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Michael Chernow Trust FBO Charity Ccc at a glance

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Michael Chernow Trust FBO Charity Ccc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$50k
Granted FY2025still arriving
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Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$676kArts & Culture$467kSocial Science$331kReligion$185kPhilanthropy$95kEducation$93kCivil Rights$88kYouth Development$81kOther$0
02FY2025 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$50,000
Median grant
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States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHERNOW FUND INC$50,000
02The need
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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 (FY18–18, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Sid Jacobson JCC: $15k → 6%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

WA
IL
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
MO
MD
DE
TN
GA
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.7M · 32 repeat orgs$439k to everyone else

32 repeat relationships: 0 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

32
69

Total granted

$1.7M
$389k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
+33%

Still filing today

41%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthArts & CultureInternationalPhilanthropyCivil RightsHuman ServicesOther
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

  • TM
    THE MACULA FOUNDATION INC
    7× · 2017–2024 · $155k · revenue +53%
  • PB
    PALM BEACH OPERA INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $121k · revenue +69%
  • RF
    RAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC
    4× · 2017–2020 · $95k · revenue +72%

Funded once

  • NH
    NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue -21%
  • KC
    Kravis Center for the Arts
    one grant, 2021 · $40k
  • MS
    MADISON SQUARE BOYS & GIRLS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $28k
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
New York University

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.

Education
2
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
3
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
4
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
5
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
6
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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7
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
8
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
9
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Chartered by a unanimous act of congress, the museum is america's national institution for the documentation, study, interpretation, and education of holocaust history and serves as our country's memorial to the victims of the holocaust.…

Arts & Culture
10
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation

The lustgarten foundation is the largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research in the world. see schedule o.the lustgarten foundation is boldly leading the way through hope and innovation, turning fear into action through education…

Human Services
11
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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12
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Chernow Fund 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

46 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. 46 of the 104 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
44/46
Grantees still filing
31/46
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Salk Institute: $175,000 · OtherThe Salk InstituteFeinstein Institute: $135,500 · OtherFeinstein InstituteTEMPLE BETH EL OF GREAT NECK: $103,500 · OtherTEMPLE BETH EL OF GREAT NECKEMORY UNIVERSITY: $62,500 · OtherEMORY UNIVERSITYHadassah Hospital: $50,000 · OtherTHE CHERNOW FUND INC: $50,000 · OtherMassachusetts Eye & Ear: $50,000 · OtherKravis Center for the Arts: $40,000 · Other+66 more: $464,272 · Other+66 moreTHE MACULA FOUNDATION INC: $155,000 · HealthTHE MACULA FOUNDATION I…Boca Raton Regional Hospital Inc: $93,400 · HealthBoca Raton Regional Hos…ODYLIA THERAPEUTICS INC: $75,000 · HealthODYLIA THERAPEUTICS INCTHE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY: $65,000 · HealthTHE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF…NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION: $50,000 · HealthNORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDA…+4 more: $20,000 · HealthMetropolitan Opera Association Inc: $174,000 · Arts & CultureMetropolitan Opera A…PALM BEACH OPERA INC: $121,250 · Arts & CulturePALM BEACH OPERA INCRAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $94,500 · Arts & CultureRAYMOND F KRAVIS CEN…+5 more: $8,550 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $85,200 · Civil Rights+1 more: $2,500 · Civil RightsSave The Children Federation Inc: $57,500 · InternationalFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $2,600 · International+3 more: $4,100 · InternationalJEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $21,500 · PhilanthropySTOP POACHING NOW INC: $12,500 · PhilanthropyGeorge Lopez Foundation: $2,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $1,000 · PhilanthropySID JACOBSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $15,000 · Human ServicesWHEELS & KEELS FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Human Services
Other$1,130,772Health$458,400Arts & Culture$398,300Civil Rights$87,700International$64,200Philanthropy$37,000Human Services$16,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMetropolitan Opera Association Inc: $174,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MACULA FOUNDATION INC: $155,000 over 7y, 14% of budgetPALM BEACH OPERA INC: $121,250 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetRAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $94,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBoca Raton Regional Hospital Inc: $93,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $85,200 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetODYLIA THERAPEUTICS INC: $75,000 over 3y, 5.2% of budgetTHE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY: $65,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $57,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHERNOW FUND INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $21,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSID JACOBSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTOP POACHING NOW INC: $12,500 over 1y, 17% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $12,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLAY FOR PINK INC: $6,400 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATION: $6,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHARRY'S HEROES: $6,250 over 1y, 18% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION: $5,600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMadison Square Boys & Girls Club: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCURE DYSTONIA NOW INC: $4,500 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetTILLY'S LIFE CENTER: $4,250 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetRAINFOREST FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $2,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOODCLIFF LAKE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBALLET THEATRE FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGeorge Lopez Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDays For Girls International: $1,600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM INC: $1,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWHEELS & KEELS FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJZIPS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetWOODCLIFF LAKE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetTOURISM CARES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGOLDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTO INC: $750 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $250 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 Metropolitan Opera Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE MACULA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds PALM BEACH OPERA INC ↗
  • Who funds RAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds Boca Raton Regional Hospital Inc ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE ↗
  • Who funds ODYLIA THERAPEUTICS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY ↗
  • Who funds Save The Children Federation Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE CHERNOW FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds SID JACOBSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE ↗
  • Who funds The Carnegie Hall Society Inc ↗
  • Who funds STOP POACHING NOW INC ↗
  • Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC ↗
  • Who funds PLAY FOR PINK INC ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HARRY'S HEROES ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 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.

The Chernow Fund IncPledgeling FoundationJewish Communal FundMorgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Chernow Fund IncNY20× affinity7 shared granteesties to 6 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chernow Fund Inc · Pledgeling Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Michael Chernow Trust FBO Charity Ccc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Michael Chernow Trust FBO Charity Ccc. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • University of Delaware: 30% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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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Find your warmest path to Michael Chernow Trust FBO Charity Ccc 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 104 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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