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Fish Foundation Inc

Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$395k
Granted FY2019
22
Grants FY2019
15
States reached
$61k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.

Education$302kHealth$211kInternational$175kHuman Services$139kReligion$137kAnimals$115kEnvironment$70kEmployment$69kOther$0
02FY2019 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2019

  • Under $10k2 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k19 grants · $326k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $61k
$15,000
Median grant
15
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM$60,628
WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL$25,000
GIVE KIDS THE WORLD VILLAGE$25,000
GIVE KIDS THE WORLD VILLAGE$25,000
CHRISTIAN FORMATION & DIRECTION MIN$20,000
PACIFIC & ASIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL$20,000
GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE$20,000
NEMOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$20,000
DRESS FOR SUCCESS-CENTRAL JERSEY$16,345
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITA$16,000
ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM$15,000
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN$15,000
CHILDSPLAY INC$15,000
WHEEL TO WALK FOUNDATION$15,000
AT THE WELL CONFERENCES INC$15,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–19, $198k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 69% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%MAKE A WISH INTERNATIONAL: $15k → 11%HANDI-DOGS INC: $15k → 15%OPERATION WARM: $7k → 6%RECLAIM CHILDHOOD INC: $15k → 10%SOPHIA INSTITUTE: $18k → 12%OPERATION WARM: $7k → 6%OPERATION WARM: $7k → 6%YMCA OF HONOLULU: $20k → 9%DRESS FOR SUCCESS-CENTRAL JERSEY: $16k → 11%YMCA OF HONOLULU: $20k → 9%DRESS FOR SUCCESS-MERCER COUNTY: $16k → 11%AT THE WELL CONFERENCES INC: $15k → 17%ONE SIMPLE WISH: $5k → 11%DRESS FOR SUCCESS-MERCER COUNTY: $16k → 11%ONE SIMPLE WISH: $5k → 11%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

ME
MT
MN
IL
NY
MA
OR
PA
NJ
CA
CO
MD
DE
AZ
TN
SC
DC
HI
GA
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.

54%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$764k · 18 repeat orgs$660k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +98% since the first grant, against +44% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2019, 10 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
25

Total granted

$764k
$470k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+98%
+44%

Still filing today

83%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $190k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19
Human ServicesHealthEducationEnvironmentRecreation & SportsAnimalsOther
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

  • GK
    GIVE KIDS THE WORLD INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $100k · revenue +32%
  • GO
    GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    3× · 2017–2019 · $60k · revenue +102%
  • DRESS FOR SUCCESS CENTRAL NEW JERSEY
    3× · 2017–2019 · $49k · revenue +7%

Funded once

  • AF
    ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL PASTORAL
    one grant, 2018 · $45k
  • FC
    FLAGLER COLLEGE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $36k · revenue +51%
  • PP
    PINNACLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
    one grant, 2018 · $25k
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
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
2
The Common Application Inc

The common application is a not-for-profit membership organization of over 1,100 colleges and universities across the globe committed to access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. every year, over 1.5 million students…

Education
3
National Association of Corporate Directors

We empower directors and transform boards to be future ready.

Public Benefit
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
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
6
Manhattanville University

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

Education
7
Youthbuild Global Inc

With love and respect, we partner with opportunity youth to build the skillsets and mindsets that lead to lifelong learning, livelihood, and leadership. youthbuild strives to create a world where all young people are seen for their…

Employment
8
Make-a-Wish Foundation of America

Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

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9
Make-a-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic Inc

The make-a-wish foundation of the mid-atlantic creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

—
10
Fajr Scientific

To provide multi-specialty surgical care, humanitarian aid and educational support to people in low- and middle-income countries.

Science & Tech
11
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
12
Association of American Medical Colleges

Aamc leads & serves the academic medicine community to improve the health of people everywhere.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation International; the most unlike its peers is Wheel to Walk Foundation. 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

40 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. 40 of the 56 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/40
Grantees still filing
29/40
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM: $105,628 · OtherADOPT-A-CLASSROOMGIVE KIDS THE WORLD INC: $100,000 · OtherGIVE KIDS THE WORLD INCPacific & Asian Affairs Council: $60,000 · OtherPacific & Asian Affairs CouncilASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL PASTORAL: $45,000 · OtherASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL PASTORALBEACON COLLEGE INC: $40,000 · OtherBITTER ROOT RESOURCE CONSERVATION: $30,000 · OtherPRINCETON BLAIRSTON CENTER: $30,000 · OtherMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $30,000 · Other+22 more: $344,800 · Other+22 moreDRESS FOR SUCCESS CENTRAL NEW JERSEY: $49,035 · Human ServicesDRESS FOR SUCCE…YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF HONOLULU: $40,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MEN'S CHR…Operation Warm Inc: $21,000 · Human ServicesOperation Warm …THE SOPHIA INSTITUTE: $18,000 · Human ServicesTHE SOPHIA INST…RECLAIM CHILDHOOD INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesRECLAIM CHILDHO…At The Well Conferences Inc: $15,000 · Human ServicesAt The Well Con…MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL: $15,000 · Human ServicesMAKE-A-WISH FOU…HANDI-DOGS INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesHANDI-DOGS INCONE SIMPLE WISH INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesPROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $40,000 · HealthPROJECT ANGE…THE CENTER FOR MIND-BODY MEDICINE: $30,000 · HealthTHE CENTER F…FREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION: $22,000 · HealthFREE WHEELCH…AUTISM SPEAKS INC: $20,000 · HealthAUTISM SPEAK…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $16,000 · HealthST JUDE CHIL…WHEEL TO WALK FOUNDATION: $15,000 · HealthWHEEL TO WAL…ST LUKES FREE MEDICAL CLINIC OF SPARTANBURG INC: $12,000 · HealthST LUKES FRE…COLLEGE POSSIBLE INC: $45,000 · EducationCOLLEGE POS…FLAGLER COLLEGE INC: $36,000 · EducationFLAGLER COL…BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY: $25,000 · EducationBRANDEIS UN…HOMEFRONT INC: $20,000 · EducationHOMEFRONT I…CHESTER COUNTY FUTURES INC: $20,000 · EducationCHESTER COU…New Jersey Audubon Society: $40,000 · EnvironmentNA KAMA KAI: $30,000 · EnvironmentGULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $60,000 · AnimalsSPECIAL OLYMPICS INC: $20,000 · Recreation & SportsENERGY OUTREACH COLORADO: $15,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$785,428Human Services$198,035Health$155,000Education$146,000Environment$70,000Animals$60,000Recreation & Sports$35,000

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 budgetGIVE KIDS THE WORLD INC: $100,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $60,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPacific & Asian Affairs Council: $60,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetDRESS FOR SUCCESS CENTRAL NEW JERSEY: $49,035 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetCOLLEGE POSSIBLE INC: $45,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $40,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF HONOLULU: $40,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNew Jersey Audubon Society: $40,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBEACON COLLEGE INC: $40,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFLAGLER COLLEGE INC: $36,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR MIND-BODY MEDICINE: $30,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetNA KAMA KAI: $30,000 over 2y, 7.6% of budgetBRANDEIS UNIVERSITY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION: $22,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOperation Warm Inc: $21,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOMEFRONT INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHRISTIAN FORMATION AND DIRECTION MINISTRIES: $20,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetCHESTER COUNTY FUTURES INC: $20,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetAUTISM SPEAKS INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SOPHIA INSTITUTE: $18,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $16,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENERGY OUTREACH COLORADO: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKEEP YOUTH DOING SOMETHING INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetChicago Run: $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetRECLAIM CHILDHOOD INC: $15,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAt The Well Conferences Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 7.8% of budgetCHILDSPLAY INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHANDI-DOGS INC: $15,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetThe Shepherds Table Inc: $12,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetST LUKES FREE MEDICAL CLINIC OF SPARTANBURG INC: $12,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetONE SIMPLE WISH INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetMOUNT CARMEL GUILD OF TRENTON NJ: $7,700 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetVENTURE FOUNDATION LTD: $7,500 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetMOORESTOWN VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION: $3,600 over 3y, 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.

National Philanthropi…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Silicon Valley Commun…Charities Aid Foundat…Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…Paypal Charitable Giv…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…
National Philanthropic TrustPA10.5× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Fish Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Fish Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • Mount Carmel Guild of Trenton Nj: 100% of income from government
  • Reclaim Childhood Inc: 24% of income from government
  • Brandeis University: 9% of income from government
  • Homefront Inc: 9% of income from government
  • New Jersey Audubon Society: 1% of income from government
  • Beacon College Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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.

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 56 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 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The unnamed billions
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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home