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Felsten Fishman Family 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.

$96k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$32k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0183% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Civil Rights$193kEnvironment$148kEducation$74kHuman Services$16kReligion$12kHealth$8kArts & Culture$5kEmployment$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k6 grants · $11k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $85k
$5,200
Median grant
4
States reached
$960k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$32,000
REEF RENEWAL FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL$20,000
BRONXWORKS$12,953
CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION$10,000
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY$10,000
PADI AWARE FOUNDATION PADIAWAREORG$5,200
SECORE INTERNATIONAL$3,510
IMPACT 100 WESTCHESTER$1,150
OCEAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION$500
LARCHMONT TEMPLE$100
TOWN OF MAMARONECK FIRE DEPARTMENT$100
02The need
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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 (FY18–24, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 26%, 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: $1k → 13%BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK: $25 → 15%HOUR CHILDREN: $618 → 13%BRONXWORKS: $13k → 28%BRONXWORKS: $3k → 28%THE INNOCENCE PROJECT: $1k → 17%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
IL
NY
MA
IN
OH
NJ
CA
UT
MO
KY
MD
DE
NM
NC
DC
TX
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$572k · 20 repeat orgs$35k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +52% since the first grant, against +29% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
44

Total granted

$572k
$34k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+52%
+29%

Still filing today

70%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $500 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
Human ServicesEnvironmentHealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyScience & TechOther
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

  • RR
    REEF RENEWAL FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL
    6× · 2019–2024 · $71k · revenue +213%
  • TC
    THE CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION INC
    5× · 2017–2024 · $36k · revenue +312%
  • PA
    PADI AWARE FOUNDATION
    4× · 2021–2024 · $32k · revenue +69%

Funded once

  • R
    REEF
    one grant, 2017 · $6k
  • DE
    DWT EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE FUND
    one grant, 2020 · $4k
  • TC
    THE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
    one grant, 2017 · $3k
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
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
2
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
3
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
4
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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5
The Coral Reef Alliance

Our research has demonstrated that corals can adapt to the effects of environmental stressors if immediate threats are reduced and if we protect healthy, ecologically connected networks of reefs.

Environment
6
Oceana Inc

To advocate for policy changes by governments and corporations in order to preserve ocean life and return the oceans to their former abundance.

Environment
7
Center for International Environmental Law Inc

To investigate, research, write, publish, present conferences and teach with respect to global, regional, transboundary, and comparative environmental issues and to make the findings from such activities available to the general public; to…

International
8
Sea Research Foundation Inc

To inspire people to care for and protect our ocean planet through education and research.

Animals
9
City Report Inc

CITY REPORT, INC. serves the people of New York through independent journalism that answers their information needs and holds the powerful to account.

Arts & Culture
10
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…

International
11
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
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 City Parks Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Ocean Research and Educational. 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

39 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. 39 of the 67 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
38/39
Grantees still filing
31/39
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NEW ALTERNATIVES FOR CHILDREN (NAC): $190,050 · OtherNEW ALTERNATIVES FOR CHILDREN (NAC)Individual grant recipient: $117,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientNYU FFFF FRLLOWSHIP YEAR: $48,000 · OtherNYU FFFF FRLLOWSHIP YEARPADI AWARE FOUNDATION: $31,528 · OtherPADI AWARE FOUNDATIONPROJECT AWARE: $31,250 · OtherPROJECT AWARE+36 more: $41,152 · Other+36 moreREEF RENEWAL FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL: $70,600 · EnvironmentREEF RENEWAL FOUNDA…THE CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION INC: $35,500 · EnvironmentTHE CORAL RESTORATI…SECORE INTERNATIONAL INC: $8,520 · EnvironmentSECORE INTERNATIONA…+2 more: $520 · EnvironmentTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $73,000 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES…+3 more: $1,350 · EducationBRONXWORKS INC: $15,453 · Human ServicesHOUR CHILDREN INC: $1,618 · Human ServicesTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $1,250 · Human Services+3 more: $675 · Human ServicesTHE CENTER FOR DISCOVERY INC: $2,225 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $2,030 · HealthCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $500 · HealthSharsheret Inc: $242 · Health+1 more: $100 · HealthCLAY ART CENTER INC: $2,645 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN DOCUMENTARY INC: $1,023 · Arts & CultureTHE ART THERAPY PROJECT CORPORATION: $800 · Arts & CultureIMPACT100 WESTCHESTER INC: $2,300 · PhilanthropyUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $1,000 · PhilanthropyLarchmont-Mamaroneck Hunger Task Force Inc: $450 · Philanthropy
Other$458,980Environment$115,140Education$74,350Human Services$18,996Health$5,097Arts & Culture$4,468Philanthropy$3,750

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 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $73,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetREEF RENEWAL FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL: $70,600 over 6y, 8.4% of budgetTHE CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION INC: $35,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetPADI AWARE FOUNDATION: $31,528 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetBRONXWORKS INC: $15,453 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSECORE INTERNATIONAL INC: $8,520 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCLAY ART CENTER INC: $2,645 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIMPACT100 WESTCHESTER INC: $2,300 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR DISCOVERY INC: $2,225 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $2,030 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOUR CHILDREN INC: $1,618 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTown of Mamaroneck Fire Department: $1,600 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN DOCUMENTARY INC: $1,023 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WHALE SANCTUARY PROJECT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ART THERAPY PROJECT CORPORATION: $800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSTUDENT PRESS LAW CENTER: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOCEAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMARINE APPLIED RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLarchmont-Mamaroneck Hunger Task Force Inc: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSANCTUARY FOR FAMILIES INC: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCITY HARVEST INC: $356 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCITY PARKS FOUNDATION INC: $256 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDIVERS ALERT NETWORK: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCULTURAL SANCTUARIES FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetFordham University: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSharsheret Inc: $242 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAOT CHITIM OF GREATER CHICAGO INC: $154 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FUND OF BRONXVILLE EASTCHESTER TUCKAHOE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE KELLY GANGINC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTREEPEOPLE INC: $20 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.

Jewish Communal FundNational Philanthropi…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Gs Donor Advised Phil…American Endowment Fo…The Pfizer Foundation…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…
Jewish Communal FundNY16.2× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

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 Felsten Fishman Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Felsten Fishman Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 16%
  • The Coral Restoration Foundation Inc: 16% of income from government
  • Sharsheret Inc: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
6report 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, 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

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How do I get to Felsten Fishman Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Felsten Fishman Family 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 67 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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