $1,000 · Crime & LegalTHE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $1,000 · Civil Rights
Other$70,200Arts & Culture$50,000Education$25,600Environment$4,000International$2,000Crime & Legal$1,000Civil Rights$1,000

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 budgetFOUR FREEDOMS PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $50,000 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetSALISBURY SCHOOL INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE POSSE FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGUNN MEMORIAL LIBRARY INC: $3,700 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSTEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRUMSEY HALL SCHOOL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHWEST CONNECTICUT LAND CONSERVANCY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBAL KIDS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALIGHT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFUND FOR PARK AVENUE NEW YORK INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOR OUR FRIENDS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLITERACY VOLUNTEERS ON THE GREEN: $100 over 1y, 0.1% 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 Goldman Sachs Cha…Jewish Communal FundMurray & Susan Haber …The Kestrel FoundationThe Connecticut Commu…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNY14.9× affinity5 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Jewish Communal Fund · Murray & Susan Haber Charitable Foundation · The Kestrel Foundation · The Connecticut Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable 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 Arthur Dubow Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Arthur Dubow Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 19%
  • Steep Rock Association Inc: 19% of income from government
  • Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy Inc: 9% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get 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 · 0–50%
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 Arthur Dubow Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Arthur Dubow 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 31 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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