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Hess and Helyn Kline Foundation at a glance

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Hess and Helyn Kline Foundation

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.

$99k
Granted FY2025still arriving
20
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$213kEducation$95kHealth$83kRecreation & Sports$63kFood & Nutrition$44kHuman Services$33kHousing & Shelter$24kYouth Development$13kOther$0
02FY2025 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k16 grants · $42k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $57k
$2,500
Median grant
6
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NAUMBURG ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS$25,000
FAMILY TABLE COLLABORATION$11,000
PARACADEMIA$10,500
STEPHANIE'S HOUSE INC$10,000
HERREN PROJECT$7,500
CAPE WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE$5,000
CAPE COD HOSPITAL LIGHTKEEPERS$5,000
ORIGINAL GARDEN STATE CORVETTE CLUB$5,000
PALS FOR LIFE FOUNDATION$3,000
CAPE COD TOY LIBRARY$2,500
CHRISTINA'S REPTILE AND ANIMAL SANCTUARY$2,500
INTERWOVEN$2,000
SUNSHINE KIDS FOUNDATION$1,500
THE ALLEN-STEVENSON SCHOOL$1,500
DEATH OF CLASSICAL INC$1,500
02The need
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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 (FY21–25, $55k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%STEPHANIE'S HOUSE INC: $10k → 6%MONOMOY COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $5k → 8%MONOMOY COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $3k → 8%HOMELESS PREVENTION COUNCIL: $7k → 8%HOMELESS PREVENTION COUNCIL: $5k → 8%HOMELESS PREVENTION COUNCIL: $3k → 8%PALS FOR LIFE FOUNDATION: $10k → 8%PALS FOR LIFE FOUNDATION: $5k → 8%PALS FOR LIFE FOUNDATION: $3k → 8%WE CAN CORP: $5k → 8%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

MI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
RI
NE
GA
TX
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.
$511k · 20 repeat orgs$86k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +60% since the first grant, against +20% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
22

Total granted

$511k
$61k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+60%
+20%

Still filing today

60%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationCrime & LegalAnimalsOther
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

  • TN
    THE NAUMBURG ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $165k · revenue +40%
  • CW
    CAPE WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $50k · revenue +80%
  • TP
    THE PALS FOR LIFE FOUNDATION
    3× · 2023–2025 · $18k · revenue +134%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • WC
    WE CAN CORPORATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +30%
  • VA
    Voorhees Animal Orphanage Inc
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +20%
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
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
2
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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3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
4
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
5
Rhode Island School of Design

The mission of rhode island school of design, through its college and museum,is to educate its students and the public in the creation and (see schedule o)appreciation of works of art and design, to discover and transmit knowledge and to…

Education
6
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
7
Cape Cod Academy

Cape cod academy cultivates academic excellence and fosters a passion for life-long learning. our nurturing k-12 community is deeply rooted in our core values of scholarship, integrity, compassion, and respect. empowered by meaningful…

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8
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
9
Northeast College of Health Sciences

Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.

Education
10
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod

At afcc, our mission is to foster and enhance a dynamic and inclusive arts and cultural landscape accessible to all within the region. as the designated local arts agency (laa) for barnstable county, we serve as the pivotal hub for…

Arts & Culture
11
Wamc

Wamc is chartered by the new york state board of regents to "furnish, prepare and present non-profit and non-commercial educational, instructional and cultural radio programs and also non-profit and non-commercial programs (wamc's mission…

Arts & Culture
12
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Whitehead institute forges new frontiers in science, uncovering insights today that unlock the potential of tomorrow. our advances in genetics and genomics are now enabling us to tackle the complexities of life with unprecedented depth and…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Walnut Hill Center for the Arts Inc; the most unlike its peers is Stephanies House 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

28 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. 28 of the 49 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
18/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE NAUMBURG ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS INC: $165,105 · OtherTHE NAUMBURG ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS INCPARACADEMIA: $72,150 · OtherPARACADEMIATHE ORIGINAL GARDEN STATE CORVETTE CLUB: $50,000 · OtherTHE ORIGINAL GARDEN STATE CORVETTE CLUBFAMILY TABLE COLLABORATION: $31,000 · OtherFAMILY TABLE COLLABORATION+22 more: $93,000 · Other+22 moreCAPE WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE INC: $50,000 · HealthCAPE WELLNES…THE HERREN PROJECT: $7,500 · HealthTHE HERREN P…HEADSTRONG FOUNDATION: $5,000 · HealthHEADSTRONG F…ALZHEIMER'S FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT CENTER INC: $2,500 · Health+2 more: $2,500 · HealthTHE PALS FOR LIFE FOUNDATION: $18,000 · Human ServicesTHE PALS F…HOMELESS PREVENTION COUNCIL INC: $14,000 · Human ServicesHOMELESS P…STEPHANIES HOUSE INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesSTEPHANIES…MONOMOY COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesMONOMOY CO…WE CAN CORPORATION: $5,000 · Human ServicesWE CAN COR…CAPE COD TOY LIBRARY INC: $15,000 · EducationWALNUT HILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $11,500 · EducationTHE HUNTER COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 · EducationThe Ideal School of Manhattan: $1,000 · EducationDEATH OF CLASSICAL INC: $7,500 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF THE UPPER EAST SIDE HISTORIC DISTRICTS INC: $7,000 · Arts & CultureSPHINX ORGANIZATION INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureWGBH Educational Foundation: $2,000 · Arts & CultureFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $1,500 · Arts & CultureMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $1,000 · Arts & CultureVoorhees Animal Orphanage Inc: $5,000 · AnimalsLOWER CAPE COD COMMUNITY DEVELOP- MENT CORPORATION: $5,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$411,255Health$67,500Human Services$54,500Education$29,000Arts & Culture$24,000Animals$5,000Housing & Shelter$5,000

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 budgetTHE NAUMBURG ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS INC: $165,105 over 6y, 9.3% of budgetCAPE WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE INC: $50,000 over 6y, 3.1% of budgetTHE PALS FOR LIFE FOUNDATION: $18,000 over 3y, 5.1% of budgetCAPE COD TOY LIBRARY INC: $15,000 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetHOMELESS PREVENTION COUNCIL INC: $14,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetTHE ALLEN-STEVENSON SCHOOL: $12,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWALNUT HILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $11,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMONOMOY COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE HERREN PROJECT: $7,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetDEATH OF CLASSICAL INC: $7,500 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE UPPER EAST SIDE HISTORIC DISTRICTS INC: $7,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetSPHINX ORGANIZATION INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWE CAN CORPORATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVoorhees Animal Orphanage Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOWER CAPE COD COMMUNITY DEVELOP- MENT CORPORATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHEADSTRONG FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE IS A LEGAL DUTY USA: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetALZHEIMER'S FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT CENTER INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWGBH Educational Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HUNTER COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SUNSHINE KIDS FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ideal School of Manhattan: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $1,000 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.

Cape Cod Foundation I…Mutual Bancorp Founda…Cape Cod Healthcare I…Cape Cod Five Cents S…The Ayco Charitable F…Cape and Islands Unit…Seamens Long Point Ch…Lyndon Paul Lorusso C…Edward Bangs Kelley a…Rockland Trust Charit…Eastern Bank Foundati…Paypal Charitable Giv…
Cape Cod Foundation IncMA21.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Cape Cod Foundation Inc · Mutual Bancorp Foundation Inc Fka Cape Cod 5 Foundation Inc · Cape Cod Healthcare Inc & Affiliates · Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Trust · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Cape and Islands United Way Inc · Seamens Long Point Charitable Foundation Inc · Lyndon Paul Lorusso Charitable Foundatio · Edward Bangs Kelley and Elza Kelley Foundation Inc · Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

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 Hess and Helyn Kline Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hess and Helyn Kline Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Alzheimer's Family Caregiver Support Center Inc: 57% of income from government
  • Cape Cod Toy Library Inc: 13% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
  • Homeless Prevention Council Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Lower Cape Cod Community Develop- Ment Corporation: 1% of income from government
  • Wgbh Educational Foundation: 1% of income from government
  • We Can Corporation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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.
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Find your warmest path to Hess and Helyn Kline 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 49 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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