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Falcon Foundation Inc at a glance

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Falcon Foundation Inc

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.

$150k
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$6.5MCivil Rights$1.4MArts & Culture$909kAnimals$460kCrime & Legal$200kPhilanthropy$150kEnvironment$145kCommunity Improvement$130kOther$0
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $45k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PEN AMERICAN CENTER inc$100,000
ICAAD$25,000
Forum on Life Culture & Society$20,000
Natural Areas Conservancy$5,000
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 (FY19–19, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Oasis: $120 → 12%Succeed2gether: $1k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
NY
MA
OH
NJ
CT
NM
DC
GA
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.9M · 22 repeat orgs$356k to everyone else

22 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 18 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
31

Total granted

$8.9M
$356k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
+22%

Still filing today

73%
74%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
EducationArts & CultureHealthInternationalCivil RightsHuman 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

  • The Trustees of Princeton University
    6× · 2018–2023 · $2.1M · revenue +8%
  • AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2019–2022 · $1.0M · revenue +49%
  • PA
    PEN AMERICAN CENTER INC
    7× · 2018–2024 · $560k · revenue +61%

Funded once

  • ED
    EARTH DAY NETWORK INC
    one grant, 2021 · $60k · revenue -13%
  • ED
    Earth Day Network
    one grant, 2023 · $60k
  • GF
    Goodnation Foundation Incgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue +269%
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
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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2
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
3
American Civil Liberties Union Fund of the District of Columbia

Preservation of civil liberties through litigation and public education.

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4
The Paris Review Foundation Inc

The mission of the organization is to foster the development of creative individuals as writers and artists and to promote public appreciation of excellence in the literary and graphic arts by publishing a magazine containing fiction,…

Education
5
Boston Architectural College

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

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6
The American Assembly

A national non partisan public policy forum to illuminate issues of public policy.

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7
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc

The manhattan institute is a community of scholars, journalists, activists, and civic leaders dedicated to advancing opportunity, individual liberty, and the rule of law in america and its great cities.

Public Benefit
8
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
9
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.

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10
Open Markets Institute

The open markets institute works to help people relearn how to use competition policy to build stronger democracies, more just and equitable societies, more innovative and sustainable economies, and a more secure and peaceful world.

Education
11
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
12
National Opinion Research Center

See schedule onorc at the university of chicago conducts research and data science on critical societal issues to guide decision-making and the development of programs and public policy. our experts identify relationships and trends, and…

Social Science
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New Media Advocacy Project Inc; the most unlike its peers is Partners for Health 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

42 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. 42 of the 54 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
40/42
Grantees still filing
26/42
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Yale University: $2,490,026 · OtherYale UniversityFordham Law School: $760,000 · OtherFordham Law SchoolMontclair Kimberly Academy: $300,000 · OtherMontclair Kimberly Academy+27 more: $565,672 · Other+27 moreThe Trustees of Princeton University: $2,085,000 · EducationThe Trustees of Princeton Univers…THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $775,000 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSI…+7 more: $65,700 · EducationAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $1,000,000 · Civil RightsAMERICAN CIV…GLOBAL JUSTICE CENTER: $121,000 · Civil RightsGLOBAL JUSTI…+1 more: $10,000 · Civil RightsPEN AMERICAN CENTER INC: $560,000 · Arts & CulturePEN AMERIC…THE MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM: $198,000 · Arts & CultureTHE MONTCL…FORUM ON LIFE CULTURE & SOCIETY INC: $105,000 · Arts & CultureFORUM ON L…MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL INC: $40,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $6,000 · Arts & CultureAFRICAN PEOPLE & WILDLIFE FUND INC: $460,000 · AnimalsINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVOCATES AGAINST DISCRIMINATION INC: $205,000 · InternationalHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST: $40,000 · International+2 more: $8,000 · InternationalTHE MARSHALL PROJECT INC: $190,000 · Community Improvement
Other$4,115,698Education$2,925,700Civil Rights$1,131,000Arts & Culture$909,000Animals$460,000International$253,000Community Improvement$190,000

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 budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $2,085,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $1,000,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $775,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPEN AMERICAN CENTER INC: $560,000 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetAFRICAN PEOPLE & WILDLIFE FUND INC: $460,000 over 6y, 10% of budgetINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVOCATES AGAINST DISCRIMINATION INC: $205,000 over 6y, 13% of budgetTHE MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM: $198,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetTHE MARSHALL PROJECT INC: $190,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetGLOBAL JUSTICE CENTER: $121,000 over 5y, 3.0% of budgetFORUM ON LIFE CULTURE & SOCIETY INC: $105,000 over 5y, 8.8% of budgetNEO Philanthropy Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEARTH DAY NETWORK INC: $60,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetGoodnation Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST: $40,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL INC: $40,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetNew York University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLETS TALK MENOPAUSE INC: $20,000 over 2y, 5.8% of budgetNATURAL AREAS CONSERVANCY INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF ANANSI CHARTER SCHOOL: $11,700 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetNEW MEDIA ADVOCACY PROJECT INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetFORDHAM LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetTRUE KIDS 1: $10,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetURBAN JUSTICE CENTER: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW HAVEN READS COMMUNITY BOOK BANK INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $8,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMONTCLAIR FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetTHE NEW PRESS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $1,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PINK AGENDA INC: $1,079 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $1,023 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUCCEED2GETHER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetALS THERAPY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARTNERS FOR HEALTH INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATIONAL URBAN TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOSTON CRITIC INC DBA BOSTON REVIEW: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBUENA BRAVES ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION: $1,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetMONTCLAIR SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFOOD AND ENVIRONMENT REPORTING NETWORK INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOASIS - A HAVEN FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $120 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.

Sonder FoundationUberoi FoundationPinkerton FoundationInvestors Foundation …The Hyde and Watson F…Jewish Communal FundCommunity Foundation …American Express Foun…Silicon Valley Commun…Vanguard Charitable E…The Pfizer Foundation…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…
Sonder FoundationDE15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Sonder Foundation · Uberoi Foundation · Pinkerton Foundation · Investors Foundation Inc · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Community Foundation of New Jersey · American Express Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase 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 Falcon Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Falcon Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • African People & Wildlife Fund Inc: 32% of income from government
  • New Haven Reads Community Book Bank Inc: 13% of income from government
  • The Trustees of Princeton University: 11% of income from government
  • The Montclair Art Museum: 11% of income from government
  • Als Therapy Development Foundation Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Montclair Film Festival Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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 Falcon Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Falcon Foundation Inc 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 54 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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grants reported with no recipient in the public record
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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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where grant money is based, and what stays home