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Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr at a glance

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Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial 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.

$41k
Granted FY2025still arriving
24
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$8k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$64kInternational$42kPublic Benefit$35kReligion$32kFood & Nutrition$30kEducation$21kPhilanthropy$16kHuman Services$12kOther$0
02FY2025 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$238k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AHAVAS YISRAEL CHARITY FUND$7,500
CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS OF MAJOR$7,500
COUNCIL FOR A SECURE AMERICA$5,000
HEART OF A NATION$2,500
BIKUR CHOLIM OF BALTIMORE$2,500
JINSA$2,000
CHABAD JEWISH CENTER OF TYSONS$1,800
ASIEL FOUNDATION$1,000
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND$1,000
FRIENDS OF THE IDF$1,000
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY JEWISH LIFE$1,000
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALSDAROFF ENDOWME$1,000
PA RESEARCH FOUNDATION$1,000
FAMILIES FIRST IN ESSEX COUNTY$1,000
HIGH PEAKS HOSPICE$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 (FY20–25, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 85% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%SURREY SERVICES FOR SENIORS: $500 → 6%HIGH PEAKS HOSPICE: $500 → 11%MOUNTAIN LAKE PBS: $500 → 14%HANDS ON TZEDAKH: $2k → 11%SURREY SERVICES FOR SENIORS: $500 → 6%HIGH PEAKS HOSPICE: $500 → 11%MOUNTAIN LAKE PBS: $500 → 14%SURREY SERVICES FOR SENIORS: $500 → 6%MOUNTAIN LAKE PBS: $500 → 14%STREET SENSE MEDIA: $500 → 14%FAMILIES FIRST IN ESSEX COUNTY: $1k → 13%FAMILIES FIRST IN ESSEX COUNTY: $500 → 13%FAMILIES FIRST IN ESSEX COUNTY: $500 → 13%FAMILIES FIRST IN ESSEX COUNTY: $500 → 13%ARMY DISTAFF FOUNDATION: $1k → 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

NY
OH
PA
CA
VA
MD
SC
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.

66%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$177k · 26 repeat orgs$90k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +9% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

26 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
40

Total granted

$177k
$82k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+9%
+9%

Still filing today

65%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesInternationalHealthFood & NutritionAnimalsCivil RightsOther
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
    COUNCIL FOR A SECURE AMERICA INC
    5× · 2020–2025 · $25k · revenue +289%
  • RC
    RABBI CHAIM KOWALSKY MEMORIAL AHAVAS YISRAEL FUND INC
    5× · 2020–2025 · $18k · revenue +9%
  • PP
    PREVENTION POINT PHILADELPHIA INC
    2× · 2020–2022 · $5k · revenue +94%

Funded once

  • BY
    BAIS YAAKOV SCHOOL FOR GIRLS INC
    one grant, 2020 · $8k
  • AL
    ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUEgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +34%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF NEVE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN INC
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue -23%
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
Us Middle East Project Inc

The organization's mission is to engage in non partisan analysis of u.s. foreign policy in the middle east, with special emphasis on the middle east peace process, and to present policymakers in the united states, in the region and in the…

International
2
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia

The jewish federation of greater philadelphia mobilizes financial and volunteer resources to create a bright future for jewish people everywhere. the jewish federation cares for those in need, combats antisemitism and global crises, and…

Philanthropy
3
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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4
American Jewish Committee

AJC's mission is to enhance the wellbeing of the Jewish people and Israel, and to advance human rights and democratic values in the United States and around the world. In pursuit of this mission, AJC advances democratic principles, fights…

Civil Rights
5
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc

Uja-federation of new york (uja) cares for jews everywhere and new yorkers of all backgrounds, responds to crises close to home and far away, and shapes the jewish future. through strategic grantmaking, uja provides funding and resources…

Philanthropy
6
National Jewish Health

National Jewish Health's mission since 1899 is to heal, discover and educate as a preeminent healthcare institution. We serve by providing the best integrated and innovative care for patients and their families; by understanding and…

Health
7
Physicians for Palestine
Health
8
American Friends of Hebrew University Inc

Support the hebrew univ. of jerusalem, israel's foremost center of higher edu. & research.

International
9
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews Inc

The international fellowship of christian and jews is the leading non-profit building bridges between christians and jews, blessing israel and the jewish people around the world with, humanitarian care and life-saving aid.

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10
Yeshiva University

The university is composed of several colleges and schools providing undergraduate, graduate, professional and post-doctoral education and training and research and clinical programs.

Education
11
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Inc

The jewish federation of greater washington (federation) envisions a connected and vibrant jewish community that cares for each other, fosters jewish learning and journeys, embraces jewish peoplehood and israel, and acts as a force for…

Philanthropy
12
The Jerusalem Connection
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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Heart of a Nation. 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

44 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. 44 of the 76 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
44/44
Grantees still filing
29/44
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS OF MAJOR: $32,500 · OtherCONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS OF MAJORBALTIMORE BIKUR CHOLIM INC: $22,500 · OtherBALTIMORE BIKUR CHOLIM INCRABBI CHAIM KOWALSKY MEMORIAL AHAVAS YISRAEL FUND INC: $17,500 · OtherRABBI CHAIM KOWALSKY MEMORIAL AHAVAS YISRAEL FUND INCTEMPLE RODEF SHALOM: $10,000 · OtherSIBLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherCHABAD JEWISH CENTER OF TYSONS: $8,900 · OtherBAIS YAAKOV SCHOOL FOR GIRLS INC: $7,500 · Other+44 more: $82,750 · Other+44 moreCOUNCIL FOR A SECURE AMERICA INC: $25,000 · InternationalCOUNCIL FOR A S…The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $5,000 · InternationalThe American Je…JEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $3,000 · InternationalJEWISH NATIONAL…JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA: $2,000 · InternationalJEWISH INSTITUT…+2 more: $2,000 · International+2 moreHeart of A Nation: $8,500 · PhilanthropyTHE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyAMERICA GIVES INC: $1,000 · PhilanthropyFAMILIES FIRST IN ESSEX COUNTY INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesHANDS ON TZEDAKAH INC: $1,800 · Human ServicesMOUNTAIN LAKE PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS: $1,500 · Human ServicesSURREY SERVICES FOR SENIORS INC: $1,500 · Human ServicesTHE ARMY DISTAFF FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesHIGH PEAKS HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE IN: $1,000 · Human ServicesStreet Sense Inc: $500 · Human ServicesSIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $5,000 · HealthCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,000 · HealthSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $1,000 · HealthPhilabundance: $3,500 · Food & NutritionMETROPOLITAN AREA NEIGHBORHOOD NUTRITION ALLIANCE: $2,000 · Food & NutritionSARANAC LAKE INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY: $1,500 · Food & NutritionANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $5,000 · Civil RightsWOMEN'S LAW PROJECT: $500 · Civil Rights
Other$191,650International$37,000Philanthropy$14,500Human Services$9,800Health$9,500Food & Nutrition$7,000Civil Rights$5,500

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 budgetCOUNCIL FOR A SECURE AMERICA INC: $25,000 over 5y, 3.0% of budgetBALTIMORE BIKUR CHOLIM INC: $22,500 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetRABBI CHAIM KOWALSKY MEMORIAL AHAVAS YISRAEL FUND INC: $17,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHeart of A Nation: $8,500 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF NEVE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPREVENTION POINT PHILADELPHIA INC: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPhilabundance: $3,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMAZZONI CENTER: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSARANAC LAKE YOUTH CENTER INC: $2,500 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetCOMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILIES FIRST IN ESSEX COUNTY INC: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN AREA NEIGHBORHOOD NUTRITION ALLIANCE: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHANDS ON TZEDAKAH INC: $1,800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMOUNTAIN LAKE PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSURREY SERVICES FOR SENIORS INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCongaree Foundation: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSARANAC LAKE INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY: $1,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetTRI LAKES HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ARMY DISTAFF FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICA GIVES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN SEPHARDI FEDERATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCITY OF ELDERLY LOVE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHIGH PEAKS HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE IN: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF BEIT RUTH INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOMEN'S LAW PROJECT: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHALLAH FOR HUNGER: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFIRST TEE GREATER CHARLESTON: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPGA FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStreet Sense Inc: $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 Communal FundCloudsplitter Foundat…Adirondack FoundationThe William Penn Foun…Annie E Casey Foundat…The Philadelphia Foun…The Bessemer Giving F…Morgan Stanley Global…Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Pfizer Foundation…Verizon FoundationNational Philanthropi…
Jewish Communal FundNY17.2× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Cloudsplitter Foundation · Adirondack Foundation · The William Penn Foundation · Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · The Philadelphia Foundation · The Bessemer Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Verizon Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust

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 Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get 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 76 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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