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Sarah Long and David Solomon Family Foundation at a glance

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Sarah Long and David Solomon 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.

$518k
Granted FY2024still arriving
15
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$127k
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.

Arts & Culture$873kEducation$305kHealth$158kFood & Nutrition$55kPhilanthropy$35kAnimals$28kYouth Development$15kHousing & Shelter$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $157k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $338k
$20,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$4.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LINCOLN CENTER THEATERTHE VIVIAN BEAUMONT$126,532
YALE UNIVERSITY$91,000
THE PUBLIC THEATER$70,000
THE JED FOUNDATION$50,000
THE NEW 42ND STREET INC$35,000
GIVING BACK FUND INC$35,000
BEDFORD PLAYHOUSE INC$34,365
THE LIVING ARTS COLLABORATIVE$20,000
COEXISTENCE STORY INC$18,000
THE ASSOCIATION FOR FRONTOTEMPORAL DEGENERATION$15,000
ST BERNARD'S SCHOOL INC$9,000
THE SPIZZWINKS OF YALE UNIVERSITY$5,000
DOWNTOWN EVENING SOUP KITCHEN INC$5,000
MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB INC$3,213
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$1,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–20, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%YOUNG CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDREN'S RIGHTS: $10k → 14%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
MA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MD
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.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 11 repeat orgs$362k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +45% since the first grant, against +30% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
10

Total granted

$1.1M
$113k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+45%
+30%

Still filing today

91%
70%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 49% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $249k 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
Arts & CultureHealthAnimalsPhilanthropyEducationYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • TV
    THE VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATERINC D/B/A LINCOLN CENTER THEATER
    2× · 2022–2023 · $272k · revenue +45%
  • BP
    BEDFORD PLAYHOUSE INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $182k · revenue +27%
  • TN
    THE NEW 42ND STREET INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $107k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • TE
    The English Concert In America Inc co Sabal & Associates
    one grant, 2023 · $20k · revenue -44%
  • TP
    THE PERFORMANCE ZONE INC
    one grant, 2021 · $15k · revenue +16%
  • CB
    COMMUNITY BOTS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $15k · revenue +30%
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 Royal National Theatre

Theatre can lead to extraordinary moments of shared imagination. it enables us to stand in anothers shoes to better understand ourselves and the world around us. it shows us who we are, who we have been, who we could be. the nt delivers on…

Arts & Culture
2
The New Group Inc

The new group is an artist-driven company with a commitment to developing and producing powerful, contemporary theater. while constantly evolving, we maintain an ensemble approach to all our work and an articulated style of emotional…

Arts & Culture
3
New York City Ballet Inc

Perform, promote and sustain classical ballet.

Arts & Culture
4
Transport Group Inc Dba Transport Group Theatre Company

Producing and developing plays and musicals.

Arts & Culture
5
Women's Project & Productions Inc

Wp theater is the nation's oldest and largest theater company dedicated to developing, producing, and promoting the work of women+ at every stage of their careers. for over four decades we have served as leaders of a global movement…

Arts & Culture
6
Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Please see schedule o for the complete mission statement.berkeley repertory theatre creates ambitious theatre that entertains and challenges its audiences, provokes civic engagement, and inspires people to experience the world in new and…

Arts & Culture
7
Spanish Theatre Repertory Company Ltd

To present, in a rotating repertory, the finest latin american, spanish, and latino usa theatre and to serve as a catalyst for cultural exchange between spanish and english speaking americans.

Arts & Culture
8
Roundabout Theatre Company Inc

OUR MISSION - Roundabout celebrates the power of theatre by spotlighting classics from the past, cultivating new works of the present, and educating minds for the future. OUR WORK - We produce familiar and lesser-known plays and musicals…

Arts & Culture
9
The Neue Galerie New York
Arts & Culture
10
Museum of the City of New York

The museum of the city of new york fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world's most influential metropolis. it engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city's past, present, and…

Arts & Culture
11
New York Public Radio

To make the mind more curious, the heart more open, and the spirit more joyful through excellent audio programming that is deeply rooted in new york.

Arts & Culture
12
Theatre for a New Audience Inc

The mission of theatre for a new audience is to develop and vitalize the performance and study of shakespeare and classic drama. the theatre is dedicated to the language and ideas of writers - to a dialogue over centuries between…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Philharmonic Symphony Society of Ny Inc; the most unlike its peers is Community Bots 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

22 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. 22 of the 28 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
18/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATERINC D/B/A LINCOLN CENTER THEATER: $271,590 · Arts & CultureTHE VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATERINC D/B/A LINCOLN CENTER T…BEDFORD PLAYHOUSE INC: $181,965 · Arts & CultureBEDFORD PLAYHOUSE INCTHE NEW 42ND STREET INC: $106,500 · Arts & CultureTHE NEW 42ND STREET INCNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: $88,645 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVALLIVING ARTS COLLABORATIVE INC: $30,040 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $33,213 · Arts & CultureYALE UNIVERSITY: $205,000 · OtherYALE UNIVERSITYLINCOLN CENTER THEATERTHE VIVIAN BEAUMONT: $126,532 · OtherLINCOLN CENTER THEATERTHE VIVIAN BEAUMO…YALE UNIVERSITY: $91,000 · OtherYALE UNIVERSITYDOWNTOWN EVENING SOUP KITCHEN INC: $30,000 · OtherDOWNTOWN EVENING SOUP KITCHEN INCThe English Concert In America Inc co Sabal & Associates: $19,888 · Other+6 more: $57,000 · Other+6 moreTHE JED FOUNDATION: $122,140 · HealthTHE JED FOU…THE ASSOCIATION FOR FRONTOTEMPORAL DEGENERATION: $25,000 · HealthTHE ASSOCIA…THE GIVING BACK FUND: $35,000 · PhilanthropyTHE MOUNT KISCO INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY INC: $25,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $1,000 · PhilanthropyCOEXISTENCE STORY INC: $18,000 · AnimalsTHE HUMANE LEAGUE: $10,000 · AnimalsCOMMUNITY BOTS INC: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentFAMILY PROMISE INC: $10,000 · Housing & Shelter
Arts & Culture$711,953Other$529,420Health$147,140Philanthropy$61,000Animals$28,000Youth Development$15,000Housing & Shelter$10,000

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 budgetTHE VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATERINC D/B/A LINCOLN CENTER THEATER: $271,590 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetBEDFORD PLAYHOUSE INC: $181,965 over 3y, 5.3% of budgetTHE JED FOUNDATION: $122,140 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTHE NEW 42ND STREET INC: $106,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: $88,645 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GIVING BACK FUND: $35,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLIVING ARTS COLLABORATIVE INC: $30,040 over 2y, 18% of budgetDOWNTOWN EVENING SOUP KITCHEN INC: $30,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetTHE ASSOCIATION FOR FRONTOTEMPORAL DEGENERATION: $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MOUNT KISCO INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetTHE SPIZZWINKS OF YALE UNIVERSITY INC: $20,000 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetThe English Concert In America Inc co Sabal & Associates: $19,888 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetCOEXISTENCE STORY INC: $18,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE PERFORMANCE ZONE INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HUMANE LEAGUE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE YOUNG CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDRENS RIGHTS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST BERNARD'S SCHOOL INC: $9,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB INC: $3,213 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 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.

The Pfizer Foundation…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Pfizer Foundation IncNY9.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Sarah Long and David Solomon Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sarah Long and David Solomon Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Family Promise Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get 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
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 28 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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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home