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Pinkerton Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$40M
Granted FY2024still arriving
463
Grants FY2024still arriving
22
States reached
$850k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.

Youth Development$25MEducation$25MHuman Services$24MCrime & Legal$19MArts & Culture$16MEmployment$14MCommunity Improvement$5.5MPhilanthropy$2.7MOther$0
02FY2024 · 463 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k78 grants · $257k
  • $10k–50k79 grants · $1.9M
  • $50k–250k278 grants · $28M
  • $250k+28 grants · $9.5M
$75,000
Median grant
22
States reached
$746M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES$850,000
CENTER FOR NEW YORK CITY AFFAIRS AT THE NEW SCHOOL$600,000
MADISON SQUARE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB FOUNDATION INC$425,000
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FOR YOUTH INC$400,000
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN NEW YORK$400,000
EXPANDED SCHOOLS$365,250
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY$351,000
THE DOOR - A CENTER OF ALTERNATIVES INC$350,000
CYPRESS HILLS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INC$340,000
WORKFORCE PROFESSIONALS TRAINING INSTITUTE$330,000
THE ALEX HOUSE PROJECT$325,000
EXPANDED SCHOOLS$320,000
EXODUS TRANSITIONAL COMMUNITY$300,000
TOMORROW'S LEADERS NYC INC$300,000
WE BUILD THE BLOCK$300,000
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 (FY20–24, $30.4M) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 94% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Springboard Collaborative: $200k → 22%JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF GREATER CONEY ISLAND: $150k → 20%Springboard Collaborative: $190k → 22%Bridges from School to Work: $200k → 8%Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Inc: $150k → 28%The Children's Village Inc: $175k → 9%KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $150k → 28%The Arthur Project: $150k → 17%THE ARTHUR PROJECT: $150k → 17%The Arthur Project: $150k → 17%Queens Community House Inc: $300k → 13%Queens Community House Inc: $175k → 13%NEW YORK WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $150k → 17%New York Women's Foundation: $150k → 17%New York Women's Foundation: $150k → 17%The Alex House Project: $325k → 20%The Alex House Project: $200k → 20%The Alex House Project: $200k → 20%THE ALEX HOUSE PROJECT: $325k → 20%EXPANDED SCHOOLS: $365k → 17%JUSTICE FOR FAMILIES: $180k → 28%EXPANDED SCHOOLS: $320k → 17%EXPANDED SCHOOLS: $260k → 17%YOUTH JUSTICE NETWORK: $200k → 17%Youth Justice Network: $200k → 17%Youth Justice Network: $200k → 17%Youth Justice Network: $200k → 17%Friends of Island Academy Inc: $175k → 17%Good Shepherd Services: $850k → 17%GOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES: $850k → 17%Good Shepherd Services: $850k → 17%Good Shepherd Services: $850k → 17%Good Shepherd Services: $850k → 17%Good Shepherd Services: $500k → 17%Good Shepherd Services: $500k → 17%Good Shepherd Services: $500k → 17%Good Shepherd Services: $500k → 17%GOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES: $170k → 17%Comprehensive Youth Development Inc: $175k → 17%ExpandED Schools: $280k → 17%ExpandED Schools: $260k → 17%ExpandED Schools: $250k → 17%ExpandED Schools: $250k → 17%ExpandED Schools: $250k → 17%ExpandED Schools: $250k → 17%ExpandED Schools: $250k → 17%ExpandED Schools: $220k → 17%ExpandED Schools: $169k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
NH
WA
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
IA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
UT
MO
KY
VA
MD
DE
KS
TN
NC
SC
DC
LA
MS
AL
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$176M · 541 repeat orgs$6.7M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +27% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.

541 repeat relationships: 331 still active in FY2024, 210 since wound down; 67 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

541
133

Total granted

$176M
$3.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+17%

Still filing today

84%
65%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3.6M went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentCrime & LegalRecreation & 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

  • GOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES
    5× · 2020–2024 · $6.8M · revenue +5%
  • ES
    EXPANDED SCHOOLS INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $3.4M · revenue +7%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN- NEW YORK
    5× · 2020–2024 · $3.0M · revenue +31% · 30% of their budget

Funded once

  • JP
    Justice Policy Institute
    one grant, 2022 · $200k · revenue -50%
  • CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $150k · revenue +34%
  • SF
    SPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $125k · revenue +125%
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
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc

The graduate center foundation is committed to promoting and safe-guarding the success of the graduate center by raising funds and managing and investing donations for use by the graduate center. the board of trustees of the foundation…

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2
School in the Square Public Charter School

School in the square ("s2") engages, educates and empowers adolescents to respond mindfully and creatively to life's opportunities and challenges. s2 is a place where students, families and educators are seen, heard, and inspired and where…

Education
3
Manhattanville University

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

Education
4
The Urban Assembly Inc

To advance students' economic and social mobility by improving public education.

International
5
Ie New York College

(see schedule o)

Education
6
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
7
Lycee Francais De New York

"citizens of culture and courage"committed to bilingual french and american education of the highest standard, our mission is to prepare students of many origins to be thinkers, innovators and leaders, at home in the world. we inspire and…

Education
8
Manhattan School of Music

Manhattan school of music is deeply committed to excellence in education, performance, and creative activity; to the humanity of the school's environment; and to the cultural enrichment of the larger community. a premiere international…

Arts & Culture
9
The Architectural League of New York

The architectural league of new york supports critically transformative work in the allied fields that shape the built environment. as a vital, independent forum, the league stimulates thinking, debate, and action on today's (continued on…

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10
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
11
Move(Nyc) Foundation Inc

Move|nyc| is a civic arts and social justice organization committed to cultivating a more diverse and inclusive society through transforming the field of professional dance. more than an arts organization, move|nyc| is a movement for…

Public Benefit
12
Children's Aid College Prep Charter School

Prepare elementary & middle school students for success in high school, college & life.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Expanded Schools Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Aider 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

607 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. 607 of the 752 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.

32
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
122
Early backer (in before they grew)
595/607
Grantees still filing
421/607
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CENTER FOR NEW YORK CITY AFFAIRS AT THE NEW SCHOOL: $3,000,000 · OtherCENTER FOR NEW YORK CITY AFFAIRS AT THE NEW…THE DOOR - A CENTER OF ALTERNATIVES INC: $1,752,500 · Other+78 more: $46,878,497 · Other+78 moreGOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES: $6,824,000 · Human ServicesGOOD SHEPHERD SERVICESEXPANDED SCHOOLS INC: $3,435,000 · Human ServicesEXPANDED SCHOOLS INCSPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE: $1,407,500 · Human ServicesAlex House Project Inc: $1,150,000 · Human ServicesYouth Justice Network Inc: $977,500 · Human ServicesTHE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY: $975,000 · Human ServicesTHE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE INC: $925,000 · Human Services+27 more: $10,805,000 · Human Services+27 moreLITERACY INC: $2,450,000 · EducationLITERACY INCFUTURES AND OPTIONS INC: $1,408,500 · EducationFUTURES AND O…READING PARTNERS: $1,224,250 · EducationREADING PARTN…READ ALLIANCE INC: $1,163,500 · EducationREAD ALLIANCE…THE PARTNERSHIP FOR AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION INC: $1,055,500 · EducationTHE PARTNERSH…Research Foundation of the City University of New York: $903,572 · EducationResearch Foun…WRITOPIA LAB INC: $866,800 · Education+19 more: $7,216,000 · Education+19 moreFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN- NEW YORK: $3,000,000 · Crime & LegalFRIENDS OF…COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FOR YOUTH INC: $1,800,000 · Crime & LegalCOMMUNITY …EXODUS TRANSITIONAL COMMUNITY INC: $1,250,000 · Crime & LegalEXODUS TRA…Alliance of Families for Justice Inc: $925,000 · Crime & LegalAlliance o…PURELEGACEE INC: $865,000 · Crime & LegalPURELEGACE…YOUTH REPRESENT INC: $750,000 · Crime & LegalYOUTH REPR…LIFE CAMPS INCORPORATED: $705,000 · Crime & LegalLIFE CAMPS…The Center For Nuleadership On Urban Solutions Inc: $700,000 · Crime & LegalThe Center…GETTING OUT AND STAYING OUT INC: $600,000 · Crime & LegalTHE BRONX DEFENDERS: $450,000 · Crime & LegalMake the Road New York: $450,000 · Crime & Legal+4 more: $1,337,500 · Crime & Legal+4 moreMadison Square Boys and Girls Club Foundation Inc: $2,395,000 · Youth DevelopmentMadison S…Tomorrows Leaders NYC: $1,525,000 · Youth DevelopmentTomorrows…JOBSFIRSTNYC: $1,425,000 · Youth DevelopmentJOBSFIRST…Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club: $1,100,000 · Youth DevelopmentKips Bay …EXALT YOUTH: $1,000,000 · Youth DevelopmentEXALT YOU…GIRL VOW INC: $885,000 · Youth DevelopmentGIRL VOW …LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND REVERSE THE TREND: $800,000 · Youth DevelopmentLEAD BY E…How Our Lives Link Altogether Inc: $767,000 · Youth DevelopmentHow Our L…+4 more: $1,321,000 · Youth Development+4 moreAmerican Museum of Natural History: $2,507,000 · Arts & CultureAmerican …YOUTH COMMUNICATION NY CENTER INC: $730,000 · Arts & CultureYOUTH COM…NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE: $612,000 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK …INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $520,000 · Arts & CultureROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY INC: $500,000 · Arts & CultureTHE DREAMYARD PROJECT INC: $474,500 · Arts & CultureUPBEAT NYC INC: $422,500 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE: $400,000 · Arts & CultureMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $375,000 · Arts & Culture+15 more: $4,433,000 · Arts & Culture+15 moreCYPRESS HILLS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $1,775,500 · Community ImprovementTHE MAYOR'S FUND TO ADVANCE NEW YORK CITY: $900,000 · Community ImprovementST NICKS ALLIANCE CORPORATION: $625,000 · Community ImprovementSTATEN ISLAND URBAN CENTER INC: $475,000 · Community ImprovementCAMBA INC: $396,000 · Community ImprovementRIVERDALE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE INC: $330,000 · Community ImprovementStructured Employment Economic Development Corporation: $300,000 · Community ImprovementBrownsville Think Tank Matters Inc: $300,000 · Community ImprovementTHE BOTTOM LINE INC: $285,000 · Community Improvement
Other$51,630,997Human Services$26,499,000Education$16,288,122Crime & Legal$12,832,500Youth Development$11,218,000Arts & Culture$10,974,000Community Improvement$5,386,500

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetGOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES: $6,824,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetEXPANDED SCHOOLS INC: $3,435,000 over 5y, 6.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN- NEW YORK: $3,000,000 over 5y, 30% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $2,507,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetLITERACY INC: $2,450,000 over 5y, 17% of budgetMadison Square Boys and Girls Club Foundation Inc: $2,395,000 over 5y, 12% of budgetCOMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FOR YOUTH INC: $1,800,000 over 5y, 27% of budgetCYPRESS HILLS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $1,775,500 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetTHE DOOR - A CENTER OF ALTERNATIVES INC: $1,752,500 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetWORKFORCE PROFESSIONALS TRAINING INSTITUTE: $1,581,500 over 5y, 19% of budgetTomorrows Leaders NYC: $1,525,000 over 5y, 56% of budgetJOBSFIRSTNYC: $1,425,000 over 5y, 12% of budgetFUTURES AND OPTIONS INC: $1,408,500 over 5y, 9.0% of budgetSPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE: $1,407,500 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetLEGAL OUTREACH INC: $1,375,000 over 5y, 12% of budgetIrondale Productions Inc: $1,255,000 over 5y, 32% of budgetEXODUS TRANSITIONAL COMMUNITY INC: $1,250,000 over 5y, 2.8% of budgetCENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE IN SUNSET PARK INC: $1,250,000 over 5y, 3.7% of budgetPARENTCHILD INC: $1,240,000 over 5y, 5.3% of budgetTHE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST: $1,225,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetREADING PARTNERS: $1,224,250 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetREAD ALLIANCE INC: $1,163,500 over 5y, 7.8% of budgetOPPORTUNITIES FOR A BETTER TOMORROW INC: $1,160,000 over 5y, 3.2% of budgetAlex House Project Inc: $1,150,000 over 5y, 43% of budgetKips Bay Boys & Girls Club: $1,100,000 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetFUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC: $1,056,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetTHE PARTNERSHIP FOR AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION INC: $1,055,500 over 5y, 15% of budgetPARAPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE INC: $1,007,500 over 5y, 4.8% of budgetEXALT YOUTH: $1,000,000 over 5y, 9.8% of budgetGODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER: $995,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetYouth Justice Network Inc: $977,500 over 5y, 4.9% of budgetRAMAPO FOR CHILDREN INC: $975,000 over 3y, 3.7% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY: $975,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAlliance of Families for Justice Inc: $925,000 over 5y, 17% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE INC: $925,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetResearch Foundation of the City University of New York: $903,572 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MAYOR'S FUND TO ADVANCE NEW YORK CITY: $900,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetGIRL VOW INC: $885,000 over 5y, 44% of budgetWRITOPIA LAB INC: $866,800 over 5y, 5.8% of budgetPURELEGACEE INC: $865,000 over 5y, 57% of budgetHYPOTHEKIDS INC: $850,000 over 5y, 82% of budgetEAST SIDE HOUSE INC: $800,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetLEAD BY EXAMPLE AND REVERSE THE TREND: $800,000 over 5y, 42% of budgetCITY YEAR INC: $781,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetHow Our Lives Link Altogether Inc: $767,000 over 5y, 80% of budgetYOUTH REPRESENT INC: $750,000 over 5y, 9.2% of budgetYOUTH COMMUNICATION NY CENTER INC: $730,000 over 4y, 12% of budgetPENCIL INC: $725,000 over 3y, 10% 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.

  • Who funds GOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds EXPANDED SCHOOLS INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN- NEW YORK ↗
  • Who funds American Museum of Natural History ↗
  • Who funds LITERACY INC ↗
  • Who funds Madison Square Boys and Girls Club Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FOR YOUTH INC ↗
  • Who funds CYPRESS HILLS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds THE DOOR - A CENTER OF ALTERNATIVES INC ↗
  • Who funds WORKFORCE PROFESSIONALS TRAINING INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds Tomorrows Leaders NYC ↗
  • Who funds JOBSFIRSTNYC ↗
  • Who funds FUTURES AND OPTIONS INC ↗
  • Who funds SPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE ↗
  • Who funds LEGAL OUTREACH INC ↗
  • Who funds Irondale Productions Inc ↗
  • Who funds EXODUS TRANSITIONAL COMMUNITY INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE IN SUNSET PARK INC ↗
  • Who funds PARENTCHILD INC ↗
  • Who funds THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST ↗
  • Who funds READING PARTNERS ↗
  • Who funds READ ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BETTER TOMORROW INC ↗
  • Who funds Alex House Project Inc ↗
  • Who funds Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club ↗
  • Who funds FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC ↗
  • Who funds THE PARTNERSHIP FOR AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION INC ↗
  • Who funds PARAPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE INC ↗
  • Who funds EXALT YOUTH ↗
  • Who funds GODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Youth Justice Network Inc ↗
  • Who funds RAMAPO FOR CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Alliance of Families for Justice Inc ↗

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 Hyde and Watson F…Lily Auchincloss Foun…Brooklyn Community Fo…Robin Hood FoundationAltman FoundationThe New York Communit…Booth Ferris Foundati…New York Women's Foun…Youth Improving Non-P…Mother Cabrini Health…The Pierre & Tana Mat…United Way of New Yor…
The Hyde and Watson FoundationNJ183.2× affinity159 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Lily Auchincloss Foundation Inc · Brooklyn Community Foundation · Robin Hood Foundation · Altman Foundation · The New York Community Trust · Booth Ferris Foundation Xxxxx4008 · New York Women's Foundation Inc · Youth Improving Non-Profits for Children · Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc · The Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation Inc · United Way of New York City

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 Pinkerton Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Pinkerton Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 33%
  • Bridges from School to Work Inc: 33% of income from government
  • City Year Inc: 11% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
99report 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.
05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Pinkerton Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Pinkerton 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 752 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
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$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home