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Siff Charitable 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.

$102k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
33
Grants FY2025
33
Organizations funded FY2024
18%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$500
Largest grant, FY2025
$26,600
Organizations funded a year
31 to 47
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
7
Total assets, FY2025
$83k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 18% of the organizations Siff Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthArts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyPublic BenefitOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving32$102k34%
FY202433$86k18%
FY202333$58k12%
FY202236$65k25%
FY202131$64k19%
FY202039$67k23%
FY201941$77k17%
FY201847$75k36%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$252kPhilanthropy$175kEducation$150kReligion$84kArts & Culture$47kHuman Services$30kPublic Benefit$8kEnvironment$6kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MI
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
CO
VA
MD
LA
AL
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$75,6007n/a
New York University$70,00060%
Next for Autism Inc$67,70091%
Umass Chan Medical School Foundation Inc$40,3509n/a
Autism Project of Palm Beach County Inc$23,35091%
Herizon Inc$19,15071%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$17,85080%
Woodstock Film Festival Inc$15,0001n/a
Worcester Art Museum$13,25080%
Foundation for Neurologic Diseases Inc$10,00010%
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All grantees of Siff Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$75,6007n/a
New York University$70,00060%
Next for Autism Inc$67,70091%
Umass Chan Medical School Foundation Inc$40,3509n/a
Autism Project of Palm Beach County Inc$23,35091%
Herizon Inc$19,15071%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$17,85080%
Woodstock Film Festival Inc$15,0001n/a
Worcester Art Museum$13,25080%
Foundation for Neurologic Diseases Inc$10,00010%
Jewish Healthcare Center Inc$8,28090%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$7,60080%
Morselife Foundation Inc$6,85040%
World Against Toys Causing Harm Inc$6,80064%
Worcester Natural History Society Inc$6,20060%
Trustees of Clark University$5,10040%
Nami Palm Beach County Inc$4,70090%
Gulfshore Playhouse Inc$4,10010%
National Jewish Health$3,24080%
The Filmmakers Collaborative Inc$2,50010%
En Garde Arts Inc$2,2001n/a
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation$2,20040%
William James College Inc$2,04070%
Autism Speaks Inc$2,00030%
Center for Safety & Change Inc$2,00010%
Watch Resources Inc$2,00010%
Mental Health America of the Palm Beaches Inc$1,60020%
Birthright Israel Foundation$1,10060%
Goucher College$1,0001n/a
The Unlimbited Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Pamoja Care Inc$9506n/a
YWCA Central Massachusetts Inc$90080%
Temple Judea$8364n/a
Brain Injury Association of America Inc$50010%
Worcester District Medical Society$5001n/a
Mental Health America Inc$45030%
Norton Museum of Art Inc$39530%
Organization for Autism Research$35010%
Kidspirit Inc$30010%
Gulf Stream Council of Boy Scouts of America Inc$30030%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$20020%
Abby Kelley Foster House Inc$20020%
Temple Israel of Detroit$2002n/a
Reform Temple of Rockland$2002n/a
Mental Health Coalition Inc$18010%
Nourish Nantucket Inc$18010%
Temple Israel of the City of New York$1801n/a
Temple Emanu-El of Palm Beach Inc$1801n/a
Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation Inc$15030%
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc$15030%
Worcester Historical Museum$11810%
South Florida Pbs Inc$10420%
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration$10010%
Music Worcester Inc$10010%
The National World War II Museum Inc$10010%
Congregation Adath Israel Temple Israel$1001n/a
The Lucille Lortel Foundation Inc$10010%
TrustBridge Inc$10010%
The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Inc$10010%
The Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation Inc$10010%
Special Olympics Massachusetts Inc$10010%
Central Synagogue$1001n/a
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation$10010%
Gay & Sober Inc$10010%
Worcester Chamber Music Society Inc$10010%
Worcester State Foundation Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 46 recipients with no EIN on record ($258k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Siff Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNew York University: $70,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNext for Autism Inc: $67,700 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetAutism Project of Palm Beach County Inc: $23,350 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetHerizon Inc: $19,150 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $17,850 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWorcester Art Museum: $13,250 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Neurologic Diseases Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJewish Healthcare Center Inc: $8,280 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $7,600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMorselife Foundation Inc: $6,850 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Against Toys Causing Harm Inc: $6,800 over 6y, 4.2% of budgetWorcester Natural History Society Inc: $6,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Clark University: $5,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNami Palm Beach County Inc: $4,700 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetGulfshore Playhouse Inc: $4,100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Jewish Health: $3,240 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Filmmakers Collaborative Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAlzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation: $2,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWilliam James College Inc: $2,040 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAutism Speaks Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Safety & Change Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWatch Resources Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMental Health America of the Palm Beaches Inc: $1,600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $1,100 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Unlimbited Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYWCA Central Massachusetts Inc: $900 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBrain Injury Association of America Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMental Health America Inc: $450 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNorton Museum of Art Inc: $395 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOrganization for Autism Research: $350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKidspirit Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGulf Stream Council of Boy Scouts of America Inc: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAbby Kelley Foster House Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMental Health Coalition Inc: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNourish Nantucket Inc: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStatue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation Inc: $150 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc: $150 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWorcester Historical Museum: $118 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouth Florida Pbs Inc: $104 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMusic Worcester Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe National World War II Museum Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Lucille Lortel Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustBridge Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Massachusetts Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 52.

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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.

Melvin S Cutler Charitable FoundationMA17.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Melvin S Cutler Charitable Foundation · Ruth H & Warren a Ellsworth Foundation · Schwartz Charitable Foundation · Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc · Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Joseph Persky Foundation · The Siff Exkorn Family Foundation Stable Rock Services LLC · Mildred H McEvoy Foundation · The Fred Harris Daniels Foundation · The Fletcher Foundation · Stoddard Charitable Trust

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.

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Find your warmest path to Siff 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.

About Siff Charitable Foundation

How much does Siff Charitable Foundation give?
Siff Charitable Foundation reported 33 grants totaling $102,390 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 31 and 47 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Siff Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (33%), Philanthropy (23%), Education (19%).
Who are Siff Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Mass General Brigham Incorporated ($76k), New York University ($70k), Next for Autism Inc ($68k).
Does Siff Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Siff Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Siff Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Melvin S Cutler Charitable Foundation, Ruth H & Warren a Ellsworth Foundation, Schwartz Charitable Foundation.
Where is Siff Charitable Foundation based?
Siff Charitable Foundation is based in MA.

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 117 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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