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Dede Emerson Foundation Inc at a glance

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Dede Emerson Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$135k
Granted FY2024still arriving
1
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$135k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Community Improvement$135kEducation$11kAnimals$9kHealth$7kArts & Culture$5kFood & Nutrition$5kInternational$900Environment$800Other$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$135,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Grand Rapids Area Community Foundat$135,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–23, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ossining food pantry: $3k → 9%Ossining Food Pantry: $2k → 9%ossining food pantry: $200 → 9%ossining food pantry: $100 → 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

MT
MN
IL
NY
SD
IN
PA
NJ
CA
UT
VA
MD
AZ
TN
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.

13%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$23k · 20 repeat orgs$154k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2024, 20 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
43

Total granted

$23k
$19k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
+13%

Still filing today

45%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $135k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsArts & CultureHealthInternationalPublic BenefitHuman 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

  • TA
    THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
    3× · 2020–2022 · $6k · revenue +37%
  • PO
    PAWS OF HONOR INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $300 · revenue +25%
  • PF
    PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $300 · revenue +61%

Funded once

  • GA
    GR Area Community FoundationOssining Scholarhip
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
  • GI
    Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
    one grant, 2021 · $3k · revenue +14%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $3k
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
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
2
World Animal Protection

World animal protection is a global organization working to end factory farming and wildlife exploitation. we expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. for over 75 years, we've been rewriting…

Animals
3
Animal Wellness Action

To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.

Human Services
4
Wildlife Conservation Society

The wildlife conservation society (wcs) saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature.

Animals
5
Animal Care and Control of New York City Inc

Animal care centers of nyc's (acc) mission is to end animal homelessness in nyc.

Animals
6
Humane World for Animals International

HUMANE WORLD FOR ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL, FKA HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (HSI), works around the globe to promote the human-animal bond, rescue and protect dogs and cats, improve farm animal welfare, protect wildlife, promote animal-free…

Animals
7
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
8
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
9
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
10
North Shore Animal League America Inc

Since 1944, the north shore animal league america's mission has been to save the lives of pets through adoption, rescue, education, medical care, spay/neuter and advocacy.

Animals
11
The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

To ensure every companion animal has access to quality medical care, compassionate shelter, and a loving home.

Animals
12
Four Paws International Inc

Our vision is a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding. four paws mission is to be the strong, global and independent voice for animals.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc; the most unlike its peers is Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital. 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

26 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. 26 of the 64 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
15/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Grand Rapids Area Community Foundat: $135,000 · OtherGrand Rapids Area Community Foundat+42 more: $23,227 · Other+42 moreTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $5,620 · AnimalsTIGER HAVEN INC: $700 · AnimalsPAWS CROSSED ANIMAL RESCUE INC: $600 · AnimalsPAWS OF HONOR INC: $300 · AnimalsPEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC: $300 · Animals+3 more: $450 · AnimalsOssining Food Pantry: $4,653 · Human ServicesGrand Itasca Clinic and Hospital: $3,262 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $225 · HealthOSSINING VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS INC: $200 · HealthASIAN AMERICAN WRITERS WORKSHOP INC: $439 · Arts & CultureNew York Historical Society: $400 · Arts & CultureTHE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION: $300 · Arts & CultureNEWARK PUBLIC RADIO INC: $200 · Arts & CultureMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $100 · Arts & CultureAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC: $500 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $200 · InternationalPAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS: $300 · Public BenefitSEMPER K9 ASSISTANCE DOGS: $100 · Public Benefit
Other$158,227Animals$7,970Human Services$4,653Health$3,687Arts & Culture$1,439International$700Public Benefit$400

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 budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $5,620 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOssining Food Pantry: $4,653 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetGrand Itasca Clinic and Hospital: $3,262 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTIGER HAVEN INC: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS CROSSED ANIMAL RESCUE INC: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASIAN AMERICAN WRITERS WORKSHOP INC: $439 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Historical Society: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS OF HONOR INC: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $225 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOSSINING VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEWARK PUBLIC RADIO INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPOLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIDEAWEE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEMPER K9 ASSISTANCE DOGS: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK LANDMARKS CONSERVANCY INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION 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 THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
  • Who funds Ossining Food Pantry ↗
  • Who funds Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital ↗
  • Who funds TIGER HAVEN INC ↗
  • Who funds PAWS CROSSED ANIMAL RESCUE INC ↗
  • Who funds AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC ↗
  • Who funds ASIAN AMERICAN WRITERS WORKSHOP INC ↗
  • Who funds New York Historical Society ↗
  • Who funds PAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS ↗
  • Who funds THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PAWS OF HONOR INC ↗
  • Who funds PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds OSSINING VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS INC ↗
  • Who funds NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER ↗

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.

Cogitandum IncThe Pfizer Foundation…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Cogitandum IncNY13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Cogitandum Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · 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 Dede Emerson Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Dede Emerson Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 51%
  • Newark Public Radio Inc: 51% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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 64 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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