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Morton & Carole Olshan Foundation at a glance

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Morton & Carole Olshan Foundation

$150k
Granted FY2024still arriving
3
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$4.9MReligion$4.1MPhilanthropy$2.4MArts & Culture$479kInternational$458kHealth$77kRecreation & Sports$10kHousing & Shelter$6kOther$0
02FY2024 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$50,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$556
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS$50,000
THE NEW YORK YANKEES FOUNDATION$50,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BEIT RUTH$50,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–18, $26k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSES: $6k → 17%ENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION: $20k → 17%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.
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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$9.5M · 14 repeat orgs$318k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +76% since the first grant, against +35% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
21

Total granted

$9.5M
$268k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+76%
+35%

Still filing today

71%
76%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureInternationalPhilanthropyHuman ServicesHealthOther
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

  • TY
    THE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION
    7× · 2017–2023 · $3.1M · revenue +31%
  • UJ
    UNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC
    6× · 2017–2022 · $2.1M · revenue +39%
  • HM
    Horace Mann School
    6× · 2017–2023 · $1.7M · revenue +21%

Funded once

  • COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue +3%
  • NY
    NEW YORK LANDMARKS CONSERVANCY INC
    one grant, 2021 · $50k · revenue -2%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $36k · revenue +63%
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 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
2
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
3
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
4
American Friends of Hebrew University Inc

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

International
5
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

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

—
6
Manhattan University

Manhattan university is an independent catholic instituion of higher learning that embraces qualified men and women of all faiths, cultures, and traditions. the mission of manhattan university is to provide a contemporary, person-centered…

Education
7
Weizmann Institute of Science

The weizmann institute of science, located in rehovot, israel, is one of the worlds top-ranking, multidisciplinary research institutions. at any one time, several thousand scientists, staff and students are involved in hundreds of research…

Science & Tech
8
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
9
American Society for Technion Israel Institute of Technology Inc

The american technion society supports the technion's critical research and (continued on sch o)

International
10
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
11
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Committed to exceptional healthcare quality for all and actively engaged with our community, einstein drives scientific discovery and educates compassionate leaders in health and science.

Education
12
Hillel Foundation of Cambridge Inc
Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc; the most unlike its peers is University of Michigan. 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

27 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. 27 of the 37 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)
27/27
Grantees still filing
19/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

President and Fellows of Harvard College: $2,600,000 · EducationPresident and Fellows of Harvard CollegeHorace Mann School: $1,720,000 · EducationHorace Mann SchoolTHE HUNTER COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $495,000 · EducationTHE HUNTER COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC+3 more: $85,000 · EducationTHE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION: $3,102,000 · ReligionTHE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WO…UNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $2,139,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED JEWISH APPEA…+1 more: $10,000 · PhilanthropyPARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE INC: $757,200 · OtherPARK AVENUE S…NEW YORK YANKEES FOUNDATION INC: $250,000 · OtherNEW YORK YANK…JEWISH CENTER OF THE HAMPTONS: $240,100 · OtherJEWISH CENTER…BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS: $50,000 · OtherNEW YORK LANDMARKS CONSERVANCY INC: $50,000 · Other+12 more: $90,210 · Other+12 moreAMERICAN FRIENDS OF BEIT RUTH INC: $402,500 · InternationalAMERICAN FRIENDS OF ISRAELI NAVY SEALS INC: $48,500 · International+2 more: $7,200 · InternationalMUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN: $287,500 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $36,000 · Arts & CultureNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 · Arts & CultureTHE HASTY PUDDING - INSTITUTE OF 1770 INC: $15,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $5,000 · Arts & CultureENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION: $20,000 · Human ServicesTHE UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSES OF NEW YORK INC: $6,000 · Human Services
Education$4,900,000Religion$3,102,000Philanthropy$2,149,000Other$1,437,510International$458,200Arts & Culture$378,500Human Services$26,000

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 budgetTHE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION: $3,102,000 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $2,600,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $2,139,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetHorace Mann School: $1,720,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetTHE HUNTER COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $495,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF BEIT RUTH INC: $402,500 over 8y, 5.2% of budgetMUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN: $287,500 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetNEW YORK YANKEES FOUNDATION INC: $250,000 over 4y, 13% of budgetCOLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW YORK LANDMARKS CONSERVANCY INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF ISRAELI NAVY SEALS INC: $48,500 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $36,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE HASTY PUDDING - INSTITUTE OF 1770 INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMACCABI WORLD UNION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICA NEEDS YOU: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $10,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetNEW YORK STEM CELL FOUNDATION INC: $9,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSES OF NEW YORK INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHARMONIE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIMPACTISRAEL INC: $3,600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $3,600 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.

Jewish Communal FundNational Philanthropi…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Amazonsmile Foundation
Jewish Communal FundNY18.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 Morton & Carole Olshan Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Morton & Carole Olshan Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
4report 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.
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How do I get to Morton & Carole Olshan Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Morton & Carole Olshan 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 37 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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