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Freedman Family Foundation at a glance

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Freedman 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.

$224k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$140k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$1.7MEducation$766kPhilanthropy$245kYouth Development$105kRecreation & Sports$82kInternational$48kSocial Science$35kHuman Services$25kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k8 grants · $29k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $55k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $140k
$5,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ASPEN ART MUSEUM$140,000
ASPEN ART MUSEUM$25,000
ASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$10,200
BUDDY PROGRAM$10,000
ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER$10,000
ASPEN ART MUSEUM$7,000
ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER$5,000
ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER$5,000
ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER$3,137
BUDDY PROGRAM$3,000
SUMMIT 54$2,500
BEST BUDDIES COLORADO$2,500
ASPEN ART MUSEUM$900
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 (FY20–21, $550) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 55% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%CHARITY WATER: $300 → 17%ENDLESS PAWSIBILITIES SERVICE DOGS: $250 → 6%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.

50%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 13 repeat orgs$1.5M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +52% since the first grant, against +23% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
16

Total granted

$1.5M
$1.5M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+52%
+23%

Still filing today

92%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationInternationalHuman ServicesEmploymentSocial ScienceOther
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

  • TA
    THE ASPEN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC
    4× · 2020–2023 · $406k · revenue +22%
  • RT
    ROOM TO READ
    2× · 2020–2021 · $200k · revenue +20%
  • AR
    ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER
    5× · 2020–2024 · $131k · revenue +67%

Funded once

  • WM
    WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $1.0M · revenue +69%
  • SI
    SWISS INSTITUTEgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $150k · revenue +82%
  • M
    MPTF
    one grant, 2020 · $100k
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
Sundance Institute

Sundance institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences.

Arts & Culture
2
Aspen Public Schools Incorporated

Aspen public schools was formed to serve some of central fresno's most "at-risk" children. since 2004, the organization has served economically disadvantaged students, specifically targeting foster and homeless youth and those living in…

Education
3
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies

Aces' mission is to inspire a life-long commitment to the earth by providing innovative and immersive programming for all ages.

Environment
4
Education Commission of the States

The mission of education commission of the states is to advocate for attaining educational excellence for all and to help state leaders identify, develop and implement public policy for education that addresses current and future needs of…

Education
5
Aspen Prep Academy

We edify and inspire students and educators to grow, learn and lead.

Education
6
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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7
The American Film Institute

The american film institute ("afi") is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media.

Arts & Culture
8
Colorado Fiscal Institute

To provide timely, credible and accessible analyses of fiscal and economic issues facing colorado to inform public policy debates and promote economic prosperity

Community Improvement
9
International School of Denver

Our inclusive, globally-minded community develops highly motivated and academically successful bilingual learners. isd students are inter-culturally adept and make positive contributions in a complex world.

Education
10
Aia Colorado

AIA Colorado,is the voice of the architecture profession in Colorado. Through advocacy, leadership development, education and resources for architects, the organization supports architecture professionals in designing a better world where…

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11
American Society of Civil Engineers Inc

To provide essential value to our members, their careers, our partners, and the public, asce will: facilitate the advancement of technology; encourage and provide the tools for lifelong learning; promote professionalism and the profession;…

Science & Tech
12
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc

Junior achievement - rocky mountain, inc. (ja) is critical for inspiring and preparing young people to own their economic success. in partnership with business and educators, ja immerses students in disruptive, real-world experiences,…

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Aspen Art Museum; the most unlike its peers is Charity Global 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

26 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. 26 of the 31 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/26
Grantees still filing
19/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $1,045,000 · Arts & CultureWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTASPEN ART MUSEUM: $304,400 · Arts & CultureASPEN ART MUSEUMSWISS INSTITUTE: $150,000 · Arts & CultureSWISS INSTITUTEANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER: $130,637 · Arts & CultureANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER+3 more: $42,500 · Arts & CultureTHE ASPEN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $405,600 · OtherTHE ASPEN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL …THE BUDDY PROGRAM INC: $104,500 · OtherTHE BUDDY PROGRAM INCMPTF: $100,000 · OtherMPTFASPEN VALLEY SKI CLUB: $82,000 · OtherASPEN VALLEY SKI CLUB+10 more: $119,450 · Other+10 moreROOM TO READ: $200,000 · EducationROOM TO REA…SUMMIT54: $55,000 · EducationSUMMIT54VALLEY SETTLEMENT: $55,000 · EducationVALLEY SETT…ASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $120,200 · PhilanthropyUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $25,000 · PhilanthropyASPEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $50,000 · EmploymentGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 · InternationalMERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER: $10,000 · InternationalBest Buddies International Inc: $2,500 · InternationalTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $35,000 · Social Science
Arts & Culture$1,672,537Other$811,550Education$310,000Philanthropy$145,200Employment$50,000International$47,500Social Science$35,000

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 budgetWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $1,045,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE ASPEN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $405,600 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetASPEN ART MUSEUM: $304,400 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetROOM TO READ: $200,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSWISS INSTITUTE: $150,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER: $130,637 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $120,200 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetTHE BUDDY PROGRAM INC: $104,500 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetSUMMIT54: $55,000 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetVALLEY SETTLEMENT: $55,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetASPEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAspen Homeless Shelter: $25,000 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASPEN FILM: $20,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetTHEATRE ASPEN: $17,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNeshama Center: $10,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetMERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHARITY GLOBAL INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENDLESS PAWSIBILITIES SERVICE DOG: $250 over 1y, 0.4% 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.

Aspen Community Found…Big Blue Sky Foundati…Castaways FoundationRobins FoundationJewish Community Foun…The Denver FoundationMorgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…
Aspen Community FoundationCO17.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Aspen Community Foundation · Big Blue Sky Foundation · Castaways Foundation · Robins Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City · The Denver Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Freedman Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Freedman Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Best Buddies International Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get 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.

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 31 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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