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Bishai Family Foundation at a glance

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Bishai Family Foundation

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.

$16k
Granted FY2022
14
Grants FY2022
8
States reached
$1k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.

Health$22kHuman Services$7kEducation$6kPublic Safety & Disaster$4kAnimals$4kFood & Nutrition$3kReligion$2kHousing & Shelter$2kOther$0
02FY2022 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,160
Median grant
8
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT$1,160
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION$1,160
HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US$1,160
Individual grant recipient$1,160
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION$1,160
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN$1,160
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$1,160
THE SALVATION ARMY$1,160
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION$1,160
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$1,160
KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE$1,160
HILLSDALE COLLEGE$1,160
AMERICAN KIDNEY FUND$1,160
AMERICAN RED CROSS$1,160
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 (FY17–17, $500) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 14%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

ME
MI
NY
PA
CO
WV
MD
AZ
KS
TN
DC
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.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$41k · 18 repeat orgs$7k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2022, 5 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
13

Total granted

$41k
$7k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+39%

Still filing today

50%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22
HealthHuman ServicesFood & NutritionReligionAnimalsEducationOther
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

  • HW
    Humane World for Animals Inc
    4× · 2019–2022 · $4k · revenue +31%
  • WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC
    5× · 2018–2022 · $3k · revenue +64%
  • STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
    2× · 2021–2022 · $2k · revenue +112%

Funded once

  • MF
    MACOMB FOOD PROGRAMgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue +52%
  • HF
    HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
    one grant, 2020 · $850
  • AL
    AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2020 · $850
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
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
2
Researchamerica

2025 was a turbulent year for the medical and health research community, but our commitment to advocating for science never wavered. from pushing back against funding threats to elevating researchers' voices and equipping advocates, we…

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3
American Diabetes Association

The mission of the American Diabetes Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

Health
4
American College of Surgeons

The american college of surgeons is dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and to safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment.

Education
5
American College of Lifestyle Medicine

Mission statement: advancing evidence-based lifestyle medicine to treat, reverse and prevent non-communicable, chronic disease. vision statement: a nation and world wherein lifestyle medicine is the foundation of health and all healthcare.…

Health
6
American Institute for Cancer Research

Aicr champions the latest and most authoritative scientific research from around the world on cancer prevention and survival through diet, weight and physical activity, so that we can help people make informed lifestyle choices to reduce…

Health
7
American College of Radiology

The american college of radiology (acr) is organized to advance radiology science, practice and access, improve quality and safety, provide continuing education for radiology and allied professionals, and achieve better outcomes through…

Health
8
American Bible Society

Since 1816, american bible society has been fulfilling its mission of making the bible available to every person in a language and format each can understand and afford so all people may experience its life-changing message.

Religion
9
Access to Advanced Health Institute

Aahi is a nonprofit biotech research institute, bringing together the best experts, technologies, and platforms to create accessible, high-quality products and solutions for harnessing the immune system to alleviate disease.

Health
10
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
11
American College of Physicians Inc

The mission of the american college of physicians (acp), www. acponline.org, is to enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine. acp was founded in 1915 to…

Health
12
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

To advance and disseminate the science and practice of hepatology, and to promote liver health and quality patient care.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Arthritis Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Humane World for Animals 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, 2017–2025.

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. 18 of the 32 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/18
Grantees still filing
14/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SALVATION ARMY: $3,760 · OtherSALVATION ARMYAMERICAN RED CROSS: $3,560 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSSSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $3,410 · OtherSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDRENAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $3,010 · OtherAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: $3,010 · OtherALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONKARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE: $2,160 · OtherKARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTEAMERICAN KIDNEY FUND: $2,160 · OtherAMERICAN KIDNEY FUNDIndividual grant recipient: $2,160 · OtherIndividual grant recipient+10 more: $4,100 · Other+10 moreAmerican Heart Association Inc: $2,160 · HealthAmerican Heart…ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $2,160 · HealthARTHRITIS FOUN…AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $850 · HealthAMERICAN CANCE…SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $850 · HealthSHRINERS HOSPI…ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $550 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DI…+1 more: $100 · HealthHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $3,660 · EducationHILLSDALE CO…STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,160 · EducationSTEPHEN SILL…WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $3,110 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $500 · Human ServicesHumane World for Animals Inc: $3,560 · AnimalsMACOMB FOOD PROGRAM: $2,550 · Food & NutritionGLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN: $550 · Food & NutritionIT IS WRITTEN INC: $1,600 · Philanthropy
Other$27,330Health$6,670Education$5,820Human Services$3,610Animals$3,560Food & Nutrition$3,100Philanthropy$1,600

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 budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $3,660 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $3,560 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $3,110 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMACOMB FOOD PROGRAM: $2,550 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,160 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $2,160 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $2,160 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIT IS WRITTEN INC: $1,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $850 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $850 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVOICE OF PROPHECY: $650 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN: $550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT & RELIEF AGENCY INTERNATIONAL: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMICHIGAN PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $100 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.

Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncCO6.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 2 of 2Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: 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 Bishai Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Bishai Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Adventist Development & Relief Agency International: 35% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
2report 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.

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 32 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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