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Bernard and Sylvia Witt Foundation Inc

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.

$10k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
7
Grants FY2024
20
Organizations funded FY2023
35%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$3,499
Organizations funded a year
20 to 42
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 35% of the organizations Bernard and Sylvia Witt Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 57% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 43% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $278k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesInternationalPhilanthropyFood & NutritionArts & CultureOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving7$10k29%
FY202320$491k35%
FY202232$187k6%
FY202142$39k36%
FY202040$39k38%
FY201931$33k16%
FY201834$33k32%
FY201729$30kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$201kInternational$163kHuman Services$148kArts & Culture$99kReligion$68kEducation$48kPhilanthropy$40kCivil Rights$18kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
American Friends of Magen David Adom$144,56060%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$74,00030%
Jewish Family & Career Services Inc$36,75080%
Jewish Home Life Communities Inc$35,00010%
Camp Judaea Inc$28,00010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$14,00070%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia Inc$14,00070%
Jewish Welfare Federation of Columbus Georgia Inc$12,00772%
Rivercenter Inc$12,00070%
Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in Israel$10,0001n/a
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All grantees of Bernard and Sylvia Witt Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
American Friends of Magen David Adom$144,56060%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$74,00030%
Jewish Family & Career Services Inc$36,75080%
Jewish Home Life Communities Inc$35,00010%
Camp Judaea Inc$28,00010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$14,00070%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia Inc$14,00070%
Jewish Welfare Federation of Columbus Georgia Inc$12,00772%
Rivercenter Inc$12,00070%
Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in Israel$10,0001n/a
Springer Opera House Arts Associationinc$8,85070%
Wynnton Neighborhood Network Inc$6,03561%
DeKalb Rape Crisis Center Inc$5,80150%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$5,25060%
National Council of Jewish Women - Atlanta Section Inc$5,00053%
Anti-Defamation League$4,68040%
Save a Child's Heart Foundation US Inc$3,76450%
America Gives Inc$3,60420%
Blood Cancer United Inc$3,55050%
Breakthrough T1d$3,50020%
American Cancer Society Inc$3,50040%
The William Breman Jewish Home Inc$3,00030%
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc$3,00050%
Stage Door Theatre Inc$2,95040%
Atlanta Children's Shelter Incorporated$2,50040%
The Vi and Milton Weinstein Hospice Inc$2,50030%
Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta Inc$2,0001n/a
Feeding America$2,00020%
American Friends of Orr Shalom Inc$2,00020%
American Friends of Yad Eliezer$1,64110%
Friends of Yad Sarah Inc$1,50020%
Community Assistance Center Inc$1,50030%
Because International Corp$1,25020%
Na Amat USA$1,0001n/a
The Blue Card Inc$1,00010%
MIDDLE GEORGIA HONOR FLIGHT Middle Georgia Honor Flight$1,00011%
One Family Fund$1,00010%
American Friends of Bat Melech Inc$1,00020%
Semper Fi & America's Fund$1,00010%
World Central Kitchen Inc$77520%
Dysautonomia International Inc$75020%
Ian's Friends Foundation Inc$50010%
MAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger$50010%
Kids in Need Inc$4502n/a
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Pittsburgh$18010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 41 recipients with no EIN on record ($393k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bernard and Sylvia Witt Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $144,560 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of United Hatzalah Inc: $74,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJewish Family & Career Services Inc: $36,750 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetJewish Home Life Communities Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCamp Judaea Inc: $28,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $14,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia Inc: $14,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetJewish Welfare Federation of Columbus Georgia Inc: $12,007 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetRivercenter Inc: $12,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetSpringer Opera House Arts Associationinc: $8,850 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetWynnton Neighborhood Network Inc: $6,035 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetDeKalb Rape Crisis Center Inc: $5,801 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $5,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNational Council of Jewish Women - Atlanta Section Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $4,680 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSave a Child's Heart Foundation US Inc: $3,764 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAmerica Gives Inc: $3,604 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $3,550 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe William Breman Jewish Home Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAtlanta Community Food Bank Inc: $3,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetStage Door Theatre Inc: $2,950 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetAtlanta Children's Shelter Incorporated: $2,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Vi and Milton Weinstein Hospice Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Orr Shalom Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Friends of Yad Eliezer: $1,641 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Yad Sarah Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Assistance Center Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBecause International Corp: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Blue Card Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIDDLE GEORGIA HONOR FLIGHT Middle Georgia Honor Flight: $1,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetOne Family Fund: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Bat Melech Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSemper Fi & America's Fund: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $775 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDysautonomia International Inc: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIan's Friends Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family and Children's Service of Pittsburgh: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 41.

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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.

Ron and Lisa Brill Charitable TrustDE17.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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.

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About Bernard and Sylvia Witt Foundation Inc

How much does Bernard and Sylvia Witt Foundation Inc give?
Bernard and Sylvia Witt Foundation Inc reported 7 grants totaling $9,649 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 42 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Bernard and Sylvia Witt Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (23%), International (18%), Human Services (17%).
Who are Bernard and Sylvia Witt Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: American Friends of Magen David Adom ($145k), Friends of United Hatzalah Inc ($74k), Jewish Family & Career Services Inc ($37k).
Does Bernard and Sylvia Witt Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Bernard and Sylvia Witt Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Bernard and Sylvia Witt Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ron and Lisa Brill Charitable Trust, Pat and Jack Wilensky Family Foundation, Cooper Family Foundation Inc.
Where is Bernard and Sylvia Witt Foundation Inc based?
Bernard and Sylvia Witt Foundation Inc is based in GA.

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 88 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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