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Rubens Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$583k
Granted FY2025still arriving
66
Grants FY2025still arriving
11
States reached
$125k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$866kPhilanthropy$768kHealth$469kHuman Services$289kEducation$144kInternational$66kEnvironment$53kFood & Nutrition$29kOther$0
02FY2025 · 66 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k56 grants · $174k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $88k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $321k
$3,000
Median grant
11
States reached
$13M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF GREATER ROCHESTER NY INC$125,000
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER$76,000
MEMORIAL ART GALLERYUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER$70,000
GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM$50,000
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC$33,000
JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY INC$15,000
JEWISH HOME FOUNDATION INC$10,000
CORNELL UNIVERSITY$10,000
JCFS CHICAGO JOY FAITH KNAPP CHILDREN'S CENTER$10,000
ROCHESTER FRINGE FESTIVAL INC$10,000
GEVA THEATRE CENTER INC$7,500
STRONG NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PLAY$7,500
WOMEN'S GLOBAL EDUCATION PROJECT$6,000
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$6,000
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY$6,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY20–25, $197k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 87% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%EMBRACE YOUR SISTERS: $2k → 10%JEWISH ADOPTION & FAMILY CARE OPTIONS: $1k → 13%JOBS WORK MKE INC: $1k → 17%BLINKNOW FOUNDATION: $1k → 4%MARINE CORPS HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $5k → 7%BLINKNOW FOUNDATION: $1k → 4%MARINE CORPS HERITAG FOUNDATION: $3k → 7%MARINE CORPS HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $3k → 7%ADOLPH & ROSE LEVIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $5k → 11%ADOLPH & ROSE LEVIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $5k → 11%ADOLPH & ROSE LEVIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $3k → 11%PARENT TRUST FOR WASHINGTON CHILDREN: $1k → 9%PARENT TRUST FOR WASHINGTON CHILDREN: $1k → 9%PARENT TRUST FOR WASHINGTON CHILDREN: $1k → 9%PARENT TRUST FOR WASHINGTON CHILDREN: $1k → 9%PARENT TRUST FOR WASHINGTON CHILDREN: $1k → 9%PARENT TRUST FOR WASHINGTON CHILDREN: $1k → 9%SEATTLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL SAMUEL & ALTHEA SRTOUM JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTE: $2k → 9%SEATTLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL SAMUEL & ALTHEA SRTOUM JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTE: $2k → 9%SEATTLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL SAMUEL & ALTHEA SRTOUM JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTE: $2k → 9%YMCA OF GREATER ROCHESTER: $5k → 14%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC: $33k → 14%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC: $31k → 14%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC: $28k → 14%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC: $28k → 14%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC: $28k → 14%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC: $5k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

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CA
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DC
FL

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$2.0M · 68 repeat orgs$356k to everyone else

68 repeat relationships — 48 still active in FY2025, 20 since wound down; 13 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

68
16

Total granted

$2.0M
$317k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+39%

Still filing today

85%
88%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $39k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyEnvironmentOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
    6× · 2020–2025 · $366k · revenue +55%
  • GE
    GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM
    6× · 2020–2025 · $251k · revenue +47%
  • RP
    ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $87k · revenue +3%

Funded once

  • S3
    SCHEDULE 3 ATTACHED
    one grant, 2017 · $288k
  • YMCA OF GREATER ROCHESTER (4368)
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +11%
  • HS
    HARBOR SCHOOLgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $4k · revenue +74%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
2
Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies Inc

See schedule othe organization is a not-for-profit, public charity established in 1911 to provide for the quality and continuity of jewish life in western new york and around the world through private philanthropy. the foundation seeks,…

Philanthropy
3
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
4
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
5
Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies Inc

The network is an international membership association of more than 170 non profit human service agencies in the united states, canada and israel. its members provide a full range of human services for the jewish community and beyond,…

Human Services
6
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis

Jewish family and children's service of minneapolis provides essential services to people of all ages and backgrounds to sustain healthy relationships, ease suffering and offer support in times of need.

Human Services
7
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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8
New York School of Interior Design

New york school of interior design provides the most innovative, immersive, and transformative interior design education in the world, demonstrating the impact of professionally designed interiors on the health, happiness, and well-being…

Education
9
National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated

The national council of jewish women is a grassroots nonpartisan organization of volunteers and advocates who strive for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children and families.

Community Improvement
10
The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America

The shalom hartman institute (shi) is a leading research and educational center serving israel and world jewry. we work to enrich the moral and spiritual life of israel and the jewish people, deepen the commitment to pluralism and israel's…

International
11
The Israel Innovation Fund Inc

Our vision is to reignite the zionist spirit and meet the needs of jewish civilization in the twenty-first century by connecting people around the world through the vibrancy and creativity of contemporary israeli culture.

Arts & Culture
12
The Jewish Women's Archive Inc

The jewish women's archive documents jewish women's stories, elevates their voices, and inspires them to be agents of change.jwa is dedicated to expanding and transforming the historical narrative by restoring jewish women and gender…

Arts & Culture

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Senior Life Foundation Inc and the most unlike its peers is Vashon Alliance to Reduce Substance Abuse - Varsa. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyCommunity FoundationsFaith-Based Liberal Arts Co…Local History MuseumsCancer Support ServicesOrchestra and Ensemble Perf…Ymca Youth DevelopmentJewish Community Organizati…Policy Research and AdvocacyAffordable Housing Developm…Food Banks and PantriesChild Abuse Advocacy Servic…Animal Rescue and ShelterDomestic Violence ServicesCommunity Arts CentersIndependent K-12 SchoolsEnvironmental Conservation …
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 39 years old; the field is 18. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number19%2%<5yr14%2%5–10yr20%18%10–20yr19%22%20–35yr13%28%35–55yr16%28%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value19%0%<5yr14%0%5–10yr20%5%10–20yr19%8%20–35yr13%17%35–55yr16%69%55yr+

The field is 19% startups (under 5 years old) — 2% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 10% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/90
the rest of the field
10%
11,858/120,670

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

89 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 89 of the 103 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
19
Early backer (in before they grew)
89/89
Grantees still filing
61/89
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF GREATER ROCHESTER NY INC — $599,400 · PhilanthropyJEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION O…JEWISH SENIOR LIFE FOUNDATION INC — $75,000 · PhilanthropyJEWISH SENIOR LIFE FOUNDATION…JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY INC — $55,500 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH PA…EVANSTONSKOKIE DISTRICT 65 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION 65) — $33,000 · Philanthropy+5 more — $56,500 · Philanthropy+5 moreSCHEDULE 3 ATTACHED — $287,500 · OtherSCHEDULE 3 ATTACHEDMEMORIAL ART GALLERYUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER — $220,000 · OtherMEMORIAL ART GALLERYUNIVERSITY OF …JCFS CHICAGO JOY FAITH KNAPP CHILDREN'S CENTER — $54,500 · OtherJCFS CHICAGO JOY FAITH KNAPP CHILD…MARGARET WOODBURY STRONG MUSEUM — $44,500 · Other+40 more — $346,700 · Other+40 moreGEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM — $250,610 · Arts & CultureGEORGE EASTMAN MUS…ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INC — $87,000 · Arts & CultureROCHESTER PHILHARM…GEVA THEATRE CENTER INC — $45,000 · Arts & CultureGEVA THEATRE CENTE…HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC — $25,800 · Arts & CultureThe Morikami Inc — $25,500 · Arts & CultureCHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA INC — $21,000 · Arts & CultureOLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC — $20,500 · Arts & Culture+9 more — $38,000 · Arts & Culture+9 moreUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER — $366,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF ROCH…WOMENS GLOBAL EDUCATION PROJECT — $36,500 · EducationWOMENS GLOBAL EDUC…BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY — $31,500 · EducationBRANDEIS UNIVERSIT…+9 more — $79,000 · Education+9 moreJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC — $151,500 · Human ServicesADOLPH & ROSE LEVIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC — $12,500 · Human ServicesMARINE CORPS HERITAGE FOUNDATION — $10,000 · Human Services+7 more — $23,000 · Human ServicesRochester Fringe Festival Inc — $42,500 · Recreation & SportsNorthwestern University — $17,000 · Recreation & SportsPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC — $10,000 · HealthVASHON YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES — $9,000 · HealthDYSTONIA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION — $7,000 · HealthTeam Survivor Northwest — $6,000 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC — $5,000 · HealthHearing and Speech Center of Rochester Inc — $4,000 · HealthRonald McDonald House Charities of Rochester NY Inc — $3,000 · HealthWASHINGTON STATE HANDS & VOICES — $3,000 · Health+2 more — $2,000 · Health
Philanthropy$819,400Other$953,200Arts & Culture$513,410Education$513,000Human Services$197,000Recreation & Sports$59,500Health$49,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF GREATER ROCHESTER NY INC — $599,400 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER — $366,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM — $250,610 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC — $151,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INC — $87,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetJEWISH SENIOR LIFE FOUNDATION INC — $75,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY INC — $55,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGEVA THEATRE CENTER INC — $45,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetMARGARET WOODBURY STRONG MUSEUM — $44,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRochester Fringe Festival Inc — $42,500 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetWOMENS GLOBAL EDUCATION PROJECT — $36,500 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetEVANSTONSKOKIE DISTRICT 65 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION 65) — $33,000 over 6y, 2.2% of budgetBRANDEIS UNIVERSITY — $31,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBoca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation Inc — $31,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetVASHON-MAURY ISLAND LAND TRUST — $30,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetYWCA EvanstonNorth Shore — $27,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetISRAEL TENNIS CENTERS FOUNDATION INC — $26,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC — $25,800 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe Morikami Inc — $25,500 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY — $24,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEvanston Community Foundation — $24,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA INC — $21,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC — $20,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCONNECTIONS FOR THE HOMELESS INC — $20,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC — $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC — $17,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University — $17,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJAMES B MORAN CENTER FOR YOUTH ADVOCACY — $15,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetVashon Alliance To Reduce Substance Abuse - VARSA — $14,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetVASHON ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION — $13,000 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetADOLPH & ROSE LEVIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC — $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE — $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity at Buffalo Foundation Inc — $12,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE OUR WILD SALMON — $12,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetTHE MOSAIC PROJECT — $12,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetMARINE CORPS HERITAGE FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC — $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCornell University — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVASHON YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES — $9,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetFARESTART — $9,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF ROCHESTER INC — $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBOCA INTERNATIONAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL INC — $8,500 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetSHAW FESTIVAL FOUNDATION — $8,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSpanish River Concerts Inc — $7,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetDYSTONIA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION — $7,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetUNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC — $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTREVOR PROJECT INC — $6,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAL SIGL FOUNDATION INC — $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF GREATER ROCHESTER NY INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER ↗
  • Who funds GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC ↗
  • Who funds ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INC ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH SENIOR LIFE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds GEVA THEATRE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds MARGARET WOODBURY STRONG MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds Rochester Fringe Festival Inc ↗
  • Who funds WOMENS GLOBAL EDUCATION PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds EVANSTONSKOKIE DISTRICT 65 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION 65) ↗
  • Who funds BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds VASHON-MAURY ISLAND LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds YWCA EvanstonNorth Shore ↗
  • Who funds ISRAEL TENNIS CENTERS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC ↗
  • Who funds The Morikami Inc ↗
  • Who funds GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY ↗
  • Who funds Evanston Community Foundation ↗
  • Who funds CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA INC ↗
  • Who funds OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC ↗
  • Who funds CONNECTIONS FOR THE HOMELESS INC ↗
  • Who funds GOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds Northwestern University ↗
  • Who funds JAMES B MORAN CENTER FOR YOUTH ADVOCACY ↗
  • Who funds Vashon Alliance To Reduce Substance Abuse - VARSA ↗
  • Who funds VASHON ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ADOLPH & ROSE LEVIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds University at Buffalo Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds SAVE OUR WILD SALMON ↗
  • Who funds THE MOSAIC PROJECT ↗

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Max and Marian Farash…Rochester Area Commun…Daisy Marquis Jones F…Rochester Area Commun…William & Sheila Kona…Ames-Amzalak Memorial…Esl Charitable Founda…United Way of Greater…Harold & Joan Feinblo…Greater Rochester Hea…The Riedman FoundationThe Sands Family Foun…
Max and Marian Farash Charitable FoundationNY37.7× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation · Rochester Area Community Foundation · Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation · Rochester Area Community Foundation Depository Inc · William & Sheila Konar Foundation · Ames-Amzalak Memorial Trust · Esl Charitable Foundation · United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes Inc · Harold & Joan Feinbloom Family Foundation · Greater Rochester Health Foundation · The Riedman Foundation · The Sands Family Foundation Inc

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Rubens Family Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Brandeis University — 9% of income from government
  • National Yiddish Book Center Inc — 2% of income from government
  • Palm Beach County Food Bank Inc — 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
27report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Rubens Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Rubens Family 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 103 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Source object · view filing

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funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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