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Ronald and Lillie Ades Foundation at a glance

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Ronald and Lillie Ades Foundation

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.

$78k
Granted FY2024still arriving
49
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$9k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2024.

Religion$339kEducation$50kHuman Services$49kHealth$47kFood & Nutrition$23kCommunity Improvement$12kYouth Development$6kInternational$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 49 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$6k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
EDMOND J SAFRA SYNAGOGUE OF DEAL$8,869
Individual grant recipient$6,652
SEPHARDIC FOOD FUND$5,200
Individual grant recipient$3,600
RENEWAL$3,600
HATZALAH EMS OF JERSEY SHORE$2,600
YESHIVAT SHAARE TORAH$2,600
REACH FOR THE STARS$2,600
SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM$2,600
GESHER YEHUDA$2,600
ILAN HIGH SCHOOL$2,600
BARKAI YESHIVA$2,600
MATTAN BASSETER$2,600
AHI EZER YESHIVA$2,600
SEPHARDIC DIVISION OF CHAIM MEDICAL$2,600
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 (FY17–24, $50k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 75% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CHAI4EVER: $201 → 11%AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YAD ELIEZER: $2k → 20%MISASKIM: $301 → 20%MISASKIM: $201 → 20%MISAKIM: $201 → 20%THE MITZVAH MAN FOUNDATION: $4k → 20%MITZVAH MAN FOUNDATION: $3k → 20%MITZVAH MAN FOUNDATION: $2k → 20%MITZVAH MAN FOUNDATION: $2k → 20%AHAVAT HAIM VACHESED: $4k → 6%MITZVAH MAN FOUNDATION: $2k → 20%AHAVAT HAIM VACHESED: $3k → 6%MITZVAH MAN FOUNDATION: $2k → 20%AHAVAT HAIM VACHESED: $3k → 6%AHAVAT HAIM VACHESED: $2k → 6%AHAVAT HAIM VACHESED: $2k → 6%COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FUND: $2k → 20%COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FUND: $1k → 20%DEAL FIRST AID SQUAD: $101 → 6%DEAL FIRST AID SQUAD: $101 → 6%SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM: $4k → 20%SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM: $3k → 20%SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM: $3k → 20%SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM: $3k → 20%SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM: $3k → 20%SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM: $3k → 20%OTSAR FAMILY SERVICES: $252 → 20%SBH COMMUNITY SERVICE NETWORK: $201 → 20%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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$487k · 78 repeat orgs$48k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +79% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.

78 repeat relationships: 42 still active in FY2024, 36 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

78
48

Total granted

$487k
$41k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+79%
+8%

Still filing today

42%
29%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’23’24
Human ServicesEducationHealthPhilanthropyInternationalYouth 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

  • TS
    THE SEPHARDIC FOOD FUND INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $23k · revenue +65%
  • IH
    ILAN HIGH SCHOOL
    7× · 2017–2024 · $20k · revenue +66%
  • SC
    SBH COMMUNITY SERVICE NETWORK INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $18k · revenue +82%

Funded once

  • SF
    SEPHRADIC FOOD FUND INC
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
  • CK
    CONGREGATION KEREN TORAH
    one grant, 2019 · $5k
  • SR
    SEPHARDIC RABBINICAL COLLEGE
    one grant, 2017 · $3k
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
Yeshiva Ohr Yisroel
Philanthropy
2
Tal Hashamayim Foundation
Religion
3
Yad Yosef Foundation
Philanthropy
4
Sherit Isroel
—
5
Zichron Avrohom Yosef
Philanthropy
6
The Yad Moach Vlev Foundation
Philanthropy
7
Tzemach Yifroch Foundation
—
8
Keren Yaakov Ben Menachen Tzvi Foundation
Philanthropy
9
Mashiach Foundation
Arts & Culture
10
Zichron Chaim Avraham Foundation
Philanthropy
11
Zichron Chaim Meir Foundation
Philanthropy
12
Chasdei Dovid Elimelech Inc
Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Yeshivat Shaare Torah Inc; the most unlike its peers is Magen Avraham Fund. 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

49 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. 49 of the 133 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
23
Early backer (in before they grew)
47/49
Grantees still filing
39/49
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

EDMOND J SAFRA SYNAGOGUE OF DEAL NJ: $46,367 · OtherEDMOND J SAFRA SYNAGOGUE OF DEAL NJIndividual grant recipient: $40,403 · OtherIndividual grant recipientAHI EZER YESHIVA INC: $24,401 · OtherAHI EZER YESHIVA INCHILLEL YESHIVA: $19,600 · OtherREACH FOR THE STARS: $18,200 · OtherDEAL SEPHARDIC NETWORK DSN: $17,333 · OtherRENEWAL: $15,652 · Other+97 more: $187,402 · Other+97 moreILAN HIGH SCHOOL: $20,201 · EducationILAN HIGH SC…BARKAI FOUNDATION INC: $11,400 · EducationBARKAI FOUND…YESHIVAT SHAARE TORAH INC: $10,500 · EducationYESHIVAT SHA…MATTAN BASSETER INC: $10,400 · EducationMATTAN BASSE…BET YAAKOV OF THE JERSEY SHORE INC: $2,906 · EducationYESHIVA KETER TORAH INC: $2,406 · Education+2 more: $280 · EducationSBH COMMUNITY SERVICE NETWORK INC: $17,502 · Human ServicesSBH COMMUN…MITZVAH MAN FOUNDATION CORP: $13,600 · Human ServicesMITZVAH MA…AHAVAT HAIM VACHESED: $12,400 · Human ServicesAHAVAT HAI…COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FUND INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY …AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YAD ELIEZER: $1,800 · Human Services+4 more: $1,358 · Human ServicesTHE SEPHARDIC FOOD FUND INC: $22,595 · Food & NutritionTHE MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $8,100 · HealthMONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER: $4,100 · HealthCHAI LIFELINE INC: $2,913 · HealthNew York Cancer Center Inc: $910 · Health+4 more: $1,611 · HealthMASKEEL EL DAL SOCIETY: $11,714 · Community ImprovementDEAL SEPHARDIC YOUTH CENTER INC: $6,000 · Youth DevelopmentSEPHARDIC COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTER INC: $861 · Youth Development
Other$369,358Education$58,093Human Services$49,660Food & Nutrition$22,595Health$17,634Community Improvement$11,714Youth Development$6,861

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE SEPHARDIC FOOD FUND INC: $22,595 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetILAN HIGH SCHOOL: $20,201 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSBH COMMUNITY SERVICE NETWORK INC: $17,502 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMITZVAH MAN FOUNDATION CORP: $13,600 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetAHAVAT HAIM VACHESED: $12,400 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetMASKEEL EL DAL SOCIETY: $11,714 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetBARKAI FOUNDATION INC: $11,400 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetYESHIVAT SHAARE TORAH INC: $10,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMATTAN BASSETER INC: $10,400 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetGESHER YEHUDA INC: $9,800 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $8,100 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetDEAL SEPHARDIC YOUTH CENTER INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPorat Yoseph Foundation: $3,601 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetCOMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FUND INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCHAI LIFELINE INC: $2,913 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBET YAAKOV OF THE JERSEY SHORE INC: $2,906 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SKIN CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $2,502 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MIRYAM INSTITUTE INC: $2,501 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSAFE FOUNDATION INC: $2,501 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetYESHIVA KETER TORAH INC: $2,406 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF YAD ELIEZER: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIFAL HATRUMA: $1,600 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetYeshivat Lev Torah: $1,003 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Cancer Center Inc: $910 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMAGEN AVRAHAM FUND: $903 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetSEPHARDIC COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTER INC: $861 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMISASKIM CORP: $703 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $529 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNefesh B'Nefesh Jewish Souls United Inc: $520 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $504 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLUNG CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $501 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChevra Ahavas Chesed Emergency Fund Inc: $501 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetYAD DAVID INC: $501 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEBRON FUND INC: $483 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $404 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL CANCER RESEARCH FUND INC: $402 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetA TIME TO HEAL INC: $380 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCARMEI HA'IR INTERNATIONAL: $281 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOtsar Family Services Inc: $252 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBNAI ZION FOUNDATION INC: $218 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HARMONY PROGRAM INC: $202 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDEAL FIRST AID SQUAD INC: $202 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHAI 4EVER INC: $201 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYESHIVAT MORESHET YERUSHALAYIM INC: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEZER MIZION: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIMAGINE ACADEMY: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYAD MICHAEL CHARITY INC: $100 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds THE SEPHARDIC FOOD FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds ILAN HIGH SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds SBH COMMUNITY SERVICE NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds MITZVAH MAN FOUNDATION CORP ↗
  • Who funds AHAVAT HAIM VACHESED ↗
  • Who funds MASKEEL EL DAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds BARKAI FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds YESHIVAT SHAARE TORAH INC ↗
  • Who funds MATTAN BASSETER INC ↗
  • Who funds GESHER YEHUDA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds DEAL SEPHARDIC YOUTH CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Porat Yoseph Foundation ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FUND INC ↗

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.

Jack Adjmi Family Fou…The Howard Hoffman & …The Amin and Lillian …The Ralph S Gindi Fam…Cabasso Family Founda…Ralph J Harary Founda…Chehebar Family Found…Samuel & Mollie Jemal…Isaac & Marjorie Gind…Jewish Communal FundE R G FoundationMarbeh Shalom Foundat…
Jack Adjmi Family Foundation IncNY68.2× affinity34 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jack Adjmi Family Foundation Inc · The Howard Hoffman & Sons Foundation Inc · The Amin and Lillian Adjmi Foundation · The Ralph S Gindi Family Foundation · Cabasso Family Foundation · Ralph J Harary Foundation Inc · Chehebar Family Foundation · Samuel & Mollie Jemal Foundation Co Jem Realty · Isaac & Marjorie Gindi Foundation Inc · Jewish Communal Fund · E R G Foundation · Marbeh Shalom Foundation Inc

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 Ronald and Lillie Ades Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ronald and Lillie Ades Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 8%
  • Bet Yaakov of the Jersey Shore Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Yeshiva Keter Torah Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Chai 4EVER Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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.

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 133 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
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