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Mody Foundation

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.

$75k
Granted FY2023
12
Grants FY2023
8
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

69% of Mody Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to National Philanthropic Trust, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 4 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year Mody Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 9 organizations, $75k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

8
’17
9
’18
7
’19
8
’20
6
’21
3
’22
9
’23
2
’24
4
’25

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$614kHealth$326kEducation$266kHuman Services$129kReligion$107kYouth Development$69kCrime & Legal$53kScience & Tech$47kOther$0
02FY2023 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k9 grants · $30k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $45k
$5,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$4.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE HELLENIC INITIATIVE$25,000
THE 13TH MAN INC$10,000
HARTWOOD FOUNDATION$10,000
Individual grant recipient$5,400
CROHNS AND COLITIS FOUNDATION$5,000
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY$5,000
KING HUSSEIN FOUNDATION$4,500
KYLE KUZMA FAMILY FOUNDATION$4,000
DREAM ON 3$3,090
THE LANGLEY SCHOOL$1,220
THROW AWAY DOGS PROJECT$850
THEIR LIVES MATTER$500
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 (FY20–24, $87k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 76% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%FIGHT FOR CHILDREN INC: $31k → 14%THE 13TH MAN INC: $10k → 11%THE 13TH MAN INC: $10k → 11%THE 13TH MAN INC: $8k → 11%THE 13TH MAN INC: $8k → 11%HARTWOOD FOUNDATION: $10k → 6%TOUCHING HEART: $6k → 6%TOUCHING HEART: $5k → 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
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
MO
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NC
SC
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.

37%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$454k · 17 repeat orgs$759k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +47% since the first grant, against +32% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2023, 13 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call). Read against FY2023, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
30

Total granted

$454k
$399k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
+32%

Still filing today

65%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 4% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $254k 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
HealthHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureRecreation & SportsPublic BenefitOther
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

  • TL
    THE LANGLEY SCHOOL INC
    5× · 2017–2023 · $114k · revenue +47%
  • TP
    The Potomac School
    2× · 2020–2021 · $50k · revenue +46%
  • VT
    VETERAN TICKETS FOUNDATION
    2× · 2018–2019 · $30k · revenue +696%

Funded once

  • TA
    Truth AAU Inc
    one grant, 2022 · $102k
  • CH
    CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2018 · $100k · revenue +3%
  • FF
    FIGHT FOR CHILDREN INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $31k · revenue +43%
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
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

For more than 125 years, the mission of the johns hopkins hospital has been to lead the world in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and to train tomorrow's great physicians, nurses and scientists. above all, we aim to provide the…

Health
2
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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3
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.

Health
4
Mila's Miracle Foundation

The mission of mila's miracle foundation is to find and fund paths to a cure for batten and other life-threatening neurological disorders. families in this community have been pivotal in raising the necessary funds and awareness. together,…

Health
5
Global Down Syndrome Foundation

To significantly improve the lives of people with down syndrome through research, medical care, education and advocacy. an important part of this mission is to support the global affiliate organizations that we helped establish and…

Health
6
Children's National

Children's national coordinates the overall policy and activities of the affiliated organizations. see schedule o.

Health
7
Team Impact Inc

Team impact is the only u.s. nonprofit that tackles the emotional trauma and social isolation experienced by children facing serious and chronic illnesses by matching them with a college athletic team. because no child should be sidelined…

Philanthropy
8
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
9
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
10
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
11
The Children's Cancer Cause Inc

The mission of children's cancer cause is to champion policies and programs that improve the lives of children with cancer and survivors.

Health
12
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Hospital Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Their Lives Matter. 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

36 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. 36 of the 63 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/36
Grantees still filing
27/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $583,586 · PhilanthropyNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST+1 more: $20,000 · PhilanthropyTruth AAU Inc: $102,453 · OtherTruth AAU IncHIGH POINT UNIVERSITY TREASURERS: $62,500 · OtherHIGH POINT UNIVERSITY TREASURERSOPERATION K A R E: $50,000 · OtherOPERATION K A R EMSE FOUNDATION: $47,000 · OtherMSE FOUNDATIONLIFE WITH CANCER: $40,000 · OtherLIFE WITH CANCERCHARITYBUZZ: $30,675 · OtherCHARITYBUZZCharity Buzzcom: $29,292 · OtherCharity BuzzcomHELLENIC INITIATIVE INC: $25,000 · Other+28 more: $121,736 · Other+28 moreCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $100,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S HOSPI…INOVA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION: $100,000 · HealthINOVA HEALTH SYS…BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $23,250 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNI…CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · HealthCROHN'S & COLITI…BREAKTHROUGH T1D: $10,000 · Health+4 more: $9,895 · HealthTHE LANGLEY SCHOOL INC: $114,402 · EducationTHE LANGLEY …The Potomac School: $50,000 · EducationThe Potomac …DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM: $30,000 · EducationDISTRICT OF …+1 more: $4,000 · EducationThe Independence Fund Inc: $75,000 · Public BenefitVETERAN TICKETS FOUNDATION: $29,500 · Public Benefit+1 more: $850 · Public BenefitTHE 13TH MAN INC: $35,000 · Human ServicesFIGHT FOR CHILDREN INC: $30,900 · Human ServicesTOUCHING HEART: $10,757 · Human ServicesHARTWOOD FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE SAFE CHILDREN FOUNDATION: $3,000 · Human ServicesWOLF TRAP FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $17,500 · Arts & CultureCITYDANCE ENSEMBLE INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureJOSHUA M FREEMAN FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $200 · Arts & Culture
Philanthropy$603,586Other$508,656Health$258,145Education$198,402Public Benefit$105,350Human Services$89,657Arts & Culture$32,700

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 budgetNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $583,586 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LANGLEY SCHOOL INC: $114,402 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Potomac School: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE 13TH MAN INC: $35,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetFIGHT FOR CHILDREN INC: $30,900 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHELLENIC INITIATIVE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $23,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMONUMENTAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetWOLF TRAP FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $17,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTOUCHING HEART: $10,757 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetHARTWOOD FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCITYDANCE ENSEMBLE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNOVA 94 FEET INC: $10,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetDream On 3: $8,240 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetThe Women's Center: $5,150 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJOSHUA M FREEMAN FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOCIATED CHARITIES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKYLE KUZMA FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetTHE ADD IMPACT NETWORK INC: $3,085 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE SAFE CHILDREN FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWorld TEAM Sports: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThrow Away Dogs Project: $850 over 1y, 0.6% of budget24 Foundation Inc: $515 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Borgen Project: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHEIR LIVES MATTER: $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFRANKLIN MINERAL MUSEUM: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $100 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.

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.

W Russell and Norma R…The Carl M Freeman Fo…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Ayco Charitable F…Greater Washington Co…Equitable Foundation …Kimsey FoundationPhilip L Graham Fund …Gs Donor Advised Phil…Enterprise Holdings F…Ge Aerospace Foundati…Morgan Stanley Global…
W Russell and Norma Ramsey Foundation IncVA15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: W Russell and Norma Ramsey Foundation Inc · The Carl M Freeman Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Greater Washington Community Foundation · Equitable Foundation Inc · Kimsey Foundation · Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings Company · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 20%
  • Joshua M Freeman Foundation: 20% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Mody Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Mody 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 63 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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where grant money is based, and what stays home