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Md Lieberman 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.

$851k
Granted FY2024still arriving
46
Grants FY2024still arriving
10
States reached
$357k
Largest
01What it funds
0182% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$2.6MReligion$411kHealth$300kRecreation & Sports$80kInternational$68kFood & Nutrition$57kPhilanthropy$53kHousing & Shelter$34kOther$0
02FY2024 · 46 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k36 grants · $112k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $137k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $245k
  • $250k+1 grant · $357k
$4,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$18M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL$357,000
ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH$127,000
ST JOHN VIANNEY$61,000
BLAIR ACADEMY$57,000
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY$40,000
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY$36,000
THE ALLENTOWN PARKNERSHIP$20,000
BLAIR IN KENYA$19,000
Individual grant recipient$12,000
LV WRESTLING CLUB REGIONAL TRAINING$10,000
ST ANN SCHOOL$7,000
SIXTH STREET SHELTER$7,000
CONCERN$7,000
ST THOMAS MORE CHURCH$6,000
DESALES UNIVERSITY$6,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $134k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%MARY'S SHELTER: $3k → 11%HEALTHNETWORK: $100k → 17%HEALTHNETWORK: $1k → 17%HEALTHNETWORK: $1k → 17%HEALTHNETWORK: $1k → 17%HEALTHNET WORK FOUNDATION: $1k → 17%THE KINDNESS PROJECT: $4k → 11%CAY GALGON LIFE HOUSE: $5k → 11%CAY GALGON LIFE HOUSE: $4k → 11%MARY'S SHELTER: $3k → 11%CAY GALGON LIFE HOUSE: $3k → 11%CAY GALGON LIFE HOUSE: $3k → 11%CAY GALGON LIFE HOUSE: $3k → 11%CAY GALGON LIFE HOUSE: $3k → 11%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

ID
MI
OH
PA
NJ
RI
CA
CO
WV
VA
AZ
DC
OK
TX
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.6M · 51 repeat orgs$146k to everyone else

51 repeat relationships: 40 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

51
30

Total granted

$3.6M
$111k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+37%

Still filing today

43%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthHuman ServicesInternationalArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • BA
    BLAIR ACADEMY
    8× · 2017–2024 · $763k · revenue +42%
  • LU
    LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
    8× · 2017–2024 · $231k · revenue +69%
  • VU
    VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
    8× · 2017–2024 · $231k · revenue +50%

Funded once

  • AC
    ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC
    one grant, 2017 · $12k
  • WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
    one grant, 2022 · $8k · revenue -40%
  • SH
    SACRED HEART CHURCH
    one grant, 2021 · $7k
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.

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Delaware Valley University

See schedule o.we are inspired by the ideals of our founder who, in 1896, emphasized respect for all people and ideas, who honored knowledge with practice, progress and the common good. our historical commitment to experiential learning…

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Seton Hall University

Seton hall university is a catholic institution of higher education

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3
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
4
Saint Joseph's University

As philadelphia's jesuit catholic university, saint joseph's provides a rigorous, student-centered education rooted in the liberal arts. we prepare students for personal excellence, professional success, and engaged citizenship. striving…

Education
5
Manhattanville University

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

Education
6
Walsh University Inc

Walsh university is an independent, coeducational catholic, liberal arts and sciences institution dedicated to educating its students to become leaders in service to others through a values-based education with an international perspective…

Education
7
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
8
Hilbert College

Hilbert college is an independent institution of higher learning that embraces its catholic franciscan heritage and values. students from diverse backgrounds are educated in liberal arts and professional programs to become informed…

Education
9
Molloy University

Molloy university, an independent catholic university, rooted in the dominican tradition of study, spirituality, service, and community, is committed to academic excellence with respect for each person. through transformative education,…

Education
10
Gettysburg College

Gettysburg college is a residential, undergraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences.

Education
11
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
12
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Blair in Kenya 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

37 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. 37 of the 88 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/37
Grantees still filing
27/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL: $551,875 · OtherST THOMAS MORE SCHOOLALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH: $529,000 · OtherALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGHST JOHN VIANNEY: $185,000 · OtherST JOHN VIANNEYST THOMAS MORE CHURCH: $147,000 · OtherST THOMAS MORE CHURCH+64 more: $677,100 · Other+64 moreBLAIR ACADEMY: $763,000 · EducationBLAIR ACADEMYLEHIGH UNIVERSITY: $231,000 · EducationLEHIGH UNIVERSITYVILLANOVA UNIVERSITY: $231,000 · EducationVILLANOVA UNIVERSITY+4 more: $79,500 · Education+4 moreST LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PA: $94,000 · HealthLEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL: $62,000 · HealthTHE TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $11,000 · Health+2 more: $5,400 · HealthHEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION FKA HEALTH NET FOUNDATION INC: $104,000 · Human ServicesCAY GALGON LIFE HOUSE: $20,625 · Human ServicesMARY'S SHELTER: $6,000 · Human Services+1 more: $3,500 · Human ServicesBLAIR IN KENYA INC: $68,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $8,000 · InternationalTELLURIDE FOUNDATION: $30,000 · Recreation & SportsTHE ALLENTOWN PARKNERSHIP: $20,000 · Community Improvement
Other$2,089,975Education$1,304,500Health$172,400Human Services$134,125International$76,000Recreation & Sports$30,000Community Improvement$20,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBLAIR ACADEMY: $763,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetLEHIGH UNIVERSITY: $231,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetVILLANOVA UNIVERSITY: $231,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION FKA HEALTH NET FOUNDATION INC: $104,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetST LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PA: $94,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBLAIR IN KENYA INC: $68,000 over 8y, 6.3% of budgetLEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL: $62,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetDESALES UNIVERSITY: $42,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK: $39,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTELLURIDE FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $25,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HILLSIDE SCHOOL: $22,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetCAY GALGON LIFE HOUSE: $20,625 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetTHE ALLENTOWN PARKNERSHIP: $20,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetTELLURIDE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS AND HUMAN DBA TELLURIDE ARTS: $12,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $11,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetWILDLANDS CONSERVANCY INC: $11,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMELOT FOR CHILDREN: $7,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetTHE SWAIN SCHOOL: $6,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: $6,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Scranton: $6,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMARY'S SHELTER: $6,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY: $6,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMACUNGIE AMBULANCE CORPS: $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHCSC - BLOOD CENTER: $4,400 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE KINDNESS PROJECT: $3,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetANGEL 34: $3,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCOMMUNITY BIKE WORKS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetUPPER MILFORD WESTERN FIRE DISTRICT FIRE COMPANY NO 1: $2,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetLEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMONTVILLE TOWNSHIP FIRST AID SQUAD INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFAITH IN THE FUTURE FOUNDATION: $1,000 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.

  • Who funds BLAIR ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds HEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION FKA HEALTH NET FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PA ↗
  • Who funds BLAIR IN KENYA INC ↗
  • Who funds LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL ↗
  • Who funds DESALES UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds TELLURIDE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds THE HILLSIDE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds CAY GALGON LIFE HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds THE ALLENTOWN PARKNERSHIP ↗
  • Who funds TELLURIDE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS AND HUMAN DBA TELLURIDE ARTS ↗
  • Who funds THE TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY INC ↗
  • Who funds NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗

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.

United Way of the Greater Lehigh ValleyPA35.9× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley · Air Products Foundation · Ppl Foundation · Lehigh Valley Community Foundation · Butz Foundation · The Topper Foundation · William and Patricia Straccia · The Century Fund Trust · Harry C Trexler Estate · Frederick H Bedford Jr & Margaret S Bedford Charitable Foundation · The Breidegam Family Foundation · The Rider-Pool Foundation

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 Md Lieberman Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Md Lieberman 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%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Blair Academy: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Md Lieberman Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Md Lieberman 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 88 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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