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Kathleen DuRoss Ford Fund Inc co L Frank Chopin PLC

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$186k
Granted FY2025still arriving
24
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$26k
Largest
01What you fund
01

What you funded, over time

By grantee IRS cause code (NTEE).

A cause breakdown isn’t shown here: 82% of Kathleen DuRoss Ford Fund Inc co L Frank Chopin PLC’s grantee dollars fall outside its nine largest cause areas, whether because the recipient carries no IRS cause code or because its cause sits in the long tail. A chart would be mostly one residual band and misrepresent the portfolio.

02FY2025 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k15 grants · $62k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $124k
$5,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$68M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Palm Beach Jewish Center Inc$26,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute$20,000
Boys Girls Clubs of PB County$15,000
Diocese of Palm Beach$12,500
Promise Fund$10,000
Shriners Children's$10,000
MD Anderson$10,000
Massachusetts General Hospital$10,000
UM Bascom Palmer Eye Institute$10,000
St Ann Catholic Church$8,000
Catholic Charities$5,000
The Lord's Place$5,000
Palm Beach Zoo Conservation Society$5,000
Town of Palm Beach United Way$5,000
MS Society$5,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY23–23, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Your grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%MorseLife Foundation: $1k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

MN
NY
MA
IN
PA
CT
MD
LA
TX
FL

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$2.1M · 28 repeat orgs$113k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +54% since the first grant, against +31% for the ones you funded once.

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
16

Total granted

$2.1M
$67k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+54%
+31%

Still filing today

43%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $46k 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
HealthArts & CultureAnimalsPhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementEducationOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc
    8× · 2017–2025 · $140k · revenue +132%
  • TP
    The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Inc
    3× · 2017–2019 · $56k · revenue +279%
  • PF
    PROMISE FUND OF FLORIDA INC
    3× · 2020–2024 · $40k · revenue +136%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $10k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2018 · $10k
  • TS
    THE STAR FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2024 · $10k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Palm Healthcare Foundation Inc

Palm Health Foundation invests in bold, community-led solutions that improve health and well-being in Palm Beach County. (Continued on Schedule O)Established in 2001 from the sale of Good Samaritan and St. Mary's hospitals, the Foundation…

Health
2
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
3
University of Florida Health Corporation

UF Health's mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and high-impact research across the spectrum of basic,…

4
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
5
Holy Cross Hospital Inc

We, holy cross hospital and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. holy cross hospital is a member of trinity health.

Health
6
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
7
Lenox Hill Hospital

Lenox hill 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 generations…

Health
8
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
9
Glen Cove Hospital

Glen cove 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 geriatric care; educating the current and future…

Health
10
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
11
Variety Children's Hospital

To inspire hope and promote lifelong health by providing the best care to every child.

Health
12
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Parkinson's Foundation Inc and the most unlike its peers is Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyMedical Research FoundationsYouth Education & EnrichmentDog Rescue and AdoptionVulnerable Population Suppo…Affordable Housing Developm…
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 48 years old; the field is 14. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number23%4%<5yr16%4%5–10yr22%19%10–20yr19%11%20–35yr11%15%35–55yr10%48%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value23%2%<5yr16%6%5–10yr22%34%10–20yr19%4%20–35yr11%11%35–55yr10%44%55yr+

The field is 23% startups (under 5 years old) — 4% of your grantees by number, and just 2% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close 0.0% lost their exemption, against 14% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/27
the rest of the field
14%
5,554/39,329

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 of the 52 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
16/22
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

Univ of Pittsburgh Medical Cnt — $1,000,000 · OtherUniv of Pittsburgh Medical CntMASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED — $147,674 · OtherMASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATEDMassachusetts General Hospital — $120,000 · OtherMassachusetts General HospitalMayo Clinic — $105,000 · OtherMayo ClinicUM Bascom Palmer Eye Institute — $75,350 · OtherBoys Girls Clubs of PB County — $75,000 · Other+27 more — $296,800 · Other+27 moreDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc — $140,000 · HealthDana-Farbe…PROMISE FUND OF FLORIDA INC — $40,000 · HealthPROMISE FU…SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN — $10,000 · Health+8 more — $25,000 · Health+8 moreThe Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Inc — $55,800 · Arts & CultureSOUTH FLORIDA PBS INC — $30,000 · Arts & CulturePeggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches Inc — $35,000 · AnimalsTHE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC — $25,000 · AnimalsGLADES ACADEMY INC — $13,000 · PhilanthropyTown of Palm Beach United Way Inc — $12,500 · PhilanthropyTHE LORD'S PLACE INC — $7,500 · Housing & ShelterPalm Beach Civic Association Inc — $5,000 · Community Improvement
Other$1,819,824Health$215,000Arts & Culture$85,800Animals$60,000Philanthropy$25,500Housing & Shelter$7,500Community Improvement$5,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc — $140,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Inc — $55,800 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetPROMISE FUND OF FLORIDA INC — $40,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetPeggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches Inc — $35,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTH FLORIDA PBS INC — $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC — $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGLADES ACADEMY INC — $13,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTown of Palm Beach United Way Inc — $12,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LORD'S PLACE INC — $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPalm Beach Civic Association Inc — $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE AT BAPTIST HEALTH INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION — $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGILDA'S CLUB OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC — $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOUNTAIN HOUSE INC — $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMORSELIFE FOUNDATION INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOYOLA UNIVERSITY — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRehabilitation Center for Children and Adults Inc — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLegal Aid Society of Palm Beach County Inc — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc
  • Who funds The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Inc
  • Who funds PROMISE FUND OF FLORIDA INC
  • Who funds Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches Inc
  • Who funds SOUTH FLORIDA PBS INC
  • Who funds THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC
  • Who funds GLADES ACADEMY INC
  • Who funds Town of Palm Beach United Way Inc
  • Who funds SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN
  • Who funds THE LORD'S PLACE INC
  • Who funds Palm Beach Civic Association Inc
  • Who funds MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE AT BAPTIST HEALTH INC
  • Who funds HOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION
  • Who funds GILDA'S CLUB OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC
  • Who funds RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC
  • Who funds PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncNC7.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 2 of 2Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Kathleen DuRoss Ford Fund Inc co L Frank Chopin PLC funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal, a single department, or state — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
202122232425
no gov · 80%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from governmentmedian 7%
  • The Lord's Place Inc12% of income from government
  • Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County Inc10% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc7% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children0% of income from government
  • South Florida Pbs Inc0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
4report 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, FY2025

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

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How do I get to Kathleen DuRoss Ford Fund Inc co L Frank Chopin PLC?

Find your warmest path to Kathleen DuRoss Ford Fund Inc co L Frank Chopin PLC through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 52 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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