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Judith L Chiara Charitable Fund Inc at a glance

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Judith L Chiara Charitable Fund Inc

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.

$926k
Granted FY2025still arriving
25
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$350k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$3.1MFood & Nutrition$2.6MRecreation & Sports$1.4MEducation$985kPublic Safety & Disaster$475kHousing & Shelter$400kArts & Culture$350kInternational$244kOther$0
02FY2025 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $11k
  • $10k–50k16 grants · $265k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $300k
  • $250k+1 grant · $350k
$15,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$5.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
EXPONENTS INC$350,000
TEAMWORK FOUNDATION$100,000
WORLD CENTAL KITCHEN$50,000
PASADENA WALDORF SCHOOL$50,000
ABILITY SCHOOL$50,000
UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES$50,000
VASSAR College$40,000
PASADENA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$30,000
LIZARD HEADS HOCKEY CLUB$25,000
BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE$25,000
WILD CENTER$25,000
INNOCENCE PROJECT$15,000
ST JOHN'S COLLEGE$15,000
CHRIST THE SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH$10,000
METROPOLITAN BAPTISH CHURCH$10,000
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 (FY17–25, $475k) 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%UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES: $100k → 14%UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES: $100k → 14%UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES: $50k → 14%UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES: $25k → 14%UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES: $25k → 14%UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES: $25k → 14%UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES: $25k → 14%UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES: $25k → 14%UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES: $25k → 14%INNOCENCE PROJECT: $15k → 17%INNOCENCE PROJECT: $15k → 17%INNOCENCE PROJECT: $15k → 17%INNOCENCE PROJECT: $15k → 17%INNOCENCE PROJECT: $15k → 17%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
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
AR
DC
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.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$9.6M · 28 repeat orgs$101k to everyone else

28 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
2

Total granted

$9.6M
$6k

Still filing today

61%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $95k 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
EducationHuman ServicesHealthInternationalYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY
    5× · 2020–2024 · $2.6M · revenue +20%
  • TF
    TEAMWORK FOUNDATION INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.2M · revenue +75% · 41% of their budget
  • WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $475k · revenue +167%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
  • AF
    AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
    one grant, 2024 · $1k
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
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
2
Fordham University

Fordham university, the jesuit university of new york, is committed to the discovery of wisdom and the transmission of learning, through research and through education of the highest quality. for more information, see schedule o.

Education
3
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
4
St Francis College

St. francis college is an independent, coeducational institution of higher education chartered by an act of the regents of the university of the state of new york on april 10, 1957.

Education
5
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
6
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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7
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

University of the sciences prepares students to become leaders, innovators, and skilled practitioners in the sciences, the health professions, and related disciplines. we deliver excellence in teaching, research, and service through a safe…

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8
Washington & Jefferson College

To graduate people of uncommon integrity, competence, and maturity, who are effective lifelong learners and responsible citizens, and who are prepared to contribute substantially to the world in which they live.

Education
9
Wentworth Institute of Technology Inc

Wentworth institute of technology is a nationally recognized private coeducational and residential university of higher education with a mission to empower, inspire and innovate through experiential learning with a core purpose of career…

Education
10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
11
The George Washington University

The mission of the george washington university (gw) is to educate individuals in liberal arts, languages, sciences, learned professions, and other courses and subjects of study, and to conduct scholarly research and publish the findings…

Education
12
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Union Station Homeless Services. 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

19 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. 19 of the 40 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
15/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

EXPONENTS INC: $2,950,000 · HealthEXPONENTS INCCHILDREN OF BELLEVUE INC: $125,000 · HealthFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $2,575,000 · Community ImprovementFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITYUPPER SARANAC FOUNDATION: $290,000 · OtherUPPER SARANAC FOUN…ABILITY SCHOOL: $240,000 · OtherABILITY SCHOOLVASSAR COLLEGE: $200,000 · OtherVASSAR COLLEGELIZARD HEADS HOCKEY CLUB: $155,000 · OtherLIZARD HEADS HOCKE…BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE: $145,000 · OtherBRONX HIGH SCHOOL …COUNCIL ON HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS INC: $113,545 · OtherCOUNCIL ON HEMISPH…PASADENA WALDORF SCHOOL: $110,000 · OtherPASADENA WALDORF S…THE INNOCENT PROJECT GRANT: $60,000 · OtherVASSAR College ART MUSEUM: $60,000 · Other+14 more: $231,000 · Other+14 moreTEAMWORK FOUNDATION INC: $1,202,070 · Youth DevelopmentTEAMWORK FOUN…WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $475,000 · InternationalJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $50,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $50,000 · InternationalUNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES: $400,000 · Human ServicesTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $75,000 · Human Services+1 more: $3,000 · Human ServicesThe Madeira School: $100,000 · EducationST JOHN'S COLLEGE: $60,000 · EducationST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY NEW YORK: $35,000 · EducationUPPER SARANAC LAKE FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · EducationTHE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF WINCHESTER COLLEGE INC: $15,000 · EducationTHE PISTON FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · EducationPasadena Community Foundation: $30,000 · Philanthropy
Health$3,075,000Community Improvement$2,575,000Other$1,604,545Youth Development$1,202,070International$575,000Human Services$478,000Education$240,000Philanthropy$30,000

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 budgetEXPONENTS INC: $2,950,000 over 9y, 10% of budgetFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $2,575,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetTEAMWORK FOUNDATION INC: $1,202,070 over 9y, 41% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $475,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetUNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES: $400,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetVASSAR COLLEGE: $200,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN OF BELLEVUE INC: $125,000 over 4y, 5.4% of budgetPASADENA WALDORF SCHOOL: $110,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetThe Madeira School: $100,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $75,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetST JOHN'S COLLEGE: $60,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY NEW YORK: $35,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPasadena Community Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUPPER SARANAC LAKE FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetTHE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF WINCHESTER COLLEGE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetTHE PISTON FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetOAXACA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% 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 EXPONENTS INC ↗
  • Who funds FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY ↗
  • Who funds TEAMWORK FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds VASSAR COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN OF BELLEVUE INC ↗
  • Who funds PASADENA WALDORF SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds The Madeira School ↗
  • Who funds THE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds ST JOHN'S COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY NEW YORK ↗
  • Who funds Pasadena Community Foundation ↗
  • Who funds UPPER SARANAC LAKE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF WINCHESTER COLLEGE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE PISTON FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds OAXACA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT 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.

Jewish Communal FundFidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Jewish Communal FundNY11.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 Judith L Chiara Charitable Fund Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Judith L Chiara Charitable Fund Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2023
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • St John's College: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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 40 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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