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Cler Foundation Erin K Rossitto Co-Trustee at a glance

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Cler Foundation Erin K Rossitto Co-Trustee

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.

$61k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$190kArts & Culture$118kEducation$73kHealth$28kHuman Services$13kCivil Rights$8kRecreation & Sports$3kYouth Development$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k10 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $48k
$1,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$411k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WOMEN DONORS NETWORK$25,000
BARNARD COLLEGE$22,500
NY LIVE ARTS$7,300
CATCH A LIFT FUND$2,246
Individual grant recipient$1,249
NCBR CHARITIES (NEWPORT)$1,000
VAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION$1,000
JCCA$150
Individual grant recipient$108
CT CHALLENGE$100
BROADWAY CARES$100
FAIRFIELD THEATER CO$44
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 (FY18–20, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 19%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%HEALTHY TEEN NETWORK: $10k → 19%HEALTHY TEEN NETWORK: $10k → 19%AFRICAN COMMUNITIES TOGETHER: $150 → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
MI
NY
NV
PA
CT
RI
CA
CO
MD
AZ
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$406k · 14 repeat orgs$36k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +133% since the first grant, against +12% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
27

Total granted

$406k
$27k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+133%
+12%

Still filing today

71%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHealthCivil RightsEducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyOther
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

  • WD
    WOMEN DONORS NETWORK
    9× · 2017–2025 · $190k · revenue +276%
  • BARNARD COLLEGE
    6× · 2019–2025 · $71k · revenue +50%
  • HT
    HEALTHY TEEN NETWORK INC
    2× · 2018–2020 · $20k · revenue +179%

Funded once

  • NY
    NEW YORK JAZZHARMONIC INC
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue -14%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2019 · $3k
  • SF
    San Francisco Film Society
    one grant, 2017 · $3k · revenue +14%
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
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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2
Public Media Nj Inc

To bring quality public television programs and resources to communities throughout new jersey and its tri-state neighbors. its content, both on-air and online, aims to reflect the diverse

Arts & Culture
3
New York City Center Inc

The mission of new york city center is to be new york city's leading center for dance and musical theater. dedicated to making the arts accessible to the broadest possible audience, city center seeks to create a welcoming environment and…

Arts & Culture
4
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts North America Inc

The specific purposes for which bafta na is organized is to promote, maintain, improve and advance original and creative work among individuals employed professionally in film and television production and allied industries, to create and…

Arts & Culture
5
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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6
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

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7
The Common Application Inc

The common application is a not-for-profit membership organization of over 1,100 colleges and universities across the globe committed to access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. every year, over 1.5 million students…

Education
8
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
9
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
10
National Association of Corporate Directors

We empower directors and transform boards to be future ready.

Public Benefit
11
America's Newspapers

Providing research, education and practical information all aimed at optimizing newspapers' business operations, deepening their community engagement and enhancing the quality of their journalism.

Employment
12
The American Theatre Guild

The american theatre guild is dedicated to providing the experience of live theatre to foster passion, inspire creativity and empower youth within our communities.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ms Foundation for Women Inc; the most unlike its peers is New York Jazzharmonic 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

29 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. 29 of the 47 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
16/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WOMEN DONORS NETWORK: $190,021 · PhilanthropyWOMEN DONORS NETWORKFAIRFIELD THEATRE COMPANY INC: $59,500 · Arts & CultureFAIRFIELD THEATRE COM…SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET INC: $12,000 · Arts & CultureSCHOOL OF AMERICAN BA…NEW YORK JAZZHARMONIC INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK JAZZHARMONIC…MANHATTAN YOUTH BALLET INC: $3,000 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $3,700 · Arts & CultureBARNARD COLLEGE: $71,000 · EducationBARNARD COLLEGE+2 more: $1,000 · EducationFAIRFIELD THEATER CO: $21,747 · OtherFAIRFIELD THEAT…NY LIVE ARTS: $7,300 · OtherNY LIVE ARTSIndividual grant recipient: $2,706 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $2,500 · OtherSan Francisco Film Society: $2,500 · OtherFAIRFIELD THEATRE CO: $2,500 · OtherCOLUMBIA MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH: $2,000 · OtherSOLVING KIDS' CANCER INC: $4,650 · OtherSOLVING KIDS' C…HOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC: $2,500 · Other+21 more: $10,282 · Other+21 moreHEALTHY TEEN NETWORK INC: $20,000 · Human Services+1 more: $150 · Human ServicesCHRISTOPHER COFFLAND MEMORIAL FUND INC: $12,007 · Public BenefitMS FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN INC: $5,750 · Civil RightsCENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS: $1,000 · Civil RightsHigher Heights Leadership Fund: $500 · Civil Rights
Philanthropy$190,021Arts & Culture$83,200Education$72,000Other$58,685Human Services$20,150Public Benefit$12,007Civil Rights$7,250

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWOMEN DONORS NETWORK: $190,021 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetBARNARD COLLEGE: $71,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFAIRFIELD THEATRE COMPANY INC: $59,500 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetHEALTHY TEEN NETWORK INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetCHRISTOPHER COFFLAND MEMORIAL FUND INC: $12,007 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetSCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET INC: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMS FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN INC: $5,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNEW YORK JAZZHARMONIC INC: $5,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetSOLVING KIDS' CANCER INC: $4,650 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMANHATTAN YOUTH BALLET INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSan Francisco Film Society: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK LIVE ARTS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $899 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK CITY BALLET INC: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWILLIAM J BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWNET: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAIRFIELD COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL CORPORATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHigher Heights Leadership Fund: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCITIZENS CAMPAIGN FUND FOR THE ENVIRONMENT INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAFRICAN COMMUNITIES TOGETHER INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBROADWAY CARESEQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC: $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.

Ge Aerospace Foundati…The Pfizer Foundation…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Ge Aerospace FoundationCT11.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Cler Foundation Erin K Rossitto Co-Trustee funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cler Foundation Erin K Rossitto Co-Trustee. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Healthy Teen Network Inc: 70% of income from government
  • Sandy Hook Promise Foundation: 0% of income from government
  • Fairfield Theatre Company Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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 47 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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