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Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel 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.

$6.0M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
79
Grants FY2024
71
Organizations funded FY2023
11%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$400,000
Organizations funded a year
71 to 80
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
14
Total assets, FY2024
$32M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 11% of the organizations Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $433k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
EnvironmentInternationalEmploymentCrime & LegalHuman ServicesEducationOther
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 arriving64$5.3M16%
FY202371$4.9M11%
FY202277$4.9M10%
FY202180$4.6M19%
FY202076$4.0Mn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$7.4MCrime & Legal$3.5MCivil Rights$3.4MHealth$2.5MPhilanthropy$2.5MEmployment$2.1MPublic Benefit$1.4MCommunity Improvement$676kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
MN
IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
DC
LA
AL
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Stand$1,150,00054%
New York Immigration Coalition Inc$1,125,00053%
Common Cause Education Fund$1,064,00052%
NEO Philanthropy Inc$1,000,00030%
Earthjustice$875,00050%
Rainforest Action Network$850,00052%
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund$850,00051%
The Bronx Defenders$800,00040%
Ceres Inc$700,00050%
350org$675,00051%
Show all 102 grantees
All grantees of Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Stand$1,150,00054%
New York Immigration Coalition Inc$1,125,00053%
Common Cause Education Fund$1,064,00052%
NEO Philanthropy Inc$1,000,00030%
Earthjustice$875,00050%
Rainforest Action Network$850,00052%
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund$850,00051%
The Bronx Defenders$800,00040%
Ceres Inc$700,00050%
350org$675,00051%
Waterfront Alliance Inc$550,00057%
Pacific Environment and Resources Center$500,00044%
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$500,00050%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$500,00050%
Lawyers for Children Inc$500,00051%
The Legal Aid Society$500,00050%
Guttmacher Institute Inc$450,00050%
The Hope Program Inc$415,00042%
Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund$400,00021%
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc$375,00050%
Physicians For Reproductive Health$370,00052%
Leap Inc$360,00051%
The Door - a Center of Alternatives Inc$350,00050%
Reproductive Health Access Project Inc$345,00055%
BlueGreen Alliance Foundation$330,00052%
Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison Inc$325,00052%
National Institute for Reproductive Health Inc$325,00052%
Children's Hospital Corporation$325,00050%
Jobs to Move America$300,00043%
Legal Action Center of the City of New York Inc$300,00051%
The Sentencing Project$290,00052%
Louisiana Bucket Brigade$260,00023%
New Economy Project Inc$250,00053%
Per Scholas Inc$250,00040%
Brooklyn Legal Services Inc$240,00040%
Center for Employment Opportunities Inc$225,00050%
Align the Alliance for a Greater New York Inc$225,00037%
Children's Tumor Foundation$210,00031%
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute Inc$200,00041%
All Voting Is Local$200,00011%
SD Foundation$200,00012%
Center for Family Representation Inc$200,00040%
Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners Inc$175,00041%
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice$170,00021%
Brandworkers International Inc$150,000411%
Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow Inc$150,00031%
Urge Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity$150,00012%
Oceana Inc$150,00030%
The Campaign Legal Center Inc$100,00011%
Jackie Robinson Foundation Inc$100,00050%
Make the Road New York$100,00020%
American Constitution Society for Law & Policy$100,00012%
Nonprofit New York Inc$96,00042%
Legal Services NYC$75,00010%
Advocates for Children of New York$65,00011%
Urban Green Council$60,00013%
Helen Keller International$60,00030%
Trustees of Boston University$57,00050%
Bent on Learning Inc$55,00035%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$53,33320%
Equal Justice Initiative$50,00050%
Citizens Committee for Children of New York Inc$50,00011%
National Center for Access to Justice Inc$50,000120%
Discalced Inc$35,00040%
Philanthropy New York Inc$29,00040%
Rutgers University Foundation$25,00050%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory$25,00050%
Long Island University$25,00050%
Institute for Sustainable Communities$23,33240%
New Incentives$20,00010%
International Rescue Committee INC$20,00010%
Search for Change Inc$20,00020%
United Way of Greenwich Inc$20,00020%
Save the Rhino International Inc$17,33250%
Bryn Mawr College$16,67050%
President and Fellows of Middlebury College$16,67050%
Andover Village Improvement Society$15,00033%
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$12,50050%
Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation$11,50023%
Youth & Family Counseling Agency of Oyster Bay - East Norwich Inc$11,00040%
William J Brennan Center for Justice Inc$10,00020%
Unison Learning Center Inc$10,00016%
Catskill Animal Sanctuary Inc$9,33220%
Governor Dummer Academy the Governor's Academy$9,00020%
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Inc$8,75040%
Fair Count Inc$8,75020%
Save the Redwoods League$8,00020%
Lighthouse Guild International Inc$7,00010%
Aperture Foundation Inc$6,50010%
New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc$5,00010%
Futurechurch$5,00021%
Central Park Conservancy Inc$4,75030%
Friends of the High Line Inc$4,00020%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$4,00020%
Media Matters for America$3,75010%
Save The Children Federation Inc$3,00010%
East Woods School Inc$3,00010%
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies Inc$2,50010%
Drug Policy Alliance$2,50010%
The Hotchkiss School$2,00020%
The Frederick Gunn School Inc$2,00020%
Little Red School House Inc$1,66520%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.3M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetStand: $1,150,000 over 5y, 3.7% of budgetNew York Immigration Coalition Inc: $1,125,000 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetCommon Cause Education Fund: $1,064,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetNEO Philanthropy Inc: $1,000,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetEarthjustice: $875,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetRainforest Action Network: $850,000 over 5y, 2.2% of budgetLeague of Conservation Voters Education Fund: $850,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetThe Bronx Defenders: $800,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetCeres Inc: $700,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budget350org: $675,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetWaterfront Alliance Inc: $550,000 over 5y, 6.6% of budgetPacific Environment and Resources Center: $500,000 over 4y, 4.4% of budgetThe Center for Reproductive Rights Inc: $500,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $500,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetLawyers for Children Inc: $500,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetThe Legal Aid Society: $500,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGuttmacher Institute Inc: $450,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetThe Hope Program Inc: $415,000 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetClimate and Clean Energy Equity Fund: $400,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc: $375,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPhysicians For Reproductive Health: $370,000 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetLeap Inc: $360,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetThe Door - a Center of Alternatives Inc: $350,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetReproductive Health Access Project Inc: $345,000 over 5y, 5.3% of budgetBlueGreen Alliance Foundation: $330,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetHudson Link for Higher Education in Prison Inc: $325,000 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetNational Institute for Reproductive Health Inc: $325,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation: $325,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJobs to Move America: $300,000 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetLegal Action Center of the City of New York Inc: $300,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetThe Sentencing Project: $290,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetLouisiana Bucket Brigade: $260,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetNew Economy Project Inc: $250,000 over 5y, 3.2% of budgetPer Scholas Inc: $250,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetBrooklyn Legal Services Inc: $240,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCenter for Employment Opportunities Inc: $225,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAlign the Alliance for a Greater New York Inc: $225,000 over 3y, 7.3% of budgetChildren's Tumor Foundation: $210,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetParaprofessional Healthcare Institute Inc: $200,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetAll Voting Is Local: $200,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetSD Foundation: $200,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetCenter for Family Representation Inc: $200,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetNeighborhood Trust Financial Partners Inc: $175,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetNational Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice: $170,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetBrandworkers International Inc: $150,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetOpportunities for a Better Tomorrow Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetUrge Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity: $150,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetOceana Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 0.2% 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 102.

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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.

The Ford FoundationNY32.9× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ford Foundation · The New York Community Trust · The Scherman Foundation Inc · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Robin Hood Foundation · New Venture Fund · Tides Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · The Overbrook Foundation · Lily Auchincloss Foundation Inc · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors 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.

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About Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc

How much does Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc give?
Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc reported 79 grants totaling $6,007,084 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 71 and 80 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (29%), Crime & Legal (13%), Civil Rights (13%).
Who are Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Stand ($1.1M), New York Immigration Coalition Inc ($1.1M), Common Cause Education Fund ($1.1M).
Does Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel 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 F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Ford Foundation, The New York Community Trust, The Scherman Foundation Inc.
Where is Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc based?
Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc is based in NY.

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 124 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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