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Parsifal Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$35k
Granted FY2024still arriving
23
Grants FY2024still arriving
10
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Health$15kHousing & Shelter$12kEnvironment$9kInternational$9kFood & Nutrition$5kAnimals$5kYouth Development$4kHuman Services$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,500
Median grant
10
States reached
$169k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Girl Forward$2,500
Fistula Foundation$2,500
World Center Kitchen$1,500
Walworth County Food & Diaper Bank$1,500
Ding Darling Wildlife SocietyFriends of the$1,500
Team Rubicon$1,500
Environmental Defense Fund$1,500
Clark's Career Foundation$1,500
Eden Reforestration Project$1,500
Bed's Plus$1,500
Glass Half Full$1,500
Home 2 Home Project$1,500
Mission Blue Foundation$1,500
US Fund for UNICEF$1,500
Heifer International$1,500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Mission Blue Foundation: $2k → 12%Westchester Food Pantry: $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

IL
WI
NY
OH
CT
CA
AR
DC
LA
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.

77%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$52k · 14 repeat orgs$16k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +79% since the first grant, against +78% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
1

Total granted

$52k
$1k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+79%
+78%

Still filing today

71%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 58% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’23’24
HealthHousing & ShelterInternationalHuman ServicesEnvironmentAnimalsOther
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

  • The Fistula Foundation
    4× · 2019–2024 · $6k · revenue +74%
  • TH
    THE HOME 2 HOME PROJECT
    4× · 2019–2024 · $5k · revenue +207%
  • ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED
    4× · 2019–2024 · $5k · revenue +139%

Funded once

  • GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORYgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $1k · revenue +78%
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
Food Forward Inc

Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.

Food & Nutrition
2
National Foundation for Cancer Research

To support cancer research and public education relating to prevention, earlier diagnosis, better treatments and ultimately, a cure for cancer.

Health
3
Patient Access Network Foundation

As a leading charitable foundation and healthcare advocacy organization, the pan foundation is dedicated to accelerating access to treatment for those who need it most and empowering patients on their healthcare journeys. we provide…

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4
The Global FoodBanking Network

To nourish the world's hungry through uniting and advancing food banks.

International
5
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
6
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
7
Toxic-Free Future F/K/a Washington Toxics Coalition

As a national leader in environmental health research and advocacy, toxic- free future uses the power of science, education, and activism, to drive strong laws and corporate responsibility that protect the health of all people and the…

Environment
8
Globus Relief

The mission of globus relief is to improve the delivery of healthcare worldwide by gathering, processing and distributing surplus medical and health supplies to charities at home and abroad.

International
9
Womens Funding Network

Our mission as a global alliance is to provide strategies, research, and resources that support the critical agency and influence of women's foundations and gender justice funders in the movement for equality, justice, and power for all.

Education
10
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
11
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
12
Waterorg

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

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Home 2 Home Project. 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

16 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. 16 of the 26 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
12/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR RARE DISORDERS INC: $4,500 · OtherNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR RARE DISORDERS INCIndividual grant recipient: $4,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientGLASS HALF FULL: $3,500 · OtherGLASS HALF FULLDing Darling Wildlife SocietyFriends of the: $2,500 · OtherDing Darling Wildlife SocietyFriends of theBEDS PLUS INC: $2,500 · OtherBEDS PLUS INCChicago Coalition Homeless: $2,500 · OtherChicago Coalition HomelessHeifer International: $1,500 · OtherEden Reforestration Project: $1,500 · OtherWorld Center Kitchen: $1,500 · OtherClark's Career Foundation: $1,500 · OtherWalworth County Food & Diaper Bank: $1,500 · OtherMISSION BLUE FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 · OtherTEAM RUBICON INC: $1,500 · Other+3 more: $3,000 · Other+3 moreThe Fistula Foundation: $5,500 · HealthThe Fistula Fo…THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $2,200 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J …Wellness House: $1,000 · HealthWellness HouseTHE HOME 2 HOME PROJECT: $5,000 · Housing & ShelterTHE HOME 2 …CHICAGO COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS: $2,000 · Housing & ShelterCHICAGO COA…UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $4,500 · InternationalUNITED ST…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $1,000 · InternationalMEDECINS …ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $4,500 · EnvironmentNATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION: $4,500 · AnimalsGIRLFORWARD: $3,500 · Youth Development
Other$33,500Health$8,700Housing & Shelter$7,000International$5,500Environment$4,500Animals$4,500Youth Development$3,500

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 budgetThe Fistula Foundation: $5,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HOME 2 HOME PROJECT: $5,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR RARE DISORDERS INC: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGIRLFORWARD: $3,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBEDS PLUS INC: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $2,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHICAGO COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTEAM RUBICON INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMISSION BLUE FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetWellness House: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWESTCHESTER FOOD PANTRY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $1,000 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.

AbbVie FoundationThe Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
AbbVie FoundationIL12.4× affinity4 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Parsifal Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Parsifal Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%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
    1get no government money at all
    1report 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 26 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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