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Richard Ann John & James Solomon Families Foundation

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.

$214k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
51
Grants FY2025
39
Organizations funded FY2024
21%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
18 to 39
FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
8
Total assets, FY2025
$3.5M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 21% of the organizations Richard Ann John & James Solomon Families Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k 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 & CulturePhilanthropyEducationInternationalHuman ServicesFood & NutritionOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving49$139k29%
FY202439$117k21%
FY202331$137k10%
FY202237$137k30%
FY202129$98k31%
FY202029$131k62%
FY201718$117kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$299kPhilanthropy$201kScience & Tech$168kHealth$164kArts & Culture$91kReligion$81kPublic Benefit$38kInternational$24kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
VA
MD
NM
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Collegiate School Inc$128,90070%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$115,16060%
Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York$58,2007n/a
Metropolitan Museum of Art$39,72650%
The Trustees of the Smith College$33,50070%
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc$31,47070%
Dalton Schools Inc$26,00050%
Blood Cancer United Inc$25,50070%
The Spence School$25,00050%
National Dance Institute$24,68560%
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All grantees of Richard Ann John & James Solomon Families Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Collegiate School Inc$128,90070%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$115,16060%
Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York$58,2007n/a
Metropolitan Museum of Art$39,72650%
The Trustees of the Smith College$33,50070%
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc$31,47070%
Dalton Schools Inc$26,00050%
Blood Cancer United Inc$25,50070%
The Spence School$25,00050%
National Dance Institute$24,68560%
Steppingstone Foundation Inc$24,50070%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$17,00040%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$15,70060%
Lupus Research Alliance Inc$15,00060%
Student Advocacy Inc$13,00060%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$11,50060%
Central Fund of Israel$10,00010%
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation$9,50050%
New York Public Radio$8,50030%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$7,50010%
Friends of Bossinc$7,50052%
Visiting Nurse Service of New York$7,00040%
Grand Street Settlement Inc$6,50060%
Student Leadership Network Inc$6,50030%
New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc$6,00050%
Citymeals-On-Wheels$6,00050%
Coalition for the Homeless Inc$5,00040%
Northern Westchester Hospital Center Foundation Inc$4,50030%
122 East 66th Street Foundation Inc$4,00041%
Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services Inc$4,00030%
Hillel Foundation of Cambridge Inc$4,00030%
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations$3,75040%
University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc$3,50020%
Feeding America$3,10040%
Temple Emanu-El$3,0001n/a
City Harvest Inc$2,50030%
Museum of Modern Art$2,50010%
Ground Game Fund$2,5001n/a
Manhattan Theatre Club Inc$2,00010%
The Hunter College Foundation Inc$2,00010%
The Partnership to End Homelessness Inc$2,00020%
City Parks Foundation Inc$1,50010%
National Dance Institute Nm Inc$1,50010%
Central Park Conservancy Inc$1,01030%
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue$1,0001n/a
The Baruch College Fund$1,00010%
Whitney Museum of American Art$1,00010%
Northern Westchester Hospital Association$1,0001n/a
1898 Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
Henry Street Settlement$1,00010%
Robin Hood Foundation$1,00010%
Save The Children Federation Inc$75020%
Snow Leopard Conservancy$50010%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$5002n/a
Sea Turtle Conservancy$50010%
Women in Need Inc$50010%
Harvard Club of New York Foundation$25010%
The College of the Canyons Foundation$25010%
Harvard Magazine Inc$10010%
Food Bank for New York City$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($134k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Richard Ann John & James Solomon Families Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCollegiate School Inc: $128,900 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $115,160 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $39,726 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of the Smith College: $33,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc: $31,470 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetDalton Schools Inc: $26,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $25,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Spence School: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNational Dance Institute: $24,685 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSteppingstone Foundation Inc: $24,500 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $17,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $15,700 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLupus Research Alliance Inc: $15,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetStudent Advocacy Inc: $13,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $11,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Fund of Israel: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation: $9,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Public Radio: $8,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Bossinc: $7,500 over 5y, 2.2% of budgetVisiting Nurse Service of New York: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGrand Street Settlement Inc: $6,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetStudent Leadership Network Inc: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew York-Presbyterian Fund Inc: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCitymeals-On-Wheels: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCoalition for the Homeless Inc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNorthern Westchester Hospital Center Foundation Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budget122 East 66th Street Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetJewish Board of Family & Children's Services Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHillel Foundation of Cambridge Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $3,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $3,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCity Harvest Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetManhattan Theatre Club Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Hunter College Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Partnership to End Homelessness Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCity Parks Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Dance Institute Nm Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Park Conservancy Inc: $1,010 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Baruch College Fund: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWhitney Museum of American Art: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHenry Street Settlement: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRobin Hood Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSnow Leopard Conservancy: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSea Turtle Conservancy: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 53.

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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.

Jewish Communal FundNY19× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation 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.

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How do I get to Richard Ann John & James Solomon Families Foundation?

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About Richard Ann John & James Solomon Families Foundation

How much does Richard Ann John & James Solomon Families Foundation give?
Richard Ann John & James Solomon Families Foundation reported 51 grants totaling $214,370 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 39 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does Richard Ann John & James Solomon Families Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (26%), Philanthropy (18%), Science & Tech (15%).
Who are Richard Ann John & James Solomon Families Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Collegiate School Inc ($129k), United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc ($115k), Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York ($58k).
Does Richard Ann John & James Solomon Families Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Richard Ann John & James Solomon Families Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Richard Ann John & James Solomon Families Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, National Philanthropic Trust.
Where is Richard Ann John & James Solomon Families Foundation based?
Richard Ann John & James Solomon Families Foundation is based in NY.

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 85 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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