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H a Heller Foundation Inc at a glance

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H a Heller Foundation Inc

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.

$19k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$115kEnvironment$88kInternational$38kAnimals$23kFood & Nutrition$18kEducation$16kCivil Rights$11kHuman Services$11kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,470
Median grant
4
States reached
$436k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF NEW JERSEY$5,000
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE$5,000
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOC$5,000
WNYC RADIO$1,470
MONTVILLE FIRST AID SQUAD$1,000
FOUNDATION FOR MORRISTOWN MEDICAL$1,000
GRINNELL COLLEGE$500
AMERICAN ASSO OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN$100
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 (FY20–20, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%GIVE DIRECTLY: $4k → 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

MN
NY
IA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
AR
TN
SC
DC
AL
GA
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.
$347k · 34 repeat orgs$15k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against -32% for those funded once.

34 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 27 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
11

Total granted

$347k
$15k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
-32%

Still filing today

41%
9%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $500 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’24’25
Arts & CultureEnvironmentHuman ServicesInternationalFood & 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

  • BO
    BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INC
    6× · 2018–2024 · $74k · revenue +23%
  • IR
    International Rescue Committee INC
    6× · 2018–2025 · $30k · revenue +80%
  • AB
    American Battlefield Trust
    6× · 2018–2024 · $28k · revenue +50%

Funded once

  • SC
    SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDRENS CHARITIES
    one grant, 2024 · $5k
  • GIVEDIRECTLY INC
    one grant, 2020 · $4k · revenue -32%
  • MC
    MCGAVOCK-TATE CEMETERY ASSOC
    one grant, 2018 · $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
Conservation International Foundation

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

Environment
2
Wildlife Conservation Society

The wildlife conservation society (wcs) saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature.

Animals
3
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
4
New Jersey Conservation Foundation

Recognizing that a healthy environment is critical to the well-being and survival of all living things, new jersey conservation foundation is devoted to preserving land and protecting natural resources throughout new jersey's (continued on…

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
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
7
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
8
Amazon Conservation Team

The amazon conservation team (act) partners with indigenous and other local communities to protect tropical forests and strengthen traditional culture.

Science & Tech
9
The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation

The conservation fund is in the business of conservation, creating innovative solutions that drive nature-based action for climate protection, sustainable economies and vibrant communities.

Environment
10
Climate Institute

The climate institute is organized for the purpose of educating the general public and policy makers as to the gravity of potential climate change, exploring the policy implications of the latest scientific findings on climate modelling…

Environment
11
Ocean Conservancy

Ocean conservancy unites science, people, and policy to protect our ocean, today and for generations to come.

Environment
12
National Audubon Society Inc

We work towards a future where birds thrive across the americas because audubon is a powerful, diverse, and ever-growing force for conservation. (continued on schedule o).

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is National Parks Conservation Association; the most unlike its peers is International Rescue Committee 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

17 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. 17 of the 48 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
14/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $27,500 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYIndividual grant recipient: $16,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientHEIFER INTERNATIONAL: $12,500 · OtherHEIFER INTERNATIONALIndividual grant recipient: $10,436 · OtherIndividual grant recipientST HUBERT'S ANIMAL WELFARE CTR: $8,000 · OtherST HUBERT'S ANIMAL WELFARE CTRYALE UNIVERSITY: $7,225 · OtherSOUTH CAROLINA CHILDRENS CHARITIES: $5,000 · OtherMARKET STREET MISSION INC: $5,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL: $5,000 · Other+27 more: $44,325 · Other+27 moreBATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INC: $73,850 · Arts & CultureBATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INCAmerican Battlefield Trust: $28,000 · Arts & CultureAmerican Battlefield TrustNEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO: $6,470 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO+1 more: $3,000 · Arts & CultureWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $22,500 · EnvironmentWORLD WILDLIFE FUN…NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $17,500 · EnvironmentNATURAL RESOURCES …NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $17,000 · EnvironmentNATIONAL PARKS CON…THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF NEW JERSEY: $5,500 · EnvironmentTHE LAND CONSERVAN…International Rescue Committee INC: $30,000 · InternationalCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $22,500 · Food & NutritionHumane World for Animals Inc: $14,000 · AnimalsSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $10,500 · Crime & Legal
Other$141,486Arts & Culture$111,320Environment$62,500International$30,000Food & Nutrition$22,500Animals$14,000Crime & Legal$10,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INC: $73,850 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Battlefield Trust: $28,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $27,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $22,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $22,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $17,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $17,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $14,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $10,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO: $6,470 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LAND CONSERVANCY OF NEW JERSEY: $5,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFRESH AIR FUND: $4,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGIVEDIRECTLY INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: $3,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $1,000 over 2y, 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.

  • Who funds BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds International Rescue Committee INC ↗
  • Who funds American Battlefield Trust ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc ↗
  • Who funds NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds Humane World for Animals Inc ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO ↗
  • Who funds THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF NEW JERSEY ↗
  • Who funds FRESH AIR FUND ↗
  • Who funds GIVEDIRECTLY INC ↗
  • Who funds SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ↗
  • Who funds MAYO CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC ↗

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization H a Heller Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from H a Heller Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 48 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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