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Samuel & Bertha Marinbach Foundation at a glance

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Samuel & Bertha Marinbach 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.

$9k
Granted FY2020
28
Grants FY2020
8
States reached
$1k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

76% of Samuel & Bertha Marinbach Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to Jewish National Fund (Keren Kayemeth Leisrael) Inc, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 7 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year Samuel & Bertha Marinbach Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 19 organizations, $9k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

10
’17
9
’18
11
’19
19
’20
7
’21

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

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

International$119kReligion$26kHuman Services$8kHealth$8kEducation$6kCivil Rights$4kYouth Development$4kArts & Culture$4kOther$0
02FY2020 · 28 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$200
Median grant
8
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$1,165
LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION$1,050
CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF GREATER BOYNTON$1,000
JEWISH ART SALON$500
Individual grant recipient$500
AMIT$400
STUDIO MONTCLAIR$400
SEFARIA$375
CHAI LIFE LINE$375
AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL$375
DENVER ACADEMY OF TORAH$350
WRITERS THEATER$250
FUGEES FAMILY$250
CONGREGATION OHAB ZEDEK$200
Individual grant recipient$150
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–21, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION: $2k → 6%LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION: $1k → 6%CENTER FOR HOPE AND SAFETY: $3k → 7%LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION: $648 → 6%LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION: $595 → 6%LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION: $453 → 6%MID ISLAND Y JCC: $2k → 6%MID ISLAND Y JCC: $595 → 6%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

IL
NY
OH
NJ
CO
VA
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.

59%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$41k · 20 repeat orgs$28k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2020, 6 since wound down; 24 grantees were first funded in FY2020 (too recent to call). Read against FY2020, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
6

Total granted

$41k
$3k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+377%

Still filing today

45%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 41% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k 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
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthEducationPhilanthropyReligionOther
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

  • CL
    CHAI LIFELINE INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $3k · revenue +58%
  • MY
    MID-ISLAND Y JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER IN
    2× · 2018–2019 · $3k · revenue +53%
  • JA
    JEWISH ART SALON INC
    2× · 2019–2020 · $2k · revenue +21%

Funded once

  • HP
    HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY FDTN
    one grant, 2019 · $1k
  • LH
    LENOX HILL BIKUR CHOLIM INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $648 · revenue +377%
  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $324 · revenue +169%
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
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
2
Artis Contemporary Israeli Art Fundinc

Artis is an independent nonprofit organization that supports contemporary artists from israel whose work addresses aesthetic, social and political questions to inspire reflection and debate. www.artis.art

Arts & Culture
3
National Center for Jewish Filminc

The national center for jewish film is a unique, independent nonprofit motion picture archive, distributor, resource center and exhibitor. ncjf's ongoing mission is the collection, preservation and exhibition of films with artistic and…

Arts & Culture
4
Yeshiva University

The university is composed of several colleges and schools providing undergraduate, graduate, professional and post-doctoral education and training and research and clinical programs.

Education
5
Us Middle East Project Inc

The organization's mission is to engage in non partisan analysis of u.s. foreign policy in the middle east, with special emphasis on the middle east peace process, and to present policymakers in the united states, in the region and in the…

International
6
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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7
The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association

For over 150 years, the 92nd street y, new york has been serving its communities and the larger world by bringing people together (continued on schedule o)and providing exceptional, groundbreaking programs in the performing and visual…

Religion
8
Zichron Avrohom Yosef
Philanthropy
9
The Contemporary Jewish Museum

The contemporary jewish museum (the cjm) makes the diversity of the jewish experience relevant for a twenty-first-century audience through innovative exhibitions and programs that educate, challenge, and inspire.

Arts & Culture
10
Sherit Isroel
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11
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
12
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary

To prepare students for the rabbinate and to issue the traditional certificate of ordination in connection therewith. the seminary is authorized to confer the degree of master of hebrew literature (m.h.l.), doctor of hebrew literature…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Theatre Development Fund Inc; the most unlike its peers is Sunbird Initiative. 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

26 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. 26 of the 53 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
22/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $114,100 · InternationalJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC+1 more: $2,500 · InternationalIndividual grant recipient: $6,601 · OtherIndividual grant recipientMETRO COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY: $4,348 · OtherMETRO COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVER…UNITED STATES YOUTH LEAGUE: $4,000 · OtherUNITED STATES YOUTH LEAGUENORTH SHORE CONGREGATION ISRAEL: $3,789 · OtherNORTH SHORE CONGREGATION ISRA…UJA: $3,184 · OtherUJAIndividual grant recipient: $2,688 · OtherIndividual grant recipientRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE: $2,485 · OtherCONGREGATION KEHILATH JESHURUN: $2,484 · OtherTONI'S KITCHEN: $2,453 · OtherEAST HILL SYNAGOGUE: $2,289 · OtherCHABAD LUBAVITCH OF GREATER BOYNTON: $2,286 · OtherMAKOMNY INC: $2,125 · OtherAMERICAN FRIENDS OF BEIT ISSIE SHAP: $2,013 · Other+19 more: $9,206 · Other+19 moreMARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $4,457 · Human ServicesMID-ISLAND Y JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER IN: $2,866 · Human ServicesCENTER FOR HOPE AND SAFETY INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $4,000 · EducationSEFARIA INC: $801 · EducationTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: $410 · EducationDENVER ACADEMY OF TORAH: $350 · EducationJEWISH ART SALON INC: $1,625 · Arts & CultureWriters Theatre Inc: $918 · Arts & CultureSTUDIO MONTCLAIR INC: $400 · Arts & CultureART ALLIANCE FOR CONTEMPORARY GLASS: $305 · Arts & CultureTHEATRE DEVELOPMENT FUND INC: $120 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $200 · Arts & CultureCHAI LIFELINE INC: $3,284 · Health+2 more: $200 · HealthAMERICA GIVES INC: $375 · PhilanthropyAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INC: $324 · Philanthropy
International$116,600Other$49,951Human Services$9,823Education$5,561Arts & Culture$3,568Health$3,484Philanthropy$699

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 budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $114,100 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $4,457 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHAI LIFELINE INC: $3,284 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMID-ISLAND Y JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER IN: $2,866 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR HOPE AND SAFETY INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW ISRAEL FUND: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWriters Theatre Inc: $918 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSEFARIA INC: $801 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLENOX HILL BIKUR CHOLIM INC: $648 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: $410 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSTUDIO MONTCLAIR INC: $400 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICA GIVES INC: $375 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: $375 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER ACADEMY OF TORAH: $350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INC: $324 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetART ALLIANCE FOR CONTEMPORARY GLASS: $305 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFUGEES FAMILY INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHEATRE DEVELOPMENT FUND INC: $120 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMONTCLAIR LOCAL NONPROFIT NEWS INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ART CENTER OF HIGHLAND PARK: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSunbird Initiative: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL CANCER RESEARCH FUND INC: $50 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 JEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC ↗
  • Who funds MARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK ↗
  • Who funds CHAI LIFELINE INC ↗
  • Who funds MID-ISLAND Y JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER IN ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR HOPE AND SAFETY INC ↗
  • Who funds NEW ISRAEL FUND ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH ART SALON INC ↗
  • Who funds Writers Theatre Inc ↗
  • Who funds SEFARIA INC ↗
  • Who funds LENOX HILL BIKUR CHOLIM INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO ↗
  • Who funds STUDIO MONTCLAIR INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICA GIVES INC ↗
  • Who funds CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds DENVER ACADEMY OF TORAH ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INC ↗
  • Who funds ART ALLIANCE FOR CONTEMPORARY GLASS ↗
  • Who funds FUGEES FAMILY 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.

National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…Donor Advised Charita…Paypal Charitable Giv…Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Philanthropic TrustPA10.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Samuel & Bertha Marinbach Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Samuel & Bertha Marinbach Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 69%
  • Center for Hope and Safety Inc: 69% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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 53 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 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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