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Benno and Elayne Hurwitz Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Benno and Elayne Hurwitz Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$310k
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Health$740kPhilanthropy$600kArts & Culture$94kCrime & Legal$55kEducation$34kHuman Services$19kReligion$18kYouth Development$16kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k8 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $70k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $215k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$6.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
The Associated Jewish Charity$100,000
Itineris Foundation$60,000
Lifebridge Health$55,000
Individual grant recipient$30,000
Jemicy School$20,000
Erin Levitas Foundation$20,000
Beth El Congregation$5,000
Baltimore Museum of Art$5,000
Individual grant recipient$3,600
Center Stage$3,000
Tanglewood$3,000
Friends of IDF$2,500
Chabad of Downtown$1,800
Individual grant recipient$1,000
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:

Its human-services grants (FY20–22, $9k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%Shalom Tikvah: $5k → 11%Shalom Tikvah: $3k → 11%Shalom Tikvah: $1k → 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.
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.
$1.5M · 18 repeat orgs$57k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
10

Total granted

$1.5M
$54k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+41%
+49%

Still filing today

61%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
HealthArts & CultureCrime & LegalInternationalEducationHuman ServicesOther
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

  • LH
    LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $315k · revenue +41%
  • IF
    Itineris Foundation Inc
    5× · 2020–2024 · $250k · revenue +20%
  • EM
    ERIN MICHELE LEVITAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $47k · revenue +16%

Funded once

  • BS
    BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $38k · revenue +49%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
  • UO
    University of MD Neurology
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
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
The Lieber Institute Inc

The mission of the institute is to translate basic genetic and molecular mechanisms of schizophrenia and related developmental brain disorders into clinical advances that change the lives of affected individuals. it is catalyzing a new…

Health
2
University of Maryland Facultyphysicians Inc

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland, school of medicine, administrative support services are provided to the physician practices of the university of maryland, including but not limited to information technology,…

Health
3
University of Maryland Anesthesiology Associates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

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4
National Alliance On Mental Illness of Massachusetts Inc

We seek to improve the quality of life for people living with mental health conditions, their families, and their caregivers. we work to ensure that all people impacted by a mental health condition receive the support they need when they…

Health
5
Joseph J Peters Institute

JJPI is a specialized organization that provides prevention and treatment services in the areas of sexual and interpersonal violence, post-traumatic stress disorder and other forms of trauma, infant and early childhood mental health, and…

Crime & Legal
6
University of Maryland Physicians Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

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7
Abilities Network Inc

Cultivating inclusive communities through relationships, innovation and high-quality services.

Health
8
The Maryland School for the Blind

As a statewide resource center, the school provides outreach, educational and residential services for students to reach their fullest potential by preparing them to be as successful, independent, and well-rounded contributing members of…

Education
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 Maryland Neurology Associates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

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11
The Arc Baltimore Inc

The arc baltimore supports people with developmental disabilities to lead fulfilling lives with a sense of belonging, purpose, and meaningful relationships.

Human Services
12
Nami Metropolitan Baltimore Inc

Nami metropolitan baltimore is a 501(c)3 organization that improves the lives of individuals living with mental illness, their families, and communities through education, support, and advocacy all education and support programs are…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel Inc; the most unlike its peers is Baltimore Museum of Art. 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 30 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)
5
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

The Associated Jewish Charity: $600,000 · OtherThe Associated Jewish CharityIndividual grant recipient: $150,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient+13 more: $72,300 · Other+13 moreLIFEBRIDGE HEALTH INC: $315,000 · HealthLIFEBRIDGE HEALTH INCItineris Foundation Inc: $250,000 · HealthItineris Foundation Inc+3 more: $17,000 · HealthBALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $38,000 · Arts & CultureCENTER STAGE ASSOCIATES INC: $14,500 · Arts & CultureBALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART: $14,000 · Arts & CultureTHE AMERICAN VISIONARY ART MUSEUM INC: $2,500 · Arts & CultureERIN MICHELE LEVITAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $46,500 · Crime & Legal+2 more: $2,000 · Crime & LegalTHE JEMICY SCHOOL INC: $33,500 · EducationMISSIONFIT: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentShalom Tikvah Inc: $8,500 · Human Services
Other$822,300Health$582,000Arts & Culture$69,000Crime & Legal$48,500Education$33,500Youth Development$15,000Human Services$8,500

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 budgetLIFEBRIDGE HEALTH INC: $315,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetItineris Foundation Inc: $250,000 over 5y, 9.0% of budgetERIN MICHELE LEVITAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $46,500 over 5y, 3.6% of budgetBALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $38,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE JEMICY SCHOOL INC: $33,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMISSIONFIT: $15,000 over 3y, 4.8% of budgetCENTER STAGE ASSOCIATES INC: $14,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART: $14,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetVOICES OF HOPE INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetShalom Tikvah Inc: $8,500 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetGLBTQ LEGAL ADVOCATES & DEFENDERS INC: $6,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNAMI National: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN VISIONARY ART MUSEUM INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMARYLAND VOLUNTEER LAWYERS SERVICE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetABORTION FUND OF MARYLAND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPRO BONO COUNSELING PROJECT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetELIJAH CUMMINGS YOUTH PROGRAM IN ISRAEL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% 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 LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH INC ↗
  • Who funds Itineris Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds ERIN MICHELE LEVITAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE JEMICY SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds MISSIONFIT ↗
  • Who funds CENTER STAGE ASSOCIATES INC ↗
  • Who funds BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART ↗
  • Who funds VOICES OF HOPE INC ↗
  • Who funds Shalom Tikvah Inc ↗
  • Who funds GLBTQ LEGAL ADVOCATES & DEFENDERS INC ↗
  • Who funds NAMI National ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES ↗
  • Who funds THE AMERICAN VISIONARY ART MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds MARYLAND VOLUNTEER LAWYERS SERVICE INC ↗
  • Who funds ABORTION FUND OF MARYLAND INC ↗
  • Who funds PRO BONO COUNSELING PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds ELIJAH CUMMINGS YOUTH PROGRAM IN ISRAEL 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.

Associated Jewish Cha…David & Barbara B Hir…Baltimore Community F…The United Way of Cen…The Harry and Jeanett…The Stewart and Marle…Hoffberger Foundation…The Henry and Ruth Bl…Baltimore Civic Fund …France-Merrick Founda…Annie E Casey Foundat…Morgan Stanley Global…
Associated Jewish Charities of BaltimoreMD21.6× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · David & Barbara B Hirschhorn Foundation Inc · Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc · The Stewart and Marlene Greenebaum Family Foundation Inc · Hoffberger Foundation Inc · The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation Inc · Baltimore Civic Fund Inc · France-Merrick Foundation Inc · Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust 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 Benno and Elayne Hurwitz Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Benno and Elayne Hurwitz Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Pro Bono Counseling Project Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Center Stage Associates Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Voices of Hope Inc: 6% of income from government
  • The American Visionary Art Museum Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Baltimore Museum of Art: 4% of income from government
  • Lifebridge Health Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders Inc: 0% 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
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 30 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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