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John and Diane Sculley Charitable Foundation at a glance

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John and Diane Sculley Charitable 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.

$174k
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$26k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$609kEducation$566kHealth$384kPhilanthropy$144kYouth Development$130kAnimals$115kPublic Benefit$110kHuman Services$97kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $16k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $159k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$12k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TOWN OF PALM BEACH UNITED WAY$25,500
KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS$25,000
THE PROMISE FUND OF FLORIDA$25,000
PALM BEACH ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUE INC$20,000
SALZBURG FESTIVAL SOCIETY INC$13,200
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB$10,000
PALM BEACH CIVIC ASSOCIATION$10,000
NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER$10,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY$10,000
MORSELIFE FOUNDATION$10,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM$5,175
JDRF SOUTHERN FLORIDA CHAPTER$5,010
ITEC FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT INC$5,000
JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH 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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $100k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ITEC FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT INC: $5k → 14%ITEC FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT INC: $5k → 14%ITEC FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT INC: $5k → 14%AUTISM PROJECT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY: $5k → 11%MORSELIFE FOUNDATION: $50k → 11%MORSELIFE FOUNDATION: $20k → 11%MORSELIFE FOUNDATION: $10k → 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

ME
IL
NY
MA
NV
RI
CA
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.0M · 30 repeat orgs$314k to everyone else

30 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 21 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

30
17

Total granted

$2.0M
$266k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+54%
+73%

Still filing today

73%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $48k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthEducationHuman ServicesAnimalsPhilanthropyOther
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

  • RF
    RAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $178k · revenue +27%
  • TO
    Town of Palm Beach United Way Inc
    5× · 2020–2024 · $121k · revenue +54%
  • PF
    PROMISE FUND OF FLORIDA INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $117k · revenue +136%

Funded once

  • DF
    Dana Farber Cancer Instit
    one grant, 2021 · $50k
  • FF
    FOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH - AMFAR
    one grant, 2022 · $45k
  • IC
    INSPIRING CHILDREN FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue -77%
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
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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2
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
3
South Shore University Hospital

South shore university hospital 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
4
The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Inc

The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach advocates, educates, and invests in the community to protect the architectural, botanical, and cultural heritage of Palm Beach.

Arts & Culture
5
Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Long island jewish medical center is part of the 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…

Health
6
Saint Andrew's School of Boca Raton Inc

Saint andrew's school is an independent school founded in the episcopal tradition. our mission is to build a community of learners, provide excellence in education, and nurture each student in mind, body, and spirit.

Education
7
North Shore University Hospital

North shore university hospital 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
8
Plainview Hospital

Plainview hospital is part of northwell health, inc ("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
9
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
10
Phelps Memorial Hospital Association

Phelps memorial hospital association ("pmha") is part of northwell health, inc ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the…

Health
11
University of South Florida Foundation Inc

University of South Florida Foundation, Inc.'s mission is to provide charitable and educational aid to the University of South Florida; to promote education and other related activities of the University; and to encourage research,…

Education
12
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Committed to exceptional healthcare quality for all and actively engaged with our community, einstein drives scientific discovery and educates compassionate leaders in health and science.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County Inc; the most unlike its peers is Itec for Sustainable Growth and Development 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

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 53 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/36
Grantees still filing
26/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Boys and Girls Club: $105,000 · OtherBoys and Girls ClubNORTON MUSEUM: $74,000 · OtherNORTON MUSEUMCENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION - WEST PALM BEACH: $54,500 · OtherCENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION - WEST…Dana Farber Cancer Instit: $50,000 · OtherDana Farber Cancer InstitJDRF SOUTHERN FLORIDA CHAPTER: $45,960 · OtherJDRF SOUTHERN FLORIDA CHAPTERFOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH - AMFAR: $45,000 · OtherFOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH - AMFARPalm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society: $40,000 · OtherSOUTH FLORIDA PBS TV STATION: $30,000 · OtherTHE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC: $30,000 · OtherThe Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation Inc: $35,000 · Other+16 more: $244,884 · Other+16 moreST MARK'S SCHOOL OF SOUTHBOROUGH INC: $520,000 · EducationST MARK'S SCHOOL OF SOUTH…+2 more: $11,200 · EducationRAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $178,424 · Arts & CultureRAYMOND F KRAVIS CENT…NORTON MUSEUM OF ART INC: $91,250 · Arts & CultureNORTON MUSEUM OF ART …CENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION: $56,000 · Arts & CultureCENTER FOR CREATIVE E…STUTTERING ASSOCIATION FOR THE YOUNG INC: $35,000 · Arts & CultureSTUTTERING ASSOCIATIO…The Society of the Four Arts Inc: $27,100 · Arts & CultureThe Society of the Fo…Cox Science Center and Aquarium Inc: $20,000 · Arts & Culture+5 more: $38,035 · Arts & Culture+5 morePROMISE FUND OF FLORIDA INC: $117,000 · HealthPROMISE FU…Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $50,000 · HealthDana-Farbe…NEXT FOR AUTISM INC: $35,750 · HealthNEXT FOR A…ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 · Health+1 more: $5,250 · HealthTown of Palm Beach United Way Inc: $120,500 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $20,500 · Philanthropy+1 more: $500 · PhilanthropyPalm Beach Civic Association Inc: $110,000 · Community ImprovementBROWN UNIVERSITY: $25,000 · Community ImprovementMORSELIFE FOUNDATION INC: $80,000 · Human ServicesITEC FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesAUTISM PROJECT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $5,250 · Human Services
Other$754,344Education$531,200Arts & Culture$445,809Health$218,000Philanthropy$141,500Community Improvement$135,000Human Services$100,250

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 budgetST MARK'S SCHOOL OF SOUTHBOROUGH INC: $520,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetRAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $178,424 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetTown of Palm Beach United Way Inc: $120,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetPROMISE FUND OF FLORIDA INC: $117,000 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetPalm Beach Civic Association Inc: $110,000 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetNORTON MUSEUM OF ART INC: $91,250 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMORSELIFE FOUNDATION INC: $80,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetCENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION: $56,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNEXT FOR AUTISM INC: $35,750 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetThe Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetSTUTTERING ASSOCIATION FOR THE YOUNG INC: $35,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetTHE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Society of the Four Arts Inc: $27,100 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetINSPIRING CHILDREN FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetELLIS ISLAND HONORS SOCIETY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetBROWN UNIVERSITY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER: $24,634 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $20,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCox Science Center and Aquarium Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPeggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetITEC FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT INC: $15,000 over 3y, 95% of budgetTHE SALZBURG FESTIVAL SOCIETY INC: $13,200 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH FLORIDA PBS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPALM BEACH OPERA INC: $7,160 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetIsrael 21c: $6,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAUTISM PROJECT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $5,250 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS NEW YORK CITY INC: $5,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN: $5,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM: $5,175 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPALM BEACH COUNTRY CLUB FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE PALM BEACH FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetGOFUNDMEORG: $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.

National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
National Philanthropic TrustPA9.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile 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 John and Diane Sculley Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from John and Diane Sculley Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 90%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Cox Science Center and Aquarium Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Center for Creative Education: 2% of income from government
  • South Florida Pbs Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
9get no government money at all
8report 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 53 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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