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Brooklyn Community Foundation

Spark lasting social justice change, mobilizing people, capital, & expertise for a fair brooklyn.

$19M
Granted FY2024still arriving
93
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Human Services$8.9MArts & Culture$7.1MEducation$6.9MCivil Rights$6.3MCrime & Legal$5.5MYouth Development$5.5MCommunity Improvement$4.9MPhilanthropy$2.5MOther$0
02FY2024 · 93 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 93 grants below total $4,680,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $19,342,878 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $14,662,878 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k69 grants · $2.8M
  • $50k–250k24 grants · $1.9M
$45,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$142M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SURE WE CAN INC$100,000
POWER OF TWO$100,000
YOUTH DESIGN CENTER$100,000
NEIGHBORS IN ACTION A PROJECT OF JUSTICE INNOVATION INC$100,000
DRIVE CHANGE INC$100,000
NEW YORK THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES-STAY'N OUT$72,500
THE ALI FORNEY CENTER$72,500
THE FAMILY CENTER INC$72,500
COMMUNITY COUNSELING AND MEDIATION$72,500
AFTER HOURS PROJECT$72,500
GLOBAL TRAUMA RESEARCH$72,500
HOUSING SOLUTIONS$72,500
LANTERN COMMUNITY SERVICES$72,500
VOCAL-NY$72,500
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HOUSING SERVICES INC$72,500
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 (FY17–24, $10.9M) land where the poverty rate runs at 19%, 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%INSPIRING FUTURES INC: $85k → 28%KIND KITCHEN OF PALM BEACH INC: $100k → 11%THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER: $84k → 20%BED-STUY CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER: $70k → 20%CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER: $51k → 20%MEXICAN COALITION FOR THE EMPOWERMENT OF YOUTH & FAMILIES INC DBA MEXIC: $60k → 28%ASIAN PACIFIC POLICY AND PLANNING COUNCIL: $500k → 14%SOUTH ASIAN YOUTH ACTION SAYA INC: $85k → 13%JOHN JAY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $195k → 17%JOHN JAY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $195k → 17%Groundswell Community Mural Project: $51k → 20%BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HOUSING SERVICES INC: $73k → 20%BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HOUSING & SERVICES INC: $73k → 20%BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HOUSING & SERVICES INC: $73k → 20%FRIENDS OF WHEELS: $75k → 17%MIXTECA ORGANIZATION INC: $70k → 20%GROUNDSWELL COMMUNITY MURAL PROJECT: $70k → 20%GROUNDSWELL COMMUNITY MURAL PROJECT: $53k → 20%NEIGHBORS IN ACTION A PROJECT OF JUSTICE INNOVATION INC: $100k → 17%New York Peace Institute: $100k → 17%NEW YORK PEACE INSTITUTE INC: $100k → 17%GOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES: $85k → 17%YA-YA NETWORK: $75k → 17%THE FAMILY CENTER INC: $73k → 20%THE FAMILY CENTER INC: $73k → 20%THE FAMILY CENTER INC: $73k → 20%DOCUMENTED: $66k → 17%Good Shepherd Services: $100k → 20%CHURCHES UNITED FOR FAIR HOUSING: $62k → 20%CHURCHES UNITED FOR FAIR HOUSING: $55k → 20%Churches United for Fair Housing: $55k → 20%ARAB AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK: $70k → 20%ARAB AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK: $70k → 20%RED HOOK INITIATIVE: $110k → 20%Red Hook Initiative: $60k → 20%THE ALEX HOUSE PROJECT: $55k → 20%GRIOT: $70k → 20%GRAHAM WINDHAM: $250k → 20%COMMUNITY COUNSELING AND MEDIATION: $73k → 20%COMMUNITY COUNSELING AND MEDIATION: $73k → 20%COMMUNITY COUNSELING AND MEDIATION: $73k → 20%UNITED COMMUNITY CENTERS INC: $55k → 20%COUNCIL OF PEOPLES ORGANIZATION: $66k → 20%CYPRESS HILLS CHILD CARE CORPORATION: $513k → 20%CYPRESS HILLS CHILD CARE CORPORATION: $100k → 20%CYPRESS HILLS CHILD CARE CORPORATION: $100k → 20%CYPRESS HILLS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INC: $85k → 20%CYPRESS HILLS CHILD CARE CORPORATION: $70k → 20%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

AK
VT
NH
WA
MT
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
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.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$50M · 314 repeat orgs$10M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +44% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

314 repeat relationships: 67 still active in FY2024, 247 since wound down; 16 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

314
314

Total granted

$50M
$9.6M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+13%

Still filing today

93%
86%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $670k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesArts & CultureEducationCommunity ImprovementCivil RightsCrime & 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

  • GA
    GRAMEEN AMERICA INC
    3× · 2021–2023 · $1.5M · revenue +182%
  • TB
    THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
    6× · 2017–2023 · $1.5M · revenue +86%
  • DL
    Documented LTD
    3× · 2020–2022 · $1.4M · revenue +776% · 74% of their budget

Funded once

  • GE
    GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK
    one grant, 2023 · $563k · revenue 0%
  • AE
    AAPI EQUITY ALLIANCEgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $500k · revenue +141%
  • CC
    COMMUNITY CAPITAL FUNDgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $500k · revenue +307% · 52% of their budget
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
City Report Inc

CITY REPORT, INC. serves the people of New York through independent journalism that answers their information needs and holds the powerful to account.

Arts & Culture
2
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp

To manage the brooklyn navy yard for the city of new york, specifically to expand job opportunities for new yorkers by fostering the development of small businesses.

Community Improvement
3
The New York Opportunity Network Inc Dba the Opportunity Network

The opportunity network ignites the drive, curiosity, and agency of underrepresented students on their paths to and through college and into thriving careers, powered by our commitment to access and community.

Education
4
Brooklyn Community Foundation

Spark lasting social justice change, mobilizing people, capital, & expertise for a fair brooklyn.

Philanthropy
5
Legal Services Nyc

Legal services nyc is a non-profit organization that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income people in new york city. a community-based organization serving more than 100,000 people annually, lsnyc is the nation's largest…

Crime & Legal
6
Co-Counsel Nyc Inc

To transform our collective capacity to navigate complex legal systems and support safe, thriving, and engaged immigrant communities.

Crime & Legal
7
Ie New York College

(see schedule o)

Education
8
New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation

Nyceec's mission is to deliver financing solutions and advance markets for energy efficiency and clean energy in communities.

Environment
9
United Way of New York City

Uwnyc works with a coalition of trusted partners to unite community power with citywide possibility. together, we meet today's most urgent needs while building transformative solutions for tomorrow - striving for health, opportunity, and…

Philanthropy
10
Justice Innovation Inc

The center for justice innovation is a non-profit organization that works to create a fair, effective, and humane justice system and build strong, thriving communities.

Crime & Legal
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
Communities Resist Inc

We join our clients in the struggle to organize, assert their rights and protect their homes. we work to ensure that community voices are centered in the decisions that impact their lives and neighborhoods.

Housing & Shelter
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Fund for the City of New York Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Noel Pointer Foundation 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

618 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. 618 of the 666 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.

12
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
164
Early backer (in before they grew)
595/618
Grantees still filing
414/618
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Documented LTD: $1,399,120 · Human ServicesDocumented LTDCYPRESS HILLS CHILD CARE CORPORATION: $961,000 · Human ServicesCYPRESS HILLS CHILD CARE …THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER INC: $538,490 · Human ServicesAAPI EQUITY ALLIANCE: $500,000 · Human ServicesRED HOOK INITIATIVE: $444,056 · Human ServicesJOHN JAY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $390,000 · Human ServicesAlex House Project Inc: $387,500 · Human ServicesCHURCHES UNITED FOR FAIR HOUSING INC: $378,250 · Human ServicesGRAHAM WINDHAM: $376,000 · Human ServicesARAB AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NY INC: $375,000 · Human Services+29 more: $5,494,326 · Human Services+29 moreNEST INC: $1,115,560 · OtherNEST INC+94 more: $18,139,581 · Other+94 moreResearch Foundation of the City University of New York: $926,000 · EducationResearch Fo…PACKER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE: $770,500 · EducationPACKER COLL…GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK: $562,500 · EducationGLOBAL ENTR…RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN: $370,000 · EducationRHODE ISLAN…SADIE NASH LEADERSHIP PROJECT INC: $316,850 · EducationSADIE NASH …AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $281,560 · EducationAUBURN UNIV…AMERICA ON TECH INC: $223,500 · EducationTHE BLACK INSTITUTE INC: $220,000 · Education+13 more: $1,563,916 · Education+13 moreTHE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: $1,508,000 · Arts & CultureTHE BROOKL…COMMUNITY CAPITAL FUND: $500,000 · Arts & CultureCOMMUNITY …GIRL BE HEARD INSTITUTE: $391,250 · Arts & CultureGIRL BE HE…STEM FROM DANCE INC: $374,000 · Arts & CultureSTEM FROM …VIBE THEATER EXPERIENCE INC: $224,000 · Arts & CultureDIEU DONNE PAPER MILL INC: $217,000 · Arts & CultureIFETAYO CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY INC: $195,000 · Arts & CultureBUILDING BEATS INCORPORATED: $193,500 · Arts & CultureTHEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED NYC INC: $180,000 · Arts & CultureFLEX DANCE PROGRAM INC: $160,000 · Arts & CultureBRIC ARTS MEDIA BKLYN INC: $156,250 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $459,500 · Arts & Culture+4 moreMake the Road New York: $575,250 · Crime & LegalGIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY INC: $486,716 · Crime & LegalSAFE PASSAGE PROJECT CORPORATION: $375,500 · Crime & LegalThe Center For Nuleadership On Urban Solutions Inc: $292,500 · Crime & LegalFJC: $270,000 · Crime & LegalGood Call NYC: $211,250 · Crime & LegalJUSTLEADERSHIPUSA INC: $195,000 · Crime & LegalBROOKLYN COMMUNITY BAIL FUND INC: $184,500 · Crime & LegalYOUTH REPRESENT INC: $180,000 · Crime & LegalVERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC: $170,000 · Crime & LegalCHILDREN OF PROMISE NYC: $145,750 · Crime & LegalNEW YORKERS FOR CHILDREN INC: $145,000 · Crime & LegalCOMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FOR YOUTH INC: $115,000 · Crime & Legal+1 more: $100,000 · Crime & LegalFUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC: $1,391,478 · PhilanthropyBROOKLYN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $660,200 · PhilanthropyCRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND INC: $450,000 · PhilanthropyOREGON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $282,654 · PhilanthropyBEND THE ARC - A JEWISH PARTNERSHIP FOR JUSTICE: $137,500 · Philanthropy+3 more: $303,500 · PhilanthropyGRAMEEN AMERICA INC: $1,530,000 · Community ImprovementTHE ARAB-AMERICAN FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER INC: $623,216 · Community ImprovementDRUM Desis Rising Up and Moving Inc: $251,250 · Community ImprovementTHIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND INC: $200,000 · Community ImprovementCAMBA INC: $154,000 · Community ImprovementFLATBUSH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $144,000 · Community ImprovementStudent Dream: $135,000 · Community ImprovementBROWN UNIVERSITY: $115,000 · Community Improvement
Human Services$11,243,742Other$19,255,141Education$5,234,826Arts & Culture$4,558,500Crime & Legal$3,446,466Philanthropy$3,225,332Community Improvement$3,152,466

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetGRAMEEN AMERICA INC: $1,530,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetTHE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: $1,508,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetDocumented LTD: $1,399,120 over 3y, 74% of budgetFUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC: $1,391,478 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetNEST INC: $1,115,560 over 3y, 9.5% of budgetCYPRESS HILLS CHILD CARE CORPORATION: $961,000 over 6y, 17% of budgetResearch Foundation of the City University of New York: $926,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPACKER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE: $770,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetBROOKLYN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $660,200 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE - AAJC INC: $625,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetTHE ARAB-AMERICAN FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER INC: $623,216 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetMake the Road New York: $575,250 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetGLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK: $562,500 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetTHE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER INC: $538,490 over 7y, 2.7% of budgetAAPI EQUITY ALLIANCE: $500,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetCOMMUNITY CAPITAL FUND: $500,000 over 1y, 52% of budgetGIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY INC: $486,716 over 6y, 4.4% of budgetCRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND INC: $450,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetRED HOOK INITIATIVE: $444,056 over 8y, 3.9% of budgetVOICES OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS & LEADERS (VOCAL-NY) INC: $427,500 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetDRIVE CHANGE INC: $392,000 over 7y, 6.3% of budgetGIRL BE HEARD INSTITUTE: $391,250 over 8y, 7.4% of budgetJOHN JAY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $390,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetALI FORNEY CENTER INC: $387,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetAlex House Project Inc: $387,500 over 8y, 28% of budgetCENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES INC: $387,250 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetTHE HOPE PROGRAM INC: $379,500 over 5y, 3.1% of budgetCHURCHES UNITED FOR FAIR HOUSING INC: $378,250 over 7y, 6.8% of budgetGRAHAM WINDHAM: $376,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSAFE PASSAGE PROJECT CORPORATION: $375,500 over 7y, 2.2% of budgetARAB AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NY INC: $375,000 over 7y, 5.9% of budgetSTEM FROM DANCE INC: $374,000 over 6y, 13% of budgetKings Against Violence Initiative Inc: $373,000 over 6y, 11% of budgetRHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN: $370,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetExtreme Kids and Crew Inc: $367,500 over 6y, 20% of budgetBROOKLYN COMMUNITY HOUSING AND SERVICES: $357,955 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetGROUNDSWELL COMMUNITY MURAL PROJECTINC: $348,205 over 6y, 6.3% of budgetEXALT YOUTH: $346,101 over 4y, 11% of budgetINTEGRATENYC INC: $345,000 over 4y, 49% of budgetTHE AUDRE LORDE PROJECT INC: $333,500 over 6y, 3.7% of budgetNYC KIDS RISE INC: $331,897 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetYouth Design Center Inc: $317,000 over 5y, 21% of budgetSADIE NASH LEADERSHIP PROJECT INC: $316,850 over 7y, 5.2% of budgetUNITED COMMUNITY CENTERS INC: $313,000 over 7y, 2.5% of budgetTHE OSBORNE ASSOCIATION INC: $300,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetYouth Justice Network Inc: $295,000 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetBROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC INC: $292,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetThe Center For Nuleadership On Urban Solutions Inc: $292,500 over 7y, 6.7% 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 GRAMEEN AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ↗
  • Who funds Documented LTD ↗
  • Who funds FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC ↗
  • Who funds NEST INC ↗
  • Who funds CYPRESS HILLS CHILD CARE CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds Research Foundation of the City University of New York ↗
  • Who funds PACKER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds BROOKLYN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE - AAJC INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ARAB-AMERICAN FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds Make the Road New York ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER INC ↗
  • Who funds AAPI EQUITY ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY CAPITAL FUND ↗
  • Who funds GIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY INC ↗
  • Who funds CRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds RED HOOK INITIATIVE ↗
  • Who funds VOICES OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS & LEADERS (VOCAL-NY) INC ↗
  • Who funds DRIVE CHANGE INC ↗
  • Who funds GIRL BE HEARD INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds JOHN JAY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ALI FORNEY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds Alex House Project Inc ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES INC ↗
  • Who funds THE HOPE PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds CHURCHES UNITED FOR FAIR HOUSING INC ↗
  • Who funds GRAHAM WINDHAM ↗
  • Who funds SAFE PASSAGE PROJECT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds ARAB AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NY INC ↗
  • Who funds STEM FROM DANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds Kings Against Violence Initiative Inc ↗
  • Who funds RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN ↗
  • Who funds Extreme Kids and Crew Inc ↗
  • Who funds BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HOUSING AND SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds GROUNDSWELL COMMUNITY MURAL PROJECTINC ↗
  • Who funds EXALT YOUTH ↗
  • Who funds INTEGRATENYC INC ↗
  • Who funds THE AUDRE LORDE PROJECT 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.

Robin Hood FoundationPinkerton FoundationNew York Women's Foun…Lily Auchincloss Foun…The Hyde and Watson F…New York FoundationUnited Way of New Yor…The New York Communit…Altman FoundationMother Cabrini Health…North Star Fund IncThe New York Urban Le…
Robin Hood FoundationNY143.3× affinity120 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Robin Hood Foundation · Pinkerton Foundation · New York Women's Foundation Inc · Lily Auchincloss Foundation Inc · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · New York Foundation · United Way of New York City · The New York Community Trust · Altman Foundation · Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc · North Star Fund Inc · The New York Urban League 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 Brooklyn Community Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Brooklyn Community Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
  • Third Sector New England Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
  • Oxfam-America Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
85report 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 666 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 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home