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Glaser Progress Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$545k
Granted FY2023
9
Grants FY2023
5
States reached
$275k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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 2023.

Public Benefit$1.1MHealth$640kEnvironment$435kPhilanthropy$274kArts & Culture$81kInternational$45kEducation$26kCrime & Legal$20kOther$0
02FY2023 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • $10k–50k4 grants · $70k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $200k
  • $250k+1 grant · $275k
$50,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
OXFORD UNIVERSITY$275,000
CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT$50,000
VITALOGY FOUNDATION$50,000
INDIVISIBLE CIVICS$50,000
DEMOCRACY NOW$50,000
Individual grant recipient$25,000
CAPITAL AND MAIN$25,000
CROHN'S AND COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA$10,000
INNOCENCE PROJECT$10,000
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.

US giving: 90% of grant dollars ($2.4M). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 10% that went abroad ($275k) is mapped below.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–18, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, 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%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $5k → 14%INNOCENCE PROJECT: $10k → 17%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

WA
NY
CT
CA
VA
MD
TN
DC
TX

Beyond the US: 10% of all-years giving ($275k)

1 country, by the recipient’s country on the filing.

grant dollars sentlessmore
United Kingdom$275k · 1 grant
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. International giving is mapped by the recipient’s country from the same 990 filings; comparable need data isn’t available at that grain.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 8% of Glaser Progress Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Glaser Progress Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 11% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

66%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.6M · 7 repeat orgs$853k to everyone else

7 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2023, 3 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
18

Total granted

$1.6M
$468k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-3%
+46%

Still filing today

100%
78%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 29% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $385k 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
EducationArts & CultureEnvironmentPhilanthropyHuman ServicesCivil RightsOther
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

  • TN
    THE NEWS LITERACY PROJECT INC
    2× · 2021–2022 · $300k · revenue +105%
  • TA
    THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION
    3× · 2017–2023 · $105k · revenue +99%
  • CC
    CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC
    7× · 2017–2023 · $40k · revenue +12%

Funded once

  • TC
    The Center for Investigative Reporting formrly Foundation for National Progressgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $252k · revenue +67%
  • MF
    MONA FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2017 · $30k · revenue +24%
  • RR
    ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $26k · revenue +208%
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
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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2
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
3
City Report Inc

CITY REPORT, INC. serves the people of New York through independent journalism that answers their information needs and holds the powerful to account.

Arts & Culture
4
Pew Research Center

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. Pew Research Center generates a foundation of facts that enriches the public dialogue and…

Social Science
5
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
6
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
7
America's Newspapers

Providing research, education and practical information all aimed at optimizing newspapers' business operations, deepening their community engagement and enhancing the quality of their journalism.

Employment
8
Grist Magazine Inc

Grist is an independent, non profit media organization dedicated to reporting on climate change.

Environment
9
Institute for Public Accuracy

To teach and disseminate educational materials to the public.

Arts & Culture
10
Issue One

Issue one is the leading crosspartisan political reform organization that educates the public, engages capitol hill, and advocates for solutions to fix our broken political system.

Public Benefit
11
Free Press Action Fund

Free press action fund fights for your rights to connect and communicate. we fight to save the free and open internet, curb runaway media consolidation, protect press freedom, and promote digital civil rights. we believe that change…

Civil Rights
12
Pro Publica Inc

Pro publica is an independent, non-profit, pulitzer prize-winning newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. our work focuses exclusively on truly important stories. [see continuation on schedule o] we produce…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Capital & Main; the most unlike its peers is Press Watch. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

24 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. 24 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
16/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $598,815 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO…THE NEWS LITERACY PROJECT INC: $300,000 · EducationTHE NEWS LITERACY PROJECT INC+2 more: $6,000 · EducationDEMOCRACY NOW PRODUCTIONS INC: $401,652 · Arts & CultureDEMOCRACY NOW PRODU…ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION INC: $26,000 · Arts & CultureROCK & ROLL HALL OF…CAPITAL & MAIN: $25,000 · Arts & CultureCAPITAL & MAIN+1 more: $5,000 · Arts & CultureOXFORD UNIVERSITY: $275,000 · OtherOXFORD UNIVERSITYIndividual grant recipient: $25,000 · OtherIndividual grant r…YALE UNIVERSITY: $25,000 · OtherYALE UNIVERSITYPRESS WATCH: $15,000 · OtherCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 · OtherCROHN'S & COLITIS …+8 more: $66,000 · Other+8 moreROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC: $200,000 · PhilanthropyROCKEFELLER …VITALOGY FOUNDATION: $50,000 · PhilanthropyVITALOGY FOU…MONA FOUNDATION: $30,000 · PhilanthropyMONA FOUNDAT…UNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $23,750 · PhilanthropyUNITED JEWIS…The Center for Investigative Reporting formrly Foundation for National Progress: $251,587 · Public BenefitThe Center…INDIVISIBLE CIVICS: $158,508 · Civil RightsFAIRVOTE: $20,000 · Civil RightsTHE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION: $105,445 · EnvironmentFuse Innovation Fund: $35,000 · EnvironmentRESOURCES LEGACY FUND: $10,000 · Environment
Education$904,815Arts & Culture$457,652Other$446,000Philanthropy$303,750Public Benefit$251,587Civil Rights$178,508Environment$150,445

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 budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $598,815 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDEMOCRACY NOW PRODUCTIONS INC: $401,652 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetTHE NEWS LITERACY PROJECT INC: $300,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetThe Center for Investigative Reporting formrly Foundation for National Progress: $251,587 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC: $200,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINDIVISIBLE CIVICS: $158,508 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetTHE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION: $105,445 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetVITALOGY FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFuse Innovation Fund: $35,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION INC: $26,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCAPITAL & MAIN: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $23,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAIRVOTE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWashington Physicians for Social Responsibility: $10,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetMARINERS CARE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRESOURCES LEGACY FUND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTown Hall Association: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Gs Donor Advised Phil…Seattle FoundationImpactassetsincMorgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncNY15.4× affinity7 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Seattle Foundation · Impactassetsinc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Glaser Progress Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Glaser Progress 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%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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 Glaser Progress Foundation?

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

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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