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Morris Kirschner Perpetual Charitable Tr at a glance

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Morris Kirschner Perpetual Charitable Tr

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
23
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$24k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$140kReligion$90kEnvironment$13kRecreation & Sports$10kEducation$6kHealth$6kInternational$5kCrime & Legal$4kOther$0
02FY2025 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k22 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $24k
$1,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$601k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CONGRG BETH JABOB OHEV SHOLOM$24,000
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY$5,000
PUBLIC THEATRE$3,000
HISTORIC HUDSON VALLEY$2,500
MORGAN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM$2,500
TEMPLE BETH-EL$1,855
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART$1,500
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN$1,500
THE ASIA SOCIETY$1,500
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL$1,000
ROYAL OAK SOCIETY$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN$500
Individual grant recipient$500
CONGREGATION RODEF SHOLOM$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 (FY24–24, $662) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%GRANNIES RESPOND ABUELAS RESPONDEN: $662 → 9%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
MA
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CO
VA
DE
AZ
KS
DC
GA
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.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$233k · 53 repeat orgs$52k to everyone else

53 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2025, 38 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

53
32

Total granted

$233k
$20k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+31%

Still filing today

75%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 36% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $32k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEnvironmentEducationPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsAnimalsOther
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

  • AM
    American Museum of Natural History
    3× · 2022–2025 · $19k · revenue +8%
  • MM
    METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
    3× · 2020–2022 · $10k · revenue +119%
  • MT
    MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB INC
    3× · 2021–2023 · $9k · revenue +157%

Funded once

  • NY
    New York Historical Society
    one grant, 2019 · $3k · revenue +1%
  • MO
    MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    one grant, 2021 · $3k · revenue -4%
  • BM
    BRUCE MUSEUM INC
    one grant, 2020 · $2k · revenue -4%
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 Neue Galerie New York
Arts & Culture
2
The Long Island Museum of American Art History & Carriages

The long island museum is dedicated to inspiring people of all ages with an understanding and enjoyment of american art, history and carriages as expressed through the heritage of long island and its diverse communities.

Arts & Culture
3
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc

Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…

Arts & Culture
4
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…

Arts & Culture
5
Amigos Del Museo Del Barrio Inc El Museo Del Barrio

El museo's mission is to preserve, interpret, and promote the artistic heritage of puerto ricans and all latin americans in the united states by means of exhibitions, public programs, publications, and educational activities.

Arts & Culture
6
Philadelphia Museum of Art

The philadelphia museum of art - in partnership with the city, the region, and art museums around the globe - seeks to preserve, enhance, interpret, and extend the reach of its great collection in particular, and the visual arts in…

Arts & Culture
7
The Newark Museum Association

Nmoa mission statement is: we welcome everyone with inclusive experiences that spark curiosity and foster community.

Arts & Culture
8
Berggruen Institute
Education
9
Clyfford Still Museum

Home to the art and legacy of the american painter clyfford still, we invite all to explore the potential of individual creative endeavor.

Arts & Culture
10
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences dba the Staten Island Museum

Founded in 1881 the Staten Island Museum engages visitors with interdisciplinary exhibitions, public programs, and educational activities for all ages. It is the mission of the Staten Island Museum to spark curiosity and generate…

Arts & Culture
11
Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery

The huntington library, art museum, and botanical gardens shares its world-renowned collections to support scholarship, foster learning, inspire creativity, and offer transformative experiences for diverse audiences.

Arts & Culture
12
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute

Munson-williams-proctor arts institute (mwpai) is a fine arts center dedicated to serving diverse audiences by advancing the appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the arts. the art institute aims to promote interest and…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations; the most unlike its peers is Longwood Gardens 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

60 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. 60 of the 94 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
60/60
Grantees still filing
49/60
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CONGREGATION BETH JACOB OHEV SHALOM: $33,100 · OtherCONGREGATION BETH JACOB OHEV SHALOMCONGRG BETH JABOB OHEV SHOLOM: $24,000 · OtherCONGRG BETH JABOB OHEV SHOLOMCONGREGATION BETH JACOB OHEV SHOLOM: $16,900 · OtherCONGREGATION BETH JACOB OHEV SHOLOMTEMPLE BETH EL: $12,828 · OtherTEMPLE BETH EL+45 more: $39,186 · Other+45 moreAmerican Museum of Natural History: $18,500 · Arts & CultureAmerican Museum of Natural HistoryMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $10,450 · Arts & CultureMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARTMANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB INC: $9,000 · Arts & CultureMANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB INCNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: $9,000 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVALMUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST: $8,000 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE A LIVING MEMORIAL TO…HISTORIC HUDSON VALLEY: $7,800 · Arts & CultureHISTORIC HUDSON VALLEYWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $7,800 · Arts & CultureWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTSOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION: $5,750 · Arts & CultureTHE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: $5,500 · Arts & CultureNassau County Museum of Art: $4,950 · Arts & Culture+22 more: $30,932 · Arts & Culture+22 moreThe Pierpont Morgan Library: $6,500 · EducationBROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL: $6,000 · Education+2 more: $450 · EducationNEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN: $7,500 · EnvironmentPLANTING FIELDS FOUNDATION: $2,050 · EnvironmentWAVE HILL INCORPORATED: $750 · Environment+2 more: $300 · EnvironmentCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $4,500 · Recreation & SportsFRESH AIR FUND: $4,143 · Recreation & SportsBROOKLYN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH HOME INC: $5,100 · HealthTHE ASIA SOCIETY: $5,000 · International
Other$126,014Arts & Culture$117,682Education$12,950Environment$10,600Recreation & Sports$8,643Health$5,100International$5,000

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 budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $18,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $10,450 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB INC: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHISTORIC HUDSON VALLEY: $7,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $7,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN: $7,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pierpont Morgan Library: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION: $5,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: $5,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBROOKLYN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH HOME INC: $5,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ASIA SOCIETY: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNassau County Museum of Art: $4,950 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFRESH AIR FUND: $4,143 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO: $3,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK COUNTY LAWYERS ASSOCIATION: $3,270 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JEWISH MUSEUM: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Historical Society: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLANTING FIELDS FOUNDATION: $2,050 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBRUCE MUSEUM INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $1,835 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $1,510 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMINT THEATER COMPANY INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWAVE HILL INCORPORATED: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGRANNIES RESPONDABUELAS RESPONDEN INC: $662 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM INC: $662 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Eisenhower Foundation: $634 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRUBIN MUSEUM OF ART AKA THE SHELLEY & DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST: $590 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUMMERTRIOS INC: $500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLONGWOOD GARDENS INC: $430 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSTATEN ISLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $425 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetACMP ASSOCIATED CHAMBER MUSIC PLAYERS I: $400 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART: $350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHEBRA AGUDAS ACHIM CHESED SHEL EMETH HEBREW FREE BURIAL ASSOCIATIONINC: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE NEW YORK TRANSIT MUSEUM: $275 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY: $275 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GARDEN CONSERVANCY 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.

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 Vytautas Burbulis…Jewish Communal FundGreater Hudson Herita…Ibm International Fou…The New York Communit…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Steven a Klar Foundat…Peggy N & Roger G Ger…Milton and Sally Aver…Open Society InstituteMutual of America Fou…The Ford Foundation
The Vytautas Burbulis Charitable TrustNY26.4× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Vytautas Burbulis Charitable Trust · Jewish Communal Fund · Greater Hudson Heritage Network · Ibm International Foundation · The New York Community Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Steven a Klar Foundation · Peggy N & Roger G Gerry Charitable · Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation · Open Society Institute · Mutual of America Foundation · The Ford 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 Morris Kirschner Perpetual Charitable Tr funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Morris Kirschner Perpetual Charitable Tr. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Mystic Seaport Museum Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Bruce Museum Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
17report 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.

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 94 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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funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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