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Merona Leadership Foundation

MERONA Leadership Foundations mission is to support pro-Israel activists of all backgrounds, on campuses and beyond, by providing programming, professional guidance and funding for pro-Israel initiatives while collaborating with pro-Israel non-profits and engaging pro-Israel community leaders.One of the initiatives that Merona is…

$559k
Granted FY2024still arriving
8
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$224k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

International$1.6MPhilanthropy$582kCivil Rights$310kReligion$273kHuman Services$125kEducation$111kScience & Tech$42kPublic Benefit$38k
02FY2024 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $44k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $494k
$19,405
Median grant
4
States reached
$4.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CENTRAL FUND OF ISRAEL$223,521
SOLDIERS SAVE LIVES$150,000
IMPACT FORUM FOUNDATION$120,844
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF UNIT 669$19,405
ISRAELI AMERICAN COUNCIL$15,000
HIAS INC$10,000
JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS CO$7,500
YOUNG ISRAEL OF HOLLISWOOD$5,440
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 (FY22–24, $125k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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.

area typical 10%AMERICAN FRIENDS OF UNIT 669: $19k → 16%ISRAELI AMERICAN COUNCIL: $15k → 14%TALK ISRAEL: $80k → 14%TALK ISRAEL: $10k → 14%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

ME
MN
NY
IN
PA
NJ
CA
VA
MD
DC
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.

59%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 10 repeat orgs$998k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +49% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
18

Total granted

$1.4M
$806k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+49%
+16%

Still filing today

90%
78%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 65% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $192k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalCivil RightsReligionEducationPhilanthropyCrime & LegalOther
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

  • CF
    Central Fund of Israel
    6× · 2017–2024 · $686k · revenue +145%
  • IC
    ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL
    3× · 2022–2024 · $105k · revenue +10%
  • SS
    STUDENTS SUPPORTING ISRAEL
    4× · 2017–2022 · $82k · revenue +509%

Funded once

  • OM
    OPENDOR MEDIA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $139k · revenue +47%
  • ME
    MIDDLE EAST MEDIA AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $104k · revenue +52%
  • RC
    Rimon Club Z DBA Club Z
    one grant, 2022 · $99k · revenue -7%
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
Voices United for Israel

Educational information regarding Israel and the Middle East.

International
2
Americans for a Safe Israel Inc

Educating members and the general public regarding various issues related to american foreign policy by publishing educational materials and holding conferences

International
3
Pro-Israel America United

The organization's major purpose was to educate americans on us-israeli relations, encourage advocacy, and promote civic engagement.

International
4
Alliance for Israel

To educate about antisemitism and the campaign to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel.

Civil Rights
5
Foundation for Conservative Judiasm of South Florida
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6
Jewish Electorate Institute

The jewish electorate institute (jei) is an independent, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization that surveys, interprets, reports, and educates the public about the perspectives, voting behaviors, and motivations of the american jewish…

Civil Rights
7
Sherit Isroel
—
8
Friends of Institute for Zionist

The organization seeks to reinforce the foundations of israel as a jewish and democratic state. it acts to promote programs to educate the israeli public on the importance of both values and to demonstrate how each contributes to and…

International
9
International Israel Allies Caucus Foundation Inc

Education events regarding the us/israel relationship

International
10
American Friends of Ish El Rayahu

To promote, benefit, and support Jewish religious, charitable & educational activities in Israel and the USA.

Religion
11
Connect Israel

Connect israel is a life-long program that aims to strengthen the gap between american jews and israelis through business, creative teamwork, and developing personal relationships.

International
12
New Jewish Narrative Inc

To support a strong and secure israel and to carry out public information activities on the middle east peace issues in the united states.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Opendor Media Inc; the most unlike its peers is Middle East Media and Research Institute 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

30 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. 30 of the 36 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/30
Grantees still filing
22/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Central Fund of Israel: $686,413 · InternationalCentral Fund of IsraelMIDDLE EAST MEDIA AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC: $104,200 · InternationalMIDDLE EAST MEDIA AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE…STUDENTS SUPPORTING ISRAEL: $82,000 · InternationalSTUDENTS SUPPORTING ISRAELISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $62,500 · InternationalISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCEJEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA: $43,830 · InternationalRESEARCH - EVAL - PROMOTING ORG RESPON & TRANSPARENCY - REPORT - INC: $37,800 · International+4 more: $82,100 · International+4 morePEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $302,788 · PhilanthropyPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT F…IMPACT FORUM FOUNDATION: $181,624 · PhilanthropyIMPACT FORUM FOUNDATIO…JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES: $70,000 · PhilanthropyJEWISH COMMUNITY FOUND…CAPITAL RESEARCH CENTER: $58,000 · PhilanthropyCAPITAL RESEARCH CENTE…FJC: $272,827 · Crime & LegalFJCCENTER FOR FREEDOM AND SAFETY CO: $40,000 · Crime & LegalCENTER FOR F…The Louis D Brandeis Center Inc: $24,600 · Crime & LegalThe Louis D …OPENDOR MEDIA INC: $138,600 · ReligionOPENDOR M…Rimon Club Z DBA Club Z: $99,000 · ReligionRimon Clu…Fuel For Truth Inc: $10,000 · ReligionZACHOR LEGAL INSTITUTE: $147,580 · Civil RightsZACHOR LE…DEFENDING EDUCATION: $64,680 · Civil RightsDEFENDING…A WIDER BRIDGE: $25,800 · Civil RightsA WIDER B…+1 more: $7,500 · Civil RightsAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MITZPE: $52,200 · OtherAMERICAN FRIE…ELNET: $42,300 · OtherELNETMIDDLE EAST FORUM: $33,600 · OtherMIDDLE EAST F…HAYM SOLOMON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $20,000 · OtherHAYM SOLOMON …ALUMS FOR CAMPUS FAIRNESS: $18,850 · OtherISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL: $105,414 · OtherISRAELI-AMERI…AMERICAN FRIENDS OF UNIT 669 INC: $19,405 · OtherALPHA EPSILON PI FOUNDATION: $36,000 · OtherALPHA EPSILON…Israel 21c: $30,650 · OtherIsrael 21c+2 more: $15,440 · OtherSOLDIERS SAVE LIVES CORPORATION: $150,000 · Public Safety & Disaster
International$1,098,843Philanthropy$612,412Crime & Legal$337,427Religion$247,600Civil Rights$245,560Other$373,859Public Safety & Disaster$150,000

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 budgetCentral Fund of Israel: $686,413 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $302,788 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFJC: $272,827 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetIMPACT FORUM FOUNDATION: $181,624 over 2y, 11% of budgetSOLDIERS SAVE LIVES CORPORATION: $150,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetZACHOR LEGAL INSTITUTE: $147,580 over 3y, 55% of budgetOPENDOR MEDIA INC: $138,600 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL: $105,414 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetRimon Club Z DBA Club Z: $99,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetSTUDENTS SUPPORTING ISRAEL: $82,000 over 4y, 6.7% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES: $70,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDEFENDING EDUCATION: $64,680 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $62,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCAPITAL RESEARCH CENTER: $58,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetJEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA: $43,830 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCENTER FOR FREEDOM AND SAFETY CO: $40,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetRESEARCH - EVAL - PROMOTING ORG RESPON & TRANSPARENCY - REPORT - INC: $37,800 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetALPHA EPSILON PI FOUNDATION: $36,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetIsrael 21c: $30,650 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetFuente Latina Inc: $26,600 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetA WIDER BRIDGE: $25,800 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF REICHMAN UNIVERSITY INC: $25,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Louis D Brandeis Center Inc: $24,600 over 1y, 12% of budgetFriends of Intelligence Practitioners Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF UNIT 669 INC: $19,405 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHIAS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFuel For Truth Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 7.7% of budgetJewish Community Relations Council of New York: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

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.

Jewish Community Foun…The Milstein Family F…The Marcus Foundation…Jewish Community Fede…Jewish Communal FundJewish National Fund …Adelson Family Founda…The Snider FoundationGoodman Family Suppor…The Diane and Guilfor…Hochberg Family Found…Newton & Rochelle Bec…
Jewish Community Foundation of Los AngelesCA24.2× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · The Milstein Family Foundation · The Marcus Foundation Inc · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Jewish Communal Fund · Jewish National Fund (Keren Kayemeth Leisrael) Inc · Adelson Family Foundation · The Snider Foundation · Goodman Family Supporting Foundation · The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation · Hochberg Family Foundation · Newton & Rochelle Becker Charitable Trus

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 Merona Leadership Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Merona Leadership Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 88%
  • Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
1rely 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.
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How do I get to Merona Leadership Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Merona Leadership 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 36 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 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home