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Kenneth & Rhoda Herman Foundation Inc at a glance

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Kenneth & Rhoda Herman Foundation Inc

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.

$618k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$601k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Philanthropy$627kHealth$64kArts & Culture$28kCivil Rights$15kHuman Services$13kReligion$3kInternational$3kPublic Safety & Disaster$2kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k8 grants · $18k
  • $250k+1 grant · $601k
$2,210
Median grant
5
States reached
$65
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC$600,601
SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER$2,210
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON$2,210
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND$2,210
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER$2,210
AJC$2,210
REMEMBER US ORG$2,210
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA$2,210
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$2,210
02The need
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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 (FY19–20, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 47% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR GROUP HOMES: $1k → 8%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $550 → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $350 → 14%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

NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
MD
NC
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.

15%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$108k · 21 repeat orgs$623k to everyone else

21 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 16 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
25

Total granted

$108k
$20k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
+40%

Still filing today

48%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 2% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $603k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyInternationalFood & NutritionHuman ServicesOther
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

  • TU
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    6× · 2017–2023 · $23k · revenue +25%
  • SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC
    3× · 2020–2024 · $7k · revenue +102%
  • AH
    American Heart Association Inc
    5× · 2017–2021 · $6k · revenue +33%

Funded once

  • NM
    NATIONAL MS SOCIETY
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
  • US
    UMD ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER
    one grant, 2017 · $3k
  • U2
    UNITED 24UKRAINE HOUSE DC
    one grant, 2023 · $3k
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
Researchamerica

2025 was a turbulent year for the medical and health research community, but our commitment to advocating for science never wavered. from pushing back against funding threats to elevating researchers' voices and equipping advocates, we…

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2
Biotechnology Innovation Organization

The biotechnology innovation organization (bio) represents approximately 1,000 companies and organizations in washington dc, state capitals, and international fora. bio is founded on the principle that policy must nurture innovation in the…

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3
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
4
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
5
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
6
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
7
Brightfocus Foundation

Brightfocus foundation funds exceptional research worldwide to defeat alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma and provides expert information on these heartbreaking diseases. please refer to schedule o for a complete…

Health
8
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
9
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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10
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

For more than 125 years, the mission of the johns hopkins hospital has been to lead the world in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and to train tomorrow's great physicians, nurses and scientists. above all, we aim to provide the…

Health
11
Hadassah the Women's Zionist Org of America Inc

Hadassah, the women's zionist organization of america, inc., a new york not-for-profit corporation ("hwzoa") enhances the health and lives of people in israel, the united states and worldwide through education, advocacy, women's…

Community Improvement
12
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance

To marshal and focus the resources and relationships needed to cure fa by raising funds for research, promoting public awareness and aligning scientists, patients, clinicians, government agencies and pharmaceutical companies dedicated to…

Health
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 The Bank of America Charitable Foundation 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

29 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. 29 of the 50 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
25/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc: $600,601 · PhilanthropyThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncTHE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC: $24,005 · Philanthropy+1 more: $305 · PhilanthropyCROHN'S AND COLITIS FDN: $14,259 · OtherCROHN'S AN…MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER: $9,135 · OtherMEMORIAL S…AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $6,330 · OtherAMERICAN C…NATIONAL MS SOCIETY: $5,000 · OtherNATIONAL M…AJC: $4,755 · OtherAJCWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $4,500 · OtherWOUNDED WA…CHILDRENS NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $4,500 · OtherCHILDRENS …JEWISH COUNCIL FOR AGING: $4,310 · OtherJEWISH COU…UMD ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER: $3,246 · OtherAMER COMM FOR THE WEIZMANN INS: $3,149 · OtherTHE JEFFERSON FOUNDATION: $2,545 · OtherUNITED 24UKRAINE HOUSE DC: $2,500 · Other+16 more: $6,220 · Other+16 moreThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $23,330 · Arts & CultureSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $6,810 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $30 · Arts & CultureAmerican Heart Association Inc: $6,249 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $4,800 · HealthMULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC: $3,735 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $2,250 · HealthFoundation for the National Institutes of Health Inc: $2,000 · HealthSUBURBAN HOSPITAL INC: $1,050 · HealthBETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE RESCUE SQUAD INC: $1,000 · Health+3 more: $1,200 · HealthAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $4,500 · Civil RightsJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $2,210 · InternationalSave The Children Federation Inc: $720 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $200 · InternationalJEWISH FOUNDATION FOR GROUP HOMES INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $900 · Human Services
Philanthropy$624,911Other$70,449Arts & Culture$30,170Health$22,284Civil Rights$4,500International$3,130Human Services$1,900

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 budgetThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc: $600,601 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC: $24,005 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $23,330 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $6,810 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $6,249 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $4,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC: $3,735 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $2,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $2,210 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for the National Institutes of Health Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUBURBAN HOSPITAL INC: $1,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FOUNDATION FOR GROUP HOMES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE RESCUE SQUAD INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $720 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE EARTH (ACTION) INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOOD & FRIENDS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI National: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN MACULAR DEGENERATION GOEHRING: $305 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBETHESDA FIRE DEPARTMENT INC: $300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOUSE OF RUTH: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEBREW HOME OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBREAD FOR THE CITY INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $40 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $40 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC: $30 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.

The Tomares Family Fo…The Carl & Nancy Gewi…Donor Advised Charita…
The Tomares Family Foundation IncMD13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 2 of 2Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Tomares Family Foundation Inc · The Carl & Nancy Gewirz Fund Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

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 Kenneth & Rhoda Herman Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kenneth & Rhoda Herman Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Hebrew Home of Greater Washington Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Suburban Hospital Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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 50 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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