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Marc & Jennifer Lipschultz 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.

$3.5M
Granted FY2023
41
Grants FY2023
8
States reached
$710k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02Your edgeRead
03Your fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
0187% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2017–2025.

Education$6.2MHealth$4.3MSocial Science$1.1MPhilanthropy$1.0MArts & Culture$349kCommunity Improvement$150kReligion$58kInternational$43kOther$0
02FY2023 · 41 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 41 grants below total $3,396,301 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $3,496,301 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $100,000 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k5 grants · $33k
  • $10k–50k22 grants · $399k
  • $50k–250k10 grants · $855k
  • $250k+4 grants · $2.1M
$25,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$9.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
National Philanthropic Trust$710,000
The American Enterprise Institute$650,000
Mount Sinai - ICAHN School of Medicine$416,667
Leland Stanford Junior University$333,334
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$150,000
Teach For America Inc.$100,000
UJA-Federation of New York$100,000
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$100,000
The 92nd Street Y$100,000
New York City Ballet$94,600
New York City Ballet$60,000
Roberts Enterprise Development Fund (REDF)$50,000
The Center for Jewish Campus Life Inc.$50,000
The Winifred Masterson Burke Rehabilitation Hospital$50,000
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory$30,000
02Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$5.4M · 8 repeat orgs$1.5M to everyone else

8 repeat relationships — 8 still active in FY2023, 0 since wound down; 20 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
8

Total granted

$5.4M
$474k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+29%

Still filing today

63%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 58% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $976k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23
EducationHealthPhilanthropyArts & CultureReligionSocial ScienceOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • AE
    AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH
    2× · 2022–2023 · $1.1M · revenue +9%
  • UJ
    UNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $315k · revenue +19%
  • SF
    SPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $70k · revenue +79%

Funded once

  • MS
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    one grant, 2022 · $250k
  • UO
    University of Miamigraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $100k · revenue +29%
  • RC
    RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL INC
    one grant, 2022 · $75k · revenue +19%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
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
2
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
3
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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4
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
5
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
6
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
7
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Chartered by a unanimous act of congress, the museum is america's national institution for the documentation, study, interpretation, and education of holocaust history and serves as our country's memorial to the victims of the holocaust.…

Arts & Culture
8
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
9
Cornell University

Education, research, medical services and other public services.

Education
10
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
11
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc

The graduate center foundation is committed to promoting and safe-guarding the success of the graduate center by raising funds and managing and investing donations for use by the graduate center. the board of trustees of the foundation…

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12
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Committed to exceptional healthcare quality for all and actively engaged with our community, einstein drives scientific discovery and educates compassionate leaders in health and science.

Education

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is National Philanthropic Trust and the most unlike its peers is Institute for a Secure America Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyGovernment Accountability &…Childhood Cancer SupportJewish Community FederationsProfessional Dance CompaniesEducation Equity InitiativesCommunity Hospital SystemsChild Abuse Advocacy Servic…Developmental Disabilities …Community Theater CompaniesCharter and Independent Sch…Faith-Based Liberal Arts Co…
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 48 years old; the field is 18. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number19%3%<5yr14%7%5–10yr20%7%10–20yr19%17%20–35yr13%27%35–55yr16%40%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value19%0%<5yr14%1%5–10yr20%0%10–20yr19%72%20–35yr13%7%35–55yr16%20%55yr+

The field is 19% startups (under 5 years old) — 3% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 10% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/33
the rest of the field
10%
11,858/120,727

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

03the grantee network

33 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 33 of the 42 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
24/33
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY — $5,433,334 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR …President and Fellows of Harvard College — $250,000 · Education+8 more — $425,000 · Education+8 moreMount Sinai - ICAHN School of Medicine — $3,695,834 · OtherMount Sinai - ICAHN School of Medici…Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — $250,000 · OtherMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cent…Roberts Enterprise Development Fund (REDF) — $150,000 · Other+11 more — $217,300 · OtherNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST — $710,000 · PhilanthropyNATIONAL …UNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC — $315,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED JE…+4 more — $55,000 · PhilanthropyAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH — $1,050,000 · Social ScienceTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH — $250,000 · HealthThe Winifred Masterson Burke Rehabilitation Hospital — $60,000 · HealthCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION — $25,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC — $25,000 · Health+1 more — $5,000 · HealthNEW YORK CITY BALLET INC — $190,600 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC — $18,000 · Arts & CultureTHE VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATERINC D/B/A LINCOLN CENTER THEATER — $10,000 · Arts & CultureTHE JEWISH MUSEUM — $10,000 · Arts & CultureTHE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION — $100,000 · ReligionTHE CENTER FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE INC — $57,500 · Religion
Education$6,108,334Other$4,313,134Philanthropy$1,080,000Social Science$1,050,000Health$365,000Arts & Culture$228,600Religion$157,500

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY — $5,433,334 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH — $1,050,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST — $710,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC — $315,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH — $250,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College — $250,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK CITY BALLET INC — $190,600 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION — $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTeach for America Inc — $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Miami — $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL INC — $75,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY INC — $70,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Winifred Masterson Burke Rehabilitation Hospital — $60,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE INC — $57,500 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetEARL MONROE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL CHARTER SCHOOL — $40,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCOLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY — $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW ALTERNATIVES FOR CHILDREN INC — $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION — $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC — $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA — $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC — $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL ZIONIST ORGANIZATION — $18,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC — $18,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATERINC D/B/A LINCOLN CENTER THEATER — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGARDEN OF DREAMS FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInstitute for a Secure America Inc — $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetTHE TRAVELING PRESS FUND INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JEWISH MUSEUM — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTER FOR HEARING AND COMMUNICATION — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAUTISM SPEAKS INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL CENTER FOR HEBREW LANGUAGE CHAR SCHOOL EXCELLENCE & DEVELOPMENT INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Jewish Communal FundThe Goldman Sachs Cha…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Amazonsmile Foundation
Jewish Communal FundNY17.3× affinity7 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

04Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Marc & Jennifer Lipschultz Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Marc & Jennifer Lipschultz 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 42 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $2.5M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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who holds foundation money, and what just moved
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funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home