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Richard Nye Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$15k
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$379kArts & Culture$260kInternational$117kSocial Science$55kYouth Development$16kEducation$12kRecreation & Sports$10kReligion$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $200
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
$100
Median grant
1
States reached
$10k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY$15,000
CHURCH OF IGNATIUS LOYOLA$100
Individual grant recipient$50
Individual grant recipient$50
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 (FY17–18, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%BOYS TOWN: $36 → 12%RIVER FUND NEW YORK INC: $3k → 13%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

NY
MA
CT
CA
UT
CO
NE
VA
DC
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$819k · 36 repeat orgs$36k to everyone else

36 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 34 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

36
42

Total granted

$819k
$36k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+2%
+21%

Still filing today

56%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $100 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthInternationalEducationHuman ServicesAnimalsOther
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

  • LH
    Lenox Hill Hospital
    5× · 2017–2022 · $360k · revenue +75%
  • TT
    THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY
    8× · 2017–2024 · $136k · revenue +681%
  • CO
    COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $100k · revenue +18%

Funded once

  • US
    US SKI & SNOWBOARD
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • NY
    New York Historical Society
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue -8%
  • TR
    THE RIVER FUND NEW YORK INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $3k · revenue +113%
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
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
2
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
3
The Neue Galerie New York
Arts & Culture
4
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
5
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
6
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences

The mission of the brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, d/b/a brooklyn museum (the "museum") is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. (see schedule o).

Arts & Culture
7
Berggruen Institute
Education
8
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
9
Municipal Art Society of New York

The municipal art society of new york (mas) lifts up the voices of the people in the debates that shape new york's built environment and leads the way to a more livable city from sidewalk to skyline. mas envisions a future in which all new…

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 Paley Center for Media

Description of organization mission: the paley center for media is the premier institution dedicated to advancing the understanding of media-it's artistic value, social impact and historical importance-for the public and media…

Arts & Culture
12
Clyfford Still Museum

Home to the art and legacy of the american painter clyfford still, we invite all to explore the potential of individual creative endeavor.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations; the most unlike its peers is Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen & Professiona. 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

46 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. 46 of the 81 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
45/46
Grantees still filing
28/46
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Lenox Hill Hospital: $360,000 · HealthLenox Hill Hospital+5 more: $2,582 · HealthTHE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY: $135,500 · OtherTHE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK…AMERICAN ASSOC NATIONAL THEATRE: $25,800 · OtherAMERICAN ASSOC NATIONAL THEA…US SKI & SNOWBOARD: $10,000 · OtherDAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION FOR CONSCIOUSNESS -BASED EDUCATION AND WORLD PEACE: $11,160 · Other+48 more: $37,660 · Other+48 moreCOUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INC: $100,000 · InternationalCOUNCIL ON FORE…THE ASIA SOCIETY: $9,000 · InternationalTHE ASIA SOCIET…The Foundation for a Civil Society LTD: $8,000 · InternationalThe Foundation …+1 more: $2,518 · InternationalMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $60,000 · Arts & CultureMETROPOLIT…Museum of Modern Art: $6,750 · Arts & CultureMuseum of …New York Historical Society: $5,000 · Arts & CultureNew York H…+10 more: $7,725 · Arts & Culture+10 moreTHE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION: $55,000 · Social ScienceRAMAPO FOR CHILDREN INC: $15,000 · Recreation & SportsPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $10,000 · EducationTHE MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC: $2,000 · EducationThe New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $750 · EducationThe Pierpont Morgan Library: $625 · Education
Health$362,582Other$220,120International$119,518Arts & Culture$79,475Social Science$55,000Recreation & Sports$15,000Education$13,375

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 budgetLenox Hill Hospital: $360,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY: $135,500 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetCOUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INC: $100,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION: $55,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRAMAPO FOR CHILDREN INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION FOR CONSCIOUSNESS -BASED EDUCATION AND WORLD PEACE: $11,160 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ASIA SOCIETY: $9,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Foundation for a Civil Society LTD: $8,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetThe Frick Collection: $7,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $6,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Historical Society: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE VENICE INC: $2,518 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RIVER FUND NEW YORK INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO: $2,160 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW YORK CITY POLICE FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAG HARBOR CINEMA ARTS CENTER INC CO SUSAN MEAD: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSE OF SPEAKEASY FOUNDATION: $1,319 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $1,042 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HAMPTONS HEALTH SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE LOUVRE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER ART MUSEUM: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Metropolitan Opera Guild Inc: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pierpont Morgan Library: $625 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHAMPTON ASSOCIATION INC: $600 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFOUNTAIN HOUSE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAG HARBOR PARTNERSHIP INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Carnegie Hall Society Inc: $450 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $425 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC INC: $340 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MORY'S ASSOCIATION INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBROTHERHOOD OF CHRISTIAN BUSINESSMEN & PROFESSIONA: $200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE ROYAL OAK FOUNDATION INC: $145 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHealthCare Chaplaincy Inc DBA HealthCare Chaplaincy Network: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NY INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGUILD HALL OF EAST HAMPTON INC: $70 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $60 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCATO INSTITUTE: $40 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $36 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC: $15 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.

The New York Communit…Susanna Porter & Jame…The Ford FoundationJewish Communal FundVanguard Charitable E…The Ayco Charitable F…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Morgan Stanley Global…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
The New York Community TrustNY16.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The New York Community Trust · Susanna Porter & James Clark Giving Fund · The Ford Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Richard Nye Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Richard Nye Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Richard Nye Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Richard Nye 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 81 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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