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Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust F/K/A Joseph Handleman Trust 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.

$1.6M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
26
Grants FY2025
23
Organizations funded FY2024
30%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$943,290
Organizations funded a year
11 to 23
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$6.4M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 30% of the organizations Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust F/K/A Joseph Handleman Trust Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $115k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthArts & CultureInternationalYouth DevelopmentAnimalsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving22$1.6M27%
FY202423$388k30%
FY202321$440k38%
FY202223$510k52%
FY202114$377k71%
FY202016$335k56%
FY201911$349k36%
FY201811$296k36%
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$895kAnimals$528kInternational$334kYouth Development$325kHuman Services$240kArts & Culture$233kPhilanthropy$209kCivil Rights$177kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
MI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
VA
AZ
TN
DC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 44 grantees
All grantees of Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust F/K/A Joseph Handleman Trust Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation$205,00090%
American Friends of Hospice of the Upper Galilee$180,000564%
Apex for Youth Inc$120,00051%
New York STEM Cell Foundation Inc$110,00050%
Brilliant Detroit$100,00011%
Witness Change Inc$100,000222%
Farm Sanctuary Inc$97,50060%
New York Restoration Project$90,00041%
New York Kurdish Cultural Center Inc$90,000476%
Beit El Baraka USA$75,00032%
American Mideast Leadership Network Inc$65,0001n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$60,00020%
Funny Farm Rescue a NJ Non Profit$50,00042%
US Wild Horse & Burro Association$50,000579%
Global Albanians Foundation$45,000216%
Homeboy Industries$40,00030%
Sphinx Organization Inc$36,00030%
The SuperYou FUNdation Inc$35,000265%
American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Mi Inc$30,00020%
Tides Inc$25,00020%
Refugee Garden Initiatives$25,000121%
Oxfam-America Inc$20,74110%
Asian American Coalition for Children and Families Inc$20,00010%
Womankind Inc$20,00011%
Committee on the Shelterless$20,00010%
Womens E-Learning in Leadership$20,0002n/a
Santa Monica Bay Sailing Foundation$20,000221%
Freedom House Detroit$20,00012%
Tule Lake Committee Inc$20,000220%
Advancement for Rural Kids Inc$20,000111%
Bronxworks Inc$20,00010%
World Central Kitchen Inc$20,00010%
The Little Baby Face Foundation Inc$20,00013%
Manhattan School of Music$20,00010%
Focushope$20,00010%
Shelterbox USA Inc$15,00010%
Densho$15,00011%
America Gives Inc$10,00010%
American Friends of Yahad - in Unum Inc$10,00010%
Vassar College$10,00010%
New Ground Inc$10,00011%
The Mary C Schanz Foundation$10,00010%
American Friends of Combatants for Peace Inc$10,00011%
A Jewish Voice for Peace$5,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.5M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust F/K/A Joseph Handleman Trust Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 42 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation: $205,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Hospice of the Upper Galilee: $180,000 over 5y, 64% of budgetApex for Youth Inc: $120,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetNew York STEM Cell Foundation Inc: $110,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBrilliant Detroit: $100,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetWitness Change Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 22% of budgetFarm Sanctuary Inc: $97,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNew York Restoration Project: $90,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetNew York Kurdish Cultural Center Inc: $90,000 over 4y, 76% of budgetBeit El Baraka USA: $75,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFunny Farm Rescue a NJ Non Profit: $50,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetUS Wild Horse & Burro Association: $50,000 over 5y, 79% of budgetGlobal Albanians Foundation: $45,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetHomeboy Industries: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSphinx Organization Inc: $36,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe SuperYou FUNdation Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 65% of budgetAmerican Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Mi Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTides Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetRefugee Garden Initiatives: $25,000 over 1y, 21% of budgetOxfam-America Inc: $20,741 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAsian American Coalition for Children and Families Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWomankind Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCommittee on the Shelterless: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSanta Monica Bay Sailing Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetFreedom House Detroit: $20,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetTule Lake Committee Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetAdvancement for Rural Kids Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetBronxworks Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Little Baby Face Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetManhattan School of Music: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFocushope: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetShelterbox USA Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDensho: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAmerica Gives Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Yahad - in Unum Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVassar College: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew Ground Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThe Mary C Schanz Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Friends of Combatants for Peace Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetA Jewish Voice for Peace: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 42.

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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.

The Chicago Community TrustIL9.8× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Verizon Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · 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.

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How do I get to Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust F/K/A Joseph Handleman Trust Foundation?

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About Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust F/K/A Joseph Handleman Trust Foundation

How much does Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust F/K/A Joseph Handleman Trust Foundation give?
Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust F/K/A Joseph Handleman Trust Foundation reported 26 grants totaling $1,573,360 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 23 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust F/K/A Joseph Handleman Trust Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (20%), Animals (12%), International (7%).
Who are Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust F/K/A Joseph Handleman Trust Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation ($205k), American Friends of Hospice of the Upper Galilee ($180k), Apex for Youth Inc ($120k).
Does Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust F/K/A Joseph Handleman Trust Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust F/K/A Joseph Handleman Trust Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust F/K/A Joseph Handleman Trust Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, Charities Aid Foundation America.
Where is Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust F/K/A Joseph Handleman Trust Foundation based?
Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust F/K/A Joseph Handleman Trust Foundation is based in FL.

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 72 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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