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Saks Fifth Avenue 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.

$1.1M
Granted FY2025still arriving
17
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Health$3.0MYouth Development$2.2MPhilanthropy$435kReligion$305kHuman Services$256kEducation$105kCivil Rights$90kCrime & Legal$33kOther$0
02FY2025 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k10 grants · $250k
  • $50k–250k7 grants · $875k
$30,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$436k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Girls Inc$150,000
Inspiring Children Foundation$150,000
Trevor Project$150,000
Columbia University Department Of Psychiatry$150,000
Bring Change To Mind$100,000
Global Womens Mental Health Fund (Panorama Global)$100,000
Tom Coughlin Jay Fund$75,000
The Rowan Center$30,000
You Gotta Believe$30,000
Kid's Count in Alachua County$30,000
Girls for Gender Equity$25,000
Jacob's Heart$25,000
Healthcare Foundation Sonoma County$25,000
Awaken Pittsburgh$25,000
Rocky Mountain Equality$25,000
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 (FY23–25, $140k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 79% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Touchstone Mental Health: $20k → 11%Awaken Pittsburgh: $25k → 11%Agape Villages: $30k → 9%Red Hook Initiative: $20k → 20%Entwine Community: $15k → 14%You Gotta Believe: $30k → 17%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.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
NY
NV
PA
CT
RI
CA
CO
MD
AZ
TX
FL
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.

66%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.5M · 9 repeat orgs$2.3M to everyone else

9 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
44

Total granted

$4.5M
$1.9M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+6%
+19%

Still filing today

44%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $425k went to new ones.

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

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

’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyCivil RightsEducationOther
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

  • GI
    GIRLS INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $750k · revenue +108%
  • BC
    BRING CHANGE 2 MIND
    5× · 2021–2025 · $700k · revenue +6%
  • TREVOR PROJECT INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $700k · revenue +64%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $300k
  • CU
    Columbia University Medical Center
    one grant, 2021 · $250k
  • N
    NY-Presbyterian
    one grant, 2021 · $250k
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.

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Didi Hirsch Psychiatric Service

The roots of the los angeles didi hirsch psychiatric service dba didi hirsch mental health services ("dhmhs") extend back to the 1930s, when a group of women funded psychiatric care for people whose lives were devastated by the depression.…

Health
2
Center for Youth Mental Health

The Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health exists to expand access to quality evidence-based youth mental health support as quickly as possible.

Health
3
The District of Columbia Children's Advocacy Center

Safe shores provides survivor-centered intervention, hope and healing for children and families affected by abuse, trauma and violence in the district of columbia, and works to prevent and end child abuse and neglect through promising…

Crime & Legal
4
Boys and Girls Village Inc

Boys and girls village serves children and families in at-risk situations by strengthening their ability to succeed in life.

Human Services
5
Family and Children's Services of Centra

To transform the lives of children and adults by providing opportunities to build self-confidence, resilience and hope.

Human Services
6
The Child Center of Ny Inc

The child center of ny strengthens children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives.

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7
Alternatives Inc

Alternatives, inc.'s mission is to facilitate personal development,strengthen family relationships and enhance the community's well being. serving over 3,000 youth and families annually, the organization offers a range of counseling and…

Health
8
Homeless Childrens Network

To provide direct mental health services, psychotherapy, and counseling to homeless families in San Francisco, CA and in particular to children of such families, to provide referral services for such families and their children to other…

Human Services
9
Preferred Behavioral Health of Nj Inc

To deliver quality and compassionate behavioral health services to individuals and families all the time through a trauma informed care philosophy and approach.

Health
10
The Young Women's Project

Ywp builds the leadership and power of young people so that they can transform dc institutions to expand rights and opportunities for dc youth. ywp programs engage youth on three levels - as peer educators, advocates, and employees - and…

Education
11
Canvas Health Inc

To be a recognized leader in community mental health, respected for our clinical quality, innovation, and adaptation to a rapidly changing health care and social services environment.

Human Services
12
Riverside Community Care Inc

We make a difference in the lives of individuals, families, and communities through innovative and compassionate behavioral healthcare and human services.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Black Emotional and Mental Health Collec; the most unlike its peers is Americas Future Through Academic Progress 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

39 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. 39 of the 65 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/39
Grantees still filing
25/39
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Columbia University Department Of Psychiatry: $750,000 · OtherColumbia University Department Of PsychiatryNew York-Presbyterian Youth Anxiety Center: $500,000 · OtherNew York-Presbyterian Youth Anxiety CenterInspiring Children Foundation - Jewel Never Broken: $350,000 · OtherInspiring Children Foundation - Jewel Never BrokenINSPIRING CHILDREN FOUNDATION: $350,000 · OtherINSPIRING CHILDREN FOUNDATIONBCRF: $350,000 · OtherBCRFIndividual grant recipient: $300,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientColumbia University Medical Center: $250,000 · OtherColumbia University Medical CenterNY-Presbyterian: $250,000 · OtherNY-Presbyterian+33 more: $731,000 · Other+33 moreBRING CHANGE 2 MIND: $700,000 · HealthBRING CHANGE 2 MI…THE JED FOUNDATION: $150,000 · HealthTHE JED FOUNDATIO…BLACK EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH COLLEC: $90,000 · HealthBLACK EMOTIONAL A…+4 more: $90,000 · Health+4 moreGIRLS INC: $750,000 · Youth DevelopmentGIRLS INCTHE LOWER EAST SIDE GIRLS CLUB OF NEW YORK INC: $60,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE LOWER EAS…+1 more: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentTREVOR PROJECT INC: $700,000 · Civil RightsTREVOR PROJE…BOULDER PRIDE: $25,000 · Civil RightsYOU GOTTA BELIEVE - THE OLDER CHILD ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MOVEMENT INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesAgape Villages Inc: $30,000 · Human ServicesLETS THRIVE BALTIMORE: $25,000 · Human ServicesAwaken Pittsburgh: $25,000 · Human ServicesTOUCHSTONE MENTAL HEALTH: $20,000 · Human ServicesRED HOOK INITIATIVE: $20,000 · Human ServicesENTWINE COMMUNITY: $15,000 · Human ServicesPANORAMA GLOBAL: $100,000 · International+1 more: $1,500 · InternationalTHE TOM COUGHLIN JAY FUND FOUNDATION INC: $75,000 · PhilanthropyMental Health Coalition Inc: $20,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $2,500 · Philanthropy
Other$3,831,000Health$1,030,000Youth Development$830,000Civil Rights$725,000Human Services$165,000International$101,500Philanthropy$97,500

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 budgetGIRLS INC: $750,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetBRING CHANGE 2 MIND: $700,000 over 5y, 5.5% of budgetTREVOR PROJECT INC: $700,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetINSPIRING CHILDREN FOUNDATION: $350,000 over 3y, 20% of budgetTHE JED FOUNDATION: $150,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBLACK EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH COLLEC: $90,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetAPEX FOR YOUTH INC: $60,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE LOWER EAST SIDE GIRLS CLUB OF NEW YORK INC: $60,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTHE ROWAN CENTER INC: $30,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetYOU GOTTA BELIEVE - THE OLDER CHILD ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MOVEMENT INC: $30,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetAgape Villages Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetFOUNTAIN HOUSE INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKIDS COUNT IN ALACHUA COUNTY: $30,000 over 1y, 7.7% of budgetBOULDER PRIDE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLETS THRIVE BALTIMORE: $25,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetTUBMAN: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMental Health Coalition Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetTOUCHSTONE MENTAL HEALTH: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCAMP EXTREME D/B/A PROJECT EXTREME: $20,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetConsejo Counseling & Referral Service: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRED HOOK INITIATIVE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: $20,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTHE NEW YORK URBAN LEAGUE INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCRISIS TEXT LINE INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWATERSIDE SCHOOL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRhode Islanders Sponsoring Education: $2,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetPHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% 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 GIRLS INC ↗
  • Who funds BRING CHANGE 2 MIND ↗
  • Who funds TREVOR PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds INSPIRING CHILDREN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE JED FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PANORAMA GLOBAL ↗
  • Who funds BLACK EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH COLLEC ↗
  • Who funds THE TOM COUGHLIN JAY FUND FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds APEX FOR YOUTH INC ↗
  • Who funds THE LOWER EAST SIDE GIRLS CLUB OF NEW YORK INC ↗
  • Who funds FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE ROWAN CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds YOU GOTTA BELIEVE - THE OLDER CHILD ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MOVEMENT INC ↗
  • Who funds Agape Villages Inc ↗
  • Who funds FOUNTAIN HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds KIDS COUNT IN ALACHUA COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds BOULDER PRIDE ↗
  • Who funds LETS THRIVE BALTIMORE ↗
  • Who funds TUBMAN ↗
  • Who funds Awaken Pittsburgh ↗
  • Who funds GIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY 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.

Tides FoundationThe New York Communit…Jewish Communal FundJpmorgan Chase Founda…Charities Aid Foundat…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…The Pfizer Foundation…Paypal Charitable Giv…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…American Online Givin…
Tides FoundationCA14.2× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tides Foundation · The New York Community Trust · Jewish Communal Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving 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 Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Saks Fifth Avenue 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 from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 65 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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