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Lerner 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.

$9k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$7k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$125kHealth$91kHuman Services$72kEmployment$33kRecreation & Sports$25kYouth Development$5kHousing & Shelter$700International$700Other$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$300
Median grant
7
States reached
$384k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
STRIVE$6,500
Individual grant recipient$500
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION$500
INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS$400
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN$300
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$100
UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC$100
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL$100
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES INC$100
ST JUDE'S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL$100
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 (FY19–23, $58k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BOYS TOWN OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $20k → 11%FLORIDA UNITED METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME: $1k → 12%FOSTERING HOPE: $5k → 17%BOYS TOWN OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $20k → 11%BOYS TOWN OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $10k → 11%HOPE CHILDREN'S HOME: $1k → 13%BOYS TOWN OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $1k → 11%BOYS TOWN OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $100 → 11%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

IL
NY
MA
OH
CA
VA
AZ
TN
DC
GA
FL
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.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$296k · 16 repeat orgs$62k to everyone else

16 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
15

Total granted

$296k
$55k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+22%

Still filing today

75%
73%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 24% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEmploymentInternationalEducationCrime & LegalOther
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

  • VM
    VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY INC
    2× · 2019–2020 · $125k · revenue +29%
  • BT
    Boys Town Central Florida Inc
    5× · 2019–2023 · $51k · revenue +19%
  • THE ACADEMY AT GLENGARY INC
    4× · 2019–2023 · $27k · revenue +47%

Funded once

  • WS
    WOMEN'S SPORTS MUSEUM INC
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue -98% · 55% of their budget
  • TB
    THE BOGGY CREEK GANG INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue +113%
  • CC
    COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCEgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $6k · revenue +51%
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
Global Down Syndrome Foundation

To significantly improve the lives of people with down syndrome through research, medical care, education and advocacy. an important part of this mission is to support the global affiliate organizations that we helped establish and…

Health
2
The Shriners' Hospital for Children

Shriners children's is committed to compassionate, high-quality care that improves children's lives, in a family-centered and collaborative environment. (continued on schedule o)

Health
3
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
4
Children's Health Care

We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.

Health
5
Hugo W Moser Research Institute At Kennedy Krieger Inc

The hugo w. moser research institute at kennedy krieger, inc. (the "research institute") is an internationally recognized research facility finding answers to problems and injuries that affect a child's developing brain. researchers have…

Science & Tech
6
Food Allergy Science Initiative Inc

To accelerate the development of breakthrough discoveries that will transform the lives of people living with food allergies.

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7
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
8
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
9
Variety Children's Hospital

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

Health
10
Orlando Health Inc

Orlando health is a trusted leader inspiring hope through the advancement of health. our mission as a community-owned organization is to improve the health and quality of life of the individuals and communities we serve.

Health
11
East Tennessee Children's Hospital Association Inc

East tennessee children's hospital is a free-standing, independent, not-for-profit pediatric health care system which serves the east tennessee region. children's hospital is certified by the state of tennessee as a comprehensive regional…

Health
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is March of Dimes Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Fellowship. 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

26 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. 26 of the 33 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.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/26
Grantees still filing
20/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY INC: $125,000 · EducationVISIBLE MEN ACADEMY INCRADICAL HEALING INC: $50,489 · OtherRADICAL HEALING INCFAMILY SERVICES OF WESTCHESTER INC: $18,376 · OtherFAMILY SERVICES OF WESTCHE…Individual grant recipient: $5,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SARASOTA: $5,000 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SARAS…+11 more: $5,175 · Other+11 moreBoys Town Central Florida Inc: $51,100 · Human ServicesBoys Town Central …FOSTERING HOPE: $5,000 · Human ServicesFOSTERING HOPE+2 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesTHE ACADEMY AT GLENGARY INC: $26,500 · EmploymentTHE ACADEM…STRIVE INTERNATIONAL INC: $6,500 · EmploymentSTRIVE INT…WOMEN'S SPORTS MUSEUM INC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureTHE BOGGY CREEK GANG INC: $10,000 · HealthCOLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE: $6,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $1,250 · HealthTOUCHED BY TYPE 1 INC: $1,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $800 · Health+4 more: $1,350 · HealthEVERYDAY BLESSINGS INC: $12,580 · Crime & Legal
Education$125,000Other$84,040Human Services$58,100Employment$33,000Arts & Culture$25,000Health$20,400Crime & Legal$12,580

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

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetVISIBLE MEN ACADEMY INC: $125,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetBoys Town Central Florida Inc: $51,100 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetRADICAL HEALING INC: $50,489 over 2y, 55% of budgetTHE ACADEMY AT GLENGARY INC: $26,500 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetWOMEN'S SPORTS MUSEUM INC: $25,000 over 1y, 55% of budgetFAMILY SERVICES OF WESTCHESTER INC: $18,376 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEVERYDAY BLESSINGS INC: $12,580 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetTHE BOGGY CREEK GANG INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSTRIVE INTERNATIONAL INC: $6,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOSTERING HOPE: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTOUCHED BY TYPE 1 INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHope International Ministries Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFLORIDA UNITED METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS & JEWS INC: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FELLOWSHIP: $625 over 2y, 76% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Global: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS INC: $50 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 Community Foundat…Gulf Coast Community …Charities Aid Foundat…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…American Endowment Fo…Natl Christian Charit…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co IncFL19.3× affinity7 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc · Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn 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 Lerner Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lerner Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Everyday Blessings Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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.
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How do I get to Lerner Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Lerner 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 33 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2024, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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