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Motulsky-Nacht Family 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.

$578k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
25
Grants FY2025
24
Organizations funded FY2024
21%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$250,000
Organizations funded a year
9 to 30
FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
8
Total assets, FY2025
$197M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 21% of the organizations Motulsky-Nacht Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $76k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalArts & CultureEducationHealthFood & NutritionPhilanthropyOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving24$577k13%
FY202424$426k21%
FY202330$414k40%
FY202211$197k18%
FY202128$438k39%
FY20209$89k22%
FY201927$551kn/a
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What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$71MScience & Tech$525kInternational$523kEducation$489kEnvironment$373kCrime & Legal$349kFood & Nutrition$179kHealth$105kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
WA
IL
NY
MA
WY
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
MD
AZ
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cornell University$332,65050%
The Innocence Project Inc$301,20060%
Oceana Inc$255,00050%
Himalayan Cataract Project Inc$250,00051%
Big Life Foundation USA$117,50070%
One Acre Fund$100,00010%
New York Common Pantry$76,00060%
Congregation or Zarua$67,8807n/a
Sports Humanitarian Group Inc$55,00041%
Camfed USA Foundation$55,00040%
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All grantees of Motulsky-Nacht Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cornell University$332,65050%
The Innocence Project Inc$301,20060%
Oceana Inc$255,00050%
Himalayan Cataract Project Inc$250,00051%
Big Life Foundation USA$117,50070%
One Acre Fund$100,00010%
New York Common Pantry$76,00060%
Congregation or Zarua$67,8807n/a
Sports Humanitarian Group Inc$55,00041%
Camfed USA Foundation$55,00040%
God's Love We Deliver Inc$55,00030%
Grand Teton National Park Foundation$52,00030%
The New York Times Communities Fund$50,00011%
Volunteers of Legal Service Inc$47,50054%
Crossroads Community Services Inc$35,00031%
St Benedicts Preparatory School Inc$25,0001n/a
Summer Search$25,00010%
The Doe Fund Inc$25,00010%
Pomfret School Incorporated$16,00040%
Villages in Partnership Inc$15,00030%
West Side Center for Community Life$11,70060%
Robin Hood Foundation$10,00010%
Horn of Africa Education Development Fund$10,00011%
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc$7,50020%
Elephantvoices$6,00052%
The Second Stage Theatre Inc$6,00020%
The Taft School Corporation$3,64050%
First Star Inc$2,50010%
National Center for Jewish Filminc$2,50011%
Rockhouse Foundation$1,25020%
University of California San Francisco Foundation$1,00010%
City Harvest Inc$1,00010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$1,00010%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$72010%
Support Connection Inc$57570%
Congregation Kneses Tifereth Israel$3601n/a
National Yiddish Book Center Inc$36010%
Pittsburgh Symphony Inc$36020%
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration$26010%
Institute for Justice$25010%
Haymakers for Hope Inc$20010%
Breakthrough T1d$20010%
The New Canaan Library Inc$18010%
Temple Emunah$1401n/a
Healing Abuse Working for Change Inc$10010%
Consumer Reports Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($670k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Motulsky-Nacht Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCornell University: $332,650 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Innocence Project Inc: $301,200 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetOceana Inc: $255,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetHimalayan Cataract Project Inc: $250,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetBig Life Foundation USA: $117,500 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetOne Acre Fund: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Common Pantry: $76,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSports Humanitarian Group Inc: $55,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetCamfed USA Foundation: $55,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGod's Love We Deliver Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGrand Teton National Park Foundation: $52,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe New York Times Communities Fund: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetVolunteers of Legal Service Inc: $47,500 over 5y, 4.4% of budgetCrossroads Community Services Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetSummer Search: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Doe Fund Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPomfret School Incorporated: $16,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetVillages in Partnership Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWest Side Center for Community Life: $11,700 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRobin Hood Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHorn of Africa Education Development Fund: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetElephantvoices: $6,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetThe Second Stage Theatre Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Taft School Corporation: $3,640 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFirst Star Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNational Center for Jewish Filminc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetRockhouse Foundation: $1,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of California San Francisco Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCity Harvest Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $720 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSupport Connection Inc: $575 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNational Yiddish Book Center Inc: $360 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPittsburgh Symphony Inc: $360 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration: $260 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInstitute for Justice: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHaymakers for Hope Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe New Canaan Library Inc: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHealing Abuse Working for Change Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConsumer Reports Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 42.

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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 Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNY18× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Jewish Communal Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Boston Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation 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.

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About Motulsky-Nacht Family Foundation

How much does Motulsky-Nacht Family Foundation give?
Motulsky-Nacht Family Foundation reported 25 grants totaling $578,170 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 30 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does Motulsky-Nacht Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (96%), Science & Tech (1%), International (1%).
Who are Motulsky-Nacht Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Cornell University ($333k), The Innocence Project Inc ($301k), Oceana Inc ($255k).
Does Motulsky-Nacht Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Motulsky-Nacht Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Motulsky-Nacht Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, Jewish Communal Fund, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.
Where is Motulsky-Nacht Family Foundation based?
Motulsky-Nacht Family Foundation is based in NY.

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 67 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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