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Joseph R Takats 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.

$132k
Granted FY2023
123
Grants FY2023
123
Organizations funded FY2023
4%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$800
Largest grant, FY2023
$14,000
Organizations funded a year
120 to 133
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
19
Total assets, FY2023
$2.4M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 4% of the organizations Joseph R Takats Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
AnimalsEducationHuman ServicesPublic Safety & DisasterCommunity ImprovementArts & CultureOther
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
FY2023123$132k4%
FY2022126$147k1%
FY2021133$163k8%
FY2020126$138k28%
FY2019120$129kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$201kEducation$177kArts & Culture$67kAnimals$54kFood & Nutrition$43kReligion$35kHuman Services$30kPublic Safety & Disaster$24kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WI
NY
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IN
PA
NJ
CA
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MO
KY
VA
MD
DE
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DC
AL
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Joseph R Takats Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Kansas City University$66,00050%
Franklin & Marshall College$20,50050%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$20,00050%
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation$20,00050%
Buffalo State College Foundation Inc$11,20020%
Nichols School of Buffalo$10,50050%
Elmira College$10,00050%
Hospice Foundation of Wny Inc$8,50050%
Feeding America$8,00050%
Western New York Public Broadcasting Association$8,00050%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$7,35050%
Feedmore Western New York Inc$6,80050%
St Josephs Collegiate Institute$6,2505n/a
Camp Good Days and Special Times Inc$6,00050%
City Mission Society Inc$5,80050%
Tutors for Kids Incorporated$5,50055%
Erie County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$5,40050%
N a R D I N Academy$5,3005n/a
The Salvation Army$5,0005n/a
Plattsburgh College Foundation Inc$5,00050%
Hebrew Home of Greater Washington Inc$5,00050%
Jewish Social Service Agency$5,00050%
Disabled American Veterans$5,00040%
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners$5,00050%
Food for Others Inc$4,80050%
Chautauqua Rails to Trails Inc$4,7505n/a
Buffalo Seminary$4,65050%
Greystone Nature Preserve$4,4505n/a
Ten Lives Club Inc$4,25050%
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy$4,25050%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$4,25050%
Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences$4,25050%
Portland Volunteer Fire Department Inc$4,0505n/a
Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida I$4,00050%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$4,00050%
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy Inc$3,90050%
Niagara Hospice Inc$3,75050%
Patterson Library$3,75050%
Chautauqua County Humane Society Inc$3,75050%
SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA Inc$3,50050%
Smile Train Inc$3,50050%
Hope for Cats Inc$3,50051%
Nature Sanctuary Society of Wny Inc$3,20041%
Buffalo Maritime Center Inc$3,00050%
Zoological Society of Buffalo Inc$3,00040%
Chautauqua County Historical Society$2,90051%
The Seeing Eye Inc$2,80040%
Orchard Park Fire District - EMS Inc$2,75040%
Feedmore Wny Foundation Inc$2,70030%
Union Relief Association of Westfield$2,6505n/a
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$2,50050%
Via Visually Impaired Advancement$2,50050%
The Susan B Anthony House$2,50050%
March of Dimes Inc$2,50050%
Miracle Flights$2,50050%
Clearwater Marine Aquarium Inc$2,50050%
Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Inc$2,40050%
Marion Therapeutic Riding Association Inc$2,40040%
Tri-Church Parish$2,3504n/a
Rensselaer Newman Foundation$2,2503n/a
Kevin Guest House Inc$2,00050%
Westfield Community Kitchen Inc$2,0003n/a
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$2,00050%
The Endowment Fund of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity$1,90030%
Boys & Girls Clubs of America$1,75050%
Buffalo Arts Studio$1,75050%
Cornerstone Hospice Foundation Inc$1,50610%
Operation Pets - the Spay-Neuter Clinic of Wny Inc$1,35030%
Chautauqua County Rural Ministries$1,25020%
Niagara University$1,25030%
Snyder Fire Department Inc$1,20041%
The Uncrowned Queen Institute for Research and Education on Women Inc$1,1004n/a
Arlington Retired Teachers Association$1,0001n/a
Getzville Fire Company Inc$1,00020%
Kenmore - Town of Tonawanda Meals on Whe$1,00010%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$1,00010%
American Cancer Society Inc$1,00010%
Humane Societyspca of Sumter County Inc$1,00010%
American Lung Association$85010%
Catholic Charities of Buffalo$75010%
F Bites Inc$75020%
United States Fund for Unicef$60010%
Northern Chautauqua Canine Rescue Inc$50010%
Net Positive Inc$50010%
The Humane Society of Rochester & Monroe County for the Prevention of Cruelty To$50010%
Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition$5001n/a
Messinger Woods Wildlife Care and Education Center Inc$50011%
Rochester Institute of Technology$50010%
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust$50010%
National Foundation for Transplants Inc$40010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$30010%
Friends of Midway State Park$2501n/a
Audubon Community Nature Center$25010%
Flower City Arts Center Inc$20010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 77 recipients with no EIN on record ($295k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Joseph R Takats Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKansas City University: $66,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFranklin & Marshall College: $20,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRensselaer Polytechnic Institute: $20,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRoswell Park Alliance Foundation: $20,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBuffalo State College Foundation Inc: $11,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNichols School of Buffalo: $10,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetElmira College: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHospice Foundation of Wny Inc: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $8,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWestern New York Public Broadcasting Association: $8,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $7,350 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFeedmore Western New York Inc: $6,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Good Days and Special Times Inc: $6,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCity Mission Society Inc: $5,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTutors for Kids Incorporated: $5,500 over 5y, 5.1% of budgetErie County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $5,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPlattsburgh College Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHebrew Home of Greater Washington Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Social Service Agency: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDisabled American Veterans: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBreast Cancer Prevention Partners: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFood for Others Inc: $4,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBuffalo Seminary: $4,650 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTen Lives Club Inc: $4,250 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBuffalo Fine Arts Academy: $4,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $4,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBuffalo Society of Natural Sciences: $4,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida I: $4,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $4,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBuffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy Inc: $3,900 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNiagara Hospice Inc: $3,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPatterson Library: $3,750 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetChautauqua County Humane Society Inc: $3,750 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA Inc: $3,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $3,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHope for Cats Inc: $3,500 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetNature Sanctuary Society of Wny Inc: $3,200 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetBuffalo Maritime Center Inc: $3,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetZoological Society of Buffalo Inc: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChautauqua County Historical Society: $2,900 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetThe Seeing Eye Inc: $2,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOrchard Park Fire District - EMS Inc: $2,750 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFeedmore Wny Foundation Inc: $2,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetVia Visually Impaired Advancement: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Susan B Anthony House: $2,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMarch of Dimes Inc: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMiracle Flights: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% 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 80.

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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.

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo IncNY53.2× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc · The Baird Foundation · The Western New York Foundation · The Frank G Raichle Foundation · Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies Inc · First Niagara Foundation · The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation · Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc · Dreamcatcher Foundation Inc · Buffalo Bills Foundation Inc · Simple Gifts Fund · East Hill 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.

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About Joseph R Takats Foundation

How much does Joseph R Takats Foundation give?
Joseph R Takats Foundation reported 123 grants totaling $132,200 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 120 and 133 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Joseph R Takats Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2023, its largest causes are Health (24%), Education (22%), Arts & Culture (8%).
Who are Joseph R Takats Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2023: Kansas City University ($66k), Franklin & Marshall College ($21k), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ($20k).
Does Joseph R Takats Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 4% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Joseph R Takats 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 R Takats Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc, The Baird Foundation, The Western New York Foundation.
Where is Joseph R Takats Foundation based?
Joseph R Takats Foundation is based in DE.

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 172 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $113k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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