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Rexford Fund Inc at a glance

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Rexford Fund Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$354k
Granted FY2025still arriving
26
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$136kScience & Tech$100kHealth$91kEnvironment$61kEducation$44kAnimals$41kReligion$41kRecreation & Sports$18kOther$0
02FY2025 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 26 grants below total $151,100, the rows itemized in this filing. The $353,690 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $202,590 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k22 grants · $56k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $95k
$2,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$6.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NORTON MUSEUM OF ART$25,000
JTS(Jewish Theological Seminary)$25,000
THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PALM BEACH$25,000
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY$20,000
1St PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH of YORKTOWN$7,500
ENVIROMENTAL DEFENSE FUND$7,500
NORTON MUSEUM OF ART$5,000
NORTON MUSEUM OF ART$5,000
UTAH FILM CENTER$5,000
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY$5,000
MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF THE HUDSON VALLEY$5,000
SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER$2,500
BANK STREET COLLEGE$2,000
NCLC(NORTHWEST CT LAND CONSERVANCY)$1,600
PHYSICIANS FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH$1,500
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

47%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$319k · 33 repeat orgs$361k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +25% since the first grant, against +15% for those funded once.

33 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2025, 18 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

33
47

Total granted

$319k
$286k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+15%

Still filing today

55%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 42% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $76k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHealthEducationEnvironmentScience & TechCrime & LegalOther
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

  • NORTON MUSEUM OF ART INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $78k · revenue +37%
  • ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
    2× · 2021–2022 · $30k · revenue +22%
  • ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED
    3× · 2021–2023 · $25k · revenue +21%

Funded once

  • CS
    COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY
    one grant, 2021 · $200k · revenue +15%
  • SS
    SECOND STAGE THEATHER
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • NR
    NY ROAD RUNNERS CLUB
    one grant, 2023 · $6k
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.

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.

1
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
2
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
3
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
4
Museum of the City of New York

The museum of the city of new york fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world's most influential metropolis. it engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city's past, present, and…

Arts & Culture
5
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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6
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
7
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
8
Manhattanville University

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

Education
9
New York Hall of Science

Nysci's mission is to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers, and active citizens through design make play - an approach to learning and engagement that is deeply rooted in research on stem learning and guides the…

Arts & Culture
10
New York Botanical Garden

The new york botanical garden is a museum of plants and a scientific research center devoted to the study of plants and their uses. it is the garden's mission to improve public understanding of the natural world, horticulture, and the…

Environment
11
The Pierpont Morgan Library

The Morgan Library & Museum celebrates and shares the history and process of human creativity from antiquity to the present day through the preservation, study, and interpretation of a dynamic and growing collection.

Education
12
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Central Park Conservancy Inc; the most unlike its peers is Yorktown Heights Engine Co 1. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

42 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. 42 of the 89 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/42
Grantees still filing
32/42
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PALM BEACH: $40,000 · OtherTHE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PALM BEACHNORTON MUSEUM OF ART: $35,000 · OtherNORTON MUSEUM OF ARTJTS(Jewish Theological Seminary): $25,000 · OtherJTS(Jewish Theological Seminary)SQUASH: $15,000 · OtherSQUASHENVIROMENTAL DEFENSE FUND: $15,000 · OtherENVIROMENTAL DEFENSE FUND1St PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH of YORKTOWN: $14,500 · Other1St PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH of YORKTOWNMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE HUDSON VALLEY: $12,500 · OtherSECOND STAGE THEATHER: $9,930 · Other+52 more: $102,085 · Other+52 moreCOLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY: $200,000 · Science & TechCOLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY+1 more: $5,000 · Science & TechNORTON MUSEUM OF ART INC: $77,880 · Arts & CultureNORTON MUSEUM OF…UTAH FILM CENTER: $5,000 · Arts & Culture+9 more: $18,850 · Arts & Culture+9 moreICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI: $30,000 · EducationICAHN SCHO…THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $20,000 · EducationTHE TRUSTE…UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER: $5,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY…ADELPHI UNIVERSITY: $5,000 · EducationADELPHI UN…+2 more: $2,000 · EducationENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $25,000 · EnvironmentWARREN LAND TRUST INC: $5,500 · EnvironmentKENT LAND TRUST INC: $1,230 · EnvironmentPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $8,750 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER NEW YORK INC: $6,000 · HealthMy Brother Vinny Inc: $3,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE TREASURE COAST INC: $1,950 · HealthMANHASSET WOMEN'S COALITION AGAINST BREAST CANCER INC: $1,000 · HealthFREEDOM INSTITUTE INC: $1,000 · HealthPhysicians For Reproductive Health: $9,500 · Civil Rights
Other$269,015Science & Tech$205,000Arts & Culture$101,730Education$62,000Environment$31,730Health$21,700Civil Rights$9,500

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 budgetCOLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY: $200,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNORTON MUSEUM OF ART INC: $77,880 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE HUDSON VALLEY: $12,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPhysicians For Reproductive Health: $9,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $8,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER NEW YORK INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWARREN LAND TRUST INC: $5,500 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANN NORTON SCULPTURE GARDENS INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNEW YORK CITY POLICE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetADELPHI UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLIMATE CENTRAL INC: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMy Brother Vinny Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budget122 EAST 66TH STREET FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetNEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $2,850 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGRAND STREET SETTLEMENT INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF LONG ISLAND: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUPPORT CONNECTION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSIERRA SERVICE PROJECT: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW YORK INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE TREASURE COAST INC: $1,950 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGE JACKSON ACADEMY: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SECOND STAGE THEATRE INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKENT LAND TRUST INC: $1,230 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMANHASSET WOMEN'S COALITION AGAINST BREAST CANCER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SATO PROJECT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFREEDOM INSTITUTE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLE FILM BOARD INC CO OREN JACOBY: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST LOUIS UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CORNWALL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT INC: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYORKTOWN HEIGHTS ENGINE CO 1: $200 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.

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.

Pcsb Community Founda…Jewish Communal FundGlobal ImpactNational Philanthropi…The Ford FoundationThe Goldman Sachs Cha…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Ayco Charitable F…The Pfizer Foundation…Morgan Stanley Global…Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Blackbaud Giving …
Pcsb Community FoundationNY13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pcsb Community Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Global Impact · National Philanthropic Trust · The Ford Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund

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.

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 89 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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