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Kin 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.

$232k
Granted FY2024still arriving
35
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$48k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Human Services$154kEducation$86kHousing & Shelter$38kYouth Development$36kCrime & Legal$25kReligion$14kInternational$10kFood & Nutrition$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 35 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k29 grants · $87k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $144k
$2,500
Median grant
8
States reached
$19k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ITS FROM THE SOLE INC.$47,538
PRECIOUS DREAMS FOUNDATION$36,800
REWRITE CORPORATION$24,000
THE FORTUNE SOCIETY, INC.$16,000
VICTOR CRUZ FOUNDATION INC.$10,000
MT ARARAT BAPTIST CHURCH$10,000
THE WORD IN PRAYER EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY$7,500
LESBIAN AND GAY COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER IN$7,500
THE LOWER EASTSIDE GIRLS CLUB$7,000
COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP$6,400
STONYBROOK UNIVERSITY$5,000
ITS FROM THE SOLE INC.$5,000
MARY BALDWIN UNIVERSITY$5,000
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$5,000
COMMUNITY HELP IN PARK SLOPE$3,102
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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY22–22) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Misa Hylton Fashion Academy: $4k → 9%Queens College Foundation: $50k → 13%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.
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.

27%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$100k · 3 repeat orgs$275k to everyone else

3 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 29 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

3
13

Total granted

$100k
$106k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-20%
+14%

Still filing today

100%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 27% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $169k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
Human ServicesYouth DevelopmentEducationHousing & ShelterPhilanthropyHealthOther
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

  • IF
    ITS FROM THE SOLE INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $87k · revenue -20% · 73% of their budget
  • TL
    THE LOWER EAST SIDE GIRLS CLUB OF NEW YORK INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $8k · revenue -48%
  • CH
    COMMUNITY HELP IN PARK SLOPE INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $6k · revenue +41%

Funded once

  • QC
    QUEENS COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue +27%
  • COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS INC
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +14%
  • CHILDREN OF PROMISE NYC
    one grant, 2023 · $9k · revenue +5%
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.

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Bigs & Littles Nyc Mentoring Inc

Bigs & littles nyc mentoring is a nonprofit community-based organization which transforms the lives of vulnerable nyc children and strengthens families through professionally guided one-to-one mentoring, life skills programming, and…

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2
Harlem Children's Zone Inc

We enhance the life for children and families in some of nyc's most devastated neighborhoods.

Human Services
3
Children's Aid College Prep Charter School

Prepare elementary & middle school students for success in high school, college & life.

Education
4
New York City Parents of Lesbians and Gay Men Inc

To create a better future for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (lgbtq+) youth and adults through a partnership of parents, allies, and lgbtq+ people. (see schedule o for detail)

Human Services
5
The Child Center of Ny Inc

The child center of ny strengthens children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives.

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6
The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Inc

To provide a safe, affordable and comprehensive program of high-quality early childhood education, parental and family support, as well as academic enrichment and recreational programs.

Human Services
7
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc

The graduate center foundation is committed to promoting and safe-guarding the success of the graduate center by raising funds and managing and investing donations for use by the graduate center. the board of trustees of the foundation…

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8
Under 21

Since 1972, under 21, d.b.a. covenant house new york (chny) has been working with one of new york city's most vulnerable populations - youth experiencing homelessness, age 16-24, and their dependent children. chny provides young people…

Human Services
9
The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families Inc

The organization is dedicated to combining education and advocacy to expand opportunities for children and families in order to strengthen the voice of the latino community based on the belief that the most effective way to support latino…

Human Services
10
Girls Incorporated of New York City

The mission of girls inc. of new york city is to advocate for and improve the lives of underserved girls and youth, ages 6 to 21+, in the five boroughs. we pursue this mission by providing research-based educational programs in the areas…

Civil Rights
11
The Partnership for After School Education Inc

The partnership for after school education is a child-focused organization that promotes and supports quality after school programs, particularly those serving young people from underserved communities. the partnership for after school…

Education
12
Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service

Bcs partners with people to overcome obstacles on their pathway toward self-determination (see schedule o).

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children of Promise Nyc; the most unlike its peers is Parent Teacher Association of P S 84 the Jose De Diego School 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

30 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. 30 of the 45 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
29/30
Grantees still filing
18/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ITS FROM THE SOLE INC: $86,830 · OtherITS FROM THE SOLE INCQUEENS COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · OtherQUEENS COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCCOALITION FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $10,481 · OtherMT ARARAT BAPTIST CHURCH: $10,000 · OtherBrooklyn Community Arts & Media High School: $8,523 · OtherCHILDREN OF PROMISE NYC: $8,620 · Other+23 more: $56,930 · Other+23 morePRECIOUS DREAMS FOUNDATION: $36,800 · PhilanthropyPRECIOUS DR…RILEY'S WAY FOUNDATION INC: $1,650 · PhilanthropyREWRITE CORPORATION: $24,000 · Housing & ShelterWEST END RESIDENCES HDFC INC DBA HOMEWARD NYC: $3,122 · Housing & ShelterVICTOR CRUZ FOUNDATION INC: $12,500 · Youth DevelopmentTHE LOWER EAST SIDE GIRLS CLUB OF NEW YORK INC: $7,734 · Youth DevelopmentTHE COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP INC: $6,400 · Youth DevelopmentLesbian and Gay Community Services Center Inc: $7,500 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY HELP IN PARK SLOPE INC: $5,770 · Human ServicesTHE CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA: $5,000 · Human ServicesONE SANDWICH AT A TIME: $2,618 · Human ServicesCENTER FOR THE WOMEN OF NEW YORK: $2,400 · Human ServicesTHE FORTUNE SOCIETY INC: $16,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $2,400 · HealthTHE WORD IN PRAYER EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY: $7,500 · InternationalMinistry of Hope Lesotho Inc: $2,400 · International
Other$231,384Philanthropy$38,450Housing & Shelter$27,122Youth Development$26,634Human Services$23,288Health$18,400International$9,900

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetITS FROM THE SOLE INC: $86,830 over 2y, 73% of budgetQUEENS COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPRECIOUS DREAMS FOUNDATION: $36,800 over 1y, 11% of budgetTHE FORTUNE SOCIETY INC: $16,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVICTOR CRUZ FOUNDATION INC: $12,500 over 1y, 15% of budgetCOALITION FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $10,481 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN OF PROMISE NYC: $8,620 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE LOWER EAST SIDE GIRLS CLUB OF NEW YORK INC: $7,734 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE WORD IN PRAYER EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY: $7,500 over 1y, 11% of budgetLesbian and Gay Community Services Center Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP INC: $6,400 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY HELP IN PARK SLOPE INC: $5,770 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMARY BALDWIN UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMISA HYLTON FASHION ACADEMY INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHARLEM GROWN INC: $3,305 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWEST END RESIDENCES HDFC INC DBA HOMEWARD NYC: $3,122 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetONE SANDWICH AT A TIME: $2,618 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetBENTLEY UNIVERSITY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetONE LOVE COMMUNITY INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMinistry of Hope Lesotho Inc: $2,400 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetCENTER FOR THE WOMEN OF NEW YORK: $2,400 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $2,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FUND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRILEY'S WAY FOUNDATION INC: $1,650 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MOUNT VERNON INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION OF P S 84 THE JOSE DE DIEGO SCHOOL INC: $740 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNYC Museum School Parent Teacher Association: $445 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Eagle Academy Foundation Inc: $350 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.

American Express Foun…Verizon FoundationThe Blackbaud Giving …Jpmorgan Chase Founda…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Network for GoodVanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
American Express FoundationNY11.8× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Express Foundation · Verizon Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Network for Good · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Kin Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kin Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Kin Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Kin Foundation 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 from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 45 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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