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Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Seyfarth Shaw Charitable 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.

$287k
Granted FY2024still arriving
118
Grants FY2024still arriving
23
States reached
$18k
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, FY2020 to 2024.

Crime & Legal$338kHuman Services$134kHealth$130kArts & Culture$89kEducation$78kPublic Safety & Disaster$69kFood & Nutrition$65kYouth Development$60kOther$0
02FY2024 · 118 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k115 grants · $244k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $43k
$2,000
Median grant
23
States reached
$20k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC$17,500
LAWYERS ALLIANCE FOR NEW YORK$15,000
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN$10,558
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF NORTHEASTERN CA & NORTHERN NV$7,500
CRADLES TO CRAYONS$7,500
EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS$6,809
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST$6,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
CHILDREN'S LEGAL CENTER$5,000
CHARLOTTE CENTER FOR LEGAL ADVOCACY$5,000
SAVE THE CHILDREN$5,000
THE LGBTQ CENTER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA$5,000
KENNEDY CENTER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE PERFORMANING ARTS$5,000
HOUSTON FOOD BANK$5,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES$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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $125k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 82% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%FAMILIES FIRST: $5k → 8%GLAMOUR GIRLS FOUNDATION INC: $1k → 7%GRANNIES RESPOND INC: $3k → 9%THE GIVING CIRCLE OF LOWER WESTCHESTER: $1k → 9%KARATE CAN-DO FOUNDATION: $1k → 8%THE LGBTQ CENTER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $5k → 13%FAMILIES FIRST: $5k → 8%GLAMOURGALS FOUNDATION INC: $1k → 7%GRANNIES RESPOND INC: $3k → 9%CRISIS ASSISTANCE MINISTRY: $2k → 10%KARATE CAN-DO FOUNDATION: $1k → 8%CRISIS ASSISTANCE MINISTRY: $1k → 10%KARATE CAN-DO FOUNDATION: $1k → 8%CRISIS ASSISTANCE MINISTRY: $1k → 10%KARATE CAN-DO FOUNDATION: $1k → 8%CRISIS ASSISTANCE MINISTRY: $1k → 10%KARATE CAN-DO FOUNDATION: $1k → 8%CRISIS ASSISTANCE MINISTRY: $1k → 10%CHRIS 180: $4k → 14%FREEFROM: $2k → 14%CHRIS 180: $4k → 14%FREEFORM: $2k → 14%CHRIS 180: $4k → 14%CHRIS 180: $4k → 14%CHRIS 180: $4k → 14%FACING FORWARD TO END HOMELESSNESS: $1k → 14%MY CONNECT COMMUNITY: $3k → 16%PARA LOS NINOS: $2k → 14%MY CONNECT COMMUNITY: $1k → 16%PARA LOS NINOS: $2k → 14%MY CONNECT COMMUNITY: $1k → 16%PARA LOS NINOS: $2k → 14%RIAN IMMIGRANT CENTER: $2k → 16%PARA LOS NINOS: $2k → 14%START SMALL THINK BIG: $3k → 17%RIAN IMMIGRANT CENTER: $2k → 16%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $8k → 14%RIAN IMMIGRANT CENTER: $2k → 16%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $6k → 14%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $5k → 14%RIAN IMMIGRANT CENTER: $2k → 16%TURPIN CARES: $2k → 14%TURPIN CARES: $2k → 14%MEALS ON WHEELS ATLANTA: $3k → 13%MEALS ON WHEELS ATLANTA: $3k → 13%JEWISH CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES: $3k → 14%JEWISH CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES: $3k → 14%JEWISH CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES: $3k → 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

NH
WA
IL
WI
NY
MA
OR
NV
IN
OH
NJ
CT
RI
CA
VA
MD
AZ
KS
TN
NC
DC
GA
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.
$1.0M · 131 repeat orgs$224k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

131 repeat relationships: 83 still active in FY2024, 48 since wound down; 35 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

131
54

Total granted

$1.0M
$150k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+19%

Still filing today

69%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $74k 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
Crime & LegalHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureYouth 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

  • PB
    PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $88k · revenue +30%
  • LA
    LAWYERS ALLIANCE FOR NEW YORK
    4× · 2021–2024 · $60k · revenue +5%
  • MN
    MAKE-A-WISH NORTHEASTERN & CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
    5× · 2020–2024 · $38k · revenue +40%

Funded once

  • AC
    AMERICA'S CHARITIES
    one grant, 2020 · $50k · revenue +14%
  • HA
    HEARTLAND ALLIANCE
    one grant, 2020 · $20k
  • JC
    JEWISH COUNCIL FOR YOUTH SERVICESgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $8k · revenue +44%
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
Inner City Law Center

In 2024, Inner City Law Center, ICLC, served over 3,400 people, helping vulnerable Angelenos to remain in their homes and recover nearly $20.5 million in financial benefits.

Crime & Legal
2
Legal Aid Chicago

At legal aid chicago, we work together to provide high quality civil legal aid to people living in poverty and other vulnerable groups.through advocacy, education, collaboration, and litigation we empower individuals, protect fundamental…

Crime & Legal
3
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area

As one of the most enduring civil rights institutions on the West Coast, we work to dismantle systems of oppression and racism, and build an equitable and just society.

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4
Colorado Center On Law and Policy

Colorado center on law and policy is an antipoverty organization advancing the rights of every coloradan.

Crime & Legal
5
The Public Interest Law Center

The Public Interest Law Center uses high-impact legal strategies to advance the civil, social, and economic rights of communities in the Philadelphia region facing discrimination, inequality, and poverty. We use litigation, community…

Crime & Legal
6
The Children's Law Center

To provide legal services to indigent children in contested custody/ visitation and related cases.

Crime & Legal
7
OneJustice

OneJustice's mission is to strengthen the legal services sector's expertise and capacity to advance justice and equity.

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8
Volunteer Legal Advocates

To advocate for domestic violence victims, at-risk children, and other vulnerable individuals by providing over $22.8m in pro bono legal services, social service referrals, and on-going support; to train and support a strong network of…

Housing & Shelter
9
Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Inc

Secure racial equity and economic opportunity for all

Crime & Legal
10
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest Inc

Nylpi's mission is to advance equality and civil rights, with a focus on health justice, disability rights and environmental justice, through the power of community lawyering and partnerships with the private bar.

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11
Nijc Nfp

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) is a leader in advancing immigrant rights through its unique strategy drawing on its legal services to promote legal reform through litigation, advocacy and strategic communications.

Crime & Legal
12
Legal Aid Justice Center

The legal aid justice center partners with communities and clients to achieve justice by dismantling systems that create and perpetuate poverty.

Crime & Legal
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California; the most unlike its peers is Turpin Cares Nfp. 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

145 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 145 of the 220 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
26
Early backer (in before they grew)
141/145
Grantees still filing
89/145
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LAWYERS ALLIANCE FOR NEW YORK: $60,000 · OtherLAWYERS ALLIANCE FOR NEW YORKAMERICA'S CHARITIES: $50,000 · OtherAMERICA'S CHARITIESCATHOLIC CHARITIES: $22,500 · Other+119 more: $507,696 · Other+119 morePRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC: $87,500 · Crime & LegalPRO BONO PARTNERSH…CHILDRENS LEGAL CENTER: $16,000 · Crime & LegalCHILDRENS LEGAL CE…Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc: $15,000 · Crime & LegalCharlotte Center f…Public Interest Law Initiative: $13,500 · Crime & LegalPublic Interest La…VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT OF THE BOSTON BAR ASSOCIATION INC: $13,000 · Crime & LegalVOLUNTEER LAWYERS …EAST BAY CHILDRENS LAW OFFICES INC: $10,500 · Crime & LegalEQUAL JUSTICE WORKS: $6,809 · Crime & Legal+12 more: $36,000 · Crime & Legal+12 moreCRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: $18,500 · Human ServicesCRADLES TO C…CHRIS 180 INC: $18,000 · Human ServicesCHRIS 180 IN…FAMILIES FIRST PARENTING PROGRAM INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesFAMILIES FIR…Meals on Wheels Atlanta Inc: $8,000 · Human ServicesMeals on Whe…PARA LOS NINOS: $8,000 · Human ServicesPARA LOS NIN…RIAN IMMIGRANT CENTER INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesRIAN IMMIGRA…Jewish Child and Family Services: $7,500 · Human ServicesJewish Child…GIVING CIRCLE OF LOWER WESTCHESTER INC: $6,000 · Human ServicesCrisis Assistance Ministry: $6,000 · Human ServicesMy Connect Community: $5,000 · Human ServicesGAY & LESBIAN COMMUNITY CENTER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $5,000 · Human ServicesKarate Can-Do Foundation: $5,000 · Human ServicesGRANNIES RESPONDABUELAS RESPONDEN INC: $5,000 · Human Services+8 more: $20,000 · Human Services+8 moreUNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC: $16,000 · EducationEverybody Wins Atlanta Inc: $12,500 · EducationTHRESHOLD COMMUNITY PROGRAM INC: $8,500 · EducationCommunity Resources for Science: $5,500 · EducationNEW YORK COUNTY LAWYERS' ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION: $5,000 · EducationCENTRAL VALLEY SCHOLARS: $4,000 · EducationINSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE INC: $4,000 · EducationPROPEL ATL INC: $3,000 · Education+6 more: $8,500 · EducationWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $15,558 · InternationalHIAS INC: $14,000 · InternationalBARRETSTOWN FOUNDATION USA: $12,000 · InternationalGAMBIARISING: $7,000 · InternationalHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST: $6,000 · InternationalSave The Children Federation Inc: $5,000 · InternationalBest Buddies International Inc: $2,500 · InternationalSAN FRANCISCO JAZZ ORGANIZATION: $20,000 · Arts & CultureSEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $8,000 · Arts & CultureGeorgia Lawyers for the Arts Inc: $7,000 · Arts & CultureATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL INC: $7,000 · Arts & CultureROSE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE AND FORT HAMILTON TRUST INC: $4,000 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM: $3,000 · Arts & CultureOAKLAND INTERFAITH GOSPEL CHOIR INC: $3,000 · Arts & CultureBay State Performing Arts Inc: $2,500 · Arts & CultureTHE JOFFREY BALLET: $2,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureMAKE-A-WISH NORTHEASTERN & CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: $37,500 · HealthFIND THE CAUSE INC: $10,000 · HealthInternational Rett Syndrome Foundation: $2,000 · Health+4 more: $4,500 · Health
Other$640,196Crime & Legal$198,309Human Services$129,500Education$67,000International$62,058Arts & Culture$57,500Health$54,000

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetPRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC: $87,500 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetLAWYERS ALLIANCE FOR NEW YORK: $60,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetAMERICA'S CHARITIES: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH NORTHEASTERN & CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: $37,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO JAZZ ORGANIZATION: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: $18,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCHRIS 180 INC: $18,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK INC: $17,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTSC ALLIANCE ENDOWMENT FUND INC: $16,500 over 5y, 5.3% of budgetUNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC: $16,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDRENS LEGAL CENTER: $16,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $16,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $15,558 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCharlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc: $15,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHIAS INC: $14,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPublic Interest Law Initiative: $13,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetVOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT OF THE BOSTON BAR ASSOCIATION INC: $13,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetEverybody Wins Atlanta Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetMASSEQUALITY EDUCATION FUNDORG INC: $12,500 over 5y, 2.2% of budgetATHLETES FOR A BETTER WORLD INC: $12,500 over 3y, 6.0% of budgetBARRETSTOWN FOUNDATION USA: $12,000 over 5y, 15% of budgetEAST BAY CHILDRENS LAW OFFICES INC: $10,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFAMILIES FIRST PARENTING PROGRAM INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetPROVINCETOWN COMMONS INC: $10,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetFIND THE CAUSE INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetUptown People's Law Center: $9,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetHORIZONS NATIONAL STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM INC: $9,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMORE THAN WORDS INC: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Atlanta Inc: $8,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetTHRESHOLD COMMUNITY PROGRAM INC: $8,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMeals on Wheels Atlanta Inc: $8,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE ELDERLY: $8,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPARA LOS NINOS: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH BIG BROTHER & BIG SISTER ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRIAN IMMIGRANT CENTER INC: $7,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Child and Family Services: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH COUNCIL FOR YOUTH SERVICES: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGeorgia Lawyers for the Arts Inc: $7,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL INC: $7,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetGAMBIARISING: $7,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE WORKS: $6,809 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIVING CIRCLE OF LOWER WESTCHESTER INC: $6,000 over 4y, 3.0% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetInland Press Foundation: $6,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetCrisis Assistance Ministry: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Resources for Science: $5,500 over 4y, 0.2% 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 PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC ↗
  • Who funds LAWYERS ALLIANCE FOR NEW YORK ↗
  • Who funds AMERICA'S CHARITIES ↗
  • Who funds MAKE-A-WISH NORTHEASTERN & CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ ORGANIZATION ↗
  • Who funds CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC ↗
  • Who funds CHRIS 180 INC ↗
  • Who funds CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds TSC ALLIANCE ENDOWMENT FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILDRENS LEGAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds The Houston Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc ↗
  • Who funds HIAS INC ↗
  • Who funds Public Interest Law Initiative ↗
  • Who funds VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT OF THE BOSTON BAR ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Everybody Wins Atlanta Inc ↗
  • Who funds MASSEQUALITY EDUCATION FUNDORG INC ↗
  • Who funds ATHLETES FOR A BETTER WORLD INC ↗
  • Who funds BARRETSTOWN FOUNDATION USA ↗
  • Who funds EAST BAY CHILDRENS LAW OFFICES INC ↗
  • Who funds FAMILIES FIRST PARENTING PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds PROVINCETOWN COMMONS INC ↗
  • Who funds FIND THE CAUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds Uptown People's Law Center ↗
  • Who funds HORIZONS NATIONAL STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds MORE THAN WORDS INC ↗
  • Who funds Leadership Atlanta Inc ↗
  • Who funds THRESHOLD COMMUNITY PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds Meals on Wheels Atlanta 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.

Equal Justice WorksThe Sidley Austin Fou…Katten Muchin Rosenma…United Way Miami IncThe Morrison & Foerst…Littler Mendelson Fou…Perkins Coie Foundati…The Gibson Dunn & Cru…The Wilson Sonsini Go…Polk Bros Foundation …Mc Dermott Will and E…Lawyers Trust Fund of…
Equal Justice WorksDC29.9× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Equal Justice Works · The Sidley Austin Foundation · Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation Inc · United Way Miami Inc · The Morrison & Foerster Foundation · Littler Mendelson Foundation Inc Attn Tax Manager · Perkins Coie Foundation · The Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Foundation · The Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Mc Dermott Will and Emery Charitable Foundation · Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 110%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 10%
  • Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
  • Friends of Jack Foundation Inc: 36% of income from government
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • More Than Words Inc: 24% of income from government
  • Horizons for Homeless Children: 21% of income from government
  • Eastie Farm Inc: 13% of income from government
  • Project Citizenship Inc: 10% of income from government
  • Families First Parenting Program Inc: 10% of income from government
  • Best Buddies International Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Cradles to Crayons Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Bay State Performing Arts Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Provincetown Commons Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
11get no government money at all
40report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Seyfarth Shaw Charitable 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 220 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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