· Private foundation
Mechner Foundation Fka Humanitas 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k8 grants · $16k
- $10k–50k11 grants · $180k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| PURE EARTH | $40,000 |
| PROJECT HOPE | $20,000 |
| VOICES OF CHILDREN | $20,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $15,000 |
| IFJ SAFETY FUND FOR JOURNALISTS IN | $15,000 |
| NOVA UKRAINE | $15,000 |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN | $15,000 |
| INSIGHT MEDITATION SOCIETY | $10,000 |
| UKRAINE CRISIS RELIEF FUND GLOBAL | $10,000 |
| LAFAYETTE AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURC | $10,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $10,000 |
| CAMBRIDGE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL STU | $8,003 |
| THICH NHAT HANH FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| BF SKINNER FOUNDATION | $1,041 |
| LA LENDING LIBRARY | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
US giving: 86% of grant dollars ($193k). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 14% that went abroad ($30k) is mapped below.
Its human-services grants (FY23–23, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Beyond the US: 14% of all-years giving ($30k)
3 countries, by the recipient’s country on the filing.
How this is measured
Where the work is directed
The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.
About 11% of Mechner Foundation Fka Humanitas Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.
How this is measured
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.
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."
Enhance Columbia University's education mission by acquiring and publishing outstanding original works by scholars and others that contribute to an understanding of global human concerns. Columbia University Press became part of the…
Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.
Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)
Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…
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.
Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…
We generate ideas, produce evidence, and design solutions to improve the lives of underserved populations around the world. we take a multidisciplinary, intergenerational, life-cycle approach that contributes to (see schedule o)four global…
The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.
International consortium of investigative journalists, inc.'s (icij) mission is to show people how the world really works through stories that rock the world; forcing positive change.
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.
The climate institute is organized for the purpose of educating the general public and policy makers as to the gravity of potential climate change, exploring the policy implications of the latest scientific findings on climate modelling…
How this is measured
11 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. 11 of the 26 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 BLACKSMITH INSTITUTE INC ↗
- Who funds PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds Save The Children Federation Inc ↗
- Who funds NOVA UKRAINE ↗
- Who funds Internet Archive ↗
- Who funds CAMBRIDGE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL STUDIES INC ↗
- Who funds BF SKINNER FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds NATURAL AREAS CONSERVANCY INC ↗
- Who funds WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds CITY HARVEST INC ↗
- Who funds NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Mechner Foundation Fka Humanitas Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Mechner Foundation Fka Humanitas Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
How this is measured
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