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Dr John S Levy Foundation Trust at a glance

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Dr John S Levy Foundation Trust

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.

$114k
Granted FY2024still arriving
38
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Religion$101kPhilanthropy$67kEducation$63kHealth$53kHuman Services$51kRecreation & Sports$31kCivil Rights$30kFood & Nutrition$15kOther$0
02FY2024 · 38 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k35 grants · $44k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $70k
$1,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$256k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE$25,000
JEWISH FEDERATION-NEW HAVEN$25,000
JEEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER$20,000
SOUTHERN CT HEBREW ACADEMY$5,000
YALE- DISCOVERY TO CURE$5,000
JEWISH FEDERATION-NEW HAVEN$5,000
ST MARTIN DE PORRES ACADEMY$4,500
SOUTHERN CT HEBREW ACADEMY$4,000
FOOD2KIDZ$2,500
JEWISH FEDERATION-PJ LIBRARY$2,500
TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM$1,833
CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL$1,800
SABINA DOLAN TRUST$1,000
LIFE HAVEN$1,000
FOOD2KIDZ$1,000
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 (FY19–23, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 87% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION: $250 → 6%LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION: $250 → 6%LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION: $200 → 6%LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION: $100 → 6%CENTER FOR FAMILY JUSTICE: $3k → 9%CENTER FOR FAMILY JUSTICE: $1k → 9%CENTRAL CT COAST YMCA: $250 → 12%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $2k → 12%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

MI
NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
CO
TN
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.

72%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$366k · 37 repeat orgs$141k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +31% since the first grant, against +0% for those funded once.

37 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2024, 20 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

37
44

Total granted

$366k
$93k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+0%

Still filing today

30%
25%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 58% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $48k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEducationInternationalRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyOther
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

  • HI
    HOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC
    3× · 2019–2021 · $20k · revenue +72%
  • EA
    EZRA ACADEMY OF GREATER NEW HAVEN INC
    5× · 2018–2022 · $7k · revenue +31%
  • CA
    Camp Argo
    2× · 2019–2021 · $6k · revenue +157%

Funded once

  • JC
    JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $25k · revenue +127%
  • YU
    YALE UNIVERSITY - DISCOVERY TO CURE WALK
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • DT
    DISCOVERY TO CURE FOUNDATION AT WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
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
Connecticut Cancer Foundation Inc

To provide funds to benefit families affected by cancer and to support cancer research and education.

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2
The Jewish High School of Connecticut

The jewish high school of connecticut is dedicated to educate jewish youth for whom jewish values and traditions shape and guide their lives and for whom learning and responsible actions are foundational for achievement.

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3
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Hav

Jewish family service of greater new haven (jfsgnh) supports and strengthens individual, family, and community life by providing a wide range of social services. we welcome people of all ages, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations,…

Human Services
4
Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven Inc

The jewish foundation of greater new haven's mission is to solicit and properly manage current and new charitable endowments and planned gifts for organizations in greater new haven so that there will be permanent and ongoing funding for…

Religion
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
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
7
New Haven Jewish Community Council Housing Corporation D/B/a the Towers

We are a warm and vibrant senior community, infused with jewish values, where people live their best lives.

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8
Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven Inc

Founded in 1976 the jewish historical society of greater new haven provides the mission of collecting, publishing, and preserving primary source materials that serve as the central repository for documents, research, and education to…

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9
Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Connecticut children's medical center is dedicated to improving the physical and emotional health of children through family-centered care, research, education and advocacy. we embrace discovery, teamwork, integrity and excellence in all…

Health
10
Cold Spring School Inc

Cold spring school challenges children to become self-reliant, curious and resourceful problem solvers with the academic and social skills to engage constructively and ethically in our diverse, changing world.

Education
11
Gan Yeladim of Stamford Inc

A safe, loving, and inclusive learning community where children, families, and staff feel welcome, accepted, and supported and where individuals are empowered to contribute their unique experiences and interests.

Education
12
Connecticut United for Research Excellence Inc

To educate and inform the public about biomedical research and biotechnology and to advance such research and technology.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc; the most unlike its peers is Discovery to Cure Foundation 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

28 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. 28 of the 93 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)
28/28
Grantees still filing
19/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SOUTHERN CT HEBREW ACADEMY: $64,000 · OtherSOUTHERN CT HEBREW ACADEMYIndividual grant recipient: $40,300 · OtherIndividual grant recipientJEWISH FEDERATION-NEW HAVEN: $40,000 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION-NEW HAVENIndividual grant recipient: $30,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $25,000 · OtherJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INCBEVERLY LEVY EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $24,442 · OtherBEVERLY LEVY EARLY LEARNING CENTERTEMPLE BETH SHOLOM: $23,492 · OtherTEMPLE BETH SHOLOMJEEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $20,000 · Other+67 more: $143,727 · Other+67 moreDISCOVERY TO CURE FOUNDATION INC: $19,620 · HealthCURE RARE DISEASE INC: $2,700 · HealthTHE TOMMY FUND INC: $1,100 · HealthThe Clearity Foundation: $1,000 · Health+2 more: $1,000 · HealthST MARTIN DE PORRES ACADEMY INC: $11,500 · EducationEZRA ACADEMY OF GREATER NEW HAVEN INC: $7,345 · EducationYale University: $6,300 · Education+1 more: $230 · EducationANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $25,000 · Civil RightsHOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC: $20,000 · Recreation & SportsCAMP LAURELWOOD INC: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsTHE CENTER FOR FAMILY JUSTICE INC: $3,500 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE INC: $1,800 · Human ServicesMARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $800 · Human ServicesCENTRAL CONNECTICUT COAST YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC: $250 · Human ServicesCamp Argo: $5,500 · Youth Development
Other$410,961Health$25,420Education$25,375Civil Rights$25,000Recreation & Sports$25,000Human Services$6,350Youth Development$5,500

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 budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDISCOVERY TO CURE FOUNDATION INC: $19,620 over 2y, 14% of budgetST MARTIN DE PORRES ACADEMY INC: $11,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTHE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NEW HAVEN INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEZRA ACADEMY OF GREATER NEW HAVEN INC: $7,345 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetYale University: $6,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Argo: $5,500 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetCAMP LAURELWOOD INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR FAMILY JUSTICE INC: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCURE RARE DISEASE INC: $2,700 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE INC: $1,800 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetTHE TOMMY FUND INC: $1,100 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Clearity Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCONNECTICUT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYINC: $980 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCHAPEL HAVEN SCHLEIFER CENTER INC: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DIAPER BANK OF CONNECTICUT INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBNai Brith Hillel Foundation at the University of Connecticut: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMUSIC HAVEN INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL CONNECTICUT COAST YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMasonicare Corporation: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDONORSCHOOSEORG: $230 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Soup Kitchen Incorporated: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF MILFORD INC: $50 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 JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds HOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds DISCOVERY TO CURE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ST MARTIN DE PORRES ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NEW HAVEN INC ↗
  • Who funds EZRA ACADEMY OF GREATER NEW HAVEN INC ↗
  • Who funds Yale University ↗
  • Who funds Camp Argo ↗
  • Who funds CAMP LAURELWOOD INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CENTER FOR FAMILY JUSTICE INC ↗
  • Who funds CURE RARE DISEASE INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE 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.

The Community Foundat…Yale UniversityThe Daniel & Sharon M…Garden Homes FundThe Linda and Lenny B…Ethel & Abe Lapides F…Eder Family Foundatio…The Morris & Sylvia T…Jewish Foundation of …The Zachs Family Foun…United Way of Greater…Newalliance Foundatio…
The Community Foundation for Greater New HavenCT21.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven · Yale University · The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation · Garden Homes Fund · The Linda and Lenny Bell Family Foundation · Ethel & Abe Lapides Foundation Inc · Eder Family Foundation Inc · The Morris & Sylvia Trachten Family Foundation · Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven Inc · The Zachs Family Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater New Haven Inc · Newalliance Foundation 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 Dr John S Levy Foundation Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Dr John S Levy Foundation Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 100%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 14%
  • The Diaper Bank of Connecticut Inc: 49% of income from government
  • The Center for Family Justice Inc: 49% of income from government
  • Camp Argo: 28% of income from government
  • Music Haven Inc: 15% of income from government
  • Central Connecticut Coast Young Men's Christian Association Inc: 14% of income from government
  • Chapel Haven Schleifer Center Inc: 13% of income from government
  • Yale University: 12% of income from government
  • United Way of Milford Inc: 6% of income from government
  • The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
10get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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 93 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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