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Faye and Lee Alport Foundation F/K/A Melrose Park Foundation at a glance

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Faye and Lee Alport Foundation F/K/A Melrose Park 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.

$244k
Granted FY2025still arriving
18
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$40k
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, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$394kReligion$304kEducation$194kHuman Services$183kAnimals$126kFood & Nutrition$73kArts & Culture$50kYouth Development$40kOther$0
02FY2025 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k15 grants · $237k
$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$6.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WALTHER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY$40,000
THE FIELD SCHOOL$25,000
VALLEY BEIT MIDRASH$25,000
NAOMI'S HOUSE$25,000
YATOM$21,652
FLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM$10,000
YOUTH OUTREACH SERVICES INC$10,000
SARAHS INN$10,000
AID FOR WOMEN INC$10,000
PREGNANCY AID SOUTH SUBURBS$10,000
LEYDEN COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY$10,000
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER OF SW FL$10,000
PCC FOUNDATION$10,000
LEYDEN FAMILY SERVICES & MENTAL HEALTH$10,000
SECOND CHANCE SHELTER$10,000
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 (FY22–25, $143k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%SARAHS INN: $25k → 14%SARAHS INN: $20k → 14%SARAHS INN: $13k → 14%SARAHS INN: $10k → 14%JEWISH CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $10k → 14%JEWISH CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $10k → 14%JEWISH CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $10k → 14%YOUTH OUTREACH SERVICES INC: $15k → 14%YOUTH OUTREACH SERVICES INC: $10k → 14%YOUTH OUTREACH SERVICES INC: $10k → 14%YOUTH OUTREACH SERVICES INC: $10k → 14%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
MI
NY
MA
IN
CA
MO
VA
AZ
DC
AL
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.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 29 repeat orgs$179k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +33% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
15

Total granted

$1.2M
$169k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
+19%

Still filing today

76%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthAnimalsEducationHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterFood & NutritionOther
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

  • VB
    VALLEY BEIT MIDRASH
    6× · 2020–2025 · $175k · revenue +102%
  • SI
    SARAH'S INN
    4× · 2022–2025 · $68k · revenue +22%
  • SC
    SECOND CHANCE SHELTER
    6× · 2020–2025 · $55k · revenue +55%

Funded once

  • FM
    FEEDING MATTERS INC
    one grant, 2020 · $30k · revenue -12%
  • BH
    BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE
    one grant, 2020 · $30k
  • CC
    COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE
    one grant, 2021 · $20k · revenue +19%
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
Jewish Family and Children's Service Inc

Strengthening the community by providing behavioral health, healthcare and social services to all ages, faiths and backgrounds.

Human Services
2
Jewish Family Service

Jewish Family Service is a nonprofit social service organization that supports people of all faiths as they navigate through lifes's challenges - illness, aging , finanical uncertainty, mental health concerns, family problems, or personal…

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3
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis

Jewish family and children's service of minneapolis provides essential services to people of all ages and backgrounds to sustain healthy relationships, ease suffering and offer support in times of need.

Human Services
4
Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services Inc

To empower new yorkers, providing integrated mental health and social services with compassion and expertise.

Human Services
5
Jewish Family Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Jewish family service is a human service organization which reflects the jewish tradition of caring and compassion for all people in need. through professional counseling, advocacy and educational programming, our services seek to enhance…

Human Services
6
Jewish Family Service

Mission: Inspired by their history and values, Jewish Family Service supports the needs of Jewish individuals and families, refugees and immigrants, and the broader community to achieve well-being, health, and stability. From food security…

Human Services
7
Jewish Family & Children's Service of Southern Arizona Inc

Jewish family & children's services of southern arizona helps all people meet their full potential by providing expert community and behavioral health services.

Human Services
8
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

Federation amplifies our collective strength to make the world a better place for everyone. we assist people in need, impact chicagoans of all faiths; support israel and the jewish people worldwide; respond swiftly to crises; cultivate…

Philanthropy
9
Jewish Vocational Service Inc

To empower individuals from diverse communities to find employment and build careers, while partnering with employers to hire, develop, and retain productive workforces.

Employment
10
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles

Jfsla's mission is to provide life-improving services that help the people of los angeles live with dignity and exercise self-determination. we believe in and strive for a more compassionate los angeles where no one has to navigate life…

Human Services
11
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Pittsburgh

Jewish family and children's service supports people through life's changes and challenges while providing quality and affordable social services.

Human Services
12
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Hav

Jewish family service of greater new haven (jfsgnh) supports and strengthens individual, family, and community life by providing a wide range of social services. we welcome people of all ages, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations,…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Child and Family Services; the most unlike its peers is Phoenix Children's Hospital. 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

32 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. 32 of the 46 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/32
Grantees still filing
27/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WALTHER LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INC: $150,000 · OtherWALTHER LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INCMAYO CLINIC OF ARIZONA: $97,500 · OtherMAYO CLINIC OF ARIZONAYATOM: $64,152 · OtherYATOMTHE MOODY CHURCH: $40,000 · OtherTHE MOODY CHURCHAID FOR WOMEN INC: $32,500 · OtherAID FOR WOMEN INCTHE ARK: $30,000 · OtherBOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE: $30,000 · OtherJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $30,000 · Other+15 more: $135,000 · Other+15 moreVALLEY BEIT MIDRASH: $175,000 · EducationVALLEY BEIT MIDRA…THE FIELD SCHOOL: $40,000 · EducationTHE FIELD SCHOOL+1 more: $4,000 · EducationPCC FOUNDATION: $40,000 · HealthPCC FOUNDATIONSOUTHWEST AUTISM RESEARCH AND RESOURCE CENTER: $30,000 · HealthSOUTHWEST AUTISM …Leyden Family Service & Mental Health Center: $30,000 · HealthLeyden Family Ser…FEEDING MATTERS INC: $30,000 · HealthFEEDING MATTERS I…Phoenix Children's Hospital: $24,000 · HealthPhoenix Children'…COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE: $20,000 · HealthCOLORECTAL CANCER…PREGNANCY AID SOUTH SUBURBS: $20,000 · HealthPREGNANCY AID SOU…THE ZACHARY & ELIZABETH M FISHER CENTER FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $20,000 · HealthTHE ZACHARY & ELI…SARAH'S INN: $67,500 · Human ServicesSARAH'S INNYOUTH OUTREACH SERVICES INC: $45,000 · Human ServicesYOUTH OUTRE…Jewish Child and Family Services: $30,000 · Human ServicesJewish Chil…SECOND CHANCE SHELTER: $55,000 · AnimalsSECOND CHA…PEOPLES ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY: $32,500 · AnimalsPEOPLES AN…ANDERSON ANIMAL SHELTER: $23,500 · AnimalsANDERSON A…CATNAP FROM THE HEART: $7,500 · AnimalsCATNAP FRO…ANIMAL CARE LEAGUE: $7,500 · AnimalsANIMAL CAR…LYNN SAGE BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Housing & ShelterHOUSING FORWARD: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterLEYDEN TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $40,000 · Food & NutritionGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $10,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$609,152Education$219,000Health$214,000Human Services$142,500Animals$126,000Housing & Shelter$60,000Food & Nutrition$50,000

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 budgetVALLEY BEIT MIDRASH: $175,000 over 6y, 4.4% of budgetSARAH'S INN: $67,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetSECOND CHANCE SHELTER: $55,000 over 6y, 2.5% of budgetLYNN SAGE BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetYOUTH OUTREACH SERVICES INC: $45,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetLEYDEN TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 4y, 14% of budgetTHE FIELD SCHOOL: $40,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPCC FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 4y, 7.7% of budgetPEOPLES ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY: $32,500 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetAID FOR WOMEN INC: $32,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetJewish Child and Family Services: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHWEST AUTISM RESEARCH AND RESOURCE CENTER: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLeyden Family Service & Mental Health Center: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFEEDING MATTERS INC: $30,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetPhoenix Children's Hospital: $24,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetANDERSON ANIMAL SHELTER: $23,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCOLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPREGNANCY AID SOUTH SUBURBS: $20,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetTHE ZACHARY & ELIZABETH M FISHER CENTER FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetFLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE VALLEY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDedham Food Pantry Charitable Trust: $10,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSING FORWARD: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCATNAP FROM THE HEART: $7,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetANIMAL CARE LEAGUE: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetELIM CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $4,000 over 2y, 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.

Oak Park-River Forest…The Chicago Community…Westlake Health Found…Good Heart Work Smart…AbbVie FoundationArthur J Gallagher Fo…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Bessemer Giving F…Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…
Oak Park-River Forest Community FoundationIL15.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Westlake Health Foundation · Good Heart Work Smart Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bessemer Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Faye and Lee Alport Foundation F/K/A Melrose Park Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Faye and Lee Alport Foundation F/K/A Melrose Park Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Florida Holocaust Museum Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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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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 46 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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