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Grafer Foundation

$5k
Granted FY2022
22
Grants FY2022
7
States reached
$1k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
0197% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2020–2022.

Health$13kEducation$6kHuman Services$5kFood & Nutrition$5kReligion$4kEmployment$3kPhilanthropy$2kRecreation & Sports$2kOther$0
02FY2022 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

$200
Median grant
7
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Adelphi University$1,000
St Peter of Alcantara Church$770
Family and Children's Association$475
Interfaith Nutrition Network$472
Bridge for Peace$312
Cornelia Connelly Center$250
Read Alliance$250
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$250
The Disability Opportunity Fund$250
Foundation for Peripheral Neuropath$200
Swim Across America$200
Razom Inc$200
Facial Pain Association$200
St Mary's RC Church$130
Franciscan Friars$110
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY20–22, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 22% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Your grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%River Fund: $1k → 13%Long Island Cares: $13 → 7%Family and Childrens Association: $3k → 6%Family and Children's Association: $475 → 6%Family and Children's Asssociation: $25 → 6%The Disability Opportunity Fund: $250 → 6%The Disability Opportunity Fund: $250 → 6%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

IL
NY
MA
NJ
MD
NC
DC
FL

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$31k · 18 repeat orgs$8k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships — 13 still active in FY2022, 5 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
17

Total granted

$31k
$7k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
+52%

Still filing today

83%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22
HealthHuman ServicesEducationPhilanthropyFood & NutritionAnimalsOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • RI
    ROTACARE INC
    2× · 2020–2021 · $10k · revenue +126%
  • TI
    THE INTERFAITH NUTRITION NETWORK INC
    3× · 2020–2022 · $5k · revenue +79%
  • AU
    ADELPHI UNIVERSITY
    2× · 2020–2022 · $4k · revenue +11%

Funded once

  • SD
    SPECTRUM DESIGNS FOUNDATION LTDgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue +52%
  • CC
    Congregation Church of Manhasset
    one grant, 2020 · $2k
  • TR
    THE RIVER FUND NEW YORK INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $1k · revenue +118%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
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
2
Rochester Regional Health

The organization is organized and operated for the benefit of all of the affiliates within rochester regional health system. the organization supports and assists the affiliates by reviewing and monitoring their missions, objectives,…

Health
3
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
4
Gouverneur Hospital

Our mission is to provide skilled, compassionate, cost-effective care that promotes wellness and meets the community's healthcare needs.

Health
5
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
6
Massena Hospital Inc

Massena hospital's mission is to provide quality healthcare and the best patient experience.

Health
7
Food Allergy Science Initiative Inc

To accelerate the development of breakthrough discoveries that will transform the lives of people living with food allergies.

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8
The Unity Hospital of Rochester

See schedule oto make a positive difference in the lives and health status of individuals in the city of rochester, ny and western monroe county. we will educate our community, our providers, and future health care professionals in order…

Health
9
The New York and Presbyterian Hospital

To be a leader in the provision of world class patient care, teaching, research, and service to local, state, national, and international communities. newyork-presbyterian hospital is one of the nation's most comprehensive, integrated…

Health
10
Glen Cove Hospital

Glen cove hospital is part of northwell health, inc. ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality geriatric care; educating the current and future…

Health
11
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

SRAlab is dedicated to providing the best patient outcomes through the highest-quality clinical care, translational research, scientific discovery and education.

Health
12
The Rochester General Hospital

To establish, erect and maintain a general hospital and dispensary in the county of monroe, ny for medical and surgical aid, care and treatment of persons in need thereof; to carry on and conduct a training school for nurses; to promote…

Health

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Family and Children's Association Inc and the most unlike its peers is The Woman's Opportunity Rehabilitation Center Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyYouth Education & EnrichmentDisease-Specific Research F…Youth Sports LeaguesSocial Justice Infrastructu…Animal Rescue and WelfareProfessional Associations a…Catholic Health SystemsCommunity-Based Support Ser…
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 33 years old; the field is 16. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number20%0%<5yr14%9%5–10yr21%18%10–20yr20%24%20–35yr12%18%35–55yr13%30%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value20%0%<5yr14%3%5–10yr21%11%10–20yr20%50%20–35yr12%19%35–55yr13%17%55yr+

The field is 20% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 11% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/33
the rest of the field
11%
4,897/45,157

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

30 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 30 of the 45 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/30
Grantees still filing
25/30
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

ROTACARE INC — $10,260 · HealthROTACARE INCBELIEVE IN A CURE INC — $1,000 · HealthBELIEVE IN A CURE INCTHE FACIAL PAIN ASSOCIATION INC — $600 · Health+4 more — $880 · Health+4 moreADELPHI UNIVERSITY — $4,000 · EducationADELPHI UNIVERSITYADVENTURES IN LEARNING INC — $2,010 · EducationADVENTURES IN LEARNIN…University of Notre Dame du Lac — $1,500 · EducationUniversity of Notre D…+1 more — $250 · EducationSt Peter of Alcantara Church — $1,629 · OtherSt Peter of Alcant…Congregation Church of Manhasset — $1,614 · OtherCongregation Churc…North Shore Men's Shelter — $441 · OtherNorth Shore Men's …Society of St Vincent de Paul — $300 · OtherCORNELIA CONNELY CENTER FOR EDUCATION — $250 · OtherBridge for Peace Inc — $668 · OtherBridge for Peace I…+18 more — $1,852 · Other+18 moreTHE INTERFAITH NUTRITION NETWORK INC — $4,592 · Food & NutritionTHE INTERFAIT…NORTH SHORE SOUP KITCHEN INC — $200 · Food & NutritionFAMILY AND CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION INC — $3,000 · Human ServicesFAMILY AND C…THE RIVER FUND NEW YORK INC — $1,000 · Human ServicesTHE RIVER FU…THE DISABILITY FUND INC — $500 · Human ServicesTHE DISABILI…+1 more — $13 · Human ServicesSPECTRUM DESIGNS FOUNDATION LTD — $2,500 · EmploymentTHE COMMUNITY CHEST OF PORT WASHINGTON NY INC — $1,250 · PhilanthropySwim Across America Inc — $600 · PhilanthropyMuddy Paws Rescue — $103 · Philanthropy
Health$12,740Education$7,760Other$6,754Food & Nutrition$4,792Human Services$4,513Employment$2,500Philanthropy$1,953

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetROTACARE INC — $10,260 over 2y, 5.6% of budgetTHE INTERFAITH NUTRITION NETWORK INC — $4,592 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetADELPHI UNIVERSITY — $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY AND CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION INC — $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSPECTRUM DESIGNS FOUNDATION LTD — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetADVENTURES IN LEARNING INC — $2,010 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac — $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY CHEST OF PORT WASHINGTON NY INC — $1,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE RIVER FUND NEW YORK INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBELIEVE IN A CURE INC — $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBridge for Peace Inc — $668 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSwim Across America Inc — $600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FACIAL PAIN ASSOCIATION INC — $600 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE DISABILITY FUND INC — $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy — $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetREAD ALLIANCE INC — $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION — $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetERASE RACISM INC — $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRAZOM INC — $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH SHORE SOUP KITCHEN INC — $200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY REHABILITATION CENTER INC — $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST FRANCIS HOSPITAL — $130 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMuddy Paws Rescue — $103 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE VALLEY HOSPITAL INC — $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPORT WASHINGTON YOUTH ACTIVITIES INC — $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC — $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC — $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC — $41 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS — $20 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLong Island Cares Inc — $13 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Jane & Martin Sch…The New York Communit…Peter & Jeri Dejana F…New York Community Ba…Al & Peggy Dematteis …Pwc Foundation IncThe Goldman Sachs Cha…American Express Foun…Morgan Stanley Global…Jewish Communal FundThe Pfizer Foundation…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…
The Jane & Martin Schwartz Family FoundationNY17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Jane & Martin Schwartz Family Foundation · The New York Community Trust · Peter & Jeri Dejana Foundation · New York Community Bank Foundation · Al & Peggy Dematteis Family Foundation · Pwc Foundation Inc · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · American Express Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Jewish Communal Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Grafer Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • The Valley Hospital Inc — 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
7report 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

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 45 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2023) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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The unnamed billions
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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home
State money flows
the interactive map of money crossing state lines