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R & S Strauss Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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R & S Strauss Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$56k
Granted FY2020
11
Grants FY2020
5
States reached
$8k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.

International$35kRecreation & Sports$28kFood & Nutrition$24kPhilanthropy$21kEnvironment$16kYouth Development$12kEducation$11kAnimals$10kOther$0
02FY2020 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CITY HARVEST$7,500
ISLAND HARVEST FOOD BANK$7,500
CAMP KIINDER RING$7,000
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE$6,500
DIRECT RELIEF$5,000
FEEDING AMERICA$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS ALLIANCE$5,000
LA REGIONAL FOOD BANK$4,000
ONE FAIR WAGE$2,500
CMAIN$1,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–20, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ISLAND HARVEST FOOD BANK: $8k → 6%FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS OF AMERICA: $5k → 8%FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS OF AMERICA: $5k → 8%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
NY
MA
CA
CO
KY
DC
AL
TX
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.

65%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$133k · 10 repeat orgs$73k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +66% since the first grant, against +5% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2020, 9 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2020 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
6

Total granted

$133k
$24k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+66%
+5%

Still filing today

70%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2020, 13% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $49k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20
InternationalCivil RightsArts & CultureHuman ServicesFood & NutritionEnvironmentOther
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

  • CK
    Camp Kinder Ring
    4× · 2017–2020 · $28k · revenue +79%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $16k · revenue +98%
  • IJ
    INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION
    3× · 2017–2019 · $14k · revenue +82%

Funded once

  • DC
    DAV CHARITABLE TRUST
    one grant, 2017 · $6k
  • DR
    Diabetes Research Institute
    one grant, 2017 · $6k
  • HISPANIC FEDERATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +187%
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
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
The Global FoodBanking Network

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

International
4
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
5
Food Bank Association of New York State

The mission of feeding new york state is to lead a unified effort for a hunger-free state of new york. the mission of food banking is to obtain food and deliver it to emergency food programs. feeding new york state works to end hunger by…

Food & Nutrition
6
Feeding San Diego

On a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. through direct service and community partnerships, feeding san diego provides more than 26 million meals each year to children, families,…

Food & Nutrition
7
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
8
Internet Society Foundation

At the internet society foundation, we focus on funding initiatives that strengthen the internet in function and reach so that it can effectively serve all people. our work advances the vision of the internet society (isoc): the internet…

International
9
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
10
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors

Empowering financial professionals and consumers through world-class advocacy and education.

—
11
Jewelers of America Inc

Jewelers of america, the most trusted and influential voice of the jewelry industry, empowers and unites its members through expert guidance and advocacy, driving excellence, integrity, and success in an ever-changing marketplace.

—
12
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri

The food bank for central & northeast missouri is a regional disaster and hunger relief network that acquires and distributes millions of meals each year to help neighbors get the food they need to thrive. (continued on schedule o)the…

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is One Fair Wage Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association. 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

19 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. 19 of the 27 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)
19/19
Grantees still filing
13/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $12,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientNORTH SHORE CHILD & FAMIILY GUIDANCE CTR: $11,500 · OtherNORTH SHORE CHILD & FAMIILY GUIDANCE CTREVERY TOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT: $10,000 · OtherEVERY TOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORTDAV CHARITABLE TRUST: $6,000 · OtherDAV CHARITABLE TRUSTDiabetes Research Institute: $5,500 · OtherDiabetes Research InstituteIndividual grant recipient: $5,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $4,000 · OtherCITY HARVEST INC: $7,500 · OtherCITY HARVEST INCFeeding America: $5,000 · OtherFeeding AmericaTHE NEA FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION: $11,000 · OtherTHE NEA FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCA…HISPANIC FEDERATION INC: $5,000 · OtherHISPANIC FEDERATION INCTHE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION: $5,000 · OtherTHE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCI…+2 more: $2,500 · OtherMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $16,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRON…INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION: $14,000 · InternationalINTERNATIONAL JUST…DIRECT RELIEF: $5,000 · InternationalDIRECT RELIEFCamp Kinder Ring: $27,500 · Arts & CultureCamp Kinder Ri…ART LEAGUE OF LONG ISLAND: $1,000 · Arts & CultureFREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesFREEDOM S…ISLAND HARVEST LTD: $7,500 · Human ServicesISLAND HA…350ORG: $16,000 · EnvironmentCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 · PhilanthropyUnited Way of Greater Houston: $5,000 · PhilanthropyEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $6,500 · Civil RightsNational Domestic Workers Alliance Inc: $5,000 · Civil RightsONE FAIR WAGE INC: $2,500 · Civil Rights
Other$90,000International$35,000Arts & Culture$28,500Human Services$17,500Environment$16,000Philanthropy$15,000Civil Rights$14,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCamp Kinder Ring: $27,500 over 4y, 1.1% of budget350ORG: $16,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $16,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION: $14,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NEA FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION: $11,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCITY HARVEST INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetISLAND HARVEST LTD: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $6,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHISPANIC FEDERATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Houston: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDIRECT RELIEF: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Domestic Workers Alliance Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetONE FAIR WAGE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetART LEAGUE OF LONG ISLAND: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization R & S Strauss Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from R & S Strauss Family Foundation Inc. 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
    7report 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.
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    How do I get to R & S Strauss Family Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to R & S Strauss Family Foundation 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 27 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 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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