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Harry and Jane Fischel Foundation at a glance

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Harry and Jane Fischel 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.

$524k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$461k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0183% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Science & Tech$2.5MArts & Culture$454kReligion$430kEducation$210kInternational$58kHuman Services$36kPhilanthropy$27kHealth$14kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k8 grants · $24k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $38k
  • $250k+1 grant · $461k
$2,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$20M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HARRY FISCHEL INSTITUTE$461,461
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY$26,250
THE GOLDEN NETWORK$11,500
JEWISH SOUL$9,900
HAKSHIVA INC$7,500
YOUNG ISRAEL OF HOLLISWOOD$2,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HATZOLAH BEIT SHEMESH$1,500
KEW GARDENS SYNAGOGUE$1,000
CAMERA$1,000
YESHIVA HAR TORAH$900
HEBREW ACADEMY OF NASSAU COUNTY$500
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.

US giving: 34% of grant dollars ($1.3M). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 66% that went abroad ($2.5M) is mapped below.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–24, $8k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 6% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%HAKSHIVA INC: $8k → 6%HEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY: $500 → 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.

Beyond the US: 66% of all-years giving ($2.5M)

1 country, by the recipient’s country on the filing.

grant dollars sentlessmore
Israel$2.5M · 10 grants
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. International giving is mapped by the recipient’s country from the same 990 filings; comparable need data isn’t available at that grain.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 14% of Harry and Jane Fischel Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Harry and Jane Fischel Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 66% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.3M · 19 repeat orgs$228k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +42% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
35

Total granted

$3.3M
$217k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+42%
+9%

Still filing today

53%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
EducationReligionInternationalArts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyOther
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

  • FO
    FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $454k · revenue +63%
  • YU
    YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
    5× · 2020–2024 · $153k · revenue +41%
  • JS
    JEWISH SOUL INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $65k · revenue +59%

Funded once

  • MH
    MESORAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $30k · revenue -12%
  • CF
    Central Fund of Israelgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $30k · revenue +98%
  • TF
    THE FRIEDMAN TORAH CENTER
    one grant, 2023 · $25k
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
Yeshiva Ohr Yisroel
Philanthropy
2
Sherit Isroel
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3
University of Judaism Foundation
—
4
American Friends of Yeshiva Aish Hatorah
—
5
Zichron Avrohom Yosef
Philanthropy
6
Keren Yaakov Ben Menachen Tzvi Foundation
Philanthropy
7
Eastern European Jewish Heritage Foundation
Philanthropy
8
Tomchei Torah Inc

Religious Teaching

—
9
Tal Hashamayim Foundation
Religion
10
Zohar Hatorah Inc

Religious School

Religion
11
Ohr Olam Corp

publish religious books

Religion
12
Yad Yosef Foundation
Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mesorah Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Yad Henna Sara Inc Dba Aishel. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the 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 60 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/30
Grantees still filing
19/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HARRY FISCHEL INSTITUTE: $2,451,788 · OtherHARRY FISCHEL INSTITUTE+37 more: $187,640 · Other+37 moreFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $454,000 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF UNI…MESORAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $30,000 · Arts & CultureMESORAH HERITA…NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HEBREW DAY SCHOOLS: $175,000 · ReligionNATIONAL …JEWISH SOUL INC: $64,900 · ReligionJEWISH SO…TORAH LIVE INC: $30,000 · ReligionTORAH LIV…Golden Network: $23,250 · ReligionGolden Ne…+2 more: $3,500 · ReligionYESHIVA UNIVERSITY: $153,450 · EducationTHE MACHON INC: $40,000 · EducationDENVER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL: $16,500 · EducationEMET OUTREACH: $12,000 · Education+1 more: $5,000 · EducationCentral Fund of Israel: $30,000 · InternationalEZER MIZION: $13,000 · InternationalFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $10,000 · International+2 more: $2,800 · InternationalAMERICA ISRAEL DEMOCRACY COALITION: $10,000 · PhilanthropyAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEMA'AN ACHAI: $10,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $500 · PhilanthropyYAD HENNA SARA INC DBA AISHEL: $10,000 · Youth Development
Other$2,639,428Arts & Culture$484,000Religion$296,650Education$226,950International$55,800Philanthropy$20,500Youth Development$10,000

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 budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $454,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HEBREW DAY SCHOOLS: $175,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetYESHIVA UNIVERSITY: $153,450 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH SOUL INC: $64,900 over 4y, 15% of budgetTHE MACHON INC: $40,000 over 2y, 25% of budgetTORAH LIVE INC: $30,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetMESORAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCentral Fund of Israel: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGolden Network: $23,250 over 5y, 9.7% of budgetDENVER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL: $16,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEZER MIZION: $13,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetEMET OUTREACH: $12,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICA ISRAEL DEMOCRACY COALITION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEMA'AN ACHAI: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAKSHIVA INC: $7,500 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetYAD YISROEL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTIKVA CORP: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeis Aharon VYisroel Inc DBA American Friends of Here Next Year: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF KEHILLAS SHIVTEI YESHURUN INC: $3,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetNE EMAN FOUNDATION USA: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYESHIVA HAR TORAH: $1,620 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMITTEE FOR ACCURACY IN MIDDLE EAST REPORTING IN AMERICA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Shalem Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL JEWISH OUTREACH PROGRAM IN: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSharsheret Inc: $500 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.

  • Who funds FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HEBREW DAY SCHOOLS ↗
  • Who funds YESHIVA UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH SOUL INC ↗
  • Who funds THE MACHON INC ↗
  • Who funds TORAH LIVE INC ↗
  • Who funds MESORAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Central Fund of Israel ↗
  • Who funds Golden Network ↗
  • Who funds DENVER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds EZER MIZION ↗
  • Who funds EMET OUTREACH ↗
  • Who funds AMERICA ISRAEL DEMOCRACY COALITION ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEMA'AN ACHAI ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES ↗
  • Who funds YAD HENNA SARA INC DBA AISHEL ↗
  • Who funds HAKSHIVA INC ↗
  • Who funds YAD YISROEL ↗
  • Who funds TIKVA CORP ↗
  • Who funds Beis Aharon VYisroel Inc DBA American Friends of Here Next Year ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KEHILLAS SHIVTEI YESHURUN INC ↗

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.

Jewish Communal FundAssociated Jewish Cha…The Ojc FundAlyad Foundation IncHyman & Ann Arbesfeld…Cross River Community…Jewish Community Foun…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…Charities Aid Foundat…
Jewish Communal FundNY30.3× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · The Ojc Fund · Alyad Foundation Inc · Hyman & Ann Arbesfeld Foundation Inc · Cross River Community Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Sharsheret Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Mesorah Heritage Foundation: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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 Harry and Jane Fischel Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Harry and Jane Fischel 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 60 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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