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Leopold & Ruth Friedman 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.

$119k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
68
Grants FY2024
63
Organizations funded FY2023
29%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$750
Largest grant, FY2024
$11,000
Organizations funded a year
42 to 67
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
13
Total assets, FY2024
$741k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 29% of the organizations Leopold & Ruth Friedman Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentInternationalHealthArts & CultureAnimalsCivil RightsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving65$117k18%
FY202363$132k29%
FY202267$126k34%
FY202154$80k50%
FY202042$62k52%
FY201942$102kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Religion$210kHealth$79kYouth Development$70kArts & Culture$44kRecreation & Sports$28kPhilanthropy$26kCrime & Legal$25kEducation$22kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Central Synagogue$63,1805n/a
Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester Inc$48,91950%
Temple Brith Kodesh$31,8926n/a
Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation of Pacific Palisades$27,1105n/a
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Manchester$19,50060%
Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire Inc$19,00060%
New Hampshire Catholic Charities$18,22060%
Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire$16,00060%
Prescott Park Arts Festival Inc$15,60060%
Hampshire College Trustees$13,50060%
Show all 76 grantees
All grantees of Leopold & Ruth Friedman Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Central Synagogue$63,1805n/a
Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester Inc$48,91950%
Temple Brith Kodesh$31,8926n/a
Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation of Pacific Palisades$27,1105n/a
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Manchester$19,50060%
Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire Inc$19,00060%
New Hampshire Catholic Charities$18,22060%
Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire$16,00060%
Prescott Park Arts Festival Inc$15,60060%
Hampshire College Trustees$13,50060%
Kulanu Inc$10,00031%
Sharp Healthcare Foundation$9,50030%
Temple Micah$8,1604n/a
Home Health and Hospice Care$7,80030%
Ogunquit Playhouse Foundation$7,50030%
Nashua Police Athletic League$6,00060%
Nhscot$6,00060%
Cobalt Foundation$4,50030%
Catholic Medical Center$4,45020%
Beth Medrosh Hagodol Congregation$4,1202n/a
Rallysound Inc$3,50051%
Jewish Community Centers of Denver$3,19420%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$2,75040%
University of Rochester$2,70030%
Goucher College$2,50040%
Upper Valley Snow Sports Foundation$2,36010%
The Alan T Brown Foundation$2,30011%
Foodlink Inc$2,25040%
Intown Concord$2,00030%
Motivational Recovery Environments Inc$2,00030%
Concord Hospital Inc$2,00020%
The Trustees of Reservations$1,70030%
Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc$1,50020%
Worthy Beyond Purpose Inc$1,50011%
Lange Foundation$1,50060%
Congregation Beth Israel$1,5002n/a
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$1,50030%
Moses Brown School Foundation$1,45040%
B'Nai B'Rith Youth Organization$1,11510%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$1,10010%
World Central Kitchen Inc$1,05020%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$1,00040%
Colorado Doula Project$1,00010%
Ms JD$1,00010%
Treepeople Inc$75030%
Equal Justice Initiative$60030%
Denver Art Museum$52530%
Action Against Hunger - USA$50030%
Concord Coalition to End Homelessness$50010%
Real Dog Rescue Inc$50010%
Alabama Holocaust Education Center$50010%
America SCORES Chicago$50010%
New 2 U Rescues Inc$50020%
On Point NYC Inc$50010%
Block Club Chicago Nfp$50010%
East Side Early Learning Center$50020%
Sierra Club Foundation$40020%
Temple Avodah$4001n/a
Denver Botanic Gardens Inc$34030%
International Rescue Committee INC$30020%
Save The Children Federation Inc$30020%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$30020%
The Art Institute of Chicago$28510%
Granite Outdoor Alliance$27010%
The Humane Society of New York$25010%
Feeding America$25010%
The Humane Society of Rochester & Monroe County for the Prevention of Cruelty To$20010%
Manchester Acupuncture Studio$20010%
Denver Zoological Foundation$19510%
Colorado Museum of Natural History$17510%
United States Fund for Unicef$12510%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$10010%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$10010%
Japanese American National Museum$10010%
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc$10010%
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 68 recipients with no EIN on record ($222k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Leopold & Ruth Friedman Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJewish Community Center of Greater Rochester Inc: $48,919 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Greater Manchester: $19,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCourt Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire Inc: $19,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNew Hampshire Catholic Charities: $18,220 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGirls Incorporated of New Hampshire: $16,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPrescott Park Arts Festival Inc: $15,600 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetHampshire College Trustees: $13,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetKulanu Inc: $10,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetSharp Healthcare Foundation: $9,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHome Health and Hospice Care: $7,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOgunquit Playhouse Foundation: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNashua Police Athletic League: $6,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNhscot: $6,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCobalt Foundation: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Medical Center: $4,450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRallysound Inc: $3,500 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetJewish Community Centers of Denver: $3,194 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $2,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Rochester: $2,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGoucher College: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUpper Valley Snow Sports Foundation: $2,360 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Alan T Brown Foundation: $2,300 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFoodlink Inc: $2,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetIntown Concord: $2,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetMotivational Recovery Environments Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetConcord Hospital Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of Reservations: $1,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPublic Broadcasting of Colorado Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWorthy Beyond Purpose Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetLange Foundation: $1,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMoses Brown School Foundation: $1,450 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetB'Nai B'Rith Youth Organization: $1,115 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $1,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $1,050 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetColorado Doula Project: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMs JD: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTreepeople Inc: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDenver Art Museum: $525 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAction Against Hunger - USA: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetConcord Coalition to End Homelessness: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetReal Dog Rescue Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAlabama Holocaust Education Center: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerica SCORES Chicago: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew 2 U Rescues Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetOn Point NYC Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 69.

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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.

New Hampshire Charitable FoundationNH26.5× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation · Eastern Bank Foundation · Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · Eversource Energy Foundation Inc · Southern New Hampshire University · Ann de Nicola Tuw · Trust Uw Oleonda Jameson · Arthur L Getz Charitable Tr · Madelaine G Vonweber Trust Todd Fahey & William Tucker Co-Trustees · Granite United Way · Cogswell Benevolent Trust · Norwin S and Elizabeth N Bean Foundati

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.

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About Leopold & Ruth Friedman Foundation

How much does Leopold & Ruth Friedman Foundation give?
Leopold & Ruth Friedman Foundation reported 68 grants totaling $119,307 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 42 and 67 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Leopold & Ruth Friedman Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (33%), Health (13%), Youth Development (11%).
Who are Leopold & Ruth Friedman Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Central Synagogue ($63k), Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester Inc ($49k), Temple Brith Kodesh ($32k).
Does Leopold & Ruth Friedman Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Leopold & Ruth Friedman Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Leopold & Ruth Friedman Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Eastern Bank Foundation, Bangor Savings Bank Foundation.
Where is Leopold & Ruth Friedman Foundation based?
Leopold & Ruth Friedman Foundation is based in NY.

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 148 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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