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Roberta Leventhal Sudakoff Foundation Inc at a glance

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Roberta Leventhal Sudakoff Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.2M
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$500k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$3.8MHuman Services$1.7MArts & Culture$570kHousing & Shelter$567kEducation$512kEnvironment$500kScience & Tech$500kInternational$392kOther$0
02FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k16 grants · $370k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $325k
  • $250k+1 grant · $500k
$30,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$18M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Safe Children Coalition$500,000
Ringling College of Art & Design Inc$125,000
Habitat for Humanity Sarasota Inc$100,000
Pines Of Sarasota Foundation Inc$50,000
Child Protection Center$50,000
Forty Carrots of Sarasota Inc$45,000
All Faiths Food Bank of Sarasota$40,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto$35,000
Ringling College Library Association$35,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sun Coast Inc$32,150
Community Haven for Adults and Children with$30,000
Family Promise of South Sarasota County Inc$25,000
Easterseals Southwest Florida Inc$25,000
Children First Inc$25,000
Community Foundation Season of Sharing$17,850
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 (FY17–25, $1.2M) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%American National Red Cross: $36k → 9%Safe Children Coalition: $500k → 9%Safe Children Coalition: $500k → 9%Safe Children Coalition Inc: $30k → 9%Safe Children Coalition Inc: $25k → 9%The Florida Center for Early Childhood: $10k → 9%Florida Center for Early Childhood Inc: $10k → 9%YMCA Foundation of Sarasota: $25k → 9%Family Promise of South Sarasota County Inc: $25k → 9%Family Promise of South Sarasota County: $3k → 9%Resurrection House: $20k → 9%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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.7M · 30 repeat orgs$737k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +55% since the first grant, against +46% for those funded once.

30 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

30
14

Total granted

$8.7M
$552k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+55%
+46%

Still filing today

83%
79%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $185k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthEducationArts & CultureCrime & LegalYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • SARASOTA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC
    7× · 2017–2023 · $3.3M · revenue +637%
  • SAFE CHILDREN COALITION INC
    4× · 2020–2025 · $1.1M · revenue +76%
  • HF
    Habitat for Humanity Sarasota Inc
    7× · 2017–2025 · $505k · revenue +95%

Funded once

  • RC
    Ringling College of Art and Design - Sarasota Museum
    one grant, 2018 · $250k
  • WESTCOAST BLACK THEATRE TROUPE OF FLORIDA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $55k · revenue +58%
  • TC
    THE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $50k · revenue +101%
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
Sarasota Academy of the Arts Inc

The mission of sarasota academy of the arts (saa) is to provide a motivating, challenging, and creative learning climate with a safe, caring, family atmosphere. saa will provide students interested in visual and performing arts with…

Education
2
Sarasota City Foundation Inc
Philanthropy
3
The Fine Arts Society of Sarasota Inc

To provide educational displays and information on art in our area and to provide scholarships.

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4
Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences Inc

To provide a small, intimate environment of academic excellence and enrichment, utilizing community partnerships and traditional and innovative teaching methods.

Education
5
Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center Inc

To offer cost free pregnancy-related medical services, behavioral and social services and general resources that can benefit the mother and/or father from pre-birth to post-birth. from the pregnancy test to the baby's first birthday we…

Health
6
Sarasota Concert Association Inc

To present internationally renowed orchestras, chamber ensembles and solo artists to the greater sarasota community, and to showcase outstanding regional musicians in a series of free public concerts.

Arts & Culture
7
Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness

Lead agency in the community for providers of homeless/prevention services in manatee/sarasota. responsible to plan strategies with community partners, assist with grants, educate the public, advocate with local leadership, administer the…

Human Services
8
The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc

Community impact powered by philanthropy.

Philanthropy
9
The Sarasota Cuban Ballet School Inc

The mission of the sarasota cuban ballet is to celebrate and sustain the cultural legacy of the cuban ballet tradition, sharing its uniqueness through performance, education, and community outreach.

Arts & Culture
10
The Players Inc

The players theatre's mission is to entertain, educate, and engage the community in high quality live theatre.

Arts & Culture
11
Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee Inc

The mission of the realtor association of sarasota and manatee is to advance members' professionalism through delivery of education and resources, and to advocate for real estate in the communities served.

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12
Heart Gallery of Sarasota
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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Forty Carrots of Sarasota Inc; the most unlike its peers is Mote Marine Laboratory Inc. 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

38 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. 38 of the 48 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)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/38
Grantees still filing
27/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SARASOTA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC: $3,300,000 · HealthSARASOTA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INCPINES OF SARASOTA FOUNDATION INC: $315,000 · HealthPINES OF SARASOTA FOUNDATION INCNEURO CHALLENGE FOUNDATION INC: $190,000 · Health+2 more: $105,000 · HealthHabitat for Humanity Sarasota Inc: $504,999 · OtherHabitat for Humanity Sarasota IncMOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC: $500,000 · OtherMOTE MARINE LABORATORY INCRINGLING COLLEGE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC: $315,000 · OtherRINGLING COLLEGE LIBRARY ASSOCIATI…All Faiths Food Bank of Sarasota: $295,000 · OtherAll Faiths Food Bank of SarasotaRingling College of Art and Design - Sarasota Museum: $250,000 · OtherRingling College of Art and Design…Forty Carrots of Sarasota Inc: $205,725 · OtherForty Carrots of Sarasota IncCommunity Haven for Adults and Children with: $200,000 · OtherCommunity Haven for Adults and Chi…GIRLS INCORPORATED OF SARASOTA COUNTY: $132,586 · Other+15 more: $441,000 · Other+15 moreSAFE CHILDREN COALITION INC: $1,055,000 · Human ServicesSAFE CHILDREN …+5 more: $143,500 · Human Services+5 moreChildren First Inc: $372,177 · EducationRINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN INC: $125,000 · EducationTHE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY INC: $50,000 · EducationTHE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC: $40,000 · Education+1 more: $20,000 · EducationThe Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc: $500,000 · EnvironmentCHILD PROTECTION CENTER INC: $165,000 · Crime & LegalCHILDREN'S GUARDIAN FUND: $51,000 · Crime & LegalTSIC INC DBA/TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN: $12,000 · Crime & LegalSarasota Opera Association Inc: $80,000 · Arts & CultureWESTCOAST BLACK THEATRE TROUPE OF FLORIDA INC: $54,725 · Arts & CultureSarasota Ballet of Florida Inc: $20,000 · Arts & CultureFlorida West Coast Symphony Inc dba Sarasota Orchestra: $15,000 · Arts & CultureART CENTER SARASOTA INC: $10,000 · Arts & Culture
Health$3,910,000Other$2,844,310Human Services$1,198,500Education$607,177Environment$500,000Crime & Legal$228,000Arts & Culture$179,725

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 budgetSARASOTA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC: $3,300,000 over 7y, 8.2% of budgetSAFE CHILDREN COALITION INC: $1,055,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Sarasota Inc: $504,999 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetThe Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc: $500,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetMOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC: $500,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetChildren First Inc: $372,177 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetRINGLING COLLEGE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC: $315,000 over 9y, 15% of budgetPINES OF SARASOTA FOUNDATION INC: $315,000 over 6y, 4.8% of budgetForty Carrots of Sarasota Inc: $205,725 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetNEURO CHALLENGE FOUNDATION INC: $190,000 over 8y, 7.5% of budgetCHILD PROTECTION CENTER INC: $165,000 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetGIRLS INCORPORATED OF SARASOTA COUNTY: $132,586 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetRINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN INC: $125,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEaster Seals Southwest Florida Inc: $85,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetSarasota Opera Association Inc: $80,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSARASOTA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $60,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetSENIOR FRIENDSHIP CENTERS INC: $60,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWESTCOAST BLACK THEATRE TROUPE OF FLORIDA INC: $54,725 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetCHILDREN'S GUARDIAN FUND: $51,000 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetTHE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetTHE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC: $40,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $36,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE OF SOUTH SARASOTA COUNTY INC: $27,500 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetMeals on Wheels of Sarasota Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSarasota Ballet of Florida Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNIDOSNOW INC: $20,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetMANA-SOTA LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTHE FLORIDA CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEDUCATION FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA COUNTY: $20,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SARASOTA AND DESOTO COUNTIES INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKEY CHORALE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetFlorida West Coast Symphony Inc dba Sarasota Orchestra: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMOTHERS HELPING MOTHERS INC: $14,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetTSIC INC DBA/TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN: $12,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetART CENTER SARASOTA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% 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.

Gulf Coast Community …The Community Foundat…William G and Marie S…Charles & Margery Bar…Harry Sudakoff Founda…The Louis and Gloria …Manatee Community Fou…Annette J Hagens Memo…Msc Foundation IncJerome & Mildred Padd…Publix Super Markets …Harold C & Jacqueline…
Gulf Coast Community Foundation IncFL62.6× affinity29 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc · William G and Marie Selby Foundation Inc · Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc · Harry Sudakoff Foundation Inc · The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust · Manatee Community Foundation Inc · Annette J Hagens Memorial Foundation · Msc Foundation Inc · Jerome & Mildred Paddock Foundation · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · Harold C & Jacqueline F Bladel Foundation Declaration of Charitable Tr

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 Roberta Leventhal Sudakoff Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Roberta Leventhal Sudakoff Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 120%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Children First Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Easter Seals Southwest Florida Inc: 12% of income from government
  • Child Protection Center Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Mote Marine Laboratory Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Safe Children Coalition Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Tsic Inc Dba/Take Stock in Children: 0% of income from government
  • The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Florida West Coast Symphony Inc dba Sarasota Orchestra: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
12get no government money at all
15report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
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.
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Find your warmest path to Roberta Leventhal Sudakoff Foundation Inc 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 48 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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