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Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation C/O Mason Rich

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.

$87k
Granted FY2023
32
Grants FY2023
30
Organizations funded FY2023
57%
First-time grantees FY2023
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91% of Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation C/O Mason Rich’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 17 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation C/O Mason Rich named its own grantees at scale: 18 organizations, $87k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

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’17
11
’18
13
’19
13
’20
15
’21
9
’22
18
’23
17
’24

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

Median grant, FY2023
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$15,000
Organizations funded a year
12 to 30
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
7
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 57% of the organizations Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation C/O Mason Rich funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEducationReligionCivil RightsHealthYouth DevelopmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202330$76k57%
FY202212$45k25%
FY202126$101k27%
FY202023$80k13%
FY201922$50k27%
FY201819$54k32%
FY201721$61kn/a
88% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$646kArts & Culture$144kHealth$92kReligion$72kEducation$67kHuman Services$26kInternational$14kCivil Rights$7kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NH
IL
NY
MA
OH
CT
CA
MD
DC
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Go Oncology Inc$79,600611%
Discalced Inc$45,50040%
The Celebrity Series of Boston Inc$40,00060%
Interfaithfamilycom Inc$29,68070%
Jewish Grandparents Network Inc$25,40044%
American Journalism Project Inc$20,00020%
Barnard College$17,50040%
New England Conservatory of Music$16,35070%
Solomon Schechter Day School Inc$13,0006n/a
Jewish Arts Collaborative Inc$10,40050%
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All grantees of Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation C/O Mason Rich by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Go Oncology Inc$79,600611%
Discalced Inc$45,50040%
The Celebrity Series of Boston Inc$40,00060%
Interfaithfamilycom Inc$29,68070%
Jewish Grandparents Network Inc$25,40044%
American Journalism Project Inc$20,00020%
Barnard College$17,50040%
New England Conservatory of Music$16,35070%
Solomon Schechter Day School Inc$13,0006n/a
Jewish Arts Collaborative Inc$10,40050%
Hebrew Senior Life Inc$7,50050%
United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc$7,50050%
Glide Foundation$5,00010%
Lifebox Foundation Inc$5,00011%
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School$3,00060%
Onegoal$2,50010%
The PLUS Company Inc$2,00020%
Hias Inc$2,00020%
Harvard Musical Association$2,00040%
American Jewish Committee$1,50020%
The Congregational Church of Hollis$1,5001n/a
Hebrew College$1,50020%
MaineHealth$1,50010%
Facing History & Ourselves Inc$1,00010%
The Maven Project$1,00010%
Jhamtse International Incorporated$1,0001n/a
Boston Baroque Inc$1,00020%
Center for Creative Change$70010%
Anti-Defamation League$50010%
Brooklinedotnews Corporation$50010%
Institute for Nonprofit News$50010%
Hias Foundation Inc$50010%
Veteran Feminists of America$25010%
From the Top Inc$20020%
Terezin Music Foundation Inc$20010%
Marian and Edward Macdowell Inc$20010%
Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights$20010%
Hillel Foundation of Cambridge Inc$18010%
The Jewish Women's Archive Inc$15010%
Peninsula Volunteers Inc$10010%
Children's Foundation of America$10010%
Lappin Foundation$10010%
Congregation Shir Ha-Ma Alot$1001n/a
Community Servings Inc$10010%
Lawyers for Civil Rights Inc$5010%
Jewish Learningworks$5010%
Jumpstart for Young Children Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 33 recipients with no EIN on record ($175k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation C/O Mason Rich supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGo Oncology Inc: $79,600 over 6y, 11% of budgetDiscalced Inc: $45,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThe Celebrity Series of Boston Inc: $40,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetInterfaithfamilycom Inc: $29,680 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetJewish Grandparents Network Inc: $25,400 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetAmerican Journalism Project Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBarnard College: $17,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNew England Conservatory of Music: $16,350 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Arts Collaborative Inc: $10,400 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetHebrew Senior Life Inc: $7,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc: $7,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGlide Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLifebox Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBuckingham Browne & Nichols School: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOnegoal: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe PLUS Company Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHias Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHarvard Musical Association: $2,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHebrew College: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMaineHealth: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFacing History & Ourselves Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Maven Project: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoston Baroque Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Creative Change: $700 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBrooklinedotnews Corporation: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetInstitute for Nonprofit News: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHias Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVeteran Feminists of America: $250 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFrom the Top Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTerezin Music Foundation Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMarian and Edward Macdowell Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrandmothers for Reproductive Rights: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHillel Foundation of Cambridge Inc: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Jewish Women's Archive Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPeninsula Volunteers Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Foundation of America: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLappin Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Servings Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLawyers for Civil Rights Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Learningworks: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJumpstart for Young Children Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 43.

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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.

Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston IncMA25.7× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Boston Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · The Klarman Family Foundation · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Jewish Communal Fund · Wender Foundation · The William & Lia G Poorvu Family Foundation · Covenant Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable 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.

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About Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation C/O Mason Rich

How much does Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation C/O Mason Rich give?
Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation C/O Mason Rich reported 32 grants totaling $86,850 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 30 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation C/O Mason Rich fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (55%), Arts & Culture (12%), Health (8%).
Who are Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation C/O Mason Rich's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Go Oncology Inc ($80k), Discalced Inc ($46k), The Celebrity Series of Boston Inc ($40k).
Does Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation C/O Mason Rich fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 57% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation C/O Mason Rich accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation C/O Mason Rich?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc, Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma, Boston Foundation Inc.
Where is Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation C/O Mason Rich based?
Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation C/O Mason Rich is based in NH.

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 86 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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