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New Paradigm Fund Inc at a glance

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New Paradigm Fund Inc

Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$38k
Granted FY2021
11
Grants FY2021
7
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

74% of New Paradigm Fund Inc’s FY2022 grant dollars went to Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2022 names 10 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year New Paradigm Fund Inc named its own grantees at scale: 8 organizations, $38k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

4
’17
5
’18
5
’19
9
’20
8
’21
10
’22

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

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 2022.

Philanthropy$155kInternational$107kAnimals$37kReligion$23kHealth$16kFood & Nutrition$5kEducation$4kCivil Rights$3kOther$0
02FY2021 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k10 grants · $28k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$2,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JUST VISION$10,000
THE TELOS GROUP$8,000
BONOBO CONSERVATION INITIATIVE$6,000
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM USA$5,000
ST DIMITRI PROJECT ROMANIA CO ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN MISSION CENTER$2,000
RECOVERY AFRICA INC$2,000
LOOSE CANNONS INC$2,000
PROSTITUTION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION$1,000
HARMONY FUND$1,000
ANERA (AMERICA NEAR EAST REFUGEE AID)$400
GOAL FUND$200
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 (FY21–21, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%WORLD FOOD PROGRAM USA: $5k → 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
MA
PA
CT
CA
WV
VA
MD
SC
DC
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.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$158k · 8 repeat orgs$41k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +83% since the first grant, against +65% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2021, 0 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call). Read against FY2021, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
16

Total granted

$158k
$19k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+83%
+65%

Still filing today

75%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22
InternationalEducationHealthAnimalsHuman ServicesOther
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

  • TG
    Telos Group Inc
    6× · 2017–2022 · $46k · revenue +102%
  • JV
    Just Vision Inc
    6× · 2017–2022 · $40k · revenue +10%
  • BC
    BONOBO CONSERVATION INITIATIVE
    3× · 2019–2021 · $25k · revenue +25%

Funded once

  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2017 · $8k · revenue -9%
  • SH
    SWAZILAND HOMEOPATHY TRUST CO HOMEOPATHY ACTION TRUST
    one grant, 2019 · $4k
  • FA
    Free Africa Foundation
    one grant, 2019 · $2k
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
Global Policy Forum Inc

Research and education of United Nations activities

International
2
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
3
Global Witness

Our goal is a more sustainable, just and equal planet. we want forests and biodiversity to thrive, fossil fuels to stay in the ground and corporations to prioritize the interests of people and the planet.

International
4
Global Poverty Project Inc

Our mission is to build a movement of global citizens whose actions will help achieve our vision of a world without extreme poverty.

Social Science
5
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…

International
6
The One Campaign

The ONE Campaign ("ONE") continued its work to educate and raise awareness among the public, media and policymakers around the world about the importance of official development assistance and international programs that (Continued on…

Unclassified
7
Human Rights Watch Inc

Human rights watch ("hrw") defends the rights of people worldwide. we scrupulously investigate abuses, expose the facts widely, and pressure those with power to respect rights and secure justice. human rights watch is an independent,…

International
8
Refugee Protection International Inc

Rpi's mission is to partner with local non-gov organizations and others to strengthen protection and self-reliance among refugees and internally displaced persons near conflict zones.

International
9
The Fund for Peace Inc

Building bridges across diverse sectors, and developing innovative technologies and tools for policy makers. a leader in the conflict assessment and early warning field, the fund for peace focuses on the problems of weak and failing…

International
10
The Freedom Fund

We identify and invest in the most effective frontline efforts to eradicate modern slavery in the countries and sectors where it is most prevalent. partnering with visionary investors, governments, anti-slavery organizations and those at…

Philanthropy
11
Waterorg

Water.org's goal is to bring safe water and sanitation to the world through access to small, affordable loans.

International
12
Global Voice
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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Friends of the World Food Program Inc; the most unlike its peers is Goal Project 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

23 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. 23 of the 40 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
16/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BNY MELLON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $154,665 · PhilanthropyBNY MELLON CHARITABLE GIFT FUNDTelos Group Inc: $46,000 · InternationalTelos Group IncJust Vision Inc: $40,000 · InternationalJust Vision Inc+8 more: $6,752 · International+8 moreST DIMITRI PROJECT ROMANIA CO ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN MISSION CENTER: $23,000 · OtherST DIMITRI PR…KALAHARI PEOPLES FUND INC: $4,530 · OtherKALAHARI PEOP…SWAZILAND HOMEOPATHY TRUST CO HOMEOPATHY ACTION TRUST: $4,000 · OtherSWAZILAND HOM…ADC RESEARCH INSTITUTE ARAB-AMERICAN-ANTI DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE: $2,500 · OtherADC RESEARCH …Free Africa Foundation: $2,000 · OtherBIODIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVE: $1,574 · Other+14 more: $5,317 · Other+14 moreBONOBO CONSERVATION INITIATIVE: $25,000 · AnimalsBONOBO CONS…Harmony Fund Inc: $11,313 · AnimalsHarmony Fun…UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $7,500 · EducationPROSTITUTION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION: $4,000 · Education+1 more: $100 · EducationRecovery Africa Inc: $7,000 · HealthGOAL PROJECT INC: $2,000 · HealthVirginia Harm Reduction Coalition: $1,000 · HealthFRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC: $5,000 · Human Services
Philanthropy$154,665International$92,752Other$42,921Animals$36,313Education$11,600Health$10,000Human Services$5,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBNY MELLON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $154,665 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTelos Group Inc: $46,000 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetJust Vision Inc: $40,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetBONOBO CONSERVATION INITIATIVE: $25,000 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetHarmony Fund Inc: $11,313 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetRecovery Africa Inc: $7,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKALAHARI PEOPLES FUND INC: $4,530 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetPROSTITUTION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION: $4,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOOSE CANNONS INC: $2,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetGOAL PROJECT INC: $2,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetTHE JERUSALEM FUND FOR EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVirginia Harm Reduction Coalition: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRAZOM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEQUALHEALTH INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $115 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE REBUILDING ALLIANCE: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $95 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLEAN WATER ACTION: $60 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE: $37 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 San Francisco Fou…Network for GoodFidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
The San Francisco FoundationCA12.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Francisco Foundation · Network for Good · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 New Paradigm Fund Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from New Paradigm Fund Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2023
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 27%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 27% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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.
05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to New Paradigm Fund Inc?

Find your warmest path to New Paradigm Fund Inc 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 40 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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