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Eugene A & Suzanne H Gorab Foundation at a glance

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Eugene A & Suzanne H Gorab Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$37k
Granted FY2025still arriving
5
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$943kReligion$166kHealth$144kEmployment$100kHousing & Shelter$75kArts & Culture$75kHuman Services$20kYouth Development$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $7k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $30k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$266k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NEPM Foundation$10,000
The Shelter for Abused Women & Children$10,000
The Center for Family Justice$10,000
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation$5,000
Gettysburg College$2,000
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 (FY24–25, $25k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%The Shelter for Abused Women & Children: $10k → 10%The Center for Family Justice: $10k → 9%The Center for Family Justice: $5k → 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

IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
CT
RI
TN
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.

69%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 14 repeat orgs$486k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +45% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
12

Total granted

$1.1M
$461k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+45%
0%

Still filing today

86%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 32% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEducationHousing & ShelterHuman ServicesEmploymentRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • OD
    OPEN DISCOURSE COALITION
    2× · 2022–2023 · $300k · revenue +54%
  • Bucknell University
    3× · 2017–2022 · $235k · revenue +45%
  • RH
    RADICAL HOPE INC
    2× · 2018–2021 · $110k · revenue +24%

Funded once

  • FC
    FAIRFIELD COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2022 · $350k
  • AS
    APPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $65k · revenue +88%
  • SN
    SPARKYOUTH NYC INC
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue 0%
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
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
2
Northeast College of Health Sciences

Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.

Education
3
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

—
4
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
5
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
6
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

—
7
DePauw University

Depauw university develops leaders the world needs through an uncommon commitment to the liberal arts. depauw's diverse and inclusive learning and living experience, distinctive in its rigorous intellectual engagement and its global and…

Education
8
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
9
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
10
Wentworth Institute of Technology Inc

Wentworth institute of technology is a nationally recognized private coeducational and residential university of higher education with a mission to empower, inspire and innovate through experiential learning with a core purpose of career…

Education
11
National Association of College and University Attorneys

To advance the practice of higher education attorneys for the benefit of the institutions they serve.

—
12
Saint Anselm College

Saint anselm is a catholic, benedictine college providing all of its students a distinctive liberal arts education that incorporates opportunities for professional and career preparation. it does so in a learning community that encourages…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is East Beach Association. 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

24 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. 24 of the 29 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
14/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

OPEN DISCOURSE COALITION: $300,000 · EducationOPEN DISCOURSE COALITIONBucknell University: $235,000 · EducationBucknell UniversityGETTYSBURG COLLEGE: $56,000 · EducationGETTYSBURG COLLEGE+2 more: $4,000 · EducationFAIRFIELD COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: $350,000 · OtherFAIRFIELD COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOLGREENFIELD HILL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH: $165,000 · OtherGREENFIELD HILL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH+10 more: $44,750 · Other+10 moreRADICAL HOPE INC: $110,000 · HealthRADICAL HOP…BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · HealthBRIDGEPORT …BOB WOODRUFF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · HealthBOB WOODRUF…NEPM FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · HealthNEPM FOUNDA…+2 more: $3,500 · HealthPREA FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 · EmploymentTHE OCEAN COMMUNITY UNITED THEATRE INC: $75,000 · Arts & CultureAPPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT INC: $65,000 · Housing & ShelterTHE OPEN DOOR SHELTER INC: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterTHE CENTER FOR FAMILY JUSTICE INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesTHE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $10,000 · Human Services
Education$595,000Other$559,750Health$163,500Employment$100,000Arts & Culture$75,000Housing & Shelter$75,000Human Services$25,000

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 budgetOPEN DISCOURSE COALITION: $300,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetBucknell University: $235,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRADICAL HOPE INC: $110,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetPREA FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetTHE OCEAN COMMUNITY UNITED THEATRE INC: $75,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetAPPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT INC: $65,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGETTYSBURG COLLEGE: $56,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBOB WOODRUFF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR FAMILY JUSTICE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNEPM FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetTHE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSPARKYOUTH NYC INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE NEAR AND FAR ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTHE OPEN DOOR SHELTER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFairfield University: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RACE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetEast Beach Association: $1,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetTHE WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE WESTERLY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetADAM J LEWIS ACADEMY INC: $500 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.

The Peter and Deborah…The Meredith and Whit…Fairfield County's Co…The Andrew and Carol …AM Roberts Charitable…William T Vogt and Lo…The Ninigret Foundati…Lynch Family Foundati…Thomas W Smith Founda…Royce Family Fund IncThe Bessemer Giving F…The Goldman Sachs Cha…
The Peter and Deborah Lamm Foundation R Bradford Malt Et Al TrusteesMA15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Peter and Deborah Lamm Foundation R Bradford Malt Et Al Trustees · The Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation Inc · Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · The Andrew and Carol Parsons Family · AM Roberts Charitable Foundation · William T Vogt and Lorine E Vogt Charitable Foundation · The Ninigret Foundation Inc · Lynch Family Foundation · Thomas W Smith Foundation Inc · Royce Family Fund Inc · The Bessemer Giving Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund

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 Eugene A & Suzanne H Gorab Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Eugene A & Suzanne H Gorab Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 14%
  • The Center for Family Justice Inc: 49% of income from government
  • The Open Door Shelter Inc: 14% of income from government
  • Connecticut Foodshare Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Fairfield University: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
0rely 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.
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How do I get to Eugene A & Suzanne H Gorab Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Eugene A & Suzanne H Gorab 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 29 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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