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Marta Heflin 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.

$600k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
100
Grants FY2024
84
Organizations funded FY2023
2%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
80 to 91
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
14
Total assets, FY2024
$14M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 2% of the organizations Marta Heflin Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k 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
Arts & CultureAnimalsEducationEnvironmentOther
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 arriving86$588k9%
FY202384$588k2%
FY202283$606k1%
FY202189$675k6%
FY202080$584k6%
FY201983$616k18%
FY201883$668k22%
FY201791$700kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$2.8MAnimals$1.3MEnvironment$651kHealth$149kPublic Safety & Disaster$57kEducation$46kYouth Development$26kCivil Rights$24kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
NY
MA
NV
IN
PA
NJ
RI
CA
VA
MD
DE
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
GA
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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 128 grantees
All grantees of Marta Heflin Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Vivian Beaumont Theaterinc D/B/A Lincoln Center Theater$190,00080%
New York City Center Inc$185,00070%
La Mama Experimental Theatre Club Inc$172,00081%
Friends of the Choral Society Inc$123,000810%
Merrill W Linn Land & Waterways Conservancy$122,500834%
Eryc Taylor Dance Incorporated$122,500829%
American Humane Association$97,60080%
Gingold Theatrical Group$85,80084%
The Broadway Dance Lab Inc$84,00075%
The Episcopal Actors' Guild of America Inc$83,00083%
Visual AIDS for the Arts Inc$81,00082%
Vocal Ease Inc$80,00088%
Pets are Wonderful Support Inc dba PAWS$75,50082%
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc$74,00070%
International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc$69,50050%
Wings of Rescue Inc$69,00071%
The New York Festival of Song Inc$68,00084%
The Performance Zone Inc$67,50070%
Red Bull Theater Inc$67,50081%
Clean Ocean Action Inc$66,70073%
Tag Treatment Action Group Inc$66,40071%
Mint Theater Company Inc$64,50081%
Palmetto Animal League$60,50081%
York Theatre Company Inc$60,00081%
Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc$58,00060%
All Hands and Hearts Smart Response Inc$57,00070%
American Littoral Society$53,50080%
Primary Stages Company Inc$53,50080%
Wild Bird Fund Inc$50,50081%
Wild Heart Ranch Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation$50,40084%
NYC Dance Alliance Foundation Inc$50,00046%
Billion Oyster Project Inc$49,70080%
Keen Theater Company Inc$48,50081%
Keoni Movement Arts Inc$47,200814%
Haleakala Inc$47,00080%
Urban Cat League Inc$46,800816%
Wildlife Conservation Society$46,60060%
Soundscapes Inc$46,00081%
Waterfront Alliance Inc$45,80080%
Great Swamp Watershed Association$45,10081%
Movement Research Inc$45,00081%
Rainforest Alliance Inc$45,00060%
Friends of Argentine Tango Inc$43,400710%
Lambda Literary Foundation$42,70071%
The Raptor Trust$42,60081%
The Wildcat Sanctuary$42,00071%
Harvestworks Inc$41,00073%
Manhattan Theatre Club Inc$40,50060%
Danspace Project Inc$40,50081%
Playwrights Horizons Inc$40,00060%
Roundabout Theatre Company Inc$40,00040%
New York City Bird Alliance Inc$40,00070%
Lucky Cat Rescue$39,200820%
Safe Haven Wildlife Sanctuary$39,00061%
New York University$38,00060%
White Columns Inc$38,00071%
New York Live Arts Inc$37,00070%
Raritan Baykeeper Inc$36,70081%
Treehouse Shakers Inc$36,00084%
Friends of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Inc$35,00086%
American Dance Machine for the 21st Century$34,60067%
Participant Inc$32,00062%
Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center Inc$31,50061%
Transport Group Inc Dba Transport Group Theatre Company$31,00023%
Home For Good Dog Rescue Inc$30,60051%
Turtle Conservancy$29,20070%
Jenkins County K-9-1-1 Rescue$28,9008n/a
Hackensack Riverkeeper Inc$28,10071%
Wildlife Center of Long Island Inc$27,00081%
Atlantic Theater Company$27,00050%
Brooklyn Arts Exchange Inc$27,00051%
Catskill Animal Sanctuary Inc$26,50050%
Ballroom Basix USA Inc$26,00052%
Theatre for a New Audience Inc$25,50070%
Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary Inc$25,10072%
Discalced Inc$25,00040%
Brooklyn Community Pride Center Inc$23,50051%
Art Creates US Inc$22,00051%
Tosos II Inc$21,000610%
Paws on the Green$20,5007n/a
Antler Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary$18,00035%
Give Me Shelter Project Inc$17,90046%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$16,50040%
Orca Network$15,50032%
Gunnar Montana Productions$15,00033%
Amas Musical Theatre Inc$15,00061%
The Lighthouse International Film Festival Inc$12,50052%
Reclam the Bay$12,000218%
Vineyard Theatre and Workshop Center Inc$12,00020%
Astoria Performing Arts Center Inc$11,50023%
Friends of the Elephant Seal$11,00023%
The Actors Theatre Workshop Inc$11,00024%
Fractured Atlas Inc$10,50010%
Big Tree Productions Inc$10,00024%
Animal Haven Inc$10,00010%
Queer Art Inc$9,50021%
Bedlam Inc$8,10021%
Marymount Manhattan College$7,50010%
Environmental Advocates Ny Inc$7,50010%
Global Sanctuary for Elephants$7,50021%
Film Forum Inc$7,50010%
The Desert Tortoise Conservancy Inc$6,750515%
Performa Inc$6,00010%
Leap Inc$6,00010%
Guardians of Rescue Inc$6,00011%
Arts Ignite Inc$5,70011%
Virginia Musical Museum$5,000142%
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue Inc$5,00010%
Humane Society of the Delta$5,0001n/a
Indraloka Animal Sanctuary Inc$5,00010%
Footlite Musicals Inc$5,00012%
Aperture Foundation Inc$5,00010%
East Greenwich Animal Protection League Inc$5,00012%
The Actors Company Theatre Inc$5,00011%
Martina Arroyo Foundation$5,0001n/a
Rikers Island Cat Rescue Inc$5,0001n/a
Thin Man Dance Inc$5,00011%
Penguin Players Ltd$4,50011%
Advanced Beginner Group Inc$4,50018%
Faithful Friends Inc$4,50010%
Zoological Society of New Jersey Inc$2,70010%
Lone Star Country Dance Scholarship Fund$2,5001n/a
Latsky Dance Inc$2,00011%
Epic Players Inc$2,00011%
Signature Theatre Company Inc$1,80010%
Opening Act Inc$1,5001n/a
Kathryn Posin Dance Foundation$1,5001n/a
The 11th Hour Animal Rescue Inc T/A Eleventh Hour Animal Rescue$1,10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($289k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Marta Heflin Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 120 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Vivian Beaumont Theaterinc D/B/A Lincoln Center Theater: $190,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetNew York City Center Inc: $185,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLa Mama Experimental Theatre Club Inc: $172,000 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetFriends of the Choral Society Inc: $123,000 over 8y, 10% of budgetMerrill W Linn Land & Waterways Conservancy: $122,500 over 8y, 34% of budgetEryc Taylor Dance Incorporated: $122,500 over 8y, 29% of budgetAmerican Humane Association: $97,600 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetGingold Theatrical Group: $85,800 over 8y, 4.0% of budgetThe Broadway Dance Lab Inc: $84,000 over 7y, 5.0% of budgetThe Episcopal Actors' Guild of America Inc: $83,000 over 8y, 3.2% of budgetVisual AIDS for the Arts Inc: $81,000 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetVocal Ease Inc: $80,000 over 8y, 7.9% of budgetPets are Wonderful Support Inc dba PAWS: $75,500 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetThe David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc: $74,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetInternational Fund for Animal Welfare Inc: $69,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWings of Rescue Inc: $69,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetThe New York Festival of Song Inc: $68,000 over 8y, 3.7% of budgetThe Performance Zone Inc: $67,500 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetRed Bull Theater Inc: $67,500 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetClean Ocean Action Inc: $66,700 over 7y, 3.4% of budgetTag Treatment Action Group Inc: $66,400 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetMint Theater Company Inc: $64,500 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetPalmetto Animal League: $60,500 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetYork Theatre Company Inc: $60,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetBroadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc: $58,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAll Hands and Hearts Smart Response Inc: $57,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Littoral Society: $53,500 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetPrimary Stages Company Inc: $53,500 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetWild Bird Fund Inc: $50,500 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetWild Heart Ranch Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation: $50,400 over 8y, 4.0% of budgetNYC Dance Alliance Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 4y, 5.8% of budgetBillion Oyster Project Inc: $49,700 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetKeen Theater Company Inc: $48,500 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetKeoni Movement Arts Inc: $47,200 over 8y, 14% of budgetHaleakala Inc: $47,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetUrban Cat League Inc: $46,800 over 8y, 16% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $46,600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSoundscapes Inc: $46,000 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetWaterfront Alliance Inc: $45,800 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetGreat Swamp Watershed Association: $45,100 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetMovement Research Inc: $45,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetRainforest Alliance Inc: $45,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Argentine Tango Inc: $43,400 over 7y, 10% of budgetLambda Literary Foundation: $42,700 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetThe Raptor Trust: $42,600 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetThe Wildcat Sanctuary: $42,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetHarvestworks Inc: $41,000 over 7y, 2.8% of budgetManhattan Theatre Club Inc: $40,500 over 6y, 0.0% 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 120.

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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 Howard Gilman Foundation IncNY44.8× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · The Shubert Foundation Inc · The New York Community Trust · The Ford Foundation · The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels Foundation Inc · Lily Auchincloss Foundation Inc · The Andrew W Mellon Foundation · Jerome Robbins Foundation · The Lucille Lortel Foundation Inc · Axe-Houghton Foundation · The Harkness Foundation for Dance Inc

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 Marta Heflin Foundation

How much does Marta Heflin Foundation give?
Marta Heflin Foundation reported 100 grants totaling $600,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 80 and 91 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Marta Heflin Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (55%), Animals (25%), Environment (13%).
Who are Marta Heflin Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Vivian Beaumont Theaterinc D/B/A Lincoln Center Theater ($190k), New York City Center Inc ($185k), La Mama Experimental Theatre Club Inc ($172k).
Does Marta Heflin Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 2% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Marta Heflin 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 Marta Heflin Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc, The Hyde and Watson Foundation, The Shubert Foundation Inc.
Where is Marta Heflin Foundation based?
Marta Heflin Foundation is based in NY.

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 146 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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