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Fromson Foundation Inc at a glance

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Fromson Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$5k
Granted FY2024still arriving
1
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$293kEducation$255kHealth$33kFood & Nutrition$15kHuman Services$12kInternational$5kEnvironment$2kCommunity Improvement$1kOther$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$55k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
STONINGTON FREE LIBRARY$5,000
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 (FY20–22, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center Inc: $10k → 9%Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center: $1k → 9%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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$598k · 21 repeat orgs$20k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 20 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
16

Total granted

$598k
$20k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
+18%

Still filing today

81%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
Arts & CultureEducationHealthInternationalPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • RA
    REAL ART WAYS INC
    6× · 2017–2022 · $247k · revenue +116%
  • HP
    HARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY
    5× · 2017–2022 · $216k · revenue +48%
  • HH
    Hartford Hospital
    4× · 2017–2021 · $30k · revenue +112%

Funded once

  • GH
    Greater Hartford Arts Council Inc
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue -52%
  • HH
    HAITIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $4k · revenue +16%
  • HY
    HARTFORD YOUTH SCHOLARS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $3k · revenue +34%
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
Wethersfield Historical Society

The purpose of the "Society" is to collect, preserve, and interpret Wethersfield's past for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Arts & Culture
2
Hartford Preservation Alliance Inc

Hartford Preservation Alliance's primary mission is to preserve and revitalize Hartford's unique architectural heritage and neighborhood character.

Arts & Culture
3
Litchfield Historical Society

Museum

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4
Avery Copp Museum

The Avery-Copp Museum celebrates, preserves, and documents the historic home, its collection, and the grounds belonging to the Avery and Copp families in Groton, Connecticut. Our purpose is to engage the public in learning about history of…

Arts & Culture
5
Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association Inc

The new england air museum's mission is to preserve and present the story of aviation and aerospace, with an emphasis on new england's role, and the genius and inspiration that made it possible. the museum also seeks to inspire young…

Arts & Culture
6
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
7
Hartford Historic Preservation Foundation Inc

To preserve historically significant properties in the hartford community, purchasing same, if possible, and maintaining them as historical landmarks.

Philanthropy
8
Noah Webster House Inc

The Noah Webster House Inc. preserves, interprets, and champions Noah Websters legacy and birthplace, as well as the evolving history of West Hartford, the town that nurtured him.

Arts & Culture
9
Harriet U Allyn Testamentary Trust

To make art enjoyable, inspirational and accessible to the people of new london, new england and beyond. the lyman allyn art museum preserves, enhances, displays and illuminates a collection of fine and decorative arts, held in trust for…

Arts & Culture
10
Hill-Stead Museum

Hill-stead museum (hsm), a nat'l historic landmark, serves diverse audiences in ct and beyond as a welcoming place for learning, reflection and enjoyment.

Arts & Culture
11
New Hampshire Historical Society

To educate a diverse public about the significance of New Hampshire's past and its relationship to our lives today. To this end, the Society collects, preserves, and interprets material pertaining to New Hampshire history.

Arts & Culture
12
Winchester Historical Society
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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hartford Public Library; the most unlike its peers is Berkeley Public Schools Fund. 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

30 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 30 of the 37 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/30
Grantees still filing
21/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

REAL ART WAYS INC: $247,000 · Arts & CultureREAL ART WAYS INCNEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART INC: $9,500 · Arts & Culture+9 more: $6,400 · Arts & CultureHARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY: $215,850 · EducationHARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARYUNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH: $19,500 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPHTHE STONINGTON FREE LIBRARY INC: $16,500 · EducationTHE STONINGTON FREE LIBRARY INC+2 more: $2,600 · EducationHartford Hospital: $29,500 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $2,000 · Health+1 more: $250 · HealthFOODSHARE INC: $11,500 · OtherGreater Hartford Arts Council Inc: $10,000 · OtherHOUSE OF BREAD INC: $3,500 · OtherPlanned Parenthood: $1,500 · OtherStonington Village Improvement Assoc Inc: $1,350 · OtherAVALONIA LAND CONSERVANCY INC: $1,170 · Other+8 more: $4,510 · OtherTHE MAURICE C LA GRUA CENTER: $19,775 · PhilanthropyPAWCATUCK NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC: $11,000 · Human ServicesHAITIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION: $4,000 · InternationalRELIEF INTERNATIONAL INC: $500 · International
Arts & Culture$262,900Education$254,450Health$31,750Other$33,530Philanthropy$19,775Human Services$11,000International$4,500

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 budgetREAL ART WAYS INC: $247,000 over 6y, 3.8% of budgetHARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY: $215,850 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetHartford Hospital: $29,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MAURICE C LA GRUA CENTER: $19,775 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH: $19,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE STONINGTON FREE LIBRARY INC: $16,500 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetFOODSHARE INC: $11,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPAWCATUCK NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC: $11,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetGreater Hartford Arts Council Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART INC: $9,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHAITIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM INC: $3,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSE OF BREAD INC: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHARTFORD YOUTH SCHOLARS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetStonington Village Improvement Assoc Inc: $1,350 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetAVALONIA LAND CONSERVANCY INC: $1,170 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRIVERFRONT RECAPTURE INC: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSalt Marsh Opera Company: $1,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUM INC: $650 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRELIEF INTERNATIONAL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHARTFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCORNERSTONE FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTONINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJACOB'S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOUNTAIN HOUSE INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConnecticut Early Music Society Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBerkeley Public Schools Fund: $100 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.

Connecticut Humanitie…Hartford Foundation f…Aetna Foundation IncThe Zachs Family Foun…The Robert & Margaret…Farmington Bank Commu…Lincoln Financial Fou…Ibm International Fou…The Pfizer Foundation…Doogood Foundation IncEdward C & Ann T Robe…Cheryl Chase & Stuart…
Connecticut Humanities Council IncCT33.5× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Connecticut Humanities Council Inc · Hartford Foundation for Public Giving · Aetna Foundation Inc · The Zachs Family Foundation Inc · The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family Foundation · Farmington Bank Community Foundation Inc · Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc · Ibm International Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Doogood Foundation Inc · Edward C & Ann T Roberts Foundation · Cheryl Chase & Stuart Bear Family 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 Fromson Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Fromson Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Real Art Ways Inc: 38% of income from government
  • Greater Hartford Arts Council Inc: 24% of income from government
  • Avalonia Land Conservancy Inc: 21% of income from government
  • New Britain Museum of American Art Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Mystic Seaport Museum Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Florence Griswold Museum Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Riverfront Recapture Inc: 2% of income from government
  • University of Saint Joseph: 2% of income from government
  • The Stonington Free Library Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Stonington Village Improvement Assoc Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Hartford Hospital: 0% of income from government
  • Hartford Symphony Orchestra Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
5report 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.

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 37 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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