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Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation Inc

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.

$819k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
14
Grants FY2025
21
Organizations funded FY2024
52%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$250,000
Organizations funded a year
13 to 24
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
8
Total assets, FY2025
$29M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 52% of the organizations Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 71% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 29% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $803k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationInternationalArts & CulturePhilanthropyHealthHuman 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving14$819k29%
FY202421$1.1M52%
FY202320$748k50%
FY202216$1.5M50%
FY202124$781k29%
FY202013$698k54%
FY201918$873k44%
FY201819$809k47%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$3.3MEducation$1.7MScience & Tech$1.1MPhilanthropy$1.0MArts & Culture$829kReligion$342kCivil Rights$302kInternational$245kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
MN
IL
NY
MA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
MO
VA
MD
AZ
NC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 58 grantees
All grantees of Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation Inc$1,003,55042%
WGBH Educational Foundation$750,00030%
Pine Crest Preparatory School Inc$600,00070%
Horatio Alger Assn of Distinguished Americans Inc$600,00022%
Naples Children Foundation Inc$502,90841%
Temple Beth Shalom$310,0002n/a
Noble and Greenough School$250,00030%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$200,00020%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$198,50070%
The Nagen Project Inc$171,50022%
NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc$125,00020%
Birthright Israel Foundation$110,00020%
The Animal Medical Center$110,00020%
Israel Baseball Americas Inc$100,0001n/a
University of Pittsburgh$100,00010%
University of Miami$100,00010%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$100,00010%
Miami Marlins Foundation Inc$50,00012%
Freedom Alliance$50,00010%
Storm King Art Center$40,00020%
Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services Inc$32,06030%
Naples Botanical Garden Inc$31,40020%
Morgan Pressel Foundation Inc$30,51731%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$30,25030%
Opportunity Project Inc$27,60061%
Friends of Yashar L'Chayal Inc$27,50021%
Norton Museum of Art Inc$25,00010%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$25,00010%
Turn 2 Foundation Inc$25,00011%
University of Rhode Island Foundation & Alumni Engagement$25,00010%
Coalition for the Homeless Inc$25,00010%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$25,00010%
Central Synagogue$21,9004n/a
Jewish Family & Children's Service Inc$21,50030%
American Cancer Society Inc$19,00070%
Naples Zoo Inc$15,00020%
Lung Cancer Research Foundation$13,50060%
Jewish Association for Residential Care Inc$10,00020%
The Actors' Fund of America$10,00010%
New York University$10,00010%
Second Round Foundation Inc$10,0001n/a
Jewish Center for the United Nations$10,0001n/a
Copline Inc$5,50025%
Witness Inc$5,00010%
Mattingly Baseball Charities Inc$5,00012%
Play for Pink Inc$3,30030%
Students Supporting Israel$2,50010%
Usta Foundation Incorporated$2,5001n/a
Boca Rio Foundation Inc$2,50030%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$1,00010%
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation$1,00010%
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center$1,0001n/a
Cancer Alliance Network Inc$1,00010%
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center$1,00010%
Patty Baker Humane Society Naples Inc$1,00010%
Arthritis Foundation Inc$70010%
American Numismatic Society$25010%
Abraham Joshua Heschel School$20010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBoca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation Inc: $1,003,550 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetWGBH Educational Foundation: $750,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPine Crest Preparatory School Inc: $600,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetHoratio Alger Assn of Distinguished Americans Inc: $600,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetNaples Children Foundation Inc: $502,908 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetNoble and Greenough School: $250,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: $200,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $198,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Nagen Project Inc: $171,500 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetNAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc: $125,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $110,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Animal Medical Center: $110,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCedars-Sinai Medical Center: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMiami Marlins Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetFreedom Alliance: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetStorm King Art Center: $40,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRuth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services Inc: $32,060 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNaples Botanical Garden Inc: $31,400 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMorgan Pressel Foundation Inc: $30,517 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $30,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOpportunity Project Inc: $27,600 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetFriends of Yashar L'Chayal Inc: $27,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetNorton Museum of Art Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTurn 2 Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetUniversity of Rhode Island Foundation & Alumni Engagement: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCoalition for the Homeless Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family & Children's Service Inc: $21,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $19,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNaples Zoo Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLung Cancer Research Foundation: $13,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetJewish Association for Residential Care Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Actors' Fund of America: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCopline Inc: $5,500 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetWitness Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMattingly Baseball Charities Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetPlay for Pink Inc: $3,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetStudents Supporting Israel: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoca Rio Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCanine Companions for Independence Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCancer Alliance Network Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSid Jacobson Jewish Community Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPatty Baker Humane Society Naples Inc: $1,000 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 51.

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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.

Jewish Communal FundNY16× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Fjc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation Inc give?
Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation Inc reported 14 grants totaling $818,700 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 24 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (35%), Education (18%), Science & Tech (11%).
Who are Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation Inc ($1.0M), WGBH Educational Foundation ($750k), Pine Crest Preparatory School Inc ($600k).
Does Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 52% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable 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 Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc.
Where is Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation Inc based?
Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation Inc is based in FL.

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 92 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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