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Fourteen Ten Foundation at a glance

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Fourteen Ten Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.2M
Granted FY2023
4
Grants FY2023
2
States reached
$804k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Philanthropy$1.3MFood & Nutrition$90kArts & Culture$25kInternational$16kHuman Services$9kReligion$5kHealth$4kEducation$3kOther$0
02FY2023 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k1 grant · $1k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $19k
  • $250k+2 grants · $1.2M
$401,804
Median grant
2
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DAF OF JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH$803,608
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Fund Trust Inc$401,804
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH$19,000
JFCS SQUIRREL HILL FOOD PANTRY$1,259
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 (FY18–20, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, 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%JEWISH ASSOCIATION ON AGING: $2k → 11%JEWISH ASSOCIATION ON AGING: $1k → 11%FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF PITTSBURGH: $1k → 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.
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.

7%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$99k · 12 repeat orgs$1.3M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +62% since the first grant, against +35% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2023, 11 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
36

Total granted

$99k
$67k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+62%
+35%

Still filing today

83%
72%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.2M went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
Food & NutritionArts & CultureInternationalEducationHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • GP
    GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
    4× · 2017–2022 · $50k · revenue +91%
  • PB
    Palm Beach County Food Bank Inc
    3× · 2019–2022 · $9k · revenue +198%
  • BH
    BOCA HELPING HANDS INC
    2× · 2019–2022 · $8k · revenue +65%

Funded once

  • BR
    BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART
    one grant, 2019 · $9k · revenue -27%
  • WC
    WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $7k · revenue +43%
  • CI
    CARNEGIE INSTITUTEgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +62%
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
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…

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2
Zoological Society of Pittsburgh

The zoological society of pittsburgh is dedicated to being a leader in, and significant contributor to, the conservation of endangered and threatened species. the society provides an enjoyable family experience that fosters understanding,…

Animals
3
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc

See schedule o for the description of pittsburgh ballet theatre inc.'s primary mission.the ballet is pittsburgh's source and ambassador for extraordinary ballet experiences that give life to the classical tradition, nurture new ideas and,…

Arts & Culture
4
The Jewish Women's Archive Inc

The jewish women's archive documents jewish women's stories, elevates their voices, and inspires them to be agents of change.jwa is dedicated to expanding and transforming the historical narrative by restoring jewish women and gender…

Arts & Culture
5
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

Our mission is to solve hunger in central pennsylvania by ensuring that everyone struggling with hunger has access to enough wholesome food every day. we will achieve this bold goal with the help of our generous donors, volunteers and…

Food & Nutrition
6
Philabundance

PHILABUNDANCE WAS FOUNDED IN 1984 WITH THE SIMPLE BELIEF THAT NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY WHILE HEALTHY FOOD GOES TO WASTE. OUR MISSION IS TO DRIVE HUNGER FROM OUR COMMUNITIES TODAY AND TO END HUNGER FOR GOOD. We have a commitment to always…

Food & Nutrition
7
Pennsylvania Builders Association

Incorporated in 1945, the pennsylvania builders association is a nonprofit professional trade organization representing approximately 4,066 members from across the commonwealth. pba members include contractors, builders, and remodelers,…

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8
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
9
The Pittsburgh Foundation

Established in 1945, the pittsburgh foundation is one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the united states. see additional information in schedule o

Philanthropy
10
Health Careers Futures

Primary exempt purpose - to ensure the future of southwestern pennsylvania's health care industry and to work collaboratively with all stakeholders to attract, support, and retain healthcare workers

Health
11
Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium Inc

To support education and research at college, university, and research libraries.

Education
12
Pittsburgh Business Group On Health

An employer-led coalition that champions outcomes-based, cost-effective healthcare through education, market expertise, group purchasing, comparative data and decision support.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Association On Aging; the most unlike its peers is Pavers 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

38 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. 38 of the 51 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/38
Grantees still filing
26/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DAF OF JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH: $803,608 · OtherDAF OF JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGHMorgan Stanley Global Impact Fund Trust Inc: $401,804 · OtherMorgan Stanley Global Impact Fund Trust Inc+26 more: $39,680 · OtherGREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $49,583 · Food & NutritionPalm Beach County Food Bank Inc: $8,734 · Food & NutritionBOCA HELPING HANDS INC: $8,000 · Food & NutritionWESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK INC: $6,500 · Food & NutritionFEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $5,000 · Food & Nutrition+2 more: $1,916 · Food & NutritionJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH: $45,833 · Philanthropy+1 more: $1,500 · PhilanthropyBOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART: $9,000 · Arts & CulturePITTSBURGH JEWISH PUBLICATION & EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $6,000 · Arts & CultureCARNEGIE INSTITUTE: $5,000 · Arts & CultureFILM PITTSBURGH: $3,000 · Arts & CulturePITTSBURGH OPERA INC: $1,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $500 · Arts & CultureDIRECT RELIEF: $5,000 · InternationalAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 · InternationalGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · InternationalPOLARIS PROJECT: $1,416 · InternationalHope for Ghana Corporation: $500 · InternationalJEWISH ASSOCIATION ON AGING: $3,000 · Human ServicesTHE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF PITTSBURGH INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WESTERN PA INC: $2,735 · Health
Other$1,245,092Food & Nutrition$79,733Philanthropy$47,333Arts & Culture$24,500International$13,916Human Services$4,000Health$2,735

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 budgetGREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $49,583 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH: $45,833 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART: $9,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPalm Beach County Food Bank Inc: $8,734 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBOCA HELPING HANDS INC: $8,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK INC: $6,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPITTSBURGH JEWISH PUBLICATION & EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCARNEGIE INSTITUTE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDIRECT RELIEF: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFILM PITTSBURGH: $3,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetJEWISH ASSOCIATION ON AGING: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WESTERN PA INC: $2,735 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSARAH HEINZ HOUSE ASSOCIATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAgape International Missions: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPavers Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetBARD COLLEGE: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILLEL JEWISH UNIVERSITY CENTER: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH: $1,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetPOLARIS PROJECT: $1,416 over 1y, 0.0% of budget412 FOOD RESCUE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY ASSISTANCE FUND dba JEWISH ASSISTANCE FUND: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetONETABLE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE OUR SEABIRDS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPITTSBURGH OPERA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBROADWAY CARESEQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN INCORPORATED: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN PITTSBURGH SECTION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGROW PITTSBURGH: $916 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUMANE ANIMAL RESCUE: $735 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHope for Ghana Corporation: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIN OUR BACKYARDS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALUMNI THEATER COMPANY: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MENTORING PARTNERSHIP OF SW PA: $450 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 Pittsburgh Founda…Jewish Federation of …Hillman Family Founda…The Fine FoundationDavid S Shapira Found…The Grable FoundationRichard King Mellon F…The Philip Chosky Cha…The Heinz EndowmentsGiant Eagle FoundationThe Buhl FoundationLeenath Foundation Ts…
The Pittsburgh FoundationPA29.8× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pittsburgh Foundation · Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh · Hillman Family Foundations · The Fine Foundation · David S Shapira Foundation · The Grable Foundation · Richard King Mellon Foundation · The Philip Chosky Charitable & Educational Foundation · The Heinz Endowments · Giant Eagle Foundation · The Buhl Foundation · Leenath Foundation Ts Netzer-Managing Trustee

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Feeding South Florida Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Palm Beach County Food Bank Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Americares Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
11report 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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Fourteen Ten Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Fourteen Ten 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 51 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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