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Komar Family Foundation

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.

$288k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$100k
Largest
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 2025.

Youth Development$431kHealth$341kFood & Nutrition$340kPhilanthropy$295kEmployment$75kEducation$54kEnvironment$25kHuman Services$20kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $80k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $200k
$25,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$3.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
RIVERVIEW MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION$100,000
UNITED WAY$50,000
NEW CITY KIDS$50,000
MIRACLEFEET$30,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF MONMOUTH COUNTY$25,000
CLEAN OCEAN ACTION$15,000
FRANK CALLEN BOYS AND GIRLS$10,000
YORK STREET PROJECT$5,000
SPEC LABS INC$2,000
ZIPF MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND$648
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 (FY20–25, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 21% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%SPEC LABS INC: $2k → 14%FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC: $2k → 10%FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC: $2k → 10%MERCY CENTER: $3k → 6%MERCY CENTER: $1k → 6%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

ME
WA
NY
OH
NJ
CT
CA
VA
NC
SC
OK
GA
TX
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.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 14 repeat orgs$402k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +86% since the first grant, against +7% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
13

Total granted

$1.2M
$340k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+86%
+7%

Still filing today

71%
23%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $62k 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
Human ServicesHealthEducationFood & NutritionYouth DevelopmentAnimalsOther
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

  • LUNCH BREAK INC
    6× · 2017–2023 · $340k · revenue +251%
  • NEW CITY KIDS INC
    6× · 2019–2025 · $275k · revenue +52%
  • M
    MIRACLEFEET
    6× · 2018–2025 · $180k · revenue +151%

Funded once

  • JT
    JDRF TID FUND LLC
    one grant, 2019 · $125k
  • JF
    JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER FAIRFIELD COUNTY
    one grant, 2024 · $90k
  • CS
    COSTCO SCHOLARSHIP FUND CO COLLEGE SUCCESS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $50k
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
Monmouth University Inc

See schedule omonmouth university is a comprehensive institution of higher education committed to excellence and integrity in teaching, scholarship and service. through its offerings in liberal arts, sciences, and professional programs,…

Education
2
St Joseph's Health System Subordinate Group Return

We are committed to providing exceptional quality care which sustains and improves both individual and community health, with a special concern for those who are poor, vulnerable and underserved.

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3
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The aspca's mission, as stated by founder henry bergh in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the united states." the aspca was founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and…

Animals
4
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
5
The New York and Presbyterian Hospital

To be a leader in the provision of world class patient care, teaching, research, and service to local, state, national, and international communities. newyork-presbyterian hospital is one of the nation's most comprehensive, integrated…

Health
6
Legacy Treatment Services Inc

To change the behavioral health and social service outcomes for people of all ages from surviving to thriving and to provide behavioral health and wellness services for children, youth, adults, and families.

Human Services
7
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
8
Children's Aid College Prep Charter School

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

Education
9
Center for Developmental Disabilities

The center's mission is to help children and adults with differing abilities achieve their dreams by overcoming barriers to living, working, learning & enjoying recreational opportunities in the community of their choice.

Human Services
10
The Population Council Inc

We generate ideas, produce evidence, and design solutions to improve the lives of underserved populations around the world. we take a multidisciplinary, intergenerational, life-cycle approach that contributes to (see schedule o)four global…

International
11
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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12
New York Institute for Special Education

The mission of the new york institute for special education is to provide quality educational programs and support to students and families in a safe caring environment to awaken and inspire student curiosity, lifelong learning and…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mercy Center Corporation; the most unlike its peers is Zipf Memorial Scholarship 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

14 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. 14 of the 30 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
11/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MONMOUTH COUNTY: $126,000 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MONMOUTH COUNTYRIVERVIEW MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $125,000 · OtherRIVERVIEW MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONJDRF TID FUND LLC: $125,000 · OtherJDRF TID FUND LLCJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER FAIRFIELD COUNTY: $90,000 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER FAIRFIELD COUNTYCOSTCO SCHOLARSHIP FUND CO COLLEGE SUCCESS FOUNDATION: $50,000 · OtherCOSTCO SCHOLARSHIP FUND CO COLLEGE SUCCESS FOUN…UNITED WAY: $50,000 · OtherUNITED WAYPROJECT HELP US GIVE: $25,000 · Other+14 more: $67,818 · Other+14 moreLUNCH BREAK INC: $340,000 · Food & NutritionLUNCH BREAK INCNEW CITY KIDS INC: $275,000 · Youth DevelopmentNEW CITY KIDS INCMIRACLEFEET: $180,000 · HealthMIRACLEFEETNYU LANGONE HOSPITALS: $25,000 · HealthNYU LANGONE HO…MDRC: $75,000 · EmploymentCLEAN OCEAN ACTION INC: $25,000 · EnvironmentFamily and Children's Services Inc: $4,250 · Human ServicesMERCY CENTER CORPORATION: $3,500 · Human ServicesSPEC LABS INC: $2,000 · Human Services
Other$658,818Food & Nutrition$340,000Youth Development$275,000Health$205,000Employment$75,000Environment$25,000Human Services$9,750

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 budgetLUNCH BREAK INC: $340,000 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetNEW CITY KIDS INC: $275,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetMIRACLEFEET: $180,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MONMOUTH COUNTY: $126,000 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetMDRC: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCLEAN OCEAN ACTION INC: $25,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetNYU LANGONE HOSPITALS: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYORK STREET PROJECT: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFamily and Children's Services Inc: $4,250 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMERCY CENTER CORPORATION: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPURR N POOCH FOUNDATION FOR ANIMALS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetZIPF MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $2,068 over 3y, 16% of budgetTHE COLONEL DAVID B KELLY FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 4.6% 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 LUNCH BREAK INC ↗
  • Who funds NEW CITY KIDS INC ↗
  • Who funds MIRACLEFEET ↗
  • Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MONMOUTH COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds MDRC ↗
  • Who funds CLEAN OCEAN ACTION INC ↗
  • Who funds NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS ↗
  • Who funds YORK STREET PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds Family and Children's Services Inc ↗
  • Who funds MERCY CENTER CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds PURR N POOCH FOUNDATION FOR ANIMALS INC ↗
  • Who funds ZIPF MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE COLONEL DAVID B KELLY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds SPEC LABS 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.

Community Foundation of New JerseyNJ16.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of New Jersey · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 Komar Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Komar Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 32%
  • Family and Children's Services Inc: 78% of income from government
  • York Street Project: 32% of income from government
  • Mercy Center Corporation: 21% of income from government
  • Lunch Break Inc: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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 Komar Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Komar Family 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 30 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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