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Harold J Belkin Foundation at a glance

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Harold J Belkin Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$67k
Granted FY2024still arriving
15
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$13k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$72kHealth$67kEducation$59kInternational$26kEnvironment$23kArts & Culture$20kCommunity Improvement$18kReligion$12kOther$0
02FY2024 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k13 grants · $42k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $25k
$2,625
Median grant
8
States reached
$1.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WILDWOOD SCHOOL$12,750
Individual grant recipient$12,700
THE SALVATION ARMY$5,200
JIMMY FUND$5,000
ABILITY FIRST$5,000
MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION$5,000
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE$3,500
GLIOBLASTOMA FOUNDATION$2,625
WE GOT THIS$2,557
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES$2,500
PUPS WITHOUT BORDERS$2,500
WEE CARE BURLINGTON INC$2,500
NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION$2,500
ST JUDE CHILDRENS' HOSPITAL$2,500
CANYON SCHOOL BOOSTER$365
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $27k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 91% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%WEE CARE BURLINGTON INC: $3k → 8%ALEXANDRIA HOUSE: $2k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $3k → 17%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $3k → 17%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $2k → 17%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $1k → 17%HOPE IN A SUITCASE: $3k → 14%ABILITY FIRST: $5k → 14%ABILITY FIRST: $5k → 14%ABILITY FIRST: $3k → 14%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
NH
WA
IL
MI
NY
MA
OH
CA
VA
AZ
TN
NC
DC
OK
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.
$334k · 31 repeat orgs$54k to everyone else

31 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 22 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
13

Total granted

$334k
$38k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+28%

Still filing today

45%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEducationInternationalArts & CultureAnimalsOther
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

  • WS
    WILDWOOD SCHOOL INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $25k · revenue +25%
  • A
    ABILITYFIRST
    3× · 2022–2024 · $13k · revenue +24%
  • TW
    THE WATER PROJECT INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $12k · revenue +7%

Funded once

  • AO
    AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC CORPORATION
    one grant, 2023 · $14k · revenue +4%
  • FS
    FRONTLINE SERVICE
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
  • AO
    AQUARIUM OF LING BEACH
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
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
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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2
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
3
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
4
California Institute for BioMedical Research

Our mission is to build a unique institute that bridges basic research and drug discovery, and that attracts the best and brightest scientists, physicians and students to work together synergistically to find cures for neglected human…

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5
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
6
Claremont Graduate University

Claremont Graduate University prepares individuals to be leaders for positive change in the world. Unique in its transdisciplinary approach, the University is dedicated to the creation, dissemination, and application of new knowledge and…

Education
7
City of Hope

City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF OUR MISSION

Health
8
Altamed Health Services Corporation

To eliminate disparities in health care access and outcomes by providing superior quality health and human services through an integrated world-class delivery system for latino, multi-ethnic underserved communities in southern california.

Health
9
The Philadelphia School

The philadelphia school educates children for a future that is impossible to know but not impossible to shape. learn here. go anywhere.

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10
The California Medical Innovations Institute Inc

The Institute is a scientific research center dedicated to conducting basic and applied research to advance the understanding of human disease and the improvement of human health. The Institute fosters an innovative research environment…

Education
11
Seattle Biomedical Research Institute

We conduct fundamental infectious disease research to generate critical new knowledge about pathogens and their interactions with see schedule o for continuationhumans to enable the discovery and development of novel interventions,…

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12
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Abilityfirst; the most unlike its peers is Global Mobility. 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 50 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
18/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $41,057 · OtherIndividual grant recipientRONALD McDONALD HOUSE: $25,057 · OtherRONALD McDONALD HOUSETHE SALVATION ARMY: $18,200 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYEDWINS LEADERSHIP RESTAURANT INSTIT: $18,000 · OtherEDWINS LEADERSHIP RESTAURANT INSTITMAKE A WISH FOUNDATION: $15,000 · OtherMAKE A WISH FOUNDATIONCUREBLINDNESSHIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT: $14,500 · OtherCUREBLINDNESSHIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECTJEWISH FEDERATION: $11,000 · OtherDAN-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTETHE JIMMY V: $10,000 · OtherPLAYHOUSE SQUARE: $9,600 · OtherJENNINGS HOME: $9,500 · Other+19 more: $58,022 · Other+19 moreOHIO DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY: $30,000 · EducationOHIO DOMINICAN UN…WILDWOOD SCHOOL INC: $25,250 · EducationWILDWOOD SCHOOL I…OCEAN CHARTER SCHOOL: $2,500 · Education+1 more: $500 · EducationST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $9,000 · HealthChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $7,500 · HealthDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $5,000 · HealthGLOBAL MOBILITY: $4,500 · HealthGLIOBLASTOMA FOUNDATION INC: $2,625 · HealthPHASE ONE FOUNDATION: $1,500 · HealthABILITYFIRST: $13,000 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC CHARITIES CORPORATION: $7,500 · Human ServicesWEE CARE BURLINGTON INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesHOPE IN A SUITCASE: $2,500 · Human ServicesALEXANDRIA HOUSE: $1,500 · Human ServicesAQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC CORPORATION: $14,040 · AnimalsPUPS WITHOUT BORDERS: $2,500 · AnimalsTHE WATER PROJECT INC: $11,500 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,500 · InternationalCLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART: $10,000 · Arts & CultureThe Musical Arts Association: $500 · Arts & Culture
Other$229,936Education$58,250Health$30,125Human Services$27,000Animals$16,540International$15,000Arts & Culture$10,500

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 budgetOHIO DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY: $30,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWILDWOOD SCHOOL INC: $25,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC CORPORATION: $14,040 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetABILITYFIRST: $13,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WATER PROJECT INC: $11,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART: $10,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $9,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES CORPORATION: $7,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMONA FOUNDATION: $6,036 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBAL MOBILITY: $4,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetALMA BACKYARD FARM: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBEVERLY HILLS ATHLETIC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $2,655 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetGLIOBLASTOMA FOUNDATION INC: $2,625 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWEE CARE BURLINGTON INC: $2,500 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetCLEVELAND BOTANICAL GARDEN: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOCEAN CHARTER SCHOOL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPUPS WITHOUT BORDERS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHOPE IN A SUITCASE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPHASE ONE FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Musical Arts Association: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPeoria Hebrew Day School: $500 over 2y, 0.2% 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 OHIO DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds WILDWOOD SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds ABILITYFIRST ↗
  • Who funds THE WATER PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC CHARITIES CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds Children's Hospital Los Angeles ↗
  • Who funds MONA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL MOBILITY ↗
  • Who funds ALMA BACKYARD FARM ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds BEVERLY HILLS ATHLETIC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds GLIOBLASTOMA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds WEE CARE BURLINGTON INC ↗
  • Who funds CLEVELAND BOTANICAL GARDEN ↗
  • Who funds OCEAN CHARTER SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds PUPS WITHOUT BORDERS ↗
  • Who funds HOPE IN A SUITCASE ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ↗

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.

California Community …Charities Aid Foundat…The Blackbaud Giving …American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…Paypal Charitable Giv…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
California Community FoundationCA12× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Harold J Belkin Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Harold J Belkin 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%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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.
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How do I get to Harold J Belkin Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Harold J Belkin Foundation 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 50 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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