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Clear Eye Foundation at a glance

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Clear Eye Foundation

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.

$8k
Granted FY2022
1
Grants FY2022
1
States reached
$8k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$156kPhilanthropy$50kCommunity Improvement$38kEducation$15kHuman Services$10kRecreation & Sports$2kYouth Development$1kEnvironment$1kOther$0
02FY2022 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$7,843
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER$7,843
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $492) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%BOTTOMLESS CLOSET: $492 → 17%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.
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 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.

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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc

Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…

Arts & Culture
2
The Paris Review Foundation Inc

The mission of the organization is to foster the development of creative individuals as writers and artists and to promote public appreciation of excellence in the literary and graphic arts by publishing a magazine containing fiction,…

Education
3
The Pierpont Morgan Library

The Morgan Library & Museum celebrates and shares the history and process of human creativity from antiquity to the present day through the preservation, study, and interpretation of a dynamic and growing collection.

Education
4
New Museum of Contemporary Art

A center for exhibitions, information, and documentation about living artists since 1977, which continues to be a place of experimentation and a hub of new art and new ideas.

Arts & Culture
5
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences

The mission of the brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, d/b/a brooklyn museum (the "museum") is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. (see schedule o).

Arts & Culture
6
The Paley Center for Media

Description of organization mission: the paley center for media is the premier institution dedicated to advancing the understanding of media-it's artistic value, social impact and historical importance-for the public and media…

Arts & Culture
7
The Architectural League of New York

The architectural league of new york supports critically transformative work in the allied fields that shape the built environment. as a vital, independent forum, the league stimulates thinking, debate, and action on today's (continued on…

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8
The Neue Galerie New York
Arts & Culture
9
The Frick Collection

The Frick Collection (the "Collection") operates an internationally recognized art museum and library program for the inspiration and enjoyment of the public and for the advancement of the study of fine arts and kindred subjects.

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10
Municipal Art Society of New York

The municipal art society of new york (mas) lifts up the voices of the people in the debates that shape new york's built environment and leads the way to a more livable city from sidewalk to skyline. mas envisions a future in which all new…

Arts & Culture
11
Rhode Island School of Design

The mission of rhode island school of design, through its college and museum,is to educate its students and the public in the creation and (see schedule o)appreciation of works of art and design, to discover and transmit knowledge and to…

Education
12
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Red Sox Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Sapling Foundation. 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

24 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. 24 of the 30 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
18/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC: $128,248 · Arts & CultureFILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INCTHE CONNECTICUT PLAYERS FOUNDATION INC D/B/A LONG WHARF THEATRE: $20,000 · Arts & CultureTHE CONNECTICUT PLAYERS FOUNDATION INC D/B/A LONG WHARF THEATRE+6 more: $4,919 · Arts & CultureTHE SAPLING FOUNDATION: $50,000 · PhilanthropyTHE SAPLING FOUNDATIO…+2 more: $750 · PhilanthropyTED FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · Community ImprovementTED FOUNDATION …CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR NEW YORK CITY INC: $12,500 · Community ImprovementCITIZENS COMMIT…ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL: $10,000 · EducationMILTON ACADEMY: $5,000 · EducationPUBLICOLOR INC: $1,000 · Education+2 more: $400 · EducationYMCA of Martha's Vineyard Inc: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsSQUASH AND EDUCATION ALLIANCE INC: $600 · Recreation & SportsTHE MARTHA'S VINEYARD FILM FESTIVAL: $1,600 · OtherA BLADE OF GRASS: $500 · OtherHIV ARTS NETWORK INC: $250 · OtherHAYMAKERS FOR HOPE INC: $1,000 · OtherBOTTOMLESS CLOSET: $492 · Other+3 more: $325 · OtherTHE RAINFOREST FUND INC: $840 · EnvironmentPECONIC LAND TRUST INC: $250 · Environment
Arts & Culture$153,167Philanthropy$50,750Community Improvement$37,500Education$16,400Recreation & Sports$10,600Other$4,167Environment$1,090

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 budgetFILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC: $128,248 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetTED FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CONNECTICUT PLAYERS FOUNDATION INC D/B/A LONG WHARF THEATRE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR NEW YORK CITY INC: $12,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYMCA of Martha's Vineyard Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMILTON ACADEMY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $1,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAYMAKERS FOR HOPE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPUBLICOLOR INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEN AMERICAN CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JEWISH MUSEUM: $945 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RAINFOREST FUND INC: $840 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSQUASH AND EDUCATION ALLIANCE INC: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF MVYRADIO INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOTTOMLESS CLOSET: $492 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $474 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPOETS HOUSE INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPECONIC LAND TRUST INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RED SOX FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWEST TISBURY LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC: $150 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.

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 FundThe Ford FoundationThe Goldman Sachs Cha…National Philanthropi…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Renaissance Charitabl…Morgan Stanley Global…The Chicago Community…Vanguard Charitable E…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Pfizer Foundation…Donor Advised Charita…
Jewish Communal FundNY13.1× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The Ford Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Clear Eye Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Clear Eye Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • The Red Sox Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
  • The Connecticut Players Foundation Inc D/B/a Long Wharf Theatre: 1% of income from government
  • Friends of Mvyradio Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Milton Academy: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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 30 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 (FY2024) 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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More from the funding graph

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