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Sammy R & Barbara Sutton Foundation at a glance

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Sammy R & Barbara Sutton Foundation

Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$23k
Granted FY2021
8
Grants FY2021
2
States reached
$17k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0185% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.

Religion$134kHuman Services$11kYouth Development$10kPhilanthropy$2kEducation$2kInternational$1kHealth$1kFood & Nutrition$596Other$0
02FY2021 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k7 grants · $6k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $17k
$1,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
YESHIVAH OF FLATBUSH$17,147
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEV AHARON$2,500
YAD YOSEF$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
SYNAGODUE OF DEAL$501
SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY CENTER$300
SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM$247
ILAN HIGH SCHOOL$101
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 (FY17–21, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 20%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%Israel Medical Fund: $72 → 11%Sephardic Bikur Holim: $1k → 20%Sephardic Bikur Holim: $1k → 20%SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM: $247 → 20%SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM: $152 → 20%SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM: $36 → 20%Misaskin: $202 → 20%MISASKIM: $101 → 20%COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FUND: $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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$156k · 27 repeat orgs$13k to everyone else

27 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2021, 20 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
44

Total granted

$156k
$12k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+58%
+107%

Still filing today

48%
23%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21
EducationHuman ServicesReligionPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentHealthOther
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

  • MA
    MAGEN ABRAHAM YESHIVA INC CONGREGATION BNEI OVADIA
    3× · 2018–2020 · $17k · revenue +904%
  • SC
    SBH COMMUNITY SERVICE NETWORK INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $3k · revenue +82%
  • DS
    DEAL SEPHARDIC YOUTH CENTER INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $2k · revenue +346%

Funded once

  • CL
    CHOCHMAS LEV INC
    one grant, 2017 · $1k · revenue +3%
  • AF
    American Friends of Hechel Ezra
    one grant, 2018 · $1k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2018 · $660
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 Keren Hatorah of Passaic- Clifton

To operate a high school offering religious instruction and general studies as well as a post high school program of talmudic studies. the school shall be run under the standards of orthodox jewish law and tradition.

Education
2
American Friends of Amshinover Yeshiva Jerusalem Inc

Support of religious schools in Israel

International
3
Yeshiva Chayei Olam

Yeshiva chayei olam inc., was established for the purpose of having an orthodox jewish high school. the school teaches talumdic studies, talmudic jurasprudence, orthodox jewish ethics and the old testament. in addition, the school provides…

Education
4
Tomchei Torah Inc

Religious Teaching

—
5
Yeshiva Yesodei Hachaim

To provide secondary high school education in Brooklyn, NY

—
6
Yeshiva Ohr Yisroel
Philanthropy
7
Congregation Beth-El Sephardic Center of Jamaica Estates

Congregation beth-el sephardic center of jamaica estates is a religious institution

Religion
8
Tal Hashamayim Foundation
Religion
9
Yeshiva Derech Hatorah-Yeshivat Mizrachi Lbanim

A school-section 170(b)(1)(a)(ii), operating from the preschool pre-k level through high school, and chartered ny the new york state education department and board of regents.

Education
10
Zohar Hatorah Inc

Religious School

Religion
11
Sherit Isroel
—
12
Beit Medrash of Great Neck Inc

To provide religious and educational studies

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Yeshivat Shaare Torah Inc; the most unlike its peers is Ilan High School. 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

24 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. 24 of the 72 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)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/24
Grantees still filing
20/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

YESHIVAH OF FLATBUSH: $61,914 · OtherYESHIVAH OF FLATBUSHYAD YOSEF: $24,536 · OtherYAD YOSEFREACH FOR THE STARS: $7,801 · OtherREACH FOR THE STARSCongregation Magen David West Deal: $5,816 · OtherAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEV AHARON: $4,800 · OtherSYNAGOGUE OF DEAL: $4,467 · OtherCONGREGATION BETH TORAH: $4,465 · Other+45 more: $18,532 · Other+45 moreMAGEN ABRAHAM YESHIVA INC CONGREGATION BNEI OVADIA: $17,100 · ReligionMAGEN ABRAH…+2 more: $354 · ReligionSEPHARDIC COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTER INC: $7,852 · Youth DevelopmentDEAL SEPHARDIC YOUTH CENTER INC: $1,968 · Youth DevelopmentYESHIVAT SHAARE TORAH INC: $1,002 · EducationBET YAAKOV OF THE JERSEY SHORE INC: $864 · EducationTHE BRIDGE ACADEMY INC: $592 · EducationILAN HIGH SCHOOL: $504 · EducationYESHIVA KETER TORAH INC: $303 · EducationTORAT MOSHE MALKA INC: $301 · EducationSBH COMMUNITY SERVICE NETWORK INC: $2,657 · Human ServicesMISASKIM CORP: $303 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FUND INC: $201 · Human Services+1 more: $72 · Human ServicesCHOCHMAS LEV INC: $1,001 · PhilanthropyALBERT MISSRY FOUNDATION: $52 · PhilanthropyCHAI LIFELINE INC: $635 · HealthNew York Cancer Center Inc: $250 · HealthTHE SEPHARDIC FOOD FUND INC: $561 · Food & Nutrition
Other$132,331Religion$17,454Youth Development$9,820Education$3,566Human Services$3,233Philanthropy$1,053Health$885Food & Nutrition$561

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 budgetMAGEN ABRAHAM YESHIVA INC CONGREGATION BNEI OVADIA: $17,100 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetSEPHARDIC COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTER INC: $7,852 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEV AHARON: $4,800 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSBH COMMUNITY SERVICE NETWORK INC: $2,657 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDEAL SEPHARDIC YOUTH CENTER INC: $1,968 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYESHIVAT SHAARE TORAH INC: $1,002 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBET YAAKOV OF THE JERSEY SHORE INC: $864 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHAI LIFELINE INC: $635 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BRIDGE ACADEMY INC: $592 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SEPHARDIC FOOD FUND INC: $561 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetILAN HIGH SCHOOL: $504 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetYESHIVA KETER TORAH INC: $303 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMISASKIM CORP: $303 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Cancer Center Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAFE FOUNDATION INC: $202 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTORAH LEARNING RESOURCES LTD: $202 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR SEPHARDIC STUDIES: $201 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE KESHER ORGANIZATION INC: $152 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL MEDICAL FUND CORP: $72 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALBERT MISSRY FOUNDATION: $52 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $35 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 MAGEN ABRAHAM YESHIVA INC CONGREGATION BNEI OVADIA ↗
  • Who funds SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEV AHARON ↗
  • Who funds SBH COMMUNITY SERVICE NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds DEAL SEPHARDIC YOUTH CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds YESHIVAT SHAARE TORAH INC ↗
  • Who funds CHOCHMAS LEV INC ↗
  • Who funds BET YAAKOV OF THE JERSEY SHORE INC ↗
  • Who funds CHAI LIFELINE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE BRIDGE ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE SEPHARDIC FOOD FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds ILAN HIGH SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds YESHIVA KETER TORAH INC ↗
  • Who funds MISASKIM CORP ↗

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 Ralph S Gindi Fam…Cabasso Family Founda…The Amin and Lillian …The Setton FoundationJewish Communal FundE R G FoundationIsaac & Marjorie Gind…The Jimmy and Berta K…Ralph and Sondra Sutt…Ic Hessed Foundation
Jack Adjmi Family Foundation IncNY53.9× affinity25 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 Ralph S Gindi Family Foundation · Cabasso Family Foundation · The Amin and Lillian Adjmi Foundation · The Setton Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · E R G Foundation · Isaac & Marjorie Gindi Foundation Inc · The Jimmy and Berta Khezrie Charitable Foundation · Ralph and Sondra Sutton Foundation · Ic Hessed Foundation

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 Sammy R & Barbara Sutton Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sammy R & Barbara Sutton Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • Bet Yaakov of the Jersey Shore Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Yeshiva Keter Torah Inc: 8% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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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How do I get to Sammy R & Barbara Sutton Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Sammy R & Barbara Sutton 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 72 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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