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Grafer Foundation

$5k
Granted FY2022
22
Grants FY2022
7
States reached
$1k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

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

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$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
The Disability Opportunity Fund$250
Read Alliance$250
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$250
Swim Across America$200
Razom Inc$200
Foundation for Peripheral Neuropath$200
Facial Pain Association$200
St Mary's RC Church$130
Franciscan Friars$110
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 (FY20–22, $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. Its 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
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

IL
NY
MA
NJ
MD
NC
DC
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.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has 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
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

  • 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%
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
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Family and Children's Association Inc; 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.
04the grantee network

30 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. 30 of the 45 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/30
Grantees still filing
24/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and 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 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 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 budgetTHE WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY REHABILITATION CENTER INC: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNORTH SHORE SOUP KITCHEN INC: $200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRAZOM INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% 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 budgetNORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPORT WASHINGTON YOUTH ACTIVITIES 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
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 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

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 Grafer Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Grafer Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's 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
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 45 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 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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