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M D Katz Foundation Inc at a glance

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M D Katz Foundation Inc

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.

$5.7M
Granted FY2025still arriving
61
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$2.5M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$21MReligion$6.4MInternational$2.0MHealth$1.1MPhilanthropy$245kHuman Services$6kYouth Development$3kFood & Nutrition$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 61 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k42 grants · $59k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $187k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $287k
  • $250k+6 grants · $5.2M
$1,200
Median grant
6
States reached
$60M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Yeshiva University$2,500,000
American Friends of Bar-Ilan University$710,000
Orthodox Union$661,370
Ohr Torah Stone Institutions$625,000
The Frisch School$410,000
American Committee for Shaare Zedek$250,000
Friends of the IDF$161,850
Be'er Hagolah Institutes$75,000
Lamm Legacy Project$50,000
Etzion Foundation$30,000
Torah in Motion$30,000
Daily Giving$25,384
Congregation Keter Torah$21,280
Congregation Beth Yehudah$20,360
CIJE$18,000
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 (FY20–25, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 24% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Israel Guide Dog Center: $54 → 6%Israel Select Charity Fund: $100 → 13%Israel Select Charity Fund: $100 → 13%Otsar Family Services: $100 → 20%Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen County: $360 → 7%Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen County: $540 → 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
IL
NY
MA
WY
PA
NJ
CA
MD
DC
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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$30M · 71 repeat orgs$470k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +41% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

71 repeat relationships: 44 still active in FY2025, 27 since wound down; 13 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

71
47

Total granted

$30M
$394k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+41%
+18%

Still filing today

44%
34%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $76k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationReligionInternationalPhilanthropyHealthHuman ServicesOther
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

  • YU
    YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
    6× · 2020–2025 · $15M · revenue +41%
  • OT
    Ohr Torah Stone Institutions of Israel
    6× · 2020–2025 · $2.5M · revenue +74%
  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY
    4× · 2022–2025 · $2.4M · revenue +70%

Funded once

  • AC
    Am Committee for Shaare Zedek of Jerusalem
    one grant, 2020 · $150k
  • AC
    Am Commitee for Shaare Zedek
    one grant, 2021 · $150k
  • CG
    CONGREGATION GATES OF MERCY
    one grant, 2021 · $50k
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
Sherit Isroel
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2
Yeshiva Ohr Yisroel
Philanthropy
3
University of Judaism Foundation
—
4
Zohar Hatorah Inc

Religious School

Religion
5
Ohr Olam Corp

publish religious books

Religion
6
Ezreinu Inc
Health
7
The Nochim & Rivka Zeldes Foundation
—
8
Zichron Avrohom Yosef
Philanthropy
9
American Friends of Oseh Chayil

To further jewish education in israel

Religion
10
Keren Yaakov Ben Menachen Tzvi Foundation
Philanthropy
11
Tomchei Torah Inc

Religious Teaching

—
12
Bnei Moshe
Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Emunah of America Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Lamm Legacy Project Inc. 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

59 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. 59 of the 137 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
58/59
Grantees still filing
41/59
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

YESHIVA UNIVERSITY: $14,936,000 · EducationYESHIVA UNIVERSITYAMERICAN FRIENDS OF BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY: $2,431,500 · EducationAMERICAN FRIENDS OF BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITYThe Frisch School: $1,231,800 · EducationThe Frisch School+8 more: $119,975 · EducationOrthodox Union: $1,470,630 · OtherOrthodox UnionAm Friends of Bar-Ilan University: $955,000 · OtherAm Friends of Bar-Ila…Am Friends of Nishmat: $901,190 · OtherAm Friends of NishmatFrisch Yeshiva High School: $830,712 · OtherFrisch Yeshiva High S…BEER HAGOLAH INSTITUTES INC: $425,000 · OtherBEER HAGOLAH INSTITUT…+85 more: $1,119,092 · Other+85 moreOhr Torah Stone Institutions of Israel: $2,466,800 · ReligionOhr Torah S…ETZION FOUNDATION INC co H SILVERA: $380,450 · ReligionETZION FOUN…+8 more: $196,004 · Religion+8 moreAMERICAN FRIENDS OF NISHMAT INC: $1,177,310 · InternationalAMERICAN F…AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR SHAARE ZEDEK HOSPITAL IN JERUSALEM INC: $750,000 · InternationalAMERICAN C…FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $742,525 · InternationalFRIENDS OF…+6 more: $38,845 · InternationalDAILY GIVING INC: $201,512 · PhilanthropyLAMDEINU INC: $15,000 · PhilanthropyROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY INC: $10,500 · PhilanthropyEVERY ORG: $10,000 · Philanthropy+5 more: $16,720 · PhilanthropySharsheret Inc: $1,722 · HealthThe Halachic Organ Donor Society Inc DBA Ematai: $836 · Health+2 more: $126 · HealthTOMCHEI SHABBOS OF BERGEN COUNTY: $900 · Human ServicesIsrael Select Charity Fund Inc: $200 · Human ServicesOtsar Family Services Inc: $100 · Human ServicesISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $54 · Human Services
Education$18,719,275Other$5,701,624Religion$3,043,254International$2,708,680Philanthropy$253,732Health$2,684Human Services$1,254

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 budgetYESHIVA UNIVERSITY: $14,936,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetOhr Torah Stone Institutions of Israel: $2,466,800 over 6y, 5.8% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY: $2,431,500 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetThe Frisch School: $1,231,800 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF NISHMAT INC: $1,177,310 over 4y, 11% of budgetAMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR SHAARE ZEDEK HOSPITAL IN JERUSALEM INC: $750,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $742,525 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetBEER HAGOLAH INSTITUTES INC: $425,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetETZION FOUNDATION INC co H SILVERA: $380,450 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetDAILY GIVING INC: $201,512 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetBEIT RABBAN DAY SCHOOL: $115,260 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetJEWISH BOOK TRUST INC: $79,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetTORAH IN MOTION USA INC: $65,208 over 5y, 20% of budgetThe Lamm Legacy Project Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 58% of budgetAMIT CHILDREN INC: $34,320 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLAMDEINU INC: $15,000 over 3y, 3.5% of budgetROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY INC: $10,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY INC: $7,536 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetProject Ezrah Needs Inc: $3,480 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND: $3,180 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSharsheret Inc: $1,722 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $1,565 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHEICHAL HATORAH: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMassachusetts Institute of Technology: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INC: $1,394 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $1,130 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTOMCHEI SHABBOS OF BERGEN COUNTY: $900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Halachic Organ Donor Society Inc DBA Ematai: $836 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetENGLEWOOD MIKVAH ASSOCIATION INC: $720 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCAMP HASC INC: $720 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEMUNAH OF AMERICA INC: $680 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $622 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetYESHIVAT NOAM: $475 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSHARE OF NEW SQUARE INC DBA CHESED 247: $430 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TIKVAH FUND: $380 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNETWORK FOR GOOD: $369 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEZER MIZION: $360 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTORAH ACADEMY OF BERGEN COUNTY: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIsrael Select Charity Fund Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetENDOWMENT FOR MIDDLE EAST TRUTH: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Community Eruv: $180 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MEIR PANIM: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYESHIVAT HEATID INC: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMORIAH SCHOOL OF ENGLEWOOD: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOtsar Family Services Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOUR PLACE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPARTNERS IN TORAH: $72 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJBI INTERNATIONAL INC: $72 over 3y, 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.

  • Who funds YESHIVA UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Ohr Torah Stone Institutions of Israel ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds The Frisch School ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NISHMAT INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR SHAARE ZEDEK HOSPITAL IN JERUSALEM INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES ↗
  • Who funds BEER HAGOLAH INSTITUTES INC ↗
  • Who funds ETZION FOUNDATION INC co H SILVERA ↗
  • Who funds DAILY GIVING INC ↗
  • Who funds BEIT RABBAN DAY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH BOOK TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds TORAH IN MOTION USA INC ↗
  • Who funds The Lamm Legacy Project Inc ↗
  • Who funds AMIT CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds LAMDEINU INC ↗
  • Who funds ROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds EVERY ORG ↗

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.

Jewish Communal FundGranit FoundationThe Arthur & Joyce Fe…FjcJewish Federation of …Kolatch Family Founda…David & Esther Musche…The Ojc FundThe Daniel E and Joyc…Ruth R Greenberg Fami…Cross River Community…Jewish Federation of …
Jewish Communal FundNY46.3× affinity39 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Granit Foundation · The Arthur & Joyce Fein Family Foundation · Fjc · Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey Inc · Kolatch Family Foundation · David & Esther Muschel Foundation · The Ojc Fund · The Daniel E and Joyce G Straus Family Foundation · Ruth R Greenberg Family Foundation · Cross River Community Foundation · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

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 M D Katz Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from M D Katz Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 120%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 35% of income from government
  • Sharsheret Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Heichal Hatorah: 1% of income from government
  • The Frisch School: 0% of income from government
  • Torah Academy of Bergen County: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
12get no government money at all
8report 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 M D Katz Foundation Inc 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 137 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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