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Gero Foundation Inc at a glance

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Gero Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$83k
Granted FY2025still arriving
25
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Public Benefit$57kInternational$57kHealth$13kReligion$12kScience & Tech$10kEducation$8kEnvironment$7kArts & Culture$6kOther$0
02FY2025 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k23 grants · $28k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $55k
$1,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$231k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$40,000
FRIENDS OF THE ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES$15,000
TURNING POINT USA$6,000
MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL$3,000
BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION$2,500
Individual grant recipient$1,600
HERITAGE FOUNDATION$1,500
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY$1,500
Individual grant recipient$1,500
GUARDIAN FUND$1,200
ASPCA$1,100
EPOCH TIMES ASSOCIATION$1,000
JUDICIAL WATCH$1,000
HUNTINGTON FUND$1,000
UJA$1,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY25–25, $200) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%AMAC ACTION: $200 → 10%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

ND
NY
MA
IN
OH
CT
CA
VA
MD
AZ
KS
SC
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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$345k · 36 repeat orgs$48k to everyone else

36 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2025, 21 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

36
51

Total granted

$345k
$40k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+31%

Still filing today

56%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthArts & CulturePublic BenefitAnimalsEducationInternationalOther
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

  • FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
    5× · 2021–2025 · $58k · revenue +108%
  • JUDICIAL WATCH INC
    5× · 2020–2025 · $43k · revenue +16%
  • BI
    BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION
    5× · 2020–2025 · $13k · revenue +19%

Funded once

  • CS
    COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORYgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +26%
  • PI
    PUBLIC INTEREST FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $3k
  • GL
    GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue +31%
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
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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2
Council On Foreign Relations Inc

The council on foreign relations (cfr) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and…

International
3
Peter G Peterson Institute for International Economics

The peterson institute for international economics (piie) is an independent nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to strengthening prosperity and human welfare in the global economy through expert analysis and practical…

Social Science
4
Open Markets Institute

The open markets institute works to help people relearn how to use competition policy to build stronger democracies, more just and equitable societies, more innovative and sustainable economies, and a more secure and peaceful world.

Education
5
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
6
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
7
Center for Strategic and International Studies

The center for strategic and international studies (csis) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to advancing practical ideas to address the world's greatest challenges.

International
8
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
9
American Israel Public Affairs Committee

Aipac is an american grassroots organization that works to strengthen the u.s.-israel partnership. our mission is to encourage and persuade the u.s. government to enact specific policies that create a strong, enduring, and mutually…

International
10
Washington Monthly Institute

Dedicated to increasing public knowledge through washington monthly magazine and website www.washingtonmonthly.com published since 1969, the print magazine is the country's most important watchdog of american government, focusing on what's…

Social Science
11
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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12
American Law Institute

The institute's mission, as set out in its certificate of incorporation, is to promote the clarification and simplification of the law and its better adaptation to social needs, to secure the better administration of justice, and to…

Crime & Legal
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Metropolitan Museum of Art. 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

47 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. 47 of the 98 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
47/47
Grantees still filing
37/47
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $150,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTURNING POINT USA INC: $11,200 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $8,000 · Other+75 more: $65,410 · Other+75 moreFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $58,000 · InternationalFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL…BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $12,900 · InternationalBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOU…AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $3,500 · InternationalJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $42,500 · Public BenefitJUDICIAL WATC…THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $2,200 · Public Benefit+3 more: $2,400 · Public BenefitBREATH-BODY-MIND FOUNDATION INC: $6,800 · HealthTHE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL: $4,000 · HealthAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION: $700 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $700 · Health+2 more: $300 · HealthCOLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY: $10,000 · Science & TechSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $5,700 · EducationAMERICAN CORNERSTONE INSTITUTE INC: $1,500 · Education+2 more: $200 · EducationPLANTING FIELDS FOUNDATION: $6,500 · Environment
Other$234,610International$74,400Public Benefit$47,100Health$12,500Science & Tech$10,000Education$7,400Environment$6,500

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 budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $58,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $42,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $12,900 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $11,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCOLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBREATH-BODY-MIND FOUNDATION INC: $6,800 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetPLANTING FIELDS FOUNDATION: $6,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $5,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens United: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $2,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $1,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CORNERSTONE INSTITUTE INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALLIANCE FOR CANCER GENE THERAPY INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE EPOCH TIMES ASSOCIATION INC: $1,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCAPITAL RESEARCH CENTER: $1,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC: $1,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSTAND FOR AMERICA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN MAJORITY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SILVER SHIELD FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCLUB FOR GROWTH FOUNDATION INC: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF OYSTER BAY - EAST NORWICH: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDIA RESEARCH CENTER: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPOLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BROOKE JACKMAN FOUNDATION INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Care Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Institute: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Legion: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $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.

  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES ↗
  • Who funds JUDICIAL WATCH INC ↗
  • Who funds BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds TURNING POINT USA INC ↗
  • Who funds COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY ↗
  • Who funds BREATH-BODY-MIND FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds PLANTING FIELDS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM ↗
  • Who funds Citizens United ↗
  • Who funds GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC ↗
  • Who funds THE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds PUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN CORNERSTONE INSTITUTE INC ↗
  • Who funds American Museum of Natural History ↗
  • Who funds ALLIANCE FOR CANCER GENE THERAPY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE EPOCH TIMES ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CAPITAL RESEARCH CENTER ↗
  • Who funds UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC ↗
  • Who funds STAND FOR AMERICA INC ↗

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.

Donors Trust IncJohn P & Kathryn G Ev…Farrell Family Founda…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…Raymond James Charita…Natl Christian Charit…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Donors Trust IncVA15.3× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Donors Trust Inc · John P & Kathryn G Evans Foundation · Farrell Family Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Gero Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Gero Foundation Inc. 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%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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 98 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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