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Sidney and Pearl Kalikow Foundation at a glance

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Sidney and Pearl Kalikow 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.

$54k
Granted FY2024still arriving
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$135kEducation$112kPhilanthropy$39kInternational$27kHuman Services$15kReligion$10kArts & Culture$4kYouth Development$1kOther$0
02FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k14 grants · $29k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $25k
$2,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$2k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Michael J Fox Foundation$15,000
NYU Grossman School of Medicine$10,000
UJA FEDERATION OF NY$5,000
THE JEWISH CHILDREN'S MUSEUM$4,200
SUNRISE DAY CAMP - LONG ISLAND$3,000
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL FUND OF NY$2,800
Sid Jacobson JCC$2,500
Latin School of Chicago$2,500
American Cancer Society$2,000
Northwell Health Foundation$1,750
Individual grant recipient$1,500
TUNNEL TO TOWERS$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
Maurer Foundation FOR BREAST CANCER$1,000
St Jude$500
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 (FY17–24, $19k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 6% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%THE SAFE CENTER LI: $1k → 6%SUNRISE DAY CAMP - LONG ISLAND: $3k → 6%COMMUNITY MAINSTREAMING ASSOCIATES: $5k → 6%THE ALLYN P UDELL HELLO DOLLY FOUNDATION: $2k → 6%THE ALLYN P UDELL HELLO DOLLY FOUNDATION: $1k → 6%ENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION: $1k → 17%Lustgarten Foundation: $500 → 6%SID JACOBSON JCC: $3k → 6%Sid Jacobson JCC: $3k → 6%Sid Jacobson JCC: $500 → 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

NH
IL
NY
NJ
CO
MO
MD
TN
SC
LA
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.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$257k · 17 repeat orgs$87k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +24% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
26

Total granted

$257k
$73k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+24%
+16%

Still filing today

35%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthEducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyInternationalOther
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

  • THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH
    6× · 2017–2024 · $78k · revenue +578%
  • UJ
    UNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $23k · revenue +46%
  • TL
    THE LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO
    5× · 2020–2024 · $23k · revenue +24%

Funded once

  • HU
    HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +16%
  • MA
    MAURICE A DEANE SCHOOL OF LAW
    one grant, 2020 · $10k
  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SALVA
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
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
Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Long island jewish medical center is part of the northwell health ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and…

Health
2
North Shore University Hospital

North shore university hospital is part of northwell health ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and future…

Health
3
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
4
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
5
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Committed to exceptional healthcare quality for all and actively engaged with our community, einstein drives scientific discovery and educates compassionate leaders in health and science.

Education
6
South Shore University Hospital

South shore university hospital is part of northwell health ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and future…

Health
7
Northwell Health Inc

Northwell health is the parent company of a fully integrated health system that is committed to promote clinical care, health education, conduct biomedical research, and caring for the community regardless of ability to pay.

Community Improvement
8
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
9
Lenox Hill Hospital

Lenox hill hospital is part of northwell health ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and future generations…

Health
10
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
11
John T Mather Memorial Hospital

John t. mather memorial hospital ("mather") is a non-profit community hospital that is part of northwell health. mather strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical…

Health
12
Staten Island University Hospital

Staten island university hospital is an affiliate within northwell health, inc. ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center; the most unlike its peers is Let All the Children Play 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

27 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. 27 of the 52 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/27
Grantees still filing
19/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NYU Grossman School of Medicine: $30,000 · OtherNYU Grossman School of MedicineHOFSTRA UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF LAW: $20,000 · OtherHOFSTRA UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF LAWTHE MAURER FOUNDATION FOR BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION: $16,500 · OtherTHE MAURER FOUNDATION FOR BREAST CANCER FOUNDATIONMAURER FOUNDATION: $15,000 · OtherMAURER FOUNDATIONAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHALVA: $13,750 · OtherAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHALVAPARKINSONS UNITY WALK INC: $10,000 · OtherPARKINSONS UNITY WALK INCMAURICE A DEANE SCHOOL OF LAW: $10,000 · OtherMAURICE A DEANE SCHOOL OF LAWAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SALVA: $10,000 · OtherAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SALVAYOUNG JEWISH PROFESSIONALS: $6,000 · OtherSt Jude: $5,500 · Other+17 more: $28,079 · Other+17 moreTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $77,500 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION …NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION: $4,500 · HealthRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC: $3,750 · Health+3 more: $3,500 · HealthTHE LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO: $22,500 · EducationTHE LATIN SCH…HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY: $10,000 · EducationHOFSTRA UNIVE…SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $5,000 · EducationSYRACUSE UNIV…YESHIVA UNIVERSITY: $2,500 · EducationYESHIVA UNIVE…NEW MILFORD EDUCATION FOUNDATION A NJ NON-PROFIT CORPORATION: $1,500 · Education+1 more: $1,000 · EducationUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $23,000 · PhilanthropyGREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION INC: $1,000 · PhilanthropySID JACOBSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $6,000 · Human ServicesCommunity Mainstreaming Associates Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesSUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesALLYN P UDELL HELLO DOLLY FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION: $1,250 · Human ServicesThe Safe Center LI Inc: $1,000 · Human Services+1 more: $500 · Human ServicesJEWISH CHILDRENS MUSEUM: $4,200 · Arts & CultureNassau County Museum of Art: $250 · Arts & CultureJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $3,300 · InternationalWATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $250 · International
Other$164,829Health$89,250Education$42,500Philanthropy$24,000Human Services$19,250Arts & Culture$4,450International$3,550

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 budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $77,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $23,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO: $22,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPARKINSONS UNITY WALK INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHOFSTRA UNIVERSITY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSID JACOBSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Mainstreaming Associates Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH CHILDRENS MUSEUM: $4,200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC: $3,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $3,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYESHIVA UNIVERSITY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALLYN P UDELL HELLO DOLLY FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW MILFORD EDUCATION FOUNDATION A NJ NON-PROFIT CORPORATION: $1,500 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Safe Center LI Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLET ALL THE CHILDREN PLAY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetMARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNassau County Museum of Art: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $250 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.

Jewish Communal FundPeter & Jeri Dejana F…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Jewish Communal FundNY16.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Peter & Jeri Dejana Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Sidney and Pearl Kalikow Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sidney and Pearl Kalikow Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get 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 · 0–20%
    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 Sidney and Pearl Kalikow Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Sidney and Pearl Kalikow 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 52 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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