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Drm 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.

$437k
Granted FY2024still arriving
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$50k
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.

Food & Nutrition$520kHealth$485kArts & Culture$440kEducation$293kInternational$85kHuman Services$50kPhilanthropy$50kCrime & Legal$25kOther$0
02FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $12k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $175k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $250k
$25,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WEST SIDE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER$50,000
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$50,000
FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY$50,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA$50,000
HARLEM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS$50,000
Individual grant recipient$30,000
CENTER FOR KHMER STUDIES$25,000
Individual grant recipient$25,000
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH$25,000
CITY HARVEST$25,000
HOUR CHILDREN$25,000
MAINSPRING SCHOOLS$20,000
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE$5,000
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART$3,000
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART$3,000
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 (FY17–24, $75k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, 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%HOUR CHILDREN: $25k → 13%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON: $50k → 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.
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.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.6M · 24 repeat orgs$388k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +59% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
10

Total granted

$1.6M
$263k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+59%
+19%

Still filing today

67%
80%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $125k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationFood & NutritionHealthInternationalHuman 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

  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $230k · revenue +12%
  • FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY
    6× · 2017–2024 · $130k · revenue +113%
  • HS
    HARLEM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC
    3× · 2017–2024 · $125k · revenue +6%

Funded once

  • EH
    ENLOE HEALTH FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $50k · revenue +47%
  • FI
    FINCA INTERNATIONAL INC
    one grant, 2017 · $50k · revenue +19%
  • CC
    CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON - HOUSTONgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $50k · revenue +139%
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.

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Museum of the City of New York

The museum of the city of new york fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world's most influential metropolis. it engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city's past, present, and…

Arts & Culture
2
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
3
New York Hall of Science

Nysci's mission is to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers, and active citizens through design make play - an approach to learning and engagement that is deeply rooted in research on stem learning and guides the…

Arts & Culture
4
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc

The graduate center foundation is committed to promoting and safe-guarding the success of the graduate center by raising funds and managing and investing donations for use by the graduate center. the board of trustees of the foundation…

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5
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
6
National September 11 Memorial and Museum At the World Trade Center

The national september 11 memorial & museum at the world trade center bears solemn witness to the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001, and february 26, 1993. located at a site made sacred through loss, the memorial & museum remembers…

Arts & Culture
7
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Chartered by a unanimous act of congress, the museum is america's national institution for the documentation, study, interpretation, and education of holocaust history and serves as our country's memorial to the victims of the holocaust.…

Arts & Culture
8
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…

Arts & Culture
9
New York Botanical Garden

The new york botanical garden is a museum of plants and a scientific research center devoted to the study of plants and their uses. it is the garden's mission to improve public understanding of the natural world, horticulture, and the…

Environment
10
The Population Council Inc

We generate ideas, produce evidence, and design solutions to improve the lives of underserved populations around the world. we take a multidisciplinary, intergenerational, life-cycle approach that contributes to (see schedule o)four global…

International
11
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
12
Municipal Art Society of New York

The municipal art society of new york (mas) lifts up the voices of the people in the debates that shape new york's built environment and leads the way to a more livable city from sidewalk to skyline. mas envisions a future in which all new…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is West Side Center for Community Life; the most unlike its peers is Joe's Place Ministries. 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 38 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
20/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HARLEM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC: $125,000 · OtherHARLEM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INCMEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER: $100,000 · OtherMEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTEREDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORP: $70,000 · OtherEDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPWEST SIDE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER - CHURCH OF SAINT PAUL AND SAINT ANDREW: $70,000 · OtherWEST SIDE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER - CHURCH OF SAI…CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLES: $65,000 · OtherCHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLESIndividual grant recipient: $62,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $55,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON - HOUSTON: $50,000 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTO…WEST SIDE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY LIFE: $50,000 · OtherWEST SIDE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY LIFEFINCA INTERNATIONAL INC: $50,000 · OtherFINCA INTERNATIONAL INCNORTH VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $50,000 · OtherNORTH VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION+10 more: $163,000 · Other+10 moreMAINSPRING SCHOOLS INC: $120,000 · EducationMAINSPRING SCHO…The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $60,000 · EducationThe New York Pu…New York University: $57,992 · EducationNew York Univer…SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY: $50,000 · EducationSOUTHWESTERN UN…PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $230,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTH…ENLOE HEALTH FOUNDATION: $50,000 · HealthENLOE HEALTH FO…THE CENTER FOR KHMER STUDIES INC: $130,000 · Arts & CultureTHE CENTER…METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $20,500 · Arts & CultureMETROPOLIT…Museum of Modern Art: $18,000 · Arts & CultureMuseum of …American Museum of Natural History: $11,000 · Arts & CultureAmerican M…NEW YORKERS AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE EDUCATION FUND INC: $10,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $5,000 · Arts & CultureCITY HARVEST INC: $90,000 · Food & NutritionCITY HARV…CITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $55,000 · Food & NutritionCITYMEALS…GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $35,000 · Food & NutritionGOD'S LOV…FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $130,000 · Community ImprovementNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INC: $105,000 · Civil Rights
Other$910,000Education$287,992Health$280,000Arts & Culture$194,500Food & Nutrition$180,000Community Improvement$130,000Civil Rights$105,000

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 budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $230,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $130,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR KHMER STUDIES INC: $130,000 over 6y, 4.0% of budgetHARLEM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC: $125,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetMAINSPRING SCHOOLS INC: $120,000 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INC: $105,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetCITY HARVEST INC: $90,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University: $57,992 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $55,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENLOE HEALTH FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetWEST SIDE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY LIFE: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFINCA INTERNATIONAL INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON - HOUSTON: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $35,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHOUR CHILDREN INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $20,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetJOE'S PLACE MINISTRIES: $20,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $18,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NAUMBURG ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ASIA SOCIETY: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORKERS AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE EDUCATION FUND INC: $10,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetNEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $3,000 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 Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
American Online Giving Foundation IncDE6.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: 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 Drm Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Drm Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get 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 · 0–20%
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Drm Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Drm 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 38 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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