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Irving & Arline Gordon Memorial Fdn at a glance

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Irving & Arline Gordon Memorial Fdn

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.

$43k
Granted FY2025still arriving
21
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$106kEnvironment$31kAnimals$29kCivil Rights$17kRecreation & Sports$16kReligion$15kEducation$14kHealth$13kOther$0
02FY2025 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k20 grants · $28k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
$1,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$387k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Players Foundation$15,000
Wild Bird Fund$3,000
Whispering Willows Senior Dog sanct$3,000
Eleventh Hour Rescue$3,000
Foundation for Indiv Rights Express$2,500
Electronic Frontier Foundation$2,500
Desert Foothills Land Trust$2,500
American Research Center in Egypt$2,500
University of Rochester$1,500
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation$1,000
American Research Center in Egypt$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
Phoenix Zoo$1,000
Muttville$1,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art$600
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 (FY21–21, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, 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%FOOTHILLS CARING CORPS: $2k → 11%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

IL
NY
MA
NV
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
MO
VA
MD
AZ
NM
DC
FL
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.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$211k · 33 repeat orgs$74k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +74% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

33 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 26 since wound down; 14 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

33
41

Total granted

$211k
$43k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+74%
+13%

Still filing today

88%
68%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 27% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $32k 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
Arts & CultureAnimalsEnvironmentEducationHealthInternationalOther
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

  • TP
    The Players Foundation for Theatre Education
    7× · 2018–2024 · $51k · revenue +3%
  • BH
    BROWN HILLEL FOUNDATION
    4× · 2020–2024 · $13k · revenue +74%
  • AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
    6× · 2017–2022 · $10k · revenue +116%

Funded once

  • N(
    NCJW (ARIZONA SECTION) INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue +52%
  • Foothills Food Bank
    one grant, 2024 · $3k · revenue 0%
  • TA
    THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVANCYgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $3k · revenue +233%
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
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
2
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Chartered by a unanimous act of congress, the museum is america's national institution for the documentation, study, interpretation, and education of holocaust history and serves as our country's memorial to the victims of the holocaust.…

Arts & Culture
3
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences

The mission of the brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, d/b/a brooklyn museum (the "museum") is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. (see schedule o).

Arts & Culture
4
Science Museum of Minnesota

The museum's mission statement is "turn on the science: inspire learning. inform policy. improve lives."

Arts & Culture
5
San Diego Museum of Art

To inspire, educate and cultivate curiosity through great works of art.

Arts & Culture
6
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc

Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…

Arts & Culture
7
Computer History Museum

Chm decodes technology - its computing past, digital present, and future impact on humanity.

Arts & Culture
8
Clyfford Still Museum

Home to the art and legacy of the american painter clyfford still, we invite all to explore the potential of individual creative endeavor.

Arts & Culture
9
Smithsonian Institution

*increase and diffusion of knowledge* is the mission set forth by james smithson. the smithsonian endeavors to shape the future by preserving our heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources with the world.

Arts & Culture
10
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston

The museum of fine arts, houston serves as a welcoming and inclusive place for all people, connecting the communities of houston with diverse histories of art spanning 6,000 years and six continents. through our permanent collections,…

Arts & Culture
11
Phoenix Art Museum

Phoenix art museum creates spaces of exchange and belonging for all audiences through dynamic exhibitions, collections, and experiences with art. this mission is supported by seven strategic pillars:(continued on schedule o)1. be a space…

Arts & Culture
12
National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States

Impart knowledge and appreciation of humanity's relationship with wildlife through art.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Field Museum of Natural History; the most unlike its peers is Archon Foundation. 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

65 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 65 of the 89 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)
15
Early backer (in before they grew)
64/65
Grantees still filing
46/65
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Players Foundation: $15,000 · OtherPlayers FoundationBROWN HILLEL FOUNDATION: $12,500 · OtherBROWN HILLEL FOUNDATIONElectronic Frontier Foundation Inc: $7,455 · OtherElectronic Frontier Foundation IncARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVANCY: $5,500 · OtherBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $6,650 · OtherBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATIONJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $4,000 · OtherAMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN EGYPT INC: $9,000 · OtherAMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN EGYPT INC+35 more: $52,230 · Other+35 moreThe Players Foundation for Theatre Education: $51,350 · Arts & CultureThe Players Foundation for Theatr…MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUM: $5,520 · Arts & CultureMUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUMTHE HEARD MUSEUM: $4,500 · Arts & CultureSCOTTSDALE MUSEUM OF THE WEST INC: $2,932 · Arts & Culture+19 more: $20,122 · Arts & Culture+19 moreDESERT FOOTHILLS LAND TRUST: $11,500 · EnvironmentDESERT FOOT…MCDOWELL SONORAN CONSERVANCY: $9,000 · EnvironmentMCDOWELL SO…DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $5,150 · EnvironmentDESERT BOTA…Friends of Saguaro National Park: $3,000 · EnvironmentFriends of …+1 more: $500 · EnvironmentSOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER: $9,568 · AnimalsWILD BIRD FUND INC: $3,000 · AnimalsTHE 11TH HOUR ANIMAL RESCUE INC T/A ELEVENTH HOUR ANIMAL RESCUE: $3,000 · AnimalsPHOENIX HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $2,000 · AnimalsTHE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $2,000 · AnimalsWildlife Conservation Society: $1,269 · AnimalsMUTTVILLE: $1,000 · AnimalsCenter for Orangutan & Chimpanzee Conservation Inc: $1,000 · AnimalsUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER: $9,000 · EducationTHE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION: $3,620 · EducationREACH OUT AND READ INC: $1,500 · EducationThe Pierpont Morgan Library: $945 · Education+1 more: $210 · EducationAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $9,750 · Civil RightsFOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION INC: $3,000 · Civil RightsNational Kidney Foundation Inc: $7,500 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $2,500 · HealthEDNA ADAN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $1,500 · HealthPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Health
Other$112,335Arts & Culture$84,424Environment$29,150Animals$22,837Education$15,275Civil Rights$12,750Health$12,500

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 budgetThe Players Foundation for Theatre Education: $51,350 over 7y, 7.6% of budgetBROWN HILLEL FOUNDATION: $12,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetDESERT FOOTHILLS LAND TRUST: $11,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $9,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER: $9,568 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER: $9,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN EGYPT INC: $9,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMCDOWELL SONORAN CONSERVANCY: $9,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNational Kidney Foundation Inc: $7,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetElectronic Frontier Foundation Inc: $7,455 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $6,650 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUM: $5,520 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $5,150 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HEARD MUSEUM: $4,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION: $3,620 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetArchaeology Southwest: $3,561 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWILD BIRD FUND INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArizona Jewish Historical Society: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Saguaro National Park: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSCOTTSDALE MUSEUM OF THE WEST INC: $2,932 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT MUSEUM: $2,710 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $2,559 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNCJW (ARIZONA SECTION) INC: $2,500 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFoothills Food Bank: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVANCY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFoothills Caring Corps Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetPHOENIX HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $1,677 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCave Creek Museum: $1,665 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetREACH OUT AND READ INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEDNA ADAN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $1,404 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGINGOLD THEATRICAL GROUP: $1,275 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $1,269 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENCORE CREATIVITY CORPORATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROOSEVELT ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $1,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCenter for Orangutan & Chimpanzee Conservation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE: $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.

Arizona Community Fou…American Express Foun…Ibm International Fou…Robert D Fisher Found…Strong Foundation of …Virginia G Piper Char…The New York Communit…L Roy Papp Charitable…Kiwanis Club of Caref…The Jack Ingebritson …Nina Mason Pulliam Ch…AbbVie Foundation
Arizona Community FoundationAZ25.7× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arizona Community Foundation · American Express Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · Robert D Fisher Foundation Inc · Strong Foundation of New York · Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust · The New York Community Trust · L Roy Papp Charitable Trust · Kiwanis Club of Carefree Benefit Fd · The Jack Ingebritson Foundation Inc · Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust · AbbVie 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Irving & Arline Gordon Memorial Fdn funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Irving & Arline Gordon Memorial Fdn. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • Reach Out and Read Inc: 9% of income from government
  • The 11TH Hour Animal Rescue Inc T/a Eleventh Hour Animal Rescue: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get 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 89 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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