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Linch 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.

$20k
Granted FY2025still arriving
2
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$10k
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 2025.

Education$475kInternational$24kReligion$21kPhilanthropy$15kHealth$7kArts & Culture$3kHuman Services$2kEnvironment$1kOther$0
02FY2025 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$26k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ORT AMERICA$10,000
FRIENDS OF THE IDF$10,000
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 (FY17–20, $450) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 67% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%REIMAGINE: $100 → 10%ASPIRITECH: $150 → 8%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $100 → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $100 → 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

IL
NY
MA
CA
CO
MD
AZ
TN
NC
DC
AL
GA
TX
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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$520k · 17 repeat orgs$25k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +49% since the first grant, against +48% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
47

Total granted

$520k
$25k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+49%
+48%

Still filing today

53%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
HealthInternationalArts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationFood & NutritionOther
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

  • FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
    3× · 2021–2025 · $21k · revenue +113%
  • JU
    JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
    4× · 2017–2020 · $8k · revenue +13%
  • IE
    ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE
    3× · 2018–2020 · $1k · revenue +91%

Funded once

  • BA
    BNAI AVIV INC
    one grant, 2019 · $5k
  • CO
    CHABAD OF NORTH FULTON INC
    one grant, 2021 · $3k
  • Compassion International Incorporated
    one grant, 2019 · $2k · revenue 0%
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
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
2
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
3
American Academy of Neurology

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

Community Improvement
4
Internet Society Foundation

At the internet society foundation, we focus on funding initiatives that strengthen the internet in function and reach so that it can effectively serve all people. our work advances the vision of the internet society (isoc): the internet…

International
5
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
6
Jewelers of America Inc

Jewelers of america, the most trusted and influential voice of the jewelry industry, empowers and unites its members through expert guidance and advocacy, driving excellence, integrity, and success in an ever-changing marketplace.

—
7
Institute for Protein Innovation Inc

The institute for protein innovation is advancing protein science to accelerate research and improve human health.

Health
8
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

—
9
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
10
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors

Empowering financial professionals and consumers through world-class advocacy and education.

—
11
American Institute of Physics Inc

Aip advances the physical sciences as a federation and an institute. as a federation, aip works to advance the success of its member societies and affiliates so that they can leverage their diverse expertise and contributions in advancing…

Science & Tech
12
Society for Neuroscience

Sfn's mission is to: 1. advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system by bringing together scientists of all segments of neuroscience, by facilitating the integration of research directed at all levels of biological…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County Inc; the most unlike its peers is Feeding America. 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

34 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. 34 of the 67 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/34
Grantees still filing
26/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ORT AMERICA INC: $470,906 · OtherORT AMERICA INC+44 more: $31,286 · Other+44 moreFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $21,000 · InternationalCompassion International Incorporated: $2,000 · InternationalISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $1,025 · International+1 more: $200 · InternationalJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $8,000 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $2,068 · Philanthropy+1 more: $100 · PhilanthropyNORTH SUBURBAN SYNAGOGUE BETH EL ENDOWMENT FUND INC: $4,000 · ReligionCANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC: $1,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,000 · HealthTHE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC: $650 · HealthALPORT SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC: $250 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $200 · Health+2 more: $150 · HealthBRANDEIS UNIVERSITY: $1,580 · EducationARDREY KELL HS ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB: $850 · EducationTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: $435 · EducationWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $100 · Education70 FACES MEDIA INC: $900 · Arts & CultureDELRAY BEACH PLAYHOUSE INC: $650 · Arts & CultureSOUTH FLORIDA PBS INC: $250 · Arts & Culture
Other$502,192International$24,225Philanthropy$10,168Religion$4,000Health$3,250Education$2,965Arts & Culture$1,800

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 budgetORT AMERICA INC: $470,906 over 9y, 1.6% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $21,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH SUBURBAN SYNAGOGUE BETH EL ENDOWMENT FUND INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $2,068 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCompassion International Incorporated: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOmni Montessori School: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBRANDEIS UNIVERSITY: $1,580 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $1,025 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget70 FACES MEDIA INC: $900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetARDREY KELL HS ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB: $850 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC: $650 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDELRAY BEACH PLAYHOUSE INC: $650 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: $435 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH FLORIDA PBS INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALPORT SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH SOCIETY: $225 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION CALIFORNIA INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASPIRITECH NFP: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ILLINOIS: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREIMAGINE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFIREFIGHTERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 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.

Gs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…Network for GoodAmerican Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncNY9.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Network for Good · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Linch Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Linch Family Foundation. 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%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Brandeis University: 9% of income from government
  • Florida Sheriffs Association Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • South Florida Pbs Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get 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 · 0–15%
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 67 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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