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Elaine & Robert Lang 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.

$27k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What you fund
0193% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20172024.

International$33kEnvironment$17kHealth$11kCivil Rights$10kRecreation & Sports$7kPhilanthropy$5kReligion$5kArts & Culture$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k12 grants · $6k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $20k
$250
Median grant
7
States reached
$200k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Rebuilding Ukraine Assn Inc$20,250
The Trevor Project$1,500
International Neighbors$1,500
Hawaiian Community Foundation$1,000
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions$500
Maui Nui Botanical Garden$250
PBS Hawaii$250
Individual grant recipient$250
Aspen Valley Ski Club$250
Hawaiian Islands Land Trust$250
Hawaii Public Radio$250
Pacific Whale Foundation$150
Bonnie Brae Development Office$100
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY17–20, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Innocence Project: $2k → 17%K9 PARTNERS FOR PATRIOTS: $1k → 12%HOPE for Prisoners: $1k → 13%K9 Partners for Patriots: $893 → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

WA
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CT
CA
CO
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VA
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DC
HI
GA
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US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$86k · 27 repeat orgs$23k to everyone else

27 repeat relationships — 11 still active in FY2024, 16 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
19

Total granted

$86k
$22k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+93%
+120%

Still filing today

52%
21%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k 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
EnvironmentHuman ServicesAnimalsPhilanthropyArts & CultureHealthOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • AF
    ADVOCATES FOR THE WEST INC
    4× · 2017–2021 · $8k · revenue +187%
  • TM
    THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $5k · revenue +178%
  • JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    6× · 2019–2024 · $3k · revenue +25%

Funded once

  • TC
    THE CROSSROADS AT ANTIGUA FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $4k · revenue +120%
  • FB
    First Baptist Church Clearwater
    one grant, 2019 · $3k
  • AF
    Advocates fro the West
    one grant, 2019 · $2k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
For the Fishes

To address, educate, coordinate, and enhance enforcement capacity to end teh trade in coral reef wildlife for household and other small display aquariums. our supply and demand side strategies are directed locally and globally to…

Animals
2
Uhiwai O Haleakala

The mission of the corporation shall be to work with partners to protect and restore native ecosystems and watersheds, to improve the quality and quantity of freshwater resources to perpetuate hawaiian cultural resources and practices, to…

Environment
3
Pacific Health Research & Education Institute

See schedule ophrei conducts health research and education that improves the health and well-being of veterans and all people in hawaii, central california, the pacific region, and throughout the u.s. driven by the values of excellence and…

4
Ocean Alliance Project

Protecting and promoting the marine biodiversity of Hawai'i through coral restoration, ecological monitoring, regenerative tourism, and cultural integration

Science & Tech
5
Hoala Kealakekua Nui Inc

Ho'ala kealakekua nui, inc. (hkn) is a native hawaiian-driven nonprofit corporation committed to implementing traditional methods of environmental stewardship and restoration, education and outreach, and cultural preservation at the wahi…

Environment
6
Kaiaulu Initiatives

Kaiaulu initiatives is regreening and rebuilding lahaina one tree and one person at a time through education, training, community networking & sustainability while incorporating hawaiian cultural practices.

Environment
7
Hui Pohala

Palliative care is a win-win-win-win. expanding access to palliative care benefits all parts of the healthcare system. people living with serious illness are better able to manage physical and emotional symptoms and have peace of mind that…

Health
8
Hawaii Peace and Justice

Work to promote social justice, peace, and ea ((life, sovereignty, rising, breath) in hawai'i through grassroots organizing, nonviolent direct actions, providing popular education workshops, and utilizing art activism as a tool for social…

Community Improvement
9
Malama Kua Aina
Environment
10
The People's Fund

Hawai`i people`s fund supports, funds, and amplifies the work of hawai`i- based grassroots organizations challenging systems of oppression.

Human Services
11
University of Hawaii Foundation

To unite donors' passions with the university of hawai'i's (uh) aspirations by raising philanthropic support and managing investments to benefit uh, the people of hawai'i and our future generations.

Education
12
Maui Nui Resiliency Hui

Maui nui resiliency hui (mnrh) is committed to creating a more resilient and equitable future for maui county by focusing on affordable housing solutions that empower our community members. our mission is to collaborate, educate, and…

Education

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hawaii Community Foundation and the most unlike its peers is Jared Allens Homes for Wounded Warriors. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 28 years old; the field is 16. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number22%5%<5yr14%5%5–10yr19%27%10–20yr16%41%20–35yr13%9%35–55yr16%14%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value22%41%<5yr14%1%5–10yr19%12%10–20yr16%23%20–35yr13%4%35–55yr16%20%55yr+

The field is 22% startups (under 5 years old) — 5% of your grantees by number, and just 41% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close 0.0% lost their exemption, against 13% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/24
the rest of the field
13%
240,396/1,819,541

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

20 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 48 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
16/20
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

REBUILDING UKRAINE ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED — $30,350 · OtherREBUILDING UKRAINE ASSOCIATION INCORPORATEDALL SOULS CHARLOTTESVILLE — $6,391 · OtherALL SOULS CHARLOTTESVILLETHE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY INC — $5,050 · OtherTHE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY INCYellowstone Alliance Adventure Camp — $4,268 · OtherYellowstone Alliance Adventure Camp+29 more — $30,525 · Other+29 moreADVOCATES FOR THE WEST INC — $7,900 · EnvironmentADVOCATES FOR…HAWAIIAN ISLANDS LAND TRUST — $2,300 · EnvironmentHAWAIIAN ISLA…FRIENDS OF THE CLEARWATER INC — $1,200 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF TH…MAUI NUI BOTANICAL GARDENS INC — $1,050 · EnvironmentMAUI NUI BOTA…PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION — $775 · EnvironmentPACIFIC WHALE…THE CROSSROADS AT ANTIGUA FOUNDATION — $4,075 · PhilanthropyInternational Neighbors Inc — $2,145 · PhilanthropyHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $1,000 · PhilanthropyK9 PARTNERS FOR PATRIOTS — $1,893 · Human ServicesTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC — $1,500 · Human ServicesHOPE FOR PRISONERS INC — $1,000 · Human ServicesSAVE OUR WILD SALMON — $2,544 · AnimalsNOOKSACK SALMON ENHANCEMENT ASSOCIATION — $800 · AnimalsJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — $3,000 · EducationHAWAII PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION DBA PBS HAWAII — $2,450 · Arts & Culture
Other$76,584Environment$13,225Philanthropy$7,220Human Services$4,393Animals$3,344Education$3,000Arts & Culture$2,450

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetADVOCATES FOR THE WEST INC — $7,900 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY INC — $5,050 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CROSSROADS AT ANTIGUA FOUNDATION — $4,075 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE OUR WILD SALMON — $2,544 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetHAWAII PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION DBA PBS HAWAII — $2,450 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHAWAIIAN ISLANDS LAND TRUST — $2,300 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Neighbors Inc — $2,145 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetK9 PARTNERS FOR PATRIOTS — $1,893 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHAWAII PUBLIC RADIO — $1,850 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetJARED ALLENS HOMES FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS — $1,645 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC — $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTREVOR PROJECT INC — $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE CLEARWATER INC — $1,200 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMAUI NUI BOTANICAL GARDENS INC — $1,050 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHOPE FOR PRISONERS INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNOOKSACK SALMON ENHANCEMENT ASSOCIATION — $800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION — $775 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMEDICAL AID TO HAITI INC — $650 over 3y, 0.1% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds ADVOCATES FOR THE WEST INC
  • Who funds THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY INC
  • Who funds THE CROSSROADS AT ANTIGUA FOUNDATION
  • Who funds JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
  • Who funds SAVE OUR WILD SALMON
  • Who funds HAWAII PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION DBA PBS HAWAII
  • Who funds HAWAIIAN ISLANDS LAND TRUST
  • Who funds International Neighbors Inc
  • Who funds K9 PARTNERS FOR PATRIOTS
  • Who funds HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO
  • Who funds JARED ALLENS HOMES FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS
  • Who funds THE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC
  • Who funds TREVOR PROJECT INC
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE CLEARWATER INC
  • Who funds MAUI NUI BOTANICAL GARDENS INC
  • Who funds HOPE FOR PRISONERS INC
  • Who funds HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
  • Who funds NOOKSACK SALMON ENHANCEMENT ASSOCIATION
  • Who funds PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION
  • Who funds MEDICAL AID TO HAITI INC

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

PatagoniaorgCA12.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Patagoniaorg · National Philanthropic Trust · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Elaine & Robert Lang Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
202122232425
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from governmentmedian 12%
  • Johns Hopkins University12% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get 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
typical government reliance, FY2025

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 48 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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