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Gordon Family Charitable Foundation

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.

$73k
Granted FY2025still arriving
45
Grants FY2025still arriving
11
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Housing & Shelter$55kInternational$52kFood & Nutrition$48kReligion$27kHuman Services$22kEnvironment$21kEducation$18kPhilanthropy$17kOther$0
02FY2025 · 45 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
11
States reached
$1.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DRS WITHOUT BORDERS$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
SAVE THE CHILDREN$5,000
DIG FARM$5,000
PATHWAYS$5,000
UNICEF$4,000
REFUGEE IMMIGRANT CENTER FOR EDUCTI$2,500
VERMONT FOOD BK$2,000
SECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY$2,000
NEIGHBORS LINK CORP$2,000
PORTOLA VALLEY SCHOOL$2,000
ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE$1,500
WOODSIDE PRIORY SCHOOL$1,500
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE$1,500
SIERRA CLUB$1,500
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 (FY20–25, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%NEIGHBORS LINK CORP: $2k → 9%NEIGHBORS LINK: $2k → 9%NEIGHBORS LINK CORP: $1k → 9%NEIGHBORS LINK CORP: $1k → 9%NEIGHBORS LINK: $1k → 9%NEIGHBORS LINK: $1k → 9%BRIDIG ALLIANCE: $1k → 17%CHARITY WATER: $2k → 17%BRIDIG ALLIANCE: $1k → 17%CHARITY WATER: $1k → 17%BRIDIG ALLIANCE: $1k → 17%CHARITY WATER: $1k → 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

VT
NY
MA
IA
NJ
CT
CA
AZ
DC
TX
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$420k · 46 repeat orgs$16k to everyone else

46 repeat relationships: 38 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

46
5

Total granted

$420k
$8k

Still filing today

50%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k 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
EnvironmentInternationalFood & NutritionHuman ServicesEducationCivil 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

  • UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF
    6× · 2020–2025 · $36k · revenue +46%
  • PI
    PATHWAYS INC
    5× · 2020–2025 · $24k · revenue +8%
  • Save The Children Federation Inc
    6× · 2020–2025 · $24k · revenue +14%

Funded once

  • KM
    KILLINGTON-GOFUNDME MATCH
    one grant, 2020 · $3k
  • AF
    AMERICAN FREINDS MAGAN DAVID
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $1k
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
Food Forward Inc

Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.

Food & Nutrition
2
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy

Iatp works locally and globally at the intersection of policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems.

Food & Nutrition
3
Partners in Food Solutions

Improve the food value chain in developing countries by mobilizing corporate volunteers to share knowledge and expertise with small and growing food processors.

International
4
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
5
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.": - count it: our work is…

International
6
Counterpart International Inc

For over 60 years, counterpart international has partnered with communities worldwide to turn local ideas into lasting solutions, connecting local vision with global opportunity. (continued on schedule o)we believe people closest to the…

International
7
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
8
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
9
Island Harvest Ltd

The mission of island harvest is to end hunger and reduce food waste on long island.

Human Services
10
The Global FoodBanking Network

To nourish the world's hungry through uniting and advancing food banks.

International
11
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
12
Rainforest Foundation Inc

The purpose of rainforest foundation us is to support indigenous peoples and forest communities in their efforts to secure their lands, protect their environment, and uphold their rights.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Feeding Westchester Inc; the most unlike its peers is Communiversity Foundation. 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 58 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
19/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DRS WITHOUT BORDERS: $40,500 · OtherDRS WITHOUT BORDERSIndividual grant recipient: $29,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCOALITION FOR HOMELESS: $20,000 · OtherCOALITION FOR HOMELESSDIG FARM: $15,000 · OtherDIG FARMMAHARISHI FOUNDATION USA INC: $14,000 · OtherCIDA: $13,500 · OtherPORTOLA VALLEY SCHOOL: $11,667 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $10,000 · OtherCENTRAL VERMONT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $9,000 · OtherFEEDING WESTCHESTER INC: $9,000 · Other+32 more: $95,000 · Other+32 moreUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $35,500 · InternationalUNITED STATES FUN…Save The Children Federation Inc: $23,500 · InternationalSave The Children…WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $8,500 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KIT…SECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY: $13,000 · Food & NutritionCITY HARVEST INC: $13,000 · Food & NutritionVERMONT FOODBANK: $4,500 · Food & NutritionPATHWAYS INC: $24,000 · HealthNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $6,500 · EnvironmentVERMONT LAND TRUST INC: $5,000 · EnvironmentLEWISBORO LAND TRUST INC: $4,000 · EnvironmentWestchester Land Trust Inc: $2,500 · EnvironmentNEIGHBORS LINK CORP: $8,000 · Human ServicesCHARITY GLOBAL INC: $4,000 · Human ServicesTHE BRIGID ALLIANCE INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesREFUGEE & IMMIGRANT CENTER FOR EDUCATION & LEGAL SERVICES: $8,000 · Civil RightsANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $6,000 · Civil Rights
Other$266,667International$67,500Food & Nutrition$30,500Health$24,000Environment$18,000Human Services$15,000Civil Rights$14,000

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 budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $35,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPATHWAYS INC: $24,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $23,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMAHARISHI FOUNDATION USA INC: $14,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY: $13,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCITY HARVEST INC: $13,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL VERMONT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $9,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetFEEDING WESTCHESTER INC: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetREFUGEE & IMMIGRANT CENTER FOR EDUCATION & LEGAL SERVICES: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNEIGHBORS LINK CORP: $8,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $6,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVERMONT LAND TRUST INC: $5,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetVERMONT FOODBANK: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Rippowam Cisqua School Inc: $4,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLEWISBORO LAND TRUST INC: $4,000 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetCHARITY GLOBAL INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MOUNT KISCO INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BRIGID ALLIANCE INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCITYTEAM MINISTRIES: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWestchester Land Trust Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMAHARISHI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% 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 UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF ↗
  • Who funds PATHWAYS INC ↗
  • Who funds Save The Children Federation Inc ↗
  • Who funds MAHARISHI FOUNDATION USA INC ↗
  • Who funds SECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds CITY HARVEST INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL VERMONT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC ↗
  • Who funds FEEDING WESTCHESTER INC ↗
  • Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT CENTER FOR EDUCATION & LEGAL SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds NEIGHBORS LINK CORP ↗
  • Who funds NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC ↗
  • Who funds ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds VERMONT LAND TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds VERMONT FOODBANK ↗
  • Who funds The Rippowam Cisqua School Inc ↗
  • Who funds LEWISBORO LAND TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds CHARITY GLOBAL INC ↗
  • Who funds THE MOUNT KISCO INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE BRIGID ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds CITYTEAM MINISTRIES ↗

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.

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramPA11× affinity7 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Gordon Family Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Gordon Family Charitable 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%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 42%
  • Pathways Inc: 45% of income from government
  • Vermont Land Trust Inc: 42% of income from government
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Vermont Foodbank: 13% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get 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
⤢ 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 58 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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