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Lorber 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.

$1.8M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
31
Grants FY2024
37
Organizations funded FY2023
73%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$150,000
Organizations funded a year
6 to 37
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
5
Total assets, FY2024
$37M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 73% of the organizations Lorber Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 78% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 22% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.0M went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthPhilanthropyCivil RightsEducationCommunity ImprovementOther
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 arriving28$1.5M54%
FY202337$1.3M73%
FY202221$443k62%
FY202111$430k27%
FY20208$270k0%
FY20199$277k22%
FY20187$244k14%
FY20176$194kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$8.0MHealth$2.2MCivil Rights$1.0MPhilanthropy$465kHuman Services$250kPublic Benefit$170kArts & Culture$130kEnvironment$115kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
MA
PA
RI
CA
DE
DC
LA
AL
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 48 grantees
All grantees of Lorber Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mujeres Unidas y Activas$250,00022%
Public Health Foundation Enterprises Inc$175,00020%
California Black Power Network$150,00019%
PICO California$150,00022%
American Cancer Society Inc$150,00010%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$105,00070%
Justice Outside$100,00011%
Social Justice Learning Institute$100,00012%
CalMatters$90,00030%
Southern California Grantmakers$75,00010%
Healthy Black Families Inc$75,00025%
Ryse Inc$75,00011%
Child Care Law Center$75,00022%
Saba Grocers Initiative$75,00014%
Asian Pacific Environmental Network$75,00011%
Boston Ballet Inc$65,00070%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$60,00060%
Hale Education Inc$59,50080%
Vital Cxns Inc$55,00033%
Bend the Arc - a Jewish Partnership for Justice$50,00011%
Liberation Ventures Inc$50,00011%
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights$50,00010%
Black Women for Wellness$50,00011%
Policylink$50,00020%
Training Institute for Leadership Enrichment$50,00015%
Amelia Ann Adams Whole Life Center$50,00012%
Coleman Children and Youth Services dba Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth$50,00012%
New Orleans Workers Ctr For Racial Justice$25,00011%
California Black Womens Health Project$25,00011%
San Jose Grail Family Services$25,00011%
Eat Learn Play Foundation$20,00010%
California Budget & Policy Center$20,00010%
Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association$20,00021%
Latino Business Foundation Silicon Valley$20,00013%
Truckee Trails Foundation Inc$20,00022%
Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester Inc$20,00020%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$15,00010%
Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Inc$15,0001n/a
Black Californians United for Early Care and Education$15,00013%
William J Brennan Center for Justice Inc$15,00010%
Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation$10,00010%
Power Coalition for Equity and Justice$10,00010%
Asset Funders Network$10,00010%
The Home for Little Wanderers Inc$10,00010%
National Brain Tumor Society Inc$10,00010%
Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship$7,50010%
Biking for a Better World Inc$5,00013%
Puppies Behind Bars Inc$4,50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 19 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Lorber Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMujeres Unidas y Activas: $250,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetPublic Health Foundation Enterprises Inc: $175,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia Black Power Network: $150,000 over 1y, 8.8% of budgetPICO California: $150,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $105,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetJustice Outside: $100,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSocial Justice Learning Institute: $100,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetCalMatters: $90,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSouthern California Grantmakers: $75,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHealthy Black Families Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetRyse Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetChild Care Law Center: $75,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetSaba Grocers Initiative: $75,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetAsian Pacific Environmental Network: $75,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBoston Ballet Inc: $65,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHale Education Inc: $59,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetVital Cxns Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetBend the Arc - a Jewish Partnership for Justice: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetLiberation Ventures Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCoalition for Humane Immigrant Rights: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBlack Women for Wellness: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPolicylink: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTraining Institute for Leadership Enrichment: $50,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetAmelia Ann Adams Whole Life Center: $50,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetColeman Children and Youth Services dba Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth: $50,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetNew Orleans Workers Ctr For Racial Justice: $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCalifornia Black Womens Health Project: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSan Jose Grail Family Services: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetEat Learn Play Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCalifornia Budget & Policy Center: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTahoe Area Mountain Biking Association: $20,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetLatino Business Foundation Silicon Valley: $20,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetTruckee Trails Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetJewish Community Center of Greater Rochester Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlack Californians United for Early Care and Education: $15,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetWilliam J Brennan Center for Justice Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetReproductive Freedom for All Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPower Coalition for Equity and Justice: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAsset Funders Network: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Home for Little Wanderers Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Brain Tumor Society Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSanta Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBiking for a Better World Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetPuppies Behind Bars Inc: $4,500 over 1y, 0.1% 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 47.

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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.

The San Francisco FoundationCA35.6× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Francisco Foundation · The California Wellness Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · East Bay Community Foundation · The California Endowment · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Tides Foundation · The James Irvine Foundation · Stupski Foundation · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · Women's Foundation of California

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 Lorber Family Foundation

How much does Lorber Family Foundation give?
Lorber Family Foundation reported 31 grants totaling $1,772,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 37 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Lorber Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (62%), Health (17%), Civil Rights (8%).
Who are Lorber Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Mujeres Unidas y Activas ($250k), Public Health Foundation Enterprises Inc ($175k), California Black Power Network ($150k).
Does Lorber Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 73% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Lorber Family 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 Lorber Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Francisco Foundation, The California Wellness Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Where is Lorber Family Foundation based?
Lorber Family Foundation is based in MA.

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 72 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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