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Lipton Family 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.

$90k
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$23k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$116kEnvironment$88kHealth$55kCrime & Legal$55kInternational$42kCivil Rights$30kFood & Nutrition$16kHousing & Shelter$16kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k12 grants · $58k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $33k
$7,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$917k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SIDDHARTHA SCHOOL PROJECT$22,500
NRDC$10,000
ANERA$8,000
PALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND$7,500
SUNRISE MOVEMENT$7,500
ADVOCATES FOR TRANS EQUALITY$7,500
VOCAL - NY$7,000
EARTHJUSTICE$5,000
NASSAU COUNTY SPCA$4,500
OXFAM AMERICA$2,500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD (PPFA)$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,500
350ORG$2,000
COVENANT HOUSE$1,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–24, $9k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, 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%COVENANT HOUSE: $4k → 17%COVENANT HOUSE: $4k → 17%COVENANT HOUSE: $1k → 17%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
MN
IL
NY
MA
PA
CA
CO
MO
AZ
DC
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.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$349k · 22 repeat orgs$83k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against -2% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
22

Total granted

$349k
$59k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
-2%

Still filing today

68%
68%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentInternationalHealthEducationCrime & LegalCivil 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • VO
    VOICES OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS & LEADERS (VOCAL-NY) INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $27k · revenue +171%
  • NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC
    3× · 2019–2024 · $23k · revenue +37%
  • PAROLE PREPARATION PROJECT INC
    5× · 2019–2023 · $22k · revenue +370%

Funded once

  • IT
    Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
    one grant, 2021 · $6k · revenue -9%
  • N4
    NARRATIVE 4 INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $4k · revenue +260%
  • CI
    CERES INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $4k · revenue +37%
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
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
2
Asociacion Interamericana Para La Defensa Del Ambiente

To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.

Crime & Legal
3
Cdp North America Inc

Cdp north america, inc. 's ("cdp-na") vision for the future is a thriving economy that works for people and planet in the long term. we focus investors and companies on taking urgent action to build a truly sustainable economy by measuring…

Environment
4
Pact Inc

Pact is a nonprofit organization that builds evidence-based, data-driven, and community-led solutions for human development (continued in schedule o)

International
5
Center for International Environmental Law Inc

To investigate, research, write, publish, present conferences and teach with respect to global, regional, transboundary, and comparative environmental issues and to make the findings from such activities available to the general public; to…

International
6
Indigenous Peoples Rights Inc

To lead and coordinate the global initiative to address and prevent criminalization, violence, and impunity against indigenous peoples towards strengthening their collectives, solidarity, and actions.

Human Services
7
Observer Research Foundation America

Organization mission the observer research foundation america orf america is an independent, non-partisan, and nonprofit organization in washington dc dedicated to addressing policy challenges facing the united states, india, and their…

International
8
Namati Inc

Namati, inc. (namati) is dedicated to putting the law in people's hands. we strive to build a just world, in which every one of us can take part in the decisions and demand accountability from the institutions that affect our lives.…

Crime & Legal
9
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
10
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
11
Watttime Corporation

To raise awareness about the potential to reduce environmental harm by shifting electricity use to particular times; to encourage the development and spread of common protocols for this practice.

Science & Tech
12
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny) Inc; the most unlike its peers is Aids Project of the East Bay. 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

36 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 36 of the 49 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/36
Grantees still filing
20/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Siddhartha School Partnership: $102,290 · EducationSiddhartha School PartnershipPROTEUS FUND INC: $13,730 · EducationPROTEUS FUND INCNORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON SCHOOL: $6,500 · Education+1 more: $4,108 · EducationINSIGHT PRISON PROJECT: $27,623 · OtherINSIGHT PRISON PROJECTSUNRISE MOVEMENT: $16,500 · OtherSUNRISE MOVEMENTIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientNATIVE AMERICAN FOOD: $8,565 · OtherNATIVE AMERICAN FOODPLANNED PARENTHOOD (PPFA): $8,000 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD (PPFA)COVENANT HOUSE NYC: $7,500 · OtherCOVENANT HOUSE NYCNAACP: $7,037 · OtherCOVENANT HOUSE: $8,500 · OtherCOVENANT HOUSEGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $7,500 · OtherGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INCInformation Technology and Innovation Foundation: $6,105 · OtherNASSAU COUNTY SPCA INC: $4,500 · Other+10 more: $20,565 · Other+10 moreNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $23,000 · EnvironmentNATURAL RESOURCE…350ORG: $19,037 · Environment350ORGEARTHJUSTICE: $5,000 · EnvironmentEARTHJUSTICECERES INC: $4,202 · EnvironmentCERES INCRAINFOREST FOUNDATION INC: $3,513 · EnvironmentCENTER FOR CARBON REMOVAL: $3,513 · EnvironmentCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $3,513 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $2,521 · Environment+2 more: $2,618 · EnvironmentVOICES OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS & LEADERS (VOCAL-NY) INC: $26,576 · HealthVOICES OF CO…PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $12,629 · HealthPLANNED PARE…The Against Malaria Foundation: $7,000 · HealthThe Against …AIDS PROJECT OF THE EAST BAY: $4,109 · HealthAIDS PROJECT…AMERICAN NEAR EAST REFUGEE AID: $15,500 · InternationalAMERICAN …PALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND: $7,500 · InternationalPALESTINE…OXFAM-AMERICA INC: $5,000 · InternationalOXFAM-AME…NARRATIVE 4 INC: $4,261 · InternationalNARRATIVE…International Rescue Committee INC: $2,000 · InternationalInternati…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $1,217 · InternationalPAROLE PREPARATION PROJECT INC: $21,576 · Crime & LegalEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC: $4,109 · Crime & LegalADVOCATES FOR TRANS EQUALITY: $7,500 · Civil RightsVOTEORG: $1,500 · Civil Rights
Education$126,628Other$132,395Environment$66,917Health$50,314International$35,478Crime & Legal$25,685Civil Rights$9,000

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 budgetSiddhartha School Partnership: $102,290 over 7y, 9.0% of budgetINSIGHT PRISON PROJECT: $27,623 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetVOICES OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS & LEADERS (VOCAL-NY) INC: $26,576 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $23,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPAROLE PREPARATION PROJECT INC: $21,576 over 5y, 0.8% of budget350ORG: $19,037 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSUNRISE MOVEMENT: $16,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetAMERICAN NEAR EAST REFUGEE AID: $15,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPROTEUS FUND INC: $13,730 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $12,629 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE: $8,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $7,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetADVOCATES FOR TRANS EQUALITY: $7,500 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetPALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON SCHOOL: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInformation Technology and Innovation Foundation: $6,105 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEARTHJUSTICE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOXFAM-AMERICA INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNASSAU COUNTY SPCA INC: $4,500 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetNARRATIVE 4 INC: $4,261 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCERES INC: $4,202 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAIDS PROJECT OF THE EAST BAY: $4,109 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPRISON UNIVERSITY PROJECT INC DBA MOUNT TAMALPAIS COLLEGE: $4,108 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRAINFOREST FOUNDATION INC: $3,513 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR CARBON REMOVAL: $3,513 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $3,513 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $3,217 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $2,521 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVOTEORG: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Network of Abortion Funds: $1,309 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS LILITH FUND: $1,309 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $1,217 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.

Tides FoundationJewish Communal FundNational Philanthropi…Paypal Charitable Giv…Morgan Stanley Global…Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Tides FoundationCA11.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tides Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 Lipton Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lipton Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
  • Ceres Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Oxfam-America Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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 49 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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