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Paul and Pearl Caslow Foundation at a glance

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Paul and Pearl Caslow 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.

$1.8M
Granted FY2024still arriving
165
Grants FY2024still arriving
29
States reached
$333k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Food & Nutrition$4.3MHealth$373kPhilanthropy$358kReligion$200kInternational$152kEducation$129kHuman Services$77kArts & Culture$69kOther$0
02FY2024 · 165 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k104 grants · $474k
  • $10k–50k58 grants · $853k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $100k
  • $250k+1 grant · $333k
$5,000
Median grant
29
States reached
$39M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH UNITED FUND METROPOLITAN CHICAGO$333,000
ALEPH INSTITUTE$50,000
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM$50,000
WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL - NAHARIYA$45,000
ISRAEL PARASPORT CENTER$30,000
WORK PLAY LOVE INC$28,000
ASPCA$25,500
BJBE$25,000
CAMP GAN ISRAEL$25,000
HEBREW UNIVERSITY$25,000
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$22,000
LEKET ISRAEL$20,000
LA CASA NORTE$20,000
ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL$20,000
ISRAEL CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION$20,000
02The need
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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, $68k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 72% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BOYS TOWN: $10k → 12%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $4k → 9%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS INC: $10k → 10%OMAHA HOME FOR BOYS: $4k → 12%ISRAEL SPECIAL KIDS FUND: $5k → 7%SCHI DISABILITY SERVICES INC: $5k → 11%CHAI 4EVER INC: $4k → 11%BRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA: $3k → 14%UNITED CHARITY INSTITUTIONS OF JERUSALEM: $3k → 20%LITTLE BROTHERS-FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY: $5k → 14%CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE: $10k → 14%SHALVA: $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

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DC
OK
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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 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.

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The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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Weizmann Institute of Science

The weizmann institute of science, located in rehovot, israel, is one of the worlds top-ranking, multidisciplinary research institutions. at any one time, several thousand scientists, staff and students are involved in hundreds of research…

Science & Tech
3
Hadassah the Women's Zionist Org of America Inc

Hadassah, the women's zionist organization of america, inc., a new york not-for-profit corporation ("hwzoa") enhances the health and lives of people in israel, the united states and worldwide through education, advocacy, women's…

Community Improvement
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Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc

For over 20 years, chai's mission has been to save lives and improve health outcomes in low-and middle-income countries around the world. we do this by enabling the government and private sector to strengthen and sustain quality health…

International
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Yeshiva University

The university is composed of several colleges and schools providing undergraduate, graduate, professional and post-doctoral education and training and research and clinical programs.

Education
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Sherit Isroel
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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
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American Friends of Hebrew University Inc

Support the hebrew univ. of jerusalem, israel's foremost center of higher edu. & research.

International
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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
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New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
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Hand in Hand American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Isra

To promote partnership and coexistence among jewish and arab citizens of israel by providing support for integrated schools and providing funding for and assisting in program development in connection with israeli nonprofits with similar…

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of America; the most unlike its peers is Zion Orphan Home. 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

92 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 92 of the 166 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
92/92
Grantees still filing
28/92
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VARIOUS: $1,633,259 · OtherVARIOUSJEWISH UNITED FUND METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $333,000 · OtherJEWISH UNITED FUND METROPOLITAN CHICAGO+103 more: $888,500 · Other+103 moreWork Play Love Inc: $28,000 · InternationalISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $10,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $10,000 · InternationalLIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL: $10,000 · InternationalBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $10,000 · InternationalCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $10,000 · InternationalFOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $10,000 · InternationalONE FAMILY FUND: $8,000 · InternationalDISKIN ORPHAN HOME OF ISRAEL INC: $8,000 · InternationalHELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL: $7,000 · InternationalPROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 · InternationalFINCA INTERNATIONAL INC: $6,000 · International+10 more: $45,000 · InternationalRush University Medical Center: $22,000 · HealthISRAEL CHILDRENS CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $20,000 · HealthCHAI LIFELINE INC: $10,000 · HealthNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $10,000 · HealthCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · HealthPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $10,000 · HealthBRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION: $10,000 · HealthMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $9,500 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $7,000 · HealthFRIENDS OF YAD SARAH INC: $7,000 · Health+5 more: $20,500 · HealthTHE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $10,000 · Human ServicesFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $10,000 · Human ServicesSoutheastern Guide Dogs Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesSCHI DISABILITY SERVICES INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesSOARING EAGLE: $5,000 · Human ServicesSHALVA INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesLITTLE BROTHERS - FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY: $5,000 · Human ServicesISRAEL SPECIAL KIDS FUND: $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE OMAHA HOME FOR BOYS: $4,000 · Human ServicesGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $4,000 · Human ServicesCHAI 4EVER INC: $3,500 · Human ServicesBRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesUnited Charity of Jerusalem: $3,000 · Human Services+1 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $50,000 · Arts & CultureJEWISH CHILDRENS MUSEUM: $5,000 · Arts & CultureSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $5,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $2,000 · Arts & CultureTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $25,500 · AnimalsPAWS CHICAGO: $15,000 · Animals+1 more: $1,000 · AnimalsLA CASA NORTE: $20,000 · Housing & ShelterCHICAGO COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS: $15,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$2,854,759International$169,000Health$156,000Human Services$74,500Arts & Culture$62,000Animals$41,500Housing & Shelter$35,000

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 budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWork Play Love Inc: $28,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $25,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRush University Medical Center: $22,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAR ILAN UNIVERSITY IN ISRAEL INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEBREW ACADEMY OF CLEVELAND: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLA CASA NORTE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetISRAEL CHILDRENS CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEENS INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNAMI Chicago: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCHICAGO COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPAWS CHICAGO: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHAI LIFELINE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBOYS TOWN JERUSALEM FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMENACHEM EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S CANCER SOCIETY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN KIDNEY FUND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSoutheastern Guide Dogs Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKitchen Possible Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 8.1% of budgetFOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $9,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $9,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetONE FAMILY FUND: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDISKIN ORPHAN HOME OF ISRAEL INC: $8,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF YAD SARAH INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetISRAEL CANCER RESEARCH FUND INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFINCA INTERNATIONAL INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSCHI DISABILITY SERVICES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRole Model Movement Inc (NFP): $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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 Setton FoundationGertrude and Morris B…Jewish Communal FundMoses and Miriam Voge…The Sorala FoundationThe Ojc FundF G FoundationThe Nathan and Marily…Allen I Gross Charita…Jewish Federation of …FjcJack Adjmi Family Fou…
The Setton FoundationNY29.3× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Setton Foundation · Gertrude and Morris Bienenfeld Charitable Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Moses and Miriam Vogel Charitable Foundation Tr · The Sorala Foundation · The Ojc Fund · F G Foundation · The Nathan and Marilyn Silberman Fdn · Allen I Gross Charitable Foundation · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Fjc · Jack Adjmi Family 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Paul and Pearl Caslow Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Paul and Pearl Caslow Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
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no gov · 80%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Perkins School for the Blind: 7% of income from government
  • Chai 4EVER Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Feed the Children Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Food for the Poor Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Oxfam-America Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
16report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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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Find your warmest path to Paul and Pearl Caslow 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 166 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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