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Hl Epstein Family Foundation at a glance

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Hl Epstein Family 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.

$5.8M
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$1.9M
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, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$5.8MEducation$414kInternational$408kReligion$220kCivil Rights$165kHealth$100kArts & Culture$77kFood & Nutrition$55kOther$0
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $97k
  • $250k+3 grants · $5.7M
$11,500
Median grant
5
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GOOD FUND$1,889,451
MIA KAMINSKY MEYER FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND$1,889,451
BLATT JACOBS FAMILY FUND$1,889,451
CAMPBELL HALL SCHOOL$47,500
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE WY$28,000
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY$11,500
RANCHO MIRAGE WRITERS FESTIVAL$10,000
KEHILLAT ISRAEL$9,670
THE WILLOWS COMMUNITY SCHOOL$7,500
DESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$5,000
CHABAD OF TULANE$1,800
JEWISH FEDERATION OF THE DESERT$600
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 (FY17–17, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%SHOES THAT FIT: $2k → 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

WA
MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
OR
WY
OH
CT
CA
MO
VA
MD
AR
NC
DC
LA
AL
GA
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.

20%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 34 repeat orgs$5.8M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +49% since the first grant, against +44% for those funded once.

34 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 29 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
20

Total granted

$1.5M
$124k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+49%
+44%

Still filing today

59%
65%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 1% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5.7M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
InternationalEducationHealthCivil RightsPhilanthropyFood & NutritionOther
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

  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $120k · revenue +98%
  • TW
    THE WILLOWS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
    7× · 2017–2025 · $102k · revenue +24%
  • AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2019–2024 · $90k · revenue +49%

Funded once

  • MV
    MOVEMENT VOTER FUND
    one grant, 2024 · $20k · revenue 0%
  • FF
    FAIR FIGHT
    one grant, 2022 · $15k
  • NP
    NESTM PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INC
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +24%
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
Allosource

Inspired by the gift of donation from our communities, allosource responsibly provides innovative cellular and tissue allografts to advance patient healing.

Health
2
Pact Inc

Pact is a nonprofit organization that builds evidence-based, data-driven, and community-led solutions for human development (continued in schedule o)

International
3
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
4
Fajr Scientific

To provide multi-specialty surgical care, humanitarian aid and educational support to people in low- and middle-income countries.

Science & Tech
5
Project Hope - the People-to-People Health Foundation Inc

To conduct and support programs and activities aimed at solving some of the world's greatest public health challenges, with a specific focus on enabling health workers to have the greatest possible impact on the health of the people they…

International
6
Gavi Alliance

To save lives and protect people's health by increasing equitable and sustainable use of vaccines.

International
7
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation

The elizabeth glaser pediatric aids foundation (egpaf) is a proven leader in the fight against pediatric hiv/aids and has reached over 33 million pregnant women with services to prevent transmission of hiv to their babies. to date, egpaf…

Health
8
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…

International
9
Internet Society Foundation

At the internet society foundation, we focus on funding initiatives that strengthen the internet in function and reach so that it can effectively serve all people. our work advances the vision of the internet society (isoc): the internet…

International
10
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
11
Global Poverty Project Inc

Our mission is to build a movement of global citizens whose actions will help achieve our vision of a world without extreme poverty.

Social Science
12
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Waterorg; the most unlike its peers is Samaritan's Purse. 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

36 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. 36 of the 61 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/36
Grantees still filing
30/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BLATT JACOBS FAMILY FUND: $1,889,451 · OtherBLATT JACOBS FAMILY FUNDGOOD FUND: $1,889,451 · OtherGOOD FUNDMIA KAMINSKY MEYER FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND: $1,889,451 · OtherMIA KAMINSKY MEYER FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND+32 more: $931,905 · Other+32 moreMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $120,100 · InternationalAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $80,000 · InternationalALIGHT: $60,000 · InternationalWATERORG: $40,000 · InternationalHIAS INC: $21,000 · International+5 more: $30,500 · InternationalAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $90,000 · Civil RightsEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $14,000 · Civil RightsCASA OF LOS ANGELES: $10,000 · Civil RightsCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE: $60,500 · PhilanthropyDESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $20,000 · PhilanthropyEDUCATION FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE: $15,000 · PhilanthropyFOCUSING PHILANTHROPY INC: $6,000 · PhilanthropyBERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC: $25,000 · EducationRANCHO MIRAGE WRITERS FESTIVAL: $25,000 · EducationSYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $17,500 · EducationNESTM PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 · EducationMY STUFF BAGS FOUNDATION: $5,000 · EducationSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $50,000 · ReligionNATIONAL PSORIASIS FOUNDATION: $37,000 · HealthDAP Health Inc: $2,000 · Health+1 more: $500 · Health
Other$6,600,258International$351,600Civil Rights$114,000Philanthropy$101,500Education$82,500Religion$50,000Health$39,500

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 budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $120,100 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WILLOWS COMMUNITY SCHOOL: $102,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $90,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $80,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE: $60,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetALIGHT: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWATERORG: $40,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHUNGER TASK FORCE INC: $40,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHope Center Inc: $40,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetNATIONAL PSORIASIS FOUNDATION: $37,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRANCHO MIRAGE WRITERS FESTIVAL: $25,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetHIAS INC: $21,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMOVEMENT VOTER FUND: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $17,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWYOFILE: $17,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetHole Food Rescue: $15,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetEDUCATION FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE: $15,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $14,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNESTM PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCHILDREN'S EQUITY COALITION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNEST INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCASA OF LOS ANGELES: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CATTICUS CORPORATION: $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetFOCUSING PHILANTHROPY INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPOLARIS PROJECT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMY STUFF BAGS FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDAP Health Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHOES THAT FIT: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM SPRINGS AND DESERT AREA: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetM-LISADA AFRICA FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCUREPSP 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 MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE WILLOWS COMMUNITY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE ↗
  • Who funds ALIGHT ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds WATERORG ↗
  • Who funds HUNGER TASK FORCE INC ↗
  • Who funds Hope Center Inc ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL PSORIASIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC ↗
  • Who funds RANCHO MIRAGE WRITERS FESTIVAL ↗
  • Who funds HIAS INC ↗
  • Who funds MOVEMENT VOTER FUND ↗
  • Who funds DESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds WYOFILE ↗
  • Who funds Hole Food Rescue ↗
  • Who funds EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE ↗
  • Who funds EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE ↗
  • Who funds NESTM PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION 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.

Tides FoundationCalifornia Community …Gs Donor Advised Phil…Jewish Communal FundVanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…Charities Aid Foundat…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Network for GoodFidelity Investments …
Tides FoundationCA13.1× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tides Foundation · California Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jewish Communal Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Network for Good · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift 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 Hl Epstein Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hl Epstein Family 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%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Berklee College of Music Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Americares Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get 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.

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 61 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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