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David Gopen Foundation at a glance

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David Gopen Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$7k
Granted FY2026still arriving
11
Grants FY2026still arriving
6
States reached
$2k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2025.

Health$11kYouth Development$9kEducation$7kHousing & Shelter$6kInternational$5kCivil Rights$4kReligion$4kRecreation & Sports$2kOther$0
02FY2026 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$500
Median grant
6
States reached
$243k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Impact Forum Foundation$1,800
American Enterprise Institute$1,250
Womens Lunch Place$1,000
PMC Jimmy Fund$800
Individual grant recipient$540
Wildflower Alliance$500
Community Foundation for Palm Beach$300
Perkins$200
Pine Street Inn$100
Rosies Place$100
Save the Children$100
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 (FY20–26, $700) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, 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%Pine Street Inn: $200 → 16%Pine Street Inn: $200 → 16%Pine Street Inn: $200 → 16%Pine Street Inn: $100 → 16%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
NY
MA
OH
CA
MD
AZ
DC
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.

69%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$38k · 22 repeat orgs$17k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +49% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2026, 18 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
21

Total granted

$38k
$13k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+49%
+16%

Still filing today

64%
62%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 40% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

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InternationalHealthHousing & ShelterEducationYouth DevelopmentHuman 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON INC
    7× · 2017–2025 · $7k · revenue +54%
  • PAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC
    9× · 2017–2026 · $4k · revenue +49%
  • STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
    3× · 2023–2025 · $3k · revenue +50%

Funded once

  • AF
    AMERICANS FOR PEACE AND TOLERANCE INC
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue -38%
  • 2C
    2LIFE COMMUNITIES INCgraduated
    one grant, 2025 · $2k · revenue +992%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $2k
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
Us Middle East Project Inc

The organization's mission is to engage in non partisan analysis of u.s. foreign policy in the middle east, with special emphasis on the middle east peace process, and to present policymakers in the united states, in the region and in the…

International
2
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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3
Yeshiva University

The university is composed of several colleges and schools providing undergraduate, graduate, professional and post-doctoral education and training and research and clinical programs.

Education
4
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
5
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
6
Food Allergy Science Initiative Inc

To accelerate the development of breakthrough discoveries that will transform the lives of people living with food allergies.

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7
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
8
Hadassah the Women's Zionist Org of America Inc

Hadassah, the women's zionist organization of america, inc., a new york not-for-profit corporation ("hwzoa") enhances the health and lives of people in israel, the united states and worldwide through education, advocacy, women's…

Community Improvement
9
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
10
Better Future for Israel

To strengthen israel's future in these areas: 1)providing new immigrants with assistance in a few key areas: representing them as they navigate government ministries and assisting them with their challenges as new immigrants to israel.…

Philanthropy
11
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary

THE MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY ("THE INFIRMARY") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT TEACHING HOSPITAL CONDUCTING PATIENT CARE AND RESEARCH. THE INFIRMARY IS A TEACHING HOSPITAL OF HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND AN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH.…

Health
12
Trustees of Boston University

Organization's mission: boston university is an international, comprehensive, private research university, committed to educating students to be reflective, resourceful individuals ready to live, adapt, and lead in an interconnected world.…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is One Mission Inc; the most unlike its peers is University of Miami. 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

34 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 34 of the 52 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/34
Grantees still filing
24/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $4,400 · OtherPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INCShriners Hospital for Children: $2,200 · OtherShriners Hospital for ChildrenIndividual grant recipient: $2,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCAMP YAVNEH INC: $1,850 · OtherCAMP YAVNEH INCIndividual grant recipient: $1,650 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCASA NUEVA VIDA: $1,050 · OtherWOMEN'S LUNCH PLACE INC: $1,000 · OtherFriends of Israel Detainee: $1,000 · OtherIMPACT FORUM FOUNDATION: $1,800 · OtherIMPACT FORUM FOUNDATION+21 more: $8,578 · Other+21 moreAMERICANS FOR PEACE AND TOLERANCE INC: $3,000 · InternationalAMERICANS FOR PE…FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $3,000 · InternationalFRIENDS OF THE I…BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $1,320 · InternationalBIRTHRIGHT ISRAE…THE NEGEV FOUNDATION: $350 · International+3 more: $500 · International+3 moreBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON INC: $6,800 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS …BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY: $3,000 · EducationBRANDEIS UNI…STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,500 · EducationSTEPHEN SILL…PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND: $700 · EducationPERKINS SCHO…University of Miami: $400 · EducationUniversity o…HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $2,100 · Housing & Shelter2LIFE COMMUNITIES INC: $2,000 · Housing & Shelter+1 more: $100 · Housing & ShelterBRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS INC: $1,850 · HealthMOMENTUM WHEELS FOR HUMANITY: $1,400 · HealthFRIENDS OF YAD SARAH INC: $250 · HealthDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $200 · HealthONE MISSION INC: $150 · Health+1 more: $100 · HealthAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH: $2,500 · Social Science
Other$25,528International$8,170Youth Development$6,800Education$6,600Housing & Shelter$4,200Health$3,950Social Science$2,500

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 budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON INC: $6,800 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $4,400 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICANS FOR PEACE AND TOLERANCE INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBRANDEIS UNIVERSITY: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $2,100 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP YAVNEH INC: $1,850 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS INC: $1,850 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMOMENTUM WHEELS FOR HUMANITY: $1,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $1,320 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCASA NUEVA VIDA: $1,050 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPINE STREET INN INC: $700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND: $700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNEWTON FOOD PANTRY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREENLIGHT FUND INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NEGEV FOUNDATION: $350 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF YAD SARAH INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LEARNING CENTER FOR THE DEAF INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetONE MISSION INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHONORHEALTH FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSMILE TRAIN 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.

  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON INC ↗
  • Who funds PAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICANS FOR PEACE AND TOLERANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES ↗
  • Who funds BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH ↗
  • Who funds HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC ↗
  • Who funds 2LIFE COMMUNITIES INC ↗
  • Who funds CAMP YAVNEH INC ↗
  • Who funds BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS INC ↗
  • Who funds IMPACT FORUM FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MOMENTUM WHEELS FOR HUMANITY ↗
  • Who funds BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CASA NUEVA VIDA ↗
  • Who funds WOMEN'S LUNCH PLACE INC ↗
  • Who funds PINE STREET INN INC ↗
  • Who funds PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ↗
  • Who funds NEWTON FOOD PANTRY INC ↗
  • Who funds GREENLIGHT FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds University of Miami ↗
  • Who funds THE NEGEV FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE JEWISH CHAPEL INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF YAD SARAH INC ↗
  • Who funds Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc ↗

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.

Eastern Bank Foundati…Joseph and Rae Gann C…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Eastern Bank FoundationMA15× affinity5 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Eastern Bank Foundation · Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · 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 David Gopen Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from David Gopen Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 8%
  • Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc: 32% of income from government
  • Pine Street Inn Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Brandeis University: 9% of income from government
  • The Learning Center for the Deaf Inc: 9% of income from government
  • 2LIFE Communities Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Perkins School for the Blind: 7% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • University of Miami: 5% of income from government
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely 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 52 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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