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Golden Fleece Foundation Charity at a glance

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Golden Fleece Foundation Charity

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.

$370k
Granted FY2023
6
Grants FY2023
5
States reached
$120k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$2.2MHuman Services$187kPublic Safety & Disaster$156kYouth Development$125kRecreation & Sports$71kFood & Nutrition$54kArts & Culture$51kEmployment$35kOther$0
02FY2023 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $25k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $340k
$70,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Braven Inc$120,000
Gold House Foundation$100,000
International Tennis Hall of Fame$70,000
The Public Theater$50,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital$25,000
UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation$5,466
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 (FY17–23, $108k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 94% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Ryan House: $1k → 11%New Leash on Life USA: $5k → 7%Gold House Foundation: $100k → 14%Bikes for Kids in America: $1k → 7%Capital City Pride Des Moines: $1k → 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

VT
IL
MI
NY
IA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
MO
KY
AZ
TN
DC
LA
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.5M · 8 repeat orgs$420k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +79% since the first grant, against +34% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2023, 7 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
29

Total granted

$2.5M
$75k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+79%
+34%

Still filing today

63%
76%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 7% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $345k 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
HealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsArts & CultureFood & NutritionOther
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

  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    5× · 2017–2023 · $1.6M · revenue +145%
  • TI
    THE INTERFAITH NUTRITION NETWORK INC
    4× · 2017–2020 · $51k · revenue +79%
  • NF
    NRF FOUNDATION
    2× · 2019–2020 · $35k · revenue +130%

Funded once

  • THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue +34%
  • NEW LEASH ON LIFE USAgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +219%
  • TK
    THE KELLY S BRUSH FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $3k · revenue +120%
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
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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2
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
3
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
4
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
5
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

For more than 125 years, the mission of the johns hopkins hospital has been to lead the world in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and to train tomorrow's great physicians, nurses and scientists. above all, we aim to provide the…

Health
6
Blood Cancer United Inc

Our mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Health
7
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.

Health
8
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
9
Global Down Syndrome Foundation

To significantly improve the lives of people with down syndrome through research, medical care, education and advocacy. an important part of this mission is to support the global affiliate organizations that we helped establish and…

Health
10
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
11
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Fred hutch cancer center ("fred hutch") unites innovative research and compassionate care to prevent and eliminate cancer and infectious disease. continued on schedule o

Health
12
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch Inc; the most unlike its peers is Pets for Patients. 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

33 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. 33 of the 42 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/33
Grantees still filing
25/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,571,076 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC+5 more: $7,000 · HealthMake-a-Wish Foundation: $598,527 · OtherMake-a-Wish FoundationAmerican Red Cross: $155,853 · OtherAmerican Red CrossOne Warm Coat: $78,300 · OtherOne Warm CoatNRF FOUNDATION: $35,000 · Other+16 more: $84,071 · Other+16 moreBRAVEN INC: $120,000 · Youth Development+2 more: $4,000 · Youth DevelopmentGOLD HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesNEW LEASH ON LIFE USA: $5,000 · Human Services+3 more: $3,000 · Human ServicesINTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME INCORPORATED: $70,000 · Recreation & SportsTHE KELLY S BRUSH FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · Recreation & Sports+1 more: $1,000 · Recreation & SportsTHE INTERFAITH NUTRITION NETWORK INC: $50,500 · Food & NutritionFAMILY TO FAMILY INC: $3,000 · Food & NutritionNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: $50,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $2,000 · Arts & Culture
Health$1,578,076Other$951,751Youth Development$124,000Human Services$108,000Recreation & Sports$74,000Food & Nutrition$53,500Arts & Culture$52,000

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 budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,571,076 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBRAVEN INC: $120,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGOLD HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetINTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME INCORPORATED: $70,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE INTERFAITH NUTRITION NETWORK INC: $50,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNRF FOUNDATION: $35,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLSEN INC: $21,879 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE JONSSON CANCER CENTER FOUNDATION: $5,466 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW LEASH ON LIFE USA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE KELLY S BRUSH FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFAMILY TO FAMILY INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGIRLS ON THE RUN NYC INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetJUNIOR LEAGUE OF SAINT LOUIS: $3,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSOUNDWATERS INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBIKES FOR KIDS IN AMERICA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCAPITAL CITY PRIDE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetJOHN TAYLOR BABBITT FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetDOUBLE H HOLE IN THE WOODS RANCH INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRYAN HOUSE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVERMONTS CAMP TA-KUM-TA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHIGH HOPES THERAPEUTIC RIDING INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SOUTHAMPTON FRESH AIR HOME: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF TUCSON INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPLASHES OF HOPE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetEMPOWER 225: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Forests: $726 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 Pfizer Foundation…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodAmerican Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
The Pfizer Foundation IncNY7.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 Golden Fleece Foundation Charity funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Golden Fleece Foundation Charity. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Soundwaters Inc: 4% of income from government
  • High Hopes Therapeutic Riding Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
10report 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.
05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Golden Fleece Foundation Charity?

Find your warmest path to Golden Fleece Foundation Charity 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 42 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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funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home