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Melvin R Goodes Family Foundation at a glance

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Melvin R Goodes Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$210k
Granted FY2025still arriving
3
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Health$2.6MPhilanthropy$542kArts & Culture$474kEducation$124kHuman Services$100kEnvironment$23kReligion$19kRecreation & Sports$16kOther$0
02FY2025 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $200k
$100,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATION$100,000
BREAKTHROUGH T1D$100,000
SPARKLES FOUNDATION$10,000
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 (FY18–25, $59k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 36% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY: $5k → 11%SPARKLES FOUNDATION: $15k → 8%CHALLENGED ATHLETES: $3k → 11%E BEAUTY COMMUNITY: $3k → 7%SPARKLES FOUNDATION: $10k → 8%CHALLENGED ATHLETES: $3k → 11%SPARKLES FOUNDATION: $10k → 8%MORSELIFE FOUNDATION: $10k → 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

IL
NY
OH
NJ
CA
VA
MD
AZ
DC
TX
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.5M · 34 repeat orgs$380k to everyone else

34 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 32 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
40

Total granted

$3.5M
$280k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+35%

Still filing today

53%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $100k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesEducationPhilanthropyEnvironmentOther
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

  • BT
    BREAKTHROUGH T1D
    3× · 2018–2020 · $375k · revenue +31%
  • THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2018–2024 · $110k · revenue +30%
  • CM
    CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF PALM BEACH INC
    7× · 2018–2024 · $86k · revenue +198%

Funded once

  • BT
    BREAKTHROUGH TID
    one grant, 2024 · $50k
  • NC
    NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE RANCHO IRVINE CHAPTER
    one grant, 2021 · $40k · revenue +14%
  • U
    USAGAINSTALZHEIMER'Sgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $25k · revenue +40%
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
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
2
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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3
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
4
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
5
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc

The multiple myeloma research foundation (mmrf) is the largest nonprofit in the world solely focused on accelerating acurefor multiple myeloma patient. we drive the development and delivery of next-generation therapies, leverage data to…

Health
6
Northwell Health Foundation

Northwell health foundation inc. is dedicated toward helping donors, patients, and leaders link their vision and philanthropic support toward helping the underserved and uninsured, advancing the latest frontiers in medical technology and…

Health
7
The Lieber Institute Inc

The mission of the institute is to translate basic genetic and molecular mechanisms of schizophrenia and related developmental brain disorders into clinical advances that change the lives of affected individuals. it is catalyzing a new…

Health
8
Phelps Memorial Hospital Association

Phelps memorial hospital association ("pmha") is part of northwell health, inc ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the…

Health
9
Personal Care Products Council Foundation Inc

The foundation is set up to deliver one program - look good feel better. the mission of this nationwide program is to improve the quality of life of women, men, and teens undergoing cancer treatment by offering advice on how to cope with…

Health
10
Lungevity Foundation Inc

Lungevity's vision is a world where no one dies of lung cancer. lungevity foundation is firmly committed to making an immediate impact on increasing quality-of-life and survivorship of people with lung cancer by accelerating research into…

Health
11
Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy

The parker institute for cancer immunotherapy's (pici) mission is to accelerate the development of breakthrough immune therapies to turn all cancers into curable diseases.

Health
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Fashion Scholarship Fund; the most unlike its peers is Extraordinary Charities 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, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 37 of the 75 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/37
Grantees still filing
28/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATION: $1,705,083 · Social ScienceALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATIONJDRF OF MONMOUTH COUNTY: $490,000 · OtherJDRF OF MONMOUTH COUNTYBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $100,000 · OtherBREAKTHROUGH T1DMORSELIFE HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $81,650 · OtherMORSELIFE HEALTH SYSTEM INCBREAKTHROUGH TID: $50,000 · OtherDRAMAWORKS: $45,000 · OtherNATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE RANCHO IRVINE CHAPTER: $40,000 · Other+41 more: $333,550 · Other+41 moreBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $374,500 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH…USAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S: $25,000 · HealthUSAGAINSTALZ…THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $15,500 · Health+4 more: $21,875 · HealthNORTON MUSEUM OF ART INC: $150,000 · Arts & CultureNORTON MUS…CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF PALM BEACH INC: $85,500 · Arts & CultureCHAMBER MU…PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC: $77,860 · Arts & CulturePALM BEACH…THE PERLMAN MUSIC PROGRAM INC: $23,750 · Arts & CultureTHE PERLMA…AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE MUSEE DORSAY: $16,000 · Arts & Culture+5 more: $18,000 · Arts & CultureTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $110,075 · Public Safety & DisasterTIKVA CORP: $52,000 · EducationCENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION INC: $7,000 · EducationFASHION SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $2,500 · Education+1 more: $1,500 · EducationSparkles Foundation Inc: $35,000 · Human ServicesMORSELIFE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $6,000 · Human ServicesHospice of the Valley: $5,000 · Human ServicesEBEAUTY COMMUNITY INC: $2,500 · Human Services
Social Science$1,705,083Other$1,140,200Health$436,875Arts & Culture$371,110Public Safety & Disaster$110,075Education$63,000Human Services$58,500

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 budgetALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATION: $1,705,083 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $374,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNORTON MUSEUM OF ART INC: $150,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $110,075 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF PALM BEACH INC: $85,500 over 7y, 2.8% of budgetMORSELIFE HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $81,650 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetPALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC: $77,860 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetTIKVA CORP: $52,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSparkles Foundation Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetUSAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE PERLMAN MUSIC PROGRAM INC: $23,750 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetTHE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC: $22,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE MUSEE DORSAY: $16,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $15,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMORSELIFE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTown of Palm Beach United Way Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNEW YORK STEM CELL FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROMISE FUND OF FLORIDA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetPalm Beach Civic Association Inc: $8,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION INC: $7,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHospice of the Valley: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFASHION SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEBEAUTY COMMUNITY INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUniversity of Dayton: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRIVERSIDE THEATRE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEat Better Live Better Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE ARMORY ART CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEXTRAORDINARY CHARITIES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEVERYMIND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $875 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 ALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BREAKTHROUGH T1D ↗
  • Who funds NORTON MUSEUM OF ART INC ↗
  • Who funds THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF PALM BEACH INC ↗
  • Who funds MORSELIFE HEALTH SYSTEM INC ↗
  • Who funds PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC ↗
  • Who funds TIKVA CORP ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE RANCHO IRVINE CHAPTER ↗
  • Who funds Sparkles Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds USAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S ↗
  • Who funds THE PERLMAN MUSIC PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE MUSEE DORSAY ↗
  • Who funds THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH ↗
  • Who funds MORSELIFE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Town of Palm Beach United Way Inc ↗
  • Who funds NEW YORK STEM CELL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds PROMISE FUND OF FLORIDA INC ↗
  • Who funds Palm Beach Civic Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC ↗
  • Who funds CHALLENGED ATHLETES 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.

National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
National Philanthropic TrustPA9.4× affinity7 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile 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 Melvin R Goodes Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Melvin R Goodes Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 90%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Everymind Inc: 4% of income from government
  • The Palm Beach Symphony Society Inc: 0% of income from government
  • The Armory Art Center Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
9get no government money at all
9report 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.

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 75 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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