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Saslaw Family 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.

$24k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$12k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Youth Development$56kHealth$18kArts & Culture$12kHuman Services$7kEducation$1kReligion$990International$360Recreation & Sports$200Other$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k9 grants · $2k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $22k
$180
Median grant
5
States reached
$8k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami$11,500
Broward Performing Arts Foundation$10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Suncoast$900
Dolphins Cancer Challenge$230
Haymakers for Hope$200
Achieve Miami Inc$180
JAFCO$180
Breast Cancer Research Foundation$180
Leikemia Lymphoma Society$180
Paw Patrol$50
Individual grant recipient$42
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 (FY22–24, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Camp Fiesta: $3k → 13%Camp Fiesta: $2k → 13%Camp Fiesta: $2k → 13%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
IL
NY
MA
OH
CT
UT
DC
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.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$78k · 10 repeat orgs$18k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +43% since the first grant, against +5% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
19

Total granted

$78k
$6k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
+5%

Still filing today

70%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k 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
HealthEducationYouth DevelopmentArts & CulturePublic Safety & DisasterAnimalsOther
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

  • MF
    MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $10k · revenue +43%
  • CF
    CAMP FIESTA INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $7k · revenue +978%
  • AD
    ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $5k · revenue +13%

Funded once

  • MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
    one grant, 2022 · $1k · revenue -1%
  • AE
    Alpha Epsilon Phi Foundation
    one grant, 2022 · $540 · revenue -84%
  • CM
    CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORKgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $500 · revenue +29%
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
Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Florida Inc

Big brothers big sisters association of florida strengthens and expands evidence-based youth mentoring services statewide by providing resources, advocacy, and support to 11 local affiliates.

Youth Development
2
Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago

Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite and empower the promise of youth. we nurture children, strengthen communities and believe that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life.

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3
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities

Our mission is to create and support mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

Youth Development
4
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Palm Beach & Martin Counties Inc

The mission of big brothers big sisters is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth, helping them achieve their full potential.

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5
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland

Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

Youth Development
6
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal & Northern New Jersey Inc

The mission of big brothers big sisters is to make a positive difference in the lives of children, who are facing emotional, social and academic challenges. through professional-supported relationships with a caring adult, big brothers big…

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7
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berrien and Cass Inc

Big brothers big sisters of berrien & cass mentors children, creates friendships, and inspires change for the future.

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8
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle Inc

Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. the organization's vision is that all youth achieve their full potential.

Youth Development
9
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area

To help at risk children achieve full potential through professionally supported one-on-one mentoring relationships with screened and trained adults.

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10
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Manitowoc County Inc

To provide children facing adversity with strong, enduring, professionally supported one on one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

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11
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa

Our mission is to impact youth by empowering them to discover and achieve their goals through meaningful mentoring. our vision consists of making a positive difference in the lives of our youth.

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12
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami Institute Inc

Big brothers big sisters of miami institute, inc. was organized as a non- profit corporation under the laws of the state of florida, for the purpose of raising funds and administering such funds for the benefit of big brothers big sisters…

Youth Development
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida Inc; the most unlike its peers is Paw Patrol. 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

25 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. 25 of the 38 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
14/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF MIAMI INC: $50,825 · Youth DevelopmentBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF MIAMI INC+1 more: $500 · Youth DevelopmentBROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · OtherBROWARD PERFORMING AR…Big Brothers Big Sisters Suncoast: $1,400 · OtherBig Brothers Big Sist…BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF BROWARD INC: $750 · OtherNATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG ISRAEL: $720 · Other+20 more: $5,182 · Other+20 moreMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA INC: $9,660 · HealthMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDAT…ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $5,404 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE…MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER: $1,000 · HealthMEMORIAL SLOAN-KETT…+3 more: $530 · HealthCAMP FIESTA INC: $6,660 · Human ServicesMIAMI NEW DRAMA: $2,000 · Arts & CultureAlpha Epsilon Phi Foundation: $540 · EducationUniversity of Miami: $360 · EducationACHIEVE MIAMI INC: $180 · EducationBest Buddies International Inc: $360 · International
Youth Development$51,325Other$18,052Health$16,594Human Services$6,660Arts & Culture$2,000Education$1,080International$360

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 budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF MIAMI INC: $50,825 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetBROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA INC: $9,660 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP FIESTA INC: $6,660 over 4y, 12% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $5,404 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMIAMI NEW DRAMA: $2,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF BROWARD INC: $750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAlpha Epsilon Phi Foundation: $540 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BROTHERHOOD SISTER SOL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $360 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $360 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF PUGET SOUND: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE BIG BEND INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE SUN COAST INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAYMAKERS FOR HOPE INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetACHIEVE MIAMI INC: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE VICTORY CENTER: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPAW PATROL: $50 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Publix Super Markets …Big Brothers Big Sist…Enterprise Holdings F…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Blue Cross Blue Shiel…Mightycause Charitabl…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…
Publix Super Markets Charities IncFL18.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · Big Brothers Big Sisters Of America · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Saslaw Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Saslaw Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • University of Miami: 5% of income from government
  • Best Buddies International Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay Inc: 3% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
8report 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.
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How do I get to Saslaw Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Saslaw Family 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 38 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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