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Robert S & Maria J Reisman Charitable Tr

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.

$784k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
39
Grants FY2024
28
Organizations funded FY2023
11%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$300,000
Organizations funded a year
28 to 49
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
13
Total assets, FY2024
$4.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 11% of the organizations Robert S & Maria J Reisman Charitable Tr funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $53k 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
HealthEducationArts & CulturePublic BenefitYouth DevelopmentInternationalOther
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
FY2024still arriving39$784k3%
FY202328$724k11%
FY202249$881k10%
FY202147$602k15%
FY202045$557k9%
FY201946$526k11%
FY201842$482k7%
FY201745$412kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$3.7MAnimals$795kScience & Tech$110kEducation$85kYouth Development$82kRecreation & Sports$35kInternational$34kPhilanthropy$23kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MO
VA
MD
AZ
KS
DC
HI
OK
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 47 grantees
All grantees of Robert S & Maria J Reisman Charitable Tr by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
New England Wildlife Center Inc$425,00082%
New England Baptist Hospital$280,00080%
Dana-Farber Inc$255,00050%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$175,00030%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$100,0002n/a
Squashbusters Inc$82,00050%
Needham Youth Hockey Association$32,50015%
International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region$30,00010%
Noahs Ark Preschool Inc$20,50054%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Inc$8,25060%
Disabled Veterans National Foundation$7,00050%
The Home for Little Wanderers Inc$6,00080%
Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc$6,00060%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$5,25080%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$5,00040%
Pine Street Inn Inc$4,75080%
Rosie's Place Inc$4,75080%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$4,50040%
American Heart Association Inc$4,50070%
Paralyzed Veterans of America$4,25070%
Medicine for Peace$4,00080%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$4,00070%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$3,55070%
Charles River Association for Retarded Citizens Inc$3,50070%
National Headache Foundation$3,50060%
American Diabetes Association$3,25070%
Smile Train Inc$3,25070%
New England Aquarium Corporation$3,00060%
Habitat for Humanity Inc$3,0004n/a
Blood Cancer United Inc$3,00060%
Perkins School for the Blind$2,50050%
Paws for Purple Hearts$2,50040%
Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation$2,00020%
National Parkinson Foundation Inc$1,7504n/a
Arthritis Foundation Inc$1,50030%
Parkinson Research Foundation Inc$1,25020%
Needham Police Union$1,10071%
The Devereux Foundation$1,00010%
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Inc$1,00030%
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$1,00010%
International OCD Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Wikimedia Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Pu'A Foundation$1,00010%
Epilepsy Foundation of America$1,00020%
Best Buddies International Inc$25010%
National Museum of Racing Inc$25010%
American Parkinson Disease Assoc$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 26 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.5M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Robert S & Maria J Reisman Charitable Tr supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNew England Wildlife Center Inc: $425,000 over 8y, 2.4% of budgetNew England Baptist Hospital: $280,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Inc: $255,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $175,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSquashbusters Inc: $82,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetNeedham Youth Hockey Association: $32,500 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetInternational Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNoahs Ark Preschool Inc: $20,500 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Inc: $8,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDisabled Veterans National Foundation: $7,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Home for Little Wanderers Inc: $6,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThomas Jefferson Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $5,250 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPine Street Inn Inc: $4,750 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetRosie's Place Inc: $4,750 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $4,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetParalyzed Veterans of America: $4,250 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMedicine for Peace: $4,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Boston Food Bank Inc: $3,550 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCharles River Association for Retarded Citizens Inc: $3,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNational Headache Foundation: $3,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $3,250 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $3,250 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNew England Aquarium Corporation: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPerkins School for the Blind: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPaws for Purple Hearts: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetVeterans of Foreign Wars Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetArthritis Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetParkinson Research Foundation Inc: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNeedham Police Union: $1,100 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetThe Devereux Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMultiple Sclerosis Association of America Inc: $1,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational OCD Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWikimedia Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPu'A Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEpilepsy Foundation of America: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Museum of Racing Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Parkinson Disease Assoc: $250 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 44.

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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.

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncNC7.9× affinity5 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving 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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About Robert S & Maria J Reisman Charitable Tr

How much does Robert S & Maria J Reisman Charitable Tr give?
Robert S & Maria J Reisman Charitable Tr reported 39 grants totaling $783,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 49 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Robert S & Maria J Reisman Charitable Tr fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (75%), Animals (16%), Science & Tech (2%).
Who are Robert S & Maria J Reisman Charitable Tr's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: New England Wildlife Center Inc ($425k), New England Baptist Hospital ($280k), Dana-Farber Inc ($255k).
Does Robert S & Maria J Reisman Charitable Tr fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Robert S & Maria J Reisman Charitable Tr 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 Robert S & Maria J Reisman Charitable Tr?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
Where is Robert S & Maria J Reisman Charitable Tr based?
Robert S & Maria J Reisman Charitable Tr is based in MA.

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 74 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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