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Cellar Family Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$300k
Granted FY2023
4
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$281k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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 2023.

Health$301kInternational$266kReligion$188kEducation$130kScience & Tech$71kCivil Rights$39kPublic Safety & Disaster$36kPhilanthropy$8kOther$0
02FY2023 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k2 grants · $4k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
  • $250k+1 grant · $281k
$15,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Black Tulip$280,517
White Horse Recovery Center$15,000
Harvest Church$3,000
Berea Ministries$1,000
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 (FY17–21, $88k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 36% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%American Red Cross: $20k → 14%American Red Cross: $7k → 14%American Red Cross: $5k → 14%Walk with Sally: $250 → 14%Carver Foundation: $20k → 9%Carver Foundation: $15k → 9%Carver Foundation: $11k → 9%Carver Foundation: $10k → 9%Carver Foundation: $1k → 9%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

NH
WA
MI
NY
MA
OR
PA
CT
CA
MO
DC
GA
TX
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 9% of Cellar Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Cellar Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

54%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$407k · 15 repeat orgs$349k to everyone else

15 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2023, 13 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
26

Total granted

$407k
$54k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+55%

Still filing today

47%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 1% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $296k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
ReligionHuman ServicesHealthInternationalArts & CultureEducationOther
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

  • TS
    The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    5× · 2017–2021 · $71k · revenue +38%
  • TC
    THE CARVER INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $57k · revenue +79%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    3× · 2017–2020 · $35k · revenue +98%

Funded once

  • LI
    London International Christian Church
    one grant, 2021 · $6k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
  • W
    WATERORG
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +8%
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
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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2
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
3
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
4
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
5
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
6
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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7
International Biomedical Research Alliance

Our mission is to invest in and accelerate the development of the most promising future leaders in biomedical research with global impact.

Health
8
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
9
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
10
University of Virginia Investment Management Company

The university of virginia investment management company (uvimco) is organized to invest funds on behalf of the rector and visitors of the university of virginia (the university or uva) and university-associated organizations (uaos).

Education
11
Vanderbilt University

See Disclosure Above.

Education
12
Atlantic University Inc

Provide post-secondary education of excellence.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Inc; the most unlike its peers is Museum of the City of New York. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

25 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. 25 of the 46 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/25
Grantees still filing
21/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Black Tulip: $280,517 · HealthBlack Tulip+1 more: $500 · HealthWORLD VISION INC: $226,170 · InternationalWORLD VISION INCMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $35,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA…+1 more: $5,000 · InternationalChurch of the Good Shepherd: $112,125 · OtherChurch of the Good Shephe…Fundeico: $38,696 · OtherFundeicoWhite Horse Recovery Center: $15,000 · OtherWhite Horse Recovery Cent…Broad River Church: $11,500 · Other+24 more: $55,551 · Other+24 moreTHE CARVER INC: $56,750 · Human ServicesTHE CARVE…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $31,063 · Human ServicesAmerican …+1 more: $250 · Human ServicesTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $40,000 · EducationUCLA FOUNDATION: $30,000 · EducationARMY AND NAVY ACADEMY CARLSBAD CALIFORNIA: $2,500 · Education+1 more: $200 · EducationThe Salk Institute for Biological Studies: $71,490 · Science & TechGlobal Leadership Inc: $28,500 · ReligionBIBLEPROJECT: $5,000 · ReligionIglesia - Cristiana Amor y Vida: $3,500 · ReligionMarriage Today: $1,747 · Religion+1 more: $1,000 · Religion
Health$281,017International$266,170Other$232,872Human Services$88,063Education$72,700Science & Tech$71,490Religion$39,747

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 budgetBlack Tulip: $280,517 over 1y, 59% of budgetWORLD VISION INC: $226,170 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Salk Institute for Biological Studies: $71,490 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CARVER INC: $56,750 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $40,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $31,063 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGlobal Leadership Inc: $28,500 over 2y, 10% of budgetWATERORG: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FUND OF DARIEN: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBIBLEPROJECT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $3,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetARMY AND NAVY ACADEMY CARLSBAD CALIFORNIA: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRBC MINISTRIES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON INC: $550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE FOR MOVIES AND THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWALK WITH SALLY: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFordham University: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW HAMPSHIRE STATE FIREMAN'S ASSOCIATION: $80 over 1y, 0.1% 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 Black Tulip ↗
  • Who funds WORLD VISION INC ↗
  • Who funds The Salk Institute for Biological Studies ↗
  • Who funds THE CARVER INC ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds UCLA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Global Leadership Inc ↗
  • Who funds WATERORG ↗
  • Who funds THE COMMUNITY FUND OF DARIEN ↗
  • Who funds BIBLEPROJECT ↗
  • Who funds Iglesia - Cristiana Amor y Vida ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK ↗
  • Who funds ARMY AND NAVY ACADEMY CARLSBAD CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds FOOD RESCUE US INC ↗
  • Who funds Marriage Today ↗
  • Who funds RBC MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON INC ↗
  • Who funds THE RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE FOR MOVIES AND THE PERFORMING ARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds SANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Morgan Stanley Global…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Gs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncIN11.6× affinity7 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 Cellar Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cellar Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • The Carver Inc: 16% of income from government
  • The Community Fund of Darien: 9% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • The Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Sandy Hook Promise Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
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.
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How do I get to Cellar Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Cellar Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 46 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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