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Healthfirst Foundation Inc at a glance

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Healthfirst Foundation Inc

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.

$485k
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$2.1MCrime & Legal$400kFood & Nutrition$270kReligion$265kInternational$200kCommunity Improvement$160kPublic Safety & Disaster$100kHuman Services$83kOther$0
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k1 grant · $35k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $450k
$150,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$6.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Dominican Medical Dental Community Outreach Soc$200,000
CAIPA FOUNDATION INC$150,000
Mount Sinai Medical Legal Partnership Inc$100,000
MEDINOVA NY INC$35,000
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 (FY21–23, $77k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 61% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%REGIONAL AID FOR INTERIM NEEDS INC: $10k → 28%REGIONAL AID FOR INTERIM NEEDS INC: $10k → 28%ISLAND HARVEST LTD: $13k → 7%ISLAND HARVEST LTD: $13k → 7%ISLAND HARVEST LTD: $5k → 7%FUND FOR THE AGED INC: $3k → 17%ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION INC: $25k → 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.
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.3M · 21 repeat orgs$340k to everyone else

21 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 17 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
20

Total granted

$3.3M
$340k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+5%
+21%

Still filing today

95%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
HealthInternationalHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • DM
    DOMINICAN MEDICAL-DENTAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH SOCIETY INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $865k · revenue +197% · 40% of their budget
  • CF
    CAIPA FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $581k · revenue +2%
  • MS
    MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIP INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $400k · revenue +5%

Funded once

  • WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
    one grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue +21%
  • VI
    VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTION PROJECT COMMUNITY SERVICES INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $75k · revenue +170%
  • AA
    ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue +74%
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
Gotham Health Fqhc Inc

Gotham health fqhc, inc., operating together with new york city health and hospitals corporation under a public entity model federally qualified health center, provides you and your family with access to primary and preventative healthcare…

Health
2
Healthcare Choices Ny Inc

Healthcare choices ny, inc., a federally qualified health center licensed by the state of new york is an outpatient health center providing community based health services primarily to persons who may have a mental health diagnosis or be…

Health
3
Apicha Community Health Center

At apicha community health center, our mission is to provide high quality, equitable, whole person, and culturally responsive care delivered in an inclusive and welcoming manner.

Health
4
Community Healthcare Network

Chn provides a broad range of health services including but not limited to primary and preventative care, and mental health services to a largely medically underserved population.

Health
5
New York Dental Affiliates Pc

Operating as an integral part of the nyc health + hospitals ("h+h"), formerly the new york city health and hospitals corporation. nyda will further h+h's tax-exempt charitable, scientific, and educational purposes by enhancing the…

Health
6
Healthix Inc

The mission of healthix inc. is to create an achievable, sustainable and replicable model for integrating clinical information across multiple health care organizations which supports new york state and federal strategic health information…

Public Benefit
7
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
8
Long Island Community Hospital At Nyu Langone Health

The goals and objectives of the corporation are as follows:(a) to operate and maintain a nonsectarian, general hospital at one or more locations for the furnishing of inpatient, ambulatory, restorative, preventative and emergency medical…

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9
Physician Affiliate Group of New York Pc

To provide accountable, responsive quality care with the highest degree of sensitivity to the needs of our diverse, multilingual population while fulfilling the professional and educational needs of our members.

Health
10
St Joseph's Medical Pc

We, st. joseph's medical and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. st. joseph's medical is a member of st. joseph's health and trinity health.

Health
11
Urban Strategiesbrookdale Family Care Center Inc

We provide greater access to high quality medical care and keep our communities healthy through an integrated care system that respects the diversity of our communities and addresses both the health needs and unique factors that shape them.

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12
Lenox Hill Hospital Medical Pc

Lenox hill hospital medical, pc is part of northwell health ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and future…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Institute for Family Health; the most unlike its peers is American Diabetes Association. 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

40 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. 40 of the 41 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
40/40
Grantees still filing
25/40
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DOMINICAN MEDICAL-DENTAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH SOCIETY INC: $865,000 · HealthDOMINICAN MEDICAL-DENTAL COMMUNITY OUTR…MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER: $115,000 · HealthMONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTERWILLIAM F RYAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC: $85,000 · HealthWILLIAM F RYAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER …HEALTH AND WELFARE COUNCIL OF LONG ISLAND INC: $82,500 · HealthHEALTH AND WELFARE COUNCIL OF LONG ISLA…+10 more: $135,500 · Health+10 moreCAIPA FOUNDATION INC: $581,031 · PhilanthropyCAIPA FOUNDATION I…+3 more: $21,500 · PhilanthropyMOUNT SINAI MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIP INC: $400,000 · Crime & LegalMOUNT SINAI …JAMAICA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER: $85,000 · OtherJAMAICA HOSPITAL MEDI…FEEDING WESTCHESTER INC: $80,000 · OtherFEEDING WESTCHESTER I…VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTION PROJECT COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $75,000 · OtherVOCATIONAL INSTRUCTIO…Dominican Womens Development Center Inc: $35,000 · OtherHISPANIC FEDERATION INC: $140,000 · OtherHISPANIC FEDERATION I…ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI: $145,000 · OtherICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDIC…ISLAND HARVEST LTD: $30,000 · OtherASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION INC: $25,000 · Other+7 more: $70,200 · Other+7 moreMEDINOVA NY INC: $145,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $100,000 · InternationalSave The Children Federation Inc: $20,000 · InternationalAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · International+1 more: $5,000 · InternationalBUDDHIST TZU CHI FOUNDATION: $265,000 · ReligionCITY HARVEST INC: $160,000 · Food & Nutrition
Health$1,283,000Philanthropy$602,531Crime & Legal$400,000Other$685,200International$290,000Religion$265,000Food & Nutrition$160,000

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 budgetDOMINICAN MEDICAL-DENTAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH SOCIETY INC: $865,000 over 4y, 40% of budgetCAIPA FOUNDATION INC: $581,031 over 4y, 8.3% of budgetMOUNT SINAI MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIP INC: $400,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetBUDDHIST TZU CHI FOUNDATION: $265,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCITY HARVEST INC: $160,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI: $145,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEDINOVA NY INC: $145,000 over 4y, 40% of budgetHISPANIC FEDERATION INC: $140,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER: $115,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWILLIAM F RYAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC: $85,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHEALTH AND WELFARE COUNCIL OF LONG ISLAND INC: $82,500 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetFEEDING WESTCHESTER INC: $80,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetVOCATIONAL INSTRUCTION PROJECT COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $75,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSUN RIVER HEALTH INC: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDominican Womens Development Center Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCommunity Health Care Association of New York State Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetISLAND HARVEST LTD: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MAYOR'S FUND TO ADVANCE NEW YORK CITY: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetREGIONAL AID FOR INTERIM NEEDS INC: $19,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetARTHUR ASHE INSTITUTE FOR URBAN HEALTH INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNEW YORK IMMIGRATION COALITION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $11,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHINESE AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetHAITIAN GLOBAL HEALTH ALLIANCE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTHE BROOKLYN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMEDICARE RIGHTS CENTER INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHINATOWN HEALTH CLINIC FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSt Luke's Cornwall Health System Foundation Inc: $5,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK EHEALTH COLLABORATIVE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY HEALTH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMake the Grade Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED HOSPITAL FUND OF NEW YORK: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFUND FOR THE AGED INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget1199 SEIU EMPLOYER CHILD CARE CORPORATION: $1,500 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.

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.

New York State Health…Mother Cabrini Health…Somos Healthcare Prov…The New York and Pres…Health Insurance Plan…Montefiore Medical Ce…Hispanic Federation I…Americares Foundation…The New York Communit…Direct ReliefRchn Community Health…Maimonides Medical Ce…
New York State Health Fdn D/B/A New York Health FoundationNY21.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: New York State Health Fdn D/B/A New York Health Foundation · Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc · Somos Healthcare Providers Inc · The New York and Presbyterian Hospital · Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York · Montefiore Medical Center · Hispanic Federation Inc · Americares Foundation Inc · The New York Community Trust · Direct Relief · Rchn Community Health Foundation Inc · Maimonides Medical Center

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Americares Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
13report 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 41 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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