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Samuel & Nancy Jo Altschuler Family Foundation at a glance

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Samuel & Nancy Jo Altschuler Family 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.

$363k
Granted FY2024still arriving
29
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$50k
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, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$655kHealth$376kReligion$141kArts & Culture$122kPublic Safety & Disaster$70kHuman Services$65kFood & Nutrition$23kHousing & Shelter$8kOther$0
02FY2024 · 29 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k15 grants · $60k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $253k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$5,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$6.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY$50,000
FOUNDATION OF THE MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRM$40,000
HANCOCK UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST$37,500
THE BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL INC$25,000
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC$25,000
WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$25,000
SPAULDING REHAB HOSPITAL CORP$20,000
THE BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL INC$20,000
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATED$10,000
LANDMARK SCHOOL INC$10,000
WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$10,000
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS$10,000
FRIENDS OF CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY INC$10,000
THE SALVATION ARMY$10,000
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION$5,000
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 (FY23–24, $30k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $10k → 7%CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: $5k → 8%CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: $5k → 8%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $10k → 8%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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 19% of Samuel & Nancy Jo Altschuler Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Samuel & Nancy Jo Altschuler Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 21% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
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.
$1.4M · 27 repeat orgs$111k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +21% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
7

Total granted

$1.4M
$46k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
+14%

Still filing today

74%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $65k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthArts & CultureFood & NutritionHuman ServicesInternationalOther
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

  • NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
    5× · 2020–2024 · $250k · revenue +63%
  • CS
    CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $125k · revenue +5%
  • WI
    WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $125k · revenue +21%

Funded once

  • PH
    PARTNERS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC - SPAULDING REHAB H
    one grant, 2022 · $20k
  • UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF
    one grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue -21%
  • FF
    FOOD FOR FREE COMMITTEE INC
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +14%
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
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
3
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
4
Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation

The organization's primary exempt purpose is to provide access to and conduct activities in furtherance of higher education.

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5
Trustees of Boston University

Organization's mission: boston university is an international, comprehensive, private research university, committed to educating students to be reflective, resourceful individuals ready to live, adapt, and lead in an interconnected world.…

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6
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
7
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
8
New England Lawboston

New england law/boston dedicates itself to preparing students to be successful lawyers and leaders in the public and private sectors through integrated practical, theoretical and ethical education of the highest caliber and to contributing…

Education
9
Northeast College of Health Sciences

Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.

Education
10
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
11
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
12
Mass General Brigham Health Plan Inc

Mass general brigham health plan's mission is to promote the health and wellness of our members, and to help ensure equitable, affordbale health care for the diverse communities we serve.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Project Bread-the Walk for Hunger Inc; the most unlike its peers is Friends of Cary Memorial Library Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

30 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. 30 of the 40 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/30
Grantees still filing
20/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY: $250,000 · EducationNORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYCATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC: $125,000 · EducationCATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCWENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC: $125,000 · EducationWENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INCFRIENDS OF CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY INC: $50,000 · EducationFRIENDS OF CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY INC+5 more: $48,000 · Education+5 moreHANCOCK UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST: $137,500 · OtherHANCOCK UNITED CHURCH OF CHRISTPARTNERS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC-FOUNDATION OF THE M: $115,000 · OtherPARTNERS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC-FOUNDATIO…PARTNERS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC - THE BRIGHAM AND W: $70,000 · OtherPARTNERS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC - THE BRI…THE SALVATION ARMY: $50,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYMASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED: $45,000 · OtherMASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATEDSPAULDING REHAB HOSPITAL CORP: $40,000 · OtherSPAULDING REHAB HOSPITAL CORPPARTNERS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC - SPAULDING REHAB H: $20,000 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSS - MASSACHUSETTS REGIONAL HEADQU: $20,000 · Other+4 more: $27,500 · OtherFOUNDATION OF THE MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY INC: $90,000 · HealthFOUNDATION …THE BINA FARM INC: $20,000 · HealthTHE BINA FA…PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $20,000 · HealthPLANNED PAR…YJK FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · HealthAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $5,000 · Health+2 more: $6,000 · HealthWGBH Educational Foundation: $50,000 · Arts & CultureBOSTON LYRIC OPERA COMPANY: $25,000 · Arts & CultureREAGLE MUSIC THEATRE OF GREATER BOSTON INC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureARTS & BUSINESS COUNCIL OF GREATER BOSTON INC: $9,000 · Arts & CultureWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $25,000 · InternationalUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $5,000 · InternationalAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $20,000 · Human ServicesCRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesSECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY: $12,500 · Food & NutritionFOOD FOR FREE COMMITTEE INC: $5,000 · Food & NutritionPROJECT BREAD-THE WALK FOR HUNGER INC: $5,000 · Food & NutritionLAZARUS HOUSE INC: $7,500 · Housing & Shelter
Education$598,000Other$525,000Health$146,000Arts & Culture$109,000International$30,000Human Services$30,000Food & Nutrition$22,500Housing & Shelter$7,500

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 budgetNORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY: $250,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC: $125,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC: $125,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWGBH Educational Foundation: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY INC: $50,000 over 5y, 33% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBOSTON LYRIC OPERA COMPANY: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetREAGLE MUSIC THEATRE OF GREATER BOSTON INC: $25,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetTHE BINA FARM INC: $20,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLANDMARK SCHOOL INC: $17,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLASELL UNIVERSITY: $16,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLexington Symphony Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetCRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBlessed Stephen Bellesini OSA Academy Inc: $9,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetARTS & BUSINESS COUNCIL OF GREATER BOSTON INC: $9,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLAZARUS HOUSE INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD FOR FREE COMMITTEE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT BREAD-THE WALK FOR HUNGER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYJK FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS IN UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST GEORGE'S SCHOOL: $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.

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.

Boston Foundation IncCombined Jewish Phila…Morgan Stanley Global…Fidelity FoundationVanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…National Philanthropi…Fidelity Investments …The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Boston Foundation IncMA16.2× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Fidelity Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 & Nancy Jo Altschuler Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Samuel & Nancy Jo Altschuler Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Northeastern University: 7% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Lasell University: 4% of income from government
  • Boston Lyric Opera Company: 3% of income from government
  • Food for Free Committee Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Cradles to Crayons Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Wgbh Educational Foundation: 1% of income from government
  • Lazarus House Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Wentworth Institute of Technology Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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 40 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
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