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Paul and Jenna Segal Family Foundation at a glance

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Paul and Jenna Segal Family 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.

$1.7M
Granted FY2024still arriving
24
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$500k
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, FY2018 to 2024.

Health$3.7MEducation$3.0MArts & Culture$2.1MReligion$293kRecreation & Sports$226kCivil Rights$150kCrime & Legal$135kHuman Services$111kOther$0
02FY2024 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $205k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $455k
  • $250k+3 grants · $1.0M
$30,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$27M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE$500,000
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY$283,000
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI$250,000
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY$125,000
AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE$105,000
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE$75,000
SIGNATURE THEATER$50,000
DIGESTIVE DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION$50,000
CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY$50,000
THE JEWISH MUSEUM$30,000
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW FOUNDATION$30,000
WOMEN'S PROJECT & PRODUCTIONS$30,000
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER$25,000
DWIGHT-ENGLEWOOD SCHOOL$25,000
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY$15,000
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 (FY18–23, $1.0M) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, 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%ROOM TO GROW: $1k → 17%THE JEWISH COMMUNITY PROJECT DOWNTOWN: $5k → 17%MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM: $250k → 17%MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM: $250k → 17%MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM: $250k → 17%MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM: $150k → 17%MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM: $100k → 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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$9.3M · 29 repeat orgs$634k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +52% since the first grant, against +23% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
22

Total granted

$9.3M
$290k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+52%
+23%

Still filing today

66%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $344k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthRecreation & SportsSocial ScienceOther
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

  • DS
    DWIGHT-ENGLEWOOD SCHOOL
    7× · 2018–2024 · $1.4M · revenue +33%
  • MS
    MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM INC
    5× · 2019–2023 · $1.0M · revenue +34%
  • ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
    2× · 2018–2024 · $400k · revenue +52%

Funded once

  • FO
    FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $93k · revenue +274%
  • FRACTURED ATLAS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $35k · revenue +49%
  • WILLIAM J BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE INC
    one grant, 2020 · $30k · revenue -13%
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
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
2
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
3
Manhattanville University

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

Education
4
New York Studio School

The new york studio school is committed to giving a significant education to the aspiring artist, a preamble to a lifetime's engagement in drawing, painting, and sculpture. (see schedule o for continuation)

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5
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
6
New York School of Interior Design

New york school of interior design provides the most innovative, immersive, and transformative interior design education in the world, demonstrating the impact of professionally designed interiors on the health, happiness, and well-being…

Education
7
University Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology University Faculty Pract ice Corporation

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

Health
8
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

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

Health
9
The Lieber Institute Inc

The mission of the institute is to translate basic genetic and molecular mechanisms of schizophrenia and related developmental brain disorders into clinical advances that change the lives of affected individuals. it is catalyzing a new…

Health
10
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
11
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
12
New York Botanical Garden

The new york botanical garden is a museum of plants and a scientific research center devoted to the study of plants and their uses. it is the garden's mission to improve public understanding of the natural world, horticulture, and the…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Oliver Scholars Program Inc; the most unlike its peers is American Museum of Natural History. 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

40 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. 40 of the 58 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/40
Grantees still filing
29/40
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE: $1,900,000 · OtherWEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGEGEORGE WASHINTONG UNIVERSITY: $563,000 · OtherGEORGE WASHINTONG UNIVERSITYRUTGERS UNIVERSITY: $375,000 · OtherRUTGERS UNIVERSITYFRIENDS OF THE GATEWAY SCHOOLS INC: $300,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE GATEWAY SCHOOLS INCFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH OF ISRAEL: $293,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH OF ISRAELSIGNATURE THEATER: $180,000 · Other+21 more: $380,750 · Other+21 moreDWIGHT-ENGLEWOOD SCHOOL: $1,350,000 · EducationDWIGHT-ENGLEWOOD SCHOOLICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI: $400,000 · EducationICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE …The George Washington University: $283,000 · EducationThe George Washington Uni…+8 more: $224,338 · Education+8 moreBALLET THEATRE FOUNDATION INC: $1,305,000 · Arts & CultureBALLET THEATRE FOUND…WOMEN'S PROJECT & PRODUCTIONS INC: $136,000 · Arts & CultureWOMEN'S PROJECT & PR…THE JEWISH MUSEUM: $130,000 · Arts & CultureTHE JEWISH MUSEUMFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $93,000 · Arts & Culture+7 more: $149,500 · Arts & Culture+7 moreMOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $1,000,000 · Human ServicesMOUNT SINAI…+2 more: $6,000 · Human ServicesDIGESTIVE DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $300,000 · HealthCHILD MIND INSTITUTE INC: $75,000 · Health+1 more: $10,000 · HealthCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $225,250 · Recreation & SportsANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $150,000 · Civil RightsA BETTER BALANCE INC: $105,000 · Social Science
Other$3,991,750Education$2,257,338Arts & Culture$1,813,500Human Services$1,006,000Health$385,000Recreation & Sports$225,250Civil Rights$150,000Social Science$105,000

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 budgetDWIGHT-ENGLEWOOD SCHOOL: $1,350,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetBALLET THEATRE FOUNDATION INC: $1,305,000 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetMOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $1,000,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI: $400,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDIGESTIVE DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $300,000 over 6y, 39% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE GATEWAY SCHOOLS INC: $300,000 over 2y, 6.9% of budgetThe George Washington University: $283,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $225,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $150,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWOMEN'S PROJECT & PRODUCTIONS INC: $136,000 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetTHE JEWISH MUSEUM: $130,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetA BETTER BALANCE INC: $105,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $93,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCHILD MIND INSTITUTE INC: $75,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetARS NOVA THEATER I INC: $60,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetNew York University: $60,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE ENERGY FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $35,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY: $34,338 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University School of Law Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOPEN STAGE PROJECT INC: $30,000 over 3y, 13% of budgetWILLIAM J BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBABY2BABY: $25,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDREAM CHARTER SCHOOL: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SOLOMON SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL OF BERGEN COUNTY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBROADWAY CARESEQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE VALERIE FUND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE QUAD PREPARATORY SCHOOL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE OLIVER SCHOLARS PROGRAM INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLISMORE ROAD INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetMAESTRA MUSIC INC: $7,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetNATIONAL YOUNGARTS FOUNDATION SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE JEWISH COMMUNITY PROJECT OF LOWER MANHATTAN: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ARNOLD GOLD FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK WOMEN IN FILM & TELEVISION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROOM TO GROW NATIONAL 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.

Jewish Communal FundHenry L Kimelman Fami…National Philanthropi…FjcThe Ford FoundationThe Goldman Sachs Cha…Leon Levy FoundationMorgan Stanley Global…Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Bank of America C…The Pfizer Foundation…Vanguard Charitable E…
Jewish Communal FundNY23.1× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Fjc · The Ford Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Leon Levy Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Paul and Jenna Segal Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Paul and Jenna Segal Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    14report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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 Paul and Jenna Segal Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Paul and Jenna Segal Family 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 58 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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