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Ravitch-Wolfe Family Foundation at a glance

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Ravitch-Wolfe 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.

$350k
Granted FY2022
8
Grants FY2022
5
States reached
$185k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

95% of Ravitch-Wolfe Family Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to National Philanthropic Trust, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year Ravitch-Wolfe Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $350k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

12
’18
11
’19
13
’20
9
’21
6
’22
0
’23

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2023.

Philanthropy$1.0MYouth Development$303kEnvironment$270kEducation$210kHealth$158kInternational$145kFood & Nutrition$68kPublic Safety & Disaster$50kOther$0
02FY2022 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • $10k–50k6 grants · $115k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $235k
$20,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$4.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE BROTHERHOOD SISTER SOL$185,000
ISRAAID (US) GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE INC$50,000
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY$35,000
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE$20,000
WELLESLEY COLLEGE$20,000
THE SYLVIA CENTER$15,000
MAYO CLINIC CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$15,000
NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION$10,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–18, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SKY S THE LIMIT FUND: $10k → 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

MN
NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
CO
NE
VA
MD
DC
AL
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.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$913k · 14 repeat orgs$315k to everyone else

14 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2022, 10 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call). Read against FY2022, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
12

Total granted

$913k
$180k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
+52%

Still filing today

86%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationEnvironmentInternationalHealthCivil RightsYouth DevelopmentOther
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 BROTHERHOOD SISTER SOL INC
    4× · 2018–2022 · $303k · revenue +34%
  • OC
    OCEAN CONSERVANCY
    4× · 2018–2021 · $135k · revenue +31%
  • IR
    International Rescue Committee INC
    5× · 2018–2022 · $105k · revenue +80%

Funded once

  • YU
    YALE UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT
    one grant, 2019 · $75k
  • IP
    ISRAEL POLICY FORUM INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue +128%
  • HI
    HIAS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $15k · revenue +114%
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
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
2
International Crisis Group

Crisis group works to prevent and resolve deadly conflict around the world by informing and influencing the perceptions and actions of policymakers and other key conflict actors. to this end, we endeavour to talk to all sides and provide…

International
3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
4
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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5
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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6
Us Middle East Project Inc

The organization's mission is to engage in non partisan analysis of u.s. foreign policy in the middle east, with special emphasis on the middle east peace process, and to present policymakers in the united states, in the region and in the…

International
7
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
8
International Life Sciences Institute

Ilsi is a global, nonprofit federation dedicated to generating and advancing emerging science and groundbreaking research to ensure foods are safe, nutritious and sustainable, and that they improve planetary and human health and well-being…

Science & Tech
9
Oceana Inc

To advocate for policy changes by governments and corporations in order to preserve ocean life and return the oceans to their former abundance.

Environment
10
Observer Research Foundation America

Organization mission the observer research foundation america orf america is an independent, non-partisan, and nonprofit organization in washington dc dedicated to addressing policy challenges facing the united states, india, and their…

International
11
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
12
Natural Resource Governance Institute

Nrgi envisions a world where natural resources enable fair, prosperous and sustainable societies, instead of undermining them. nrgi exists because decisions about how natural resources are governed determine the well-being of people in…

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is National Philanthropic Trust; the most unlike its peers is The Eye Cancer Foundation Inc. 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

27 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. 27 of the 35 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/27
Grantees still filing
26/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $500,000 · PhilanthropyDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INCNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $500,000 · PhilanthropyNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUSTYALE UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT: $75,000 · OtherYALE UNIVERSITY DEVELOP…NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $60,000 · OtherNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATIO…Individual grant recipient: $50,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipi…AMERICAN ISRAEL DEMOCRACY FUND: $50,000 · OtherAMERICAN ISRAEL DEMOCRA…THE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $35,000 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE SYLVIA CENTER: $67,500 · OtherTHE SYLVIA CENTERISRAAID US GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE INC: $50,000 · OtherISRAAID US GLOBAL HUMAN…PICO UNION PROJECT: $20,000 · Other+8 more: $87,500 · Other+8 moreTHE BROTHERHOOD SISTER SOL INC: $302,500 · Youth DevelopmentTHE BROTHERHOO…OCEAN CONSERVANCY: $135,000 · EnvironmentCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: $30,000 · EnvironmentRARE: $10,000 · Environment+1 more: $2,500 · EnvironmentInternational Rescue Committee INC: $105,000 · InternationalISRAEL POLICY FORUM INC: $25,000 · InternationalHIAS INC: $15,000 · InternationalMAYO CLINIC: $90,000 · HealthNEXT FOR AUTISM INC: $38,000 · HealthThe Eye Cancer Foundation Inc: $5,000 · HealthBARNARD COLLEGE: $30,000 · EducationAGAHOZO-SHALOM YOUTH VILLAGE INC: $25,000 · EducationTHE COLORADO COLLEGE: $20,000 · EducationWellesley College: $20,000 · EducationUCLA FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL SCHOOL: $5,000 · Education
Philanthropy$1,000,000Other$495,000Youth Development$302,500Environment$177,500International$145,000Health$133,000Education$110,000

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 budgetDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $500,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $500,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BROTHERHOOD SISTER SOL INC: $302,500 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetOCEAN CONSERVANCY: $135,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $105,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $90,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SYLVIA CENTER: $67,500 over 5y, 5.7% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $60,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetISRAAID US GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNEXT FOR AUTISM INC: $38,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $35,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBARNARD COLLEGE: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAGAHOZO-SHALOM YOUTH VILLAGE INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetISRAEL POLICY FORUM INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPICO UNION PROJECT: $20,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetTHE COLORADO COLLEGE: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWellesley College: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHIAS INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSKY'S THE LIMIT FUND: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRARE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Eye Cancer Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL SCHOOL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRIVERSIDE PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $2,500 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.

Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramPA10.2× affinity5 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Ravitch-Wolfe Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ravitch-Wolfe Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 88%
  • Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
  • Wellesley College: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Ravitch-Wolfe Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Ravitch-Wolfe 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 35 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2022, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home