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Rodney L White Foundation Inc

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.

$1.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
53
Grants FY2024
55
Organizations funded FY2023
22%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$370,000
Organizations funded a year
30 to 55
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
12
Total assets, FY2024
$18M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 22% of the organizations Rodney L White Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 27% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $281k 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
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureAnimalsEnvironmentYouth 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving53$1.3M25%
FY202355$1.0M22%
FY202254$1.0M26%
FY202152$1.1M35%
FY202032$1.1M9%
FY201944$648k43%
FY201845$879k64%
FY201730$289kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$2.7MHuman Services$698kHealth$645kPublic Benefit$535kCrime & Legal$505kArts & Culture$444kEnvironment$299kScience & Tech$291kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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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 108 grantees
All grantees of Rodney L White Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Little Red School House Inc$530,00031%
The City and Country School Inc$495,00071%
RepresentUs Education Fund$485,00082%
Safe Passage Project Corporation$462,00072%
Hayground School Inc$412,00063%
Room to Grow National Inc$390,00071%
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences$285,00050%
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation$270,00050%
St Luke's Wood River Foundation Inc$250,00015%
Maine Coast Heritage Trust$200,00011%
Kids Operating Room USA Inc$200,000284%
Xavier Mission Inc$165,00074%
Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service Inc$160,00061%
Society of the Third Street Music School Settlement$150,00080%
Putney School Inc$135,00080%
Family to Family Inc$120,00073%
Youth Communication Ny Center Inc$100,00061%
Amigos of Costa Rica Inc$100,00012%
Red Door Place Inc$100,000414%
Youth Service America$100,00022%
Trinity Episcopal School$100,00030%
Minority Humanitarian Foundation$100,00029%
Ethical Culture Fieldston School$75,00010%
Petrus Fund of Yonkers Inc$72,600456%
Brave House Inc$65,00039%
Refuge America Inc$55,0003n/a
Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York Inc$50,0001n/a
A J Williams-Myers African Roots Community Center Inc$49,600157%
Joyce Theater Foundation Inc$47,50070%
We Are Not Afraid Community Resource Center Inc$40,00035%
Acadia Family Center$40,00042%
Civic Influencers Inc$40,00021%
Wolakota Waldorf Society$40,00045%
Fairleigh Dickinson University$37,50070%
Southwest Harbor Public Library$35,00081%
The Century Foundation Inc$32,00030%
Urban Community School$30,00060%
Wild Earth Wilderness School$30,00060%
Brookfield Theatre for the Arts Inc$30,000515%
First Friends of New Jersey and New York Corporation$30,00034%
The American Friends of the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba$25,00055%
New Neighbors Partnership Association$25,00023%
Wake Forest Baptist Church$22,5006n/a
Hudsonia Limited$22,50052%
Society for Martial Arts Instruction Inc$21,000331%
Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson$20,0002n/a
Experience Camps$20,00020%
Animal Haven Inc$20,00040%
Marble House Project Inc$20,00082%
Pen and Brushinc$20,00052%
West Fund$20,00021%
Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition Inc$15,00037%
The Eyebeam Atelier Inc$15,00021%
Resources for the Blind International Inc$15,0003n/a
Stone Ridge Library Foundation Inc$14,00083%
Day One$12,50020%
Fractured Atlas Inc$11,34010%
Country Kids Food Pantry Inc$10,5002n/a
Malikah Inc Fka International Muslim Womens Initiative for Self Empowerment$10,00011%
Indian River Charter High School Inc$10,00010%
Invisible Americans Podcast Inc$10,000128%
University of Texas at El Paso$10,0001n/a
Small Champions Inc$10,00041%
Green Guerillas Inc$10,00013%
New York Foundation for the Arts Inc$10,00010%
Pm Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$10,00020%
The Writers Room$10,00012%
Feel Good Action$10,00010%
Churchill School and Center$8,50030%
Red Hook Initiative$7,50020%
Mount Desert Island Community Saili and Maritime Education Inc$7,00032%
Greene Hill School$6,50030%
Franklin County Historical Society Dba Cosi Columbus$5,50010%
School of the Blessed Sacrament Parents Association$5,0001n/a
Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$5,00011%
Rockhouse Foundation$5,00011%
Esf College Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy$5,00010%
Start II of Bergen County$5,00014%
Barking Back Animal Rescue$5,0001n/a
Dreaming Out Loud Inc$5,00010%
Cervivor Inc$5,00011%
Green Chimneys Children's Service$5,00010%
NYC Mesh$5,00011%
Family Equality$5,00010%
Memphis Inner City Rugby$4,0001n/a
Saving Grace Animals for Adoption$2,50010%
Services and Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Elders Inc$2,50010%
Tails of Courage Inc$2,50011%
Sanctuary for Families Inc$2,50010%
Susie's Senior Dogs Inc$2,50011%
Fairfield Theatre Company Inc$2,50010%
The Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy Research Inc$2,50010%
Service Program for Older People Inc$2,50010%
Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens Inc$2,50010%
House of the Redeemer$2,50010%
Paul the Cat Guy Inc$2,5001n/a
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$2,50010%
Packer Collegiate Institute$2,00010%
New York University$2,00010%
Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens Inc$1,5001n/a
Oc Safe Cats Inc$1,5001n/a
Spca of Westchester Inc$1,0001n/a
Humane Society of Blooming Grove Inc$1,00011%
Riverkeeper Inc$1,0001n/a
The Ark Pope Memorial Animal Shelter$1,00010%
Writopia Lab Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($776k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Rodney L White Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 93 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLittle Red School House Inc: $530,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetThe City and Country School Inc: $495,000 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetRepresentUs Education Fund: $485,000 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetSafe Passage Project Corporation: $462,000 over 7y, 2.0% of budgetHayground School Inc: $412,000 over 6y, 3.3% of budgetRoom to Grow National Inc: $390,000 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetBigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences: $285,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetUc Santa Cruz Foundation: $270,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSt Luke's Wood River Foundation Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetMaine Coast Heritage Trust: $200,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetKids Operating Room USA Inc: $200,000 over 2y, 84% of budgetXavier Mission Inc: $165,000 over 7y, 3.7% of budgetLittle Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service Inc: $160,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetSociety of the Third Street Music School Settlement: $150,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetPutney School Inc: $135,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFamily to Family Inc: $120,000 over 7y, 2.6% of budgetYouth Communication Ny Center Inc: $100,000 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetAmigos of Costa Rica Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetRed Door Place Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 14% of budgetYouth Service America: $100,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetTrinity Episcopal School: $100,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMinority Humanitarian Foundation: $100,000 over 2y, 8.6% of budgetEthical Culture Fieldston School: $75,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPetrus Fund of Yonkers Inc: $72,600 over 4y, 56% of budgetBrave House Inc: $65,000 over 3y, 8.6% of budgetA J Williams-Myers African Roots Community Center Inc: $49,600 over 1y, 57% of budgetJoyce Theater Foundation Inc: $47,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetWe Are Not Afraid Community Resource Center Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 5.2% of budgetAcadia Family Center: $40,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetCivic Influencers Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetWolakota Waldorf Society: $40,000 over 4y, 5.3% of budgetFairleigh Dickinson University: $37,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSouthwest Harbor Public Library: $35,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetThe Century Foundation Inc: $32,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUrban Community School: $30,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWild Earth Wilderness School: $30,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetBrookfield Theatre for the Arts Inc: $30,000 over 5y, 15% of budgetFirst Friends of New Jersey and New York Corporation: $30,000 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetThe American Friends of the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba: $25,000 over 5y, 5.1% of budgetNew Neighbors Partnership Association: $25,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetHudsonia Limited: $22,500 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetSociety for Martial Arts Instruction Inc: $21,000 over 3y, 31% of budgetExperience Camps: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAnimal Haven Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMarble House Project Inc: $20,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetPen and Brushinc: $20,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetWest Fund: $20,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetBrooklyn Animal Resource Coalition Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 6.8% 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 93.

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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 Hyde and Watson FoundationNJ20.5× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Hyde and Watson Foundation · The New York Community Trust · Robin Hood Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Leon Levy Foundation · Brooklyn Community Foundation · Td Charitable Foundation · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · American Express Foundation · Florence V Burden Foundation · S&P Global Foundation Fka the McGraw-Hill Research Foundation · Community Foundation of New Jersey

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 Rodney L White Foundation Inc

How much does Rodney L White Foundation Inc give?
Rodney L White Foundation Inc reported 53 grants totaling $1,309,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 30 and 55 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Rodney L White Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (36%), Human Services (9%), Health (9%).
Who are Rodney L White Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Little Red School House Inc ($530k), The City and Country School Inc ($495k), RepresentUs Education Fund ($485k).
Does Rodney L White Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Rodney L White Foundation Inc 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 Rodney L White Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Hyde and Watson Foundation, The New York Community Trust, Robin Hood Foundation.
Where is Rodney L White Foundation Inc based?
Rodney L White Foundation Inc 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 141 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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