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National Board of Medical Examiners

NBME advances assessment of health care professionals to achieve optimal care for all.

$2.8M
Granted FY2024still arriving
39
Grants FY2024still arriving
17
States reached
$1.1M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$3.1MHealth$2.7MCommunity Improvement$470kPublic Benefit$159kRecreation & Sports$150kYouth Development$100kScience & Tech$80kInternational$60kOther$0
02FY2024 · 39 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 39 grants below total $2,739,035, the rows itemized in this filing. The $2,819,348 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $80,313 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $30k
  • $10k–50k21 grants · $549k
  • $50k–250k13 grants · $1.0M
  • $250k+1 grant · $1.1M
$30,000
Median grant
17
States reached
$457M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
National Medical Fellowships$1,111,714
Alvernia University$170,035
Virginia Polytechnic Inst$107,507
Regents Univ Calif Riverside$100,000
Drexel University$100,000
National Center Civic Innov$99,000
Health Career Collaborative$75,000
University of Illinois at Chicago$75,000
Albright College$60,640
Together for West Phila$60,000
Univ City District$50,624
Icahn School of Medicine$50,000
Nat Assoc of Medical Spanish$50,000
Maternity Care Coalition$50,000
University of Washington$47,461
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 (FY21–24, $38k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%It Takes Philly: $25k → 7%It Takes Philly: $13k → 7%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

NH
WA
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
IA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
UT
WV
VA
MD
KS
AR
NC
SC
DC
HI
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.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.6M · 32 repeat orgs$1.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +34% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.

32 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2024, 13 since wound down; 19 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

32
20

Total granted

$5.6M
$515k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
+27%

Still filing today

78%
70%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $690k 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
EducationHealthCommunity ImprovementScience & TechFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • UC
    UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT
    8× · 2017–2024 · $470k · revenue +25%
  • DU
    DREXEL UNIVERSITY
    2× · 2023–2024 · $300k · revenue +4%
  • AC
    ALBRIGHT COLLEGE
    2× · 2023–2024 · $265k · revenue +40%

Funded once

  • TC
    THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
    one grant, 2023 · $75k · revenue +21%
  • SU
    State University of Iowa
    one grant, 2017 · $74k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
    one grant, 2017 · $66k
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
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

We educate the next generation of leaders to improve the health of our society.

Education
2
University of Minnesota Physicians

University of minnesota physicians serves as the integrated group practice for the university of minnesota medical school full-time faculty to provide the highest quality healthcare to patients and their families.university of minnesota…

Health
3
Cornell University

Education, research, medical services and other public services.

Education
4
Rush University Medical Center

The mission of Rush is to improve the health of the individuals and diverse communities we serve through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships.

Health
5
University of Maryland Anesthesiology Associates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

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6
Philadelphia University

The organization is an affiliate within thomas jefferson university/jefferson health; a comprehensive professional university and tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery system ("system"), with a tripartite mission of education, research…

Education
7
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
8
Washington University

The washington university is a co-educational, nondenominational university with a long and distinguished history of teaching, research and (cont'd on schedule o)

Education
9
Southern California University of Health Sciences

The mission of southern california university of health sciences (scu) is to educate students as competent, caring and successful practitioners of integrative healthcare. the university is committed to providing excellence in academics,…

Education
10
University of Maryland Neurosurgeryassociates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

Education
11
University of Maryland Physicians Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

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12
Seton Hall University

Seton hall university is a catholic institution of higher education

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is National Medical Fellowships Inc; the most unlike its peers is Independence Blue Cross Foundation. 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

49 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. 49 of the 72 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
48/49
Grantees still filing
42/49
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS: $554,277 · OtherTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF I…REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN: $299,878 · OtherREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANALVERNIA UNIVERSITY: $170,035 · OtherALVERNIA UNIVERSITYVIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY: $149,926 · OtherVIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVE…UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: $149,673 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAUS NAVAL ACADEMY: $149,562 · OtherUS NAVAL ACADEMYUNIVERSITY OF UTAH: $148,248 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF UTAHRUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY: $134,000 · OtherTogether for West Philadelphia: $110,000 · OtherHealth Career Collaborative Inc: $100,181 · OtherREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE: $100,000 · Other+23 more: $624,254 · Other+23 moreNATIONAL MEDICAL FELLOWSHIPS INC: $1,229,848 · HealthNATIONAL MEDICAL FELLOWSHIPS INCSEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $149,999 · HealthSEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER: $149,004 · HealthCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTE…VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER: $100,000 · HealthMaternity Care Coalition: $95,000 · HealthTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA: $75,000 · HealthBUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ACADEMIC PHYSICIANS: $70,000 · Health+5 more: $155,850 · Health+5 moreDREXEL UNIVERSITY: $300,000 · EducationDREXEL UNIVERSITYALBRIGHT COLLEGE: $264,640 · EducationALBRIGHT COLLEGEHOFSTRA UNIVERSITY: $150,000 · EducationHOFSTRA UNIVERSITYNew York University: $150,000 · EducationNew York UniversityICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI: $110,000 · EducationICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDIC…Albert Einstein College of Medicine: $62,484 · Education+14 more: $270,543 · Education+14 moreUNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT: $469,616 · Community ImprovementUNIVERSIT…NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIC INNOVATION IN: $133,500 · Community ImprovementNATIONAL …Northwestern University: $150,000 · Recreation & SportsIT TAKES PHILLY: $37,500 · Human ServicesNATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $20,000 · Science & TechUniversity City Science Center: $9,000 · Science & Tech
Other$2,690,034Health$2,024,701Education$1,307,667Community Improvement$603,116Recreation & Sports$150,000Human Services$37,500Science & Tech$29,000

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 budgetNATIONAL MEDICAL FELLOWSHIPS INC: $1,229,848 over 2y, 20% of budgetUNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT: $469,616 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetDREXEL UNIVERSITY: $300,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALBRIGHT COLLEGE: $264,640 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetALVERNIA UNIVERSITY: $170,035 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHOFSTRA UNIVERSITY: $150,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University: $150,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $150,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $149,999 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER: $149,004 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIC INNOVATION IN: $133,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI: $110,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTogether for West Philadelphia: $110,000 over 3y, 63% of budgetHealth Career Collaborative Inc: $100,181 over 3y, 34% of budgetVIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMaternity Care Coalition: $95,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA: $75,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ACADEMIC PHYSICIANS: $70,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetAlbert Einstein College of Medicine: $62,484 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNETWORK TOWARDS UNITY FOR HEALTH ASSOCIATION: $60,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetVISION TO LEARN: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRutgers Network of Affiliated Family Medicine Residencies Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 34% of budgetIT TAKES PHILLY: $37,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetAchieve Now: $27,875 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetDUKE UNIVERSITY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIndependence Blue Cross Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetEastern Virginia Medical School Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetQUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY: $24,168 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $21,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEDSTAR HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC: $20,835 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLAHEY CLINIC INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARKANSAS COLLEGES OF HEALTH EDUCATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL COUNCIL OF ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER PHYSICIANS: $20,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetWOMEN IN MEASUREMENT INC: $19,500 over 3y, 11% of budgetFoundation for Morristown Medical Center: $17,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUB Foundation Activities Inc: $14,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMAUI FOOD BANK INC: $10,266 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTCG GROCERIES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPHILADELPHIA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity City Science Center: $9,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $8,850 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTONY BROOK FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL COUNCIL ON MEASUREMENT IN EDUCATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.8% 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.

American Cancer Socie…University of MiamiThe Barra Foundation …Georgetown UniversityVanderbilt University…The William Penn Foun…Johns Hopkins Univers…National Philanthropi…The Blackbaud Giving …Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…
American Cancer Society IncGA14.4× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Cancer Society Inc · University of Miami · The Barra Foundation Inc · Georgetown University · Vanderbilt University Medical Center · The William Penn Foundation · Johns Hopkins University · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment 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 National Board of Medical Examiners funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from National Board of Medical Examiners. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Medstar Health Research Institute Inc: 25% of income from government
  • University of Miami: 5% of income from government
  • Lahey Clinic Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Quinnipiac University: 0% of 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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 72 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 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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