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Ray Schoenbaum Memorial Fund U/A 5/22/68 at a glance

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Ray Schoenbaum Memorial Fund U/A 5/22/68

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.

$681k
Granted FY2020
31
Grants FY2020
3
States reached
$125k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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.

Education$317kReligion$195kYouth Development$86kPhilanthropy$67kHealth$64kFood & Nutrition$53kHuman Services$40kEnvironment$30kOther$0
02FY2020 · 31 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2020

  • Under $10k6 grants · $9k
  • $10k–50k22 grants · $372k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $300k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ACCESS COLLEGE FOUNDATION$125,000
UNITED JEWISH COMMUNITY OF THE PENN$100,000
ACCESS COLLEGE FOUNDATION$75,000
TOYS FOR TOTS$40,000
AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND$35,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF S E VIRGINI$30,000
92ND STREET Y$25,000
FOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA$25,000
COMMUNITY FREE CLINIC OF NEWPORT NE$20,000
ELIZABETH RIVER PROJECT$20,000
TIDEWATER WOODEN BOAT WORKSHOP$20,000
FOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA$17,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$14,500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$14,500
VIRGINIA PENINSULA FOODBANK$11,000
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 (FY20–20, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF TIDEWATER: $10k → 10%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.

30%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$267k · 10 repeat orgs$627k to everyone else

10 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2020, 4 since wound down; 20 grantees were first funded in FY2020 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
7

Total granted

$267k
$31k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+24%
+354%

Still filing today

40%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2020, 12% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $596k 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
EducationFood & NutritionPhilanthropyArts & CultureHousing & ShelterHealthOther
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

  • D
    DONORSCHOOSEORG
    3× · 2017–2019 · $80k · revenue +24%
  • BA
    Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Virginia
    2× · 2019–2020 · $35k · revenue +98%
  • TW
    TIDEWATER WOODEN BOAT WORKSHOP
    2× · 2019–2020 · $21k · revenue +6%

Funded once

  • AJ
    AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTR DBA JDC
    one grant, 2018 · $10k
  • NF
    NAUTICUS FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +354%
  • SB
    SOUTHSIDE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBINCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +51%
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
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.

—
2
University of Virginia Foundation

To provide administrative services to university of virginia (university) entities, university associated organizations, or other entities involved in activities which support the university. to engage in matters pertaining to real…

Education
3
University of Virginia Investment Management Company

The university of virginia investment management company (uvimco) is organized to invest funds on behalf of the rector and visitors of the university of virginia (the university or uva) and university-associated organizations (uaos).

Education
4
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

United way's mission is to end intergenerational poverty in our region by harnessing, leveraging and strategically investing the collective power of donors, advocates and volunteers, to help individuals and families break the cycle of…

Philanthropy
5
Digital Harbor Foundation

Democratizing societal and economic well-being through digital equity for everyone, increased diversity in the tech sector, innovative education, and technology for the public good

Education
6
Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia wesleyan university is a fully accredited liberal arts, united-methodist related institution founded in 1961.

—
7
Vpm Media Corporation

To use the power of media to educate, entertain and inspire, using public television and public radio to make a positive impact on the communities throughout central virginia, charlottesville, the shenandoah valley, the northern neck and…

Arts & Culture
8
Northern Virginia Technology Council Inc

The mission of the northern virginia technology council (nvtc) is to accelerate tech innovation and promote a world class workforce. nvtc connects, educates, advocates and celebrates the region's thriving tech ecosystem.

—
9
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
10
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
11
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
12
Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce

Chamberrva is the trusted voice for modern business in the richmond virginia region. we are change agents, rallying to do the hard things that will create a more connected, prosperous, health and equitable community.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Virginia; 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

20 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. 20 of the 37 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
15/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ACCESS COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $202,112 · EducationACCESS COLLEGE FOUNDATIONDONORSCHOOSEORG: $80,000 · EducationDONORSCHOOSEORGAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $35,000 · EducationAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUNDUNITED JEWISH COMMUNITY OF THE PENN: $100,000 · OtherUNITED JEWISH COMMUNITY OF THE PENNUNITED JEWISH COMMUNITY PENINSULA: $50,000 · OtherUNITED JEWISH COMMUNITY PENINSULABoys and Girls Club of Southeast Virginia: $35,000 · OtherBoys and Girls Club of Southeast VirginiaPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $29,000 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOODUNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF TDWTR: $16,800 · OtherTHE UNION MISSION MINISTRIES: $14,200 · OtherThe Elizabeth River Project: $20,000 · Other+19 more: $127,600 · Other+19 moreFOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA: $42,000 · Food & NutritionVIRGINIA PENINSULA FOODBANK: $11,000 · Food & NutritionMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $40,000 · PhilanthropyUnited Way of South Hampton Roads: $10,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FREE CLINIC OF NEWPORT NEWS: $35,000 · Health+1 more: $100 · HealthTHE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION: $25,000 · ReligionTIDEWATER WOODEN BOAT WORKSHOP: $21,000 · Recreation & Sports
Education$317,112Other$392,600Food & Nutrition$53,000Philanthropy$50,000Health$35,100Religion$25,000Recreation & Sports$21,000

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 budgetACCESS COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $202,112 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetDONORSCHOOSEORG: $80,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA: $42,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Southeast Virginia: $35,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY FREE CLINIC OF NEWPORT NEWS: $35,000 over 3y, 4.9% of budgetAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $35,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTIDEWATER WOODEN BOAT WORKSHOP: $21,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetThe Elizabeth River Project: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetVIRGINIA PENINSULA FOODBANK: $11,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVIRGINIA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE HURRAH PLAYERS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetUnited Way of South Hampton Roads: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF TIDEWATER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNAUTICUS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSOUTHSIDE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBINC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetJUDEO-CHRISTIAN OUTREACH CENTERINC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFORKIDS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $100 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.

Townebank FoundationDominion Energy Chari…Patricia and Douglas …The Blocker FoundationTidewater Jewish Foun…Hampton Roads Communi…The Landmark Foundati…United Way of South H…Sentara HealthThe Windward Foundati…Kenneth a Hall and Pa…L & J Goldrich Founda…
Townebank FoundationVA22× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Townebank Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation DBA The Perry Family Foundation · The Blocker Foundation · Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc · Hampton Roads Community Foundation · The Landmark Foundation · United Way of South Hampton Roads · Sentara Health · The Windward Foundation · Kenneth a Hall and Patricia a Hall Charitable Foundation · L & J Goldrich 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 Ray Schoenbaum Memorial Fund U/A 5/22/68 funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ray Schoenbaum Memorial Fund U/A 5/22/68. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%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
    0get no government money at all
    8report 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.

    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 37 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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