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Lorraine and Richard Schwarz Family Foundation at a glance

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Lorraine and Richard Schwarz 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.

$106k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Health$708kArts & Culture$25kFood & Nutrition$16kEducation$14kCrime & Legal$13kAnimals$8kEnvironment$8kPublic Safety & Disaster$6kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $17k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $89k
$7,500
Median grant
4
States reached
$2.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION$30,000
HILARITY FOR CHARITY$23,000
SARASOTA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION$21,000
THE ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC$15,000
EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE FOUNDATION$7,500
MAINE MINERAL & GEM MUSEUM$5,000
HERMITAGE ARTIST RETREAT INC$1,000
CHILD PROTECTION CENTER INC$1,000
GIVE A DOG A DREAM INC$1,000
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY$1,000
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, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ISLAND HARVEST LTD: $5k → 7%TIDEWELL HOSPICE INC: $5k → 9%ISLAND HARVEST LTD: $5k → 6%ISLAND HARVEST LTD: $1k → 7%ISLAND HARVEST LTD: $3k → 6%ISLAND HARVEST LTD: $1k → 7%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
WI
NY
MA
CA
MD
TN
DC
LA
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$750k · 17 repeat orgs$49k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against +1% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
22

Total granted

$750k
$41k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+1%

Still filing today

88%
68%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesAnimalsFood & 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

  • NH
    NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION
    7× · 2019–2025 · $335k · revenue +27%
  • SARASOTA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC
    7× · 2019–2025 · $136k · revenue +121%
  • SF
    ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC
    7× · 2019–2025 · $110k · revenue +46%

Funded once

  • JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue +1%
  • AD
    ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +17%
  • TH
    TIDEWELL HOSPICE INC
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +9%
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
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
2
American Academy of Neurology

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

Community Improvement
3
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
4
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
5
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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6
The Lieber Institute Inc

The mission of the institute is to translate basic genetic and molecular mechanisms of schizophrenia and related developmental brain disorders into clinical advances that change the lives of affected individuals. it is catalyzing a new…

Health
7
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
8
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
9
Van Andel Research Institute

Medical research organization van andel research institute is an independent biomedical research organization committed to improving the health and enhancing the lives of current and future generations.

Health
10
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
11
Huntington's Disease Foundation

To fund transformative research to find treatments, and ultimately a cure, for huntington's disease.

Health
12
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hilarity for Charity Inc; the most unlike its peers is Robert Conner Dawes Fund Ltd. 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

32 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. 32 of the 41 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
22/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION: $335,000 · HealthNORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATIONSARASOTA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC: $136,000 · HealthSARASOTA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INCST FRANCIS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $110,000 · HealthST FRANCIS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCHILARITY FOR CHARITY INC: $87,000 · HealthHILARITY FOR CHARITY INC+11 more: $30,300 · HealthMAINE MINERAL AND GEM MUSEUM: $20,000 · Arts & CultureHermitage Artist Retreat Inc: $3,500 · Arts & CultureEMBRACING OUR DIFFERENCES INC: $1,500 · Arts & CultureISLAND HARVEST LTD: $15,000 · Human ServicesTIDEWELL HOSPICE INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesG Reiter: $5,000 · OtherOLD BROOKVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT: $3,500 · OtherLONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY: $3,000 · OtherASSOCIATION FOR PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE SUPPORT INC: $2,500 · OtherALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS: $1,000 · OtherASSOCIATION OF SMALL FOUNDATIONS DBA EXPONENT: $1,000 · OtherEAST HAMPTON VILLAGE FOUNDATION: $7,500 · OtherTHE OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FUND INC: $1,000 · OtherBANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FD: $1,000 · Other+6 more: $3,400 · OtherJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $10,000 · EducationFRIENDS ACADEMY: $500 · EducationBARD COLLEGE: $500 · EducationCHILD PROTECTION CENTER INC: $9,500 · Crime & LegalGIVE A DOG A DREAM INC: $7,500 · Animals+1 more: $100 · Animals
Health$698,300Arts & Culture$25,000Human Services$20,000Other$28,900Education$11,000Crime & Legal$9,500Animals$7,600

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION: $335,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSARASOTA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC: $136,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetST FRANCIS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $110,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetHILARITY FOR CHARITY INC: $87,000 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetMAINE MINERAL AND GEM MUSEUM: $20,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetISLAND HARVEST LTD: $15,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetVISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK: $11,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILD PROTECTION CENTER INC: $9,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetGIVE A DOG A DREAM INC: $7,500 over 7y, 10.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTIDEWELL HOSPICE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS NEW YORK CITY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHermitage Artist Retreat Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBOOMER ESIASON FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEMBRACING OUR DIFFERENCES INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGLENWOOD HOOK & LADDER ENGINE & HOSE COMPANY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FUND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FD: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROBERT CONNER DAWES FUND LTD: $900 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDS ACADEMY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBARD COLLEGE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN BRAIN FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALL FAITHS FOOD BANK INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEREDITARY NEUROPATHY FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC: $100 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…Gs Donor Advised Phil…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…National Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co IncFL13× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 Lorraine and Richard Schwarz Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lorraine and Richard Schwarz Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 8%
  • Association for Autism and Neurodiversity Inc: 24% of income from government
  • Johns Hopkins University: 12% of income from government
  • Child Protection Center Inc: 8% of income from government
  • All Faiths Food Bank Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Hermitage Artist Retreat Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Tidewell Hospice Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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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Find your warmest path to Lorraine and Richard Schwarz 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 41 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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