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Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Kaye Foundation at a glance

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Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Kaye 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.

$885k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$325k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$3.0MInternational$2.4MHealth$871kEnvironment$235kPhilanthropy$181kSocial Science$75kEducation$20kCivil Rights$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $35k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $520k
  • $250k+1 grant · $325k
$77,408
Median grant
5
States reached
$1.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LES ARTS FLORISSANTS$325,000
KING BAUDOUIN FOUNDATION$120,000
WORLD MONUMENT FUND$112,200
FRENCH HERITAGE SOCIETY$85,000
CAF AMERICA$77,408
BARYSHNIKOV ARTS CENTER$75,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LE KORSA$50,000
Individual grant recipient$25,000
VOCES DE LA FRONTERA$10,000
DANCE DOWNTOWN LA INC$5,000
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 (FY24–24, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, 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%VOCES DE LA FRONTERA: $10k → 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

WI
NY
MA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
DC
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.
$4.6M · 17 repeat orgs$400k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
18

Total granted

$4.6M
$390k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+53%

Still filing today

76%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureInternationalEnvironmentHealthPhilanthropySocial ScienceOther
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

  • BA
    BARYSHNIKOV ARTS CENTER INC
    6× · 2019–2024 · $930k · revenue +3%
  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LES ARTS FLORISSANTS INC
    5× · 2019–2024 · $780k · revenue +82%
  • WM
    WORLD MONUMENTS FUND INC
    5× · 2019–2024 · $343k · revenue +135%

Funded once

  • THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $75k · revenue +192%
  • NY
    NEW YORK STEM CELL CENTER
    one grant, 2019 · $50k
  • TM
    THE MACULA FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $50k · revenue +103%
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
Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art is a private, non-profit institution chartered by the State of New York Department of Education in 1929 to foster public awareness of modern and contemporary art. (Continued in Schedule O)

Arts & Culture
2
Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies

The Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE) is dedicated to enhancing the United States' image abroad through American Art. Founded as a public-private, non-partisan partnership in 1986, FAPE works with the U.S. Department…

Arts & Culture
3
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
4
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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5
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
6
Los Angeles Opera Company

To serve the public by producing world-class opera that preserves, promotes and advances the art form while embodying the diversity, spirit and artistic sensibility unique to los angeles. we envision an engaged and enlightened community in…

Arts & Culture
7
The American Federation of Arts Inc

The american federation of arts initiates and organizes a national and international program of art exhibitions, publications, and educational activities to benefit the museum community and enrich the public's experience and understanding…

Arts & Culture
8
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
9
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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10
Asociacion Interamericana Para La Defensa Del Ambiente

To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.

Crime & Legal
11
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
12
New York Foundation for the Arts Inc

Established in 1971, the mission of the new york foundation for the arts (nyfa) is to empower artists in all disciplines, as well as cultural workers, to achieve success on their own terms by providing critical support, resources, and…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Aspen Institute Inc; the most unlike its peers is Friends of the Jewish Museum of Vienna 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

31 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. 31 of the 40 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
30/31
Grantees still filing
23/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MYRIAD USA INC: $970,968 · InternationalMYRIAD USA INCTHE AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS FOUNDATION: $571,177 · InternationalTHE AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS F…FRENCH HERITAGE SOCIETY INC: $398,800 · InternationalFRENCH HERITAGE SOCIETY INC+1 more: $50,000 · InternationalBARYSHNIKOV ARTS CENTER INC: $930,000 · OtherBARYSHNIKOV ARTS CENTER INCINTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH COALITION: $325,000 · OtherINTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH …GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL: $160,000 · OtherGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITA…Individual grant recipient: $157,800 · OtherIndividual grant recipient+11 more: $226,446 · Other+11 moreAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LES ARTS FLORISSANTS INC: $780,000 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LES AR…WORLD MONUMENTS FUND INC: $342,650 · Arts & CultureWORLD MONUMENTS FUND INCFRIENDS OF THE JEWISH MUSEUM OF VIENNA INC: $300,000 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF THE JEWISH MUSE…JAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS: $135,000 · Arts & CultureJAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS+6 more: $68,000 · Arts & CultureCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $887,833 · PhilanthropyCHARITIES AID FOUND…AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LE KORSA INC: $200,000 · PhilanthropyAMERICAN FRIENDS OF…THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND: $65,000 · PhilanthropyTHE BESSEMER GIVING…+2 more: $45,000 · PhilanthropyNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $225,000 · Environment+2 more: $10,000 · EnvironmentTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $75,000 · Social ScienceTHE MACULA FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · HealthGLEN COVE HOSPITAL: $10,000 · Health
International$1,990,945Other$1,799,246Arts & Culture$1,625,650Philanthropy$1,197,833Environment$235,000Social Science$75,000Health$60,000

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 budgetMYRIAD USA INC: $970,968 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetBARYSHNIKOV ARTS CENTER INC: $930,000 over 6y, 11% of budgetCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $887,833 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LES ARTS FLORISSANTS INC: $780,000 over 5y, 15% of budgetTHE AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS FOUNDATION: $571,177 over 3y, 7.5% of budgetFRENCH HERITAGE SOCIETY INC: $398,800 over 6y, 5.6% of budgetWORLD MONUMENTS FUND INC: $342,650 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH COALITION: $325,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE JEWISH MUSEUM OF VIENNA INC: $300,000 over 3y, 82% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $225,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LE KORSA INC: $200,000 over 4y, 3.4% of budgetJAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS: $135,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $75,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BESSEMER GIVING FUND: $65,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MACULA FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetST JOHN'S COMMUNITY HEALTH: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDANCE DOWNTOWN LA INC LA DANCE PROJECT: $21,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLOS ANGELES CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY: $12,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetVOCES DE LA FRONTERA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGLEN COVE HOSPITAL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumanus Documentary Films Corp: $6,000 over 2y, 4.7% of budgetWHITE BUFFALO LAND TRUST: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTURTLE CONSERVANCY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGROTON SCHOOL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTARGET MARGIN THEATER INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAspen Journalism: $1,500 over 1y, 0.5% 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.

The Bessemer Giving F…California Community …Jewish Communal FundThe Annenberg Foundat…National Philanthropi…The Goldman Sachs Cha…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
The Bessemer Giving FundNJ17.7× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Bessemer Giving Fund · California Community Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · The Annenberg Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Kaye Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Kaye Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Kaye Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Kaye 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 40 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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