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Drasner Family 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.

$97k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$35k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$164kAnimals$140kCrime & Legal$50kRecreation & Sports$45kArts & Culture$42kYouth Development$14kHuman Services$9kPhilanthropy$8kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k6 grants · $30k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $68k
$8,872
Median grant
3
States reached
$502k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BALLET PALM BEACH$35,000
BIG DOG RANCH RESCUE INC$22,600
GEORGETOWN LOMBARDI COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER$10,001
CANCER ALLIANCE HELP & HOPE$9,050
Individual grant recipient$8,872
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION$5,500
CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC$4,000
PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S FOUNDATION$1,500
PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC$750
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, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $4k → 11%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

ME
WA
NY
MA
CT
SC
DC
TX
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.

56%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$278k · 6 repeat orgs$221k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +125% since the first grant, against +6% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
12

Total granted

$278k
$192k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+125%
+6%

Still filing today

67%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $29k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureAnimalsCrime & LegalPublic BenefitHealthOther
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

  • BD
    BIG DOG RANCH RESCUE INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $119k · revenue +37%
  • TP
    THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $49k · revenue +128%
  • BP
    Ballet Palm Beach Inc
    2× · 2023–2024 · $40k · revenue +54%

Funded once

  • UO
    University of Miamigraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $99k · revenue +87%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI - MEDICAL SCHOOL
    one grant, 2019 · $40k
  • TZ
    THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $22k · revenue +73%
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
Florida Society of Anesthesiologists

To raise the standards, public awareness, and encourage research and publications in anesthesiology

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2
Hospice Foundation of Palm Beach County

Palm beach island hospice foundation was established exclusively to support the programs, services and activities which further comprehensive hospice care in palm beach county, florida through its fundraising efforts.

Human Services
3
Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association Inc

To promote professionalism in law enforcement. to provide labor & collective bargaining services, legal assistance, education, legistlative representation and death and disability benefits to palm beach county police officers.

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4
Palm Healthcare Foundation Inc

Palm Health Foundation invests in bold, community-led solutions that improve health and well-being in Palm Beach County. (Continued on Schedule O)Established in 2001 from the sale of Good Samaritan and St. Mary's hospitals, the Foundation…

Health
5
Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee Inc

The mission of the realtor association of sarasota and manatee is to advance members' professionalism through delivery of education and resources, and to advocate for real estate in the communities served.

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6
Florida West Coast Symphony Inc dba Sarasota Orchestra

The mission of the Sarasota Orchestra is to engage, educate and enrich our community through high quality live musical experiences. Sarasota Orchestra is committed to engaging our community with the highest standards in performing and…

Arts & Culture
7
Area Agency On Aging of Palm Beach Treasure Coast Inc

The area agency on aging of palm beach/treasure coast is a private, non-profit, regional agency whose mission is to advocate, plan and promote the independence, dignity, health and well-being of seniors and their caregivers in a manner…

Human Services
8
Palm Beach County Medical Society of Florida Inc

Dedicated to uniting physicians to serve the common interest of the profession, developing and maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards of the medical profession, advocating the interest of physicians and their patients,…

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9
Sarasota Opera Association Inc

Sarasota Opera produces impassioned opera performances true to the vision of the composer, to entertain, enrich, educate, and inspire a life-long love of opera in our diverse and growing communities.

Arts & Culture
10
South Florida Wildlife Center Inc

The south florida wildlife centers mission is protecting wildlife through rescue, rehabilitation, release, and education. the sfwc has been the trusted resource for wildlife in the tri-county region of miami-dade, broward, and palm beach,…

Animals
11
Florida State Parks Foundation Inc

Florida state parks foundation preserves, protects, sustains and grows florida state parks.

Recreation & Sports
12
Broward Sheriff's Advisory Council Inc
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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Florida Sheriffs Association Inc; the most unlike its peers is Heritage Flight Museum. 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

16 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. 16 of the 23 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)
16/16
Grantees still filing
11/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BIG DOG RANCH RESCUE INC: $118,600 · AnimalsBIG DOG RANCH RESCUE INCTHE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC: $21,850 · AnimalsTHE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE P…SPORTSMAN'S FOUNDATION FOR MILITARY FAMILIES INC: $45,000 · OtherSPORTSMAN'S FOUNDATION FOR MILI…UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI - MEDICAL SCHOOL: $40,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MIAMI - MEDICAL S…Individual grant recipient: $18,872 · OtherIndividual grant recipientMIAMI YOUTH ACADEMY: $12,300 · OtherMIAMI YOUTH ACADEMYTHE COLLINGS FOUNDATION: $8,000 · OtherTHE COLLINGS FOUNDATION+6 more: $12,550 · Other+6 moreUniversity of Miami: $98,778 · EducationUniversity of MiamiGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: $10,001 · EducationGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYCANCER ALLIANCE OF HELP AND HOPE INC: $9,050 · EducationCANCER ALLIANCE OF HELP AN…+1 more: $1,000 · EducationTHE PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S FOUNDATION INC: $49,000 · Crime & LegalTHE PALM BE…Ballet Palm Beach Inc: $40,000 · Arts & CultureBallet Pa…HERITAGE FLIGHT MUSEUM: $1,540 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $750 · Arts & CultureWreaths Across America: $7,000 · Public BenefitTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $5,500 · Public Safety & Disaster
Animals$140,450Other$136,722Education$118,829Crime & Legal$49,000Arts & Culture$42,290Public Benefit$7,000Public Safety & Disaster$5,500

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBIG DOG RANCH RESCUE INC: $118,600 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $98,778 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S FOUNDATION INC: $49,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetBallet Palm Beach Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetTHE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC: $21,850 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: $10,001 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCANCER ALLIANCE OF HELP AND HOPE INC: $9,050 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWreaths Across America: $7,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHelping a HeroOrg: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Family Services of Palm Beach County Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHERITAGE FLIGHT MUSEUM: $1,540 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOLDIER STRONG INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget211 Palm BeachTreasure Coast Inc: $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC: $750 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.

American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
American Endowment FoundationOH9.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 Drasner Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Drasner Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • 211 Palm BeachTreasure Coast Inc: 17% of income from government
  • University of Miami: 5% of income from government
  • Florida Sheriffs Association Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc: 0% of income from government
  • The Palm Beach Symphony Society Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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 Drasner Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Drasner Family 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 23 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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