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Sinai Medical Staff Foundation at a glance

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Sinai Medical Staff 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.

$66k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$1.3MRecreation & Sports$218kPhilanthropy$201kHuman Services$149kYouth Development$50kEducation$48kCommunity Improvement$45kHousing & Shelter$40kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $500
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $65k
$20,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$5.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DR GARY BURNSTEIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC$30,000
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$20,000
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION$15,000
UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION - ARCHIVES$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 (FY22–24, $118k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 30% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%STARFISH FAMILY SERVICES: $25k → 21%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $38k → 8%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $25k → 8%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $20k → 8%HANNAN: $10k → 21%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.
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.

77%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 20 repeat orgs$460k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +34% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 17 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
28

Total granted

$1.5M
$445k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
+8%

Still filing today

55%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationRecreation & SportsAnimalsOther
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

  • UO
    University of Michigan
    2× · 2019–2020 · $186k · revenue +140% · 47% of their budget
  • FA
    FRESH AIR SOCIETY
    4× · 2021–2024 · $133k · revenue +73%
  • JF
    JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
    3× · 2022–2024 · $83k · revenue +49%

Funded once

  • HF
    HENRY FORD MEDICAL GROUP
    one grant, 2017 · $50k
  • LAHC - LEADERS ADVANCING AND HELPING COMMUNITIESgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $30k · revenue +46%
  • JS
    JEWISH SENIOR LIFE OF METRO DETROIT
    one grant, 2022 · $29k
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 Greater Detroit Health Transition Company

Gdahc mission: together with our partners, we empower and improve the health and economic vitality of individuals, organizations and communities by catalyzing the power of collaboration. gdahc vision: healthy people. healthy community.…

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2
Mymichigan Medical Center Midland

Creating healthy communities - together

Health
3
Michigan Psychiatric Society

Mission is to represent the interests and professional needs of psychiatric physicians in michigan while striving to ensure quality care for people with mental disorders and their families through promotion of education, research and…

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4
Mymichigan Health

Creating healthy communities - together

Health
5
Mymichigan Medical Group

Creating healthy communities - together

Health
6
Mymichigan Medical Center Gladwin

Creating healthy communities - together

Health
7
Mymichigan Medical Center Alma

Creating healthy communities - together

Health
8
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Corporation

Henry ford health macomb hospital (hfmh) is an affiliate of henry ford health system dba henry ford health ("hf health") serving the northeastern metropolitan detroit michigan communities. as an integrated component of one of the nation's…

Health
9
Michigan Assoc of Community Mental Health Boards

Assisting the community mental health boards of michigan in developing methods for mental health planning, care and treatment.

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10
Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw

Creating healthy communities - together

Health
11
Mclaren Greater Lansing

Mclaren health care corporation, along with its subsidiaries, will be michigan's best value in healthcare as defined by quality outcomes and cost.

Health
12
Mymichigan Medical Center Clare

Creating healthy communities - together

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Family Service; the most unlike its peers is Dr Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic. 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

26 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. 26 of the 50 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
18/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

University of Michigan: $186,000 · OtherUniversity of MichiganUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN NEUROLOGY DEPT: $175,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN NEUROLOGY DEPTUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - MICHIGAN MEDICINE: $125,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - MICHIGAN MEDICINEPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $115,500 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOODPROJECT HEALTHY COMM: $75,000 · OtherPROJECT HEALTHY COMMTAMARACK CAMPS: $70,000 · OtherTAMARACK CAMPSALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: $60,400 · OtherHENRY FORD MEDICAL GROUP: $50,000 · OtherFRIENDSHIP CIRCLE: $50,000 · Other+20 more: $296,652 · Other+20 morePLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MICHIGAN: $70,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF…KIDS KICKING CANCER INC: $61,000 · HealthKIDS KICKING CANCER I…PROJECT HEALTHY COMMUNITY: $60,000 · HealthPROJECT HEALTHY COMMU…DR GARY BURNSTEIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC: $59,000 · HealthDR GARY BURNSTEIN COM…HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM: $46,000 · HealthHENRY FORD HEALTH SYS…AUTISM ALLIANCE OF MICHIGAN: $25,000 · HealthAUTISM ALLIANCE OF MI…ON MY OWN OF MICHIGAN: $25,000 · HealthON MY OWN OF MICHIGANAVALON HEALING CENTER: $20,000 · HealthCOMMON GROUND: $20,000 · HealthAmerican Diabetes Association: $15,000 · Health+2 more: $7,000 · HealthJEWISH FEDERATION OF DETROIT: $163,600 · PhilanthropyFRESH AIR SOCIETY: $132,500 · Recreation & SportsJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $83,000 · Human ServicesSTARFISH FAMILY SERVICES INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesHANNAN CENTER: $10,000 · Human ServicesGILDA'S CLUB METRO DETROIT: $40,000 · Arts & CultureLAHC - LEADERS ADVANCING AND HELPING COMMUNITIES: $30,000 · Arts & CultureHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureJEWISH HOSPICE & CHAPLAINCY NETWORK: $64,600 · Religion
Other$1,203,552Health$408,000Philanthropy$163,600Recreation & Sports$132,500Human Services$118,000Arts & Culture$75,000Religion$64,600

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 budgetUniversity of Michigan: $186,000 over 2y, 47% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF DETROIT: $163,600 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFRESH AIR SOCIETY: $132,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $83,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MICHIGAN: $70,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH HOSPICE & CHAPLAINCY NETWORK: $64,600 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetKIDS KICKING CANCER INC: $61,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetPROJECT HEALTHY COMMUNITY: $60,000 over 2y, 9.5% of budgetDR GARY BURNSTEIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC: $59,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetHENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM: $46,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKADIMA: $40,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetGILDA'S CLUB METRO DETROIT: $40,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetLAHC - LEADERS ADVANCING AND HELPING COMMUNITIES: $30,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMadonna University: $28,400 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAFFIRMATIONS COMMUNITY CENTER: $25,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetAUTISM ALLIANCE OF MICHIGAN: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSTARFISH FAMILY SERVICES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetON MY OWN OF MICHIGAN: $25,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetAVALON HEALING CENTER: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCOMMON GROUND: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHANNAN CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHealth Unit on Davison Avenue: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $100 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.

  • Who funds University of Michigan ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FEDERATION OF DETROIT ↗
  • Who funds FRESH AIR SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE ↗
  • Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MICHIGAN ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH HOSPICE & CHAPLAINCY NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds KIDS KICKING CANCER INC ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT HEALTHY COMMUNITY ↗
  • Who funds DR GARY BURNSTEIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM ↗
  • Who funds KADIMA ↗
  • Who funds GILDA'S CLUB METRO DETROIT ↗
  • Who funds LAHC - LEADERS ADVANCING AND HELPING COMMUNITIES ↗
  • Who funds Madonna University ↗
  • Who funds AFFIRMATIONS COMMUNITY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds AUTISM ALLIANCE OF MICHIGAN ↗
  • Who funds STARFISH FAMILY SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds ON MY OWN OF MICHIGAN ↗
  • Who funds AVALON HEALING CENTER ↗
  • Who funds COMMON GROUND ↗
  • Who funds American Diabetes Association ↗

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.

United Way for Southe…Michigan Health Endow…Community Foundation …The Jewish FundEthel and James Flinn…Ford PhilanthropyDTE Energy FoundationPhillip and Elizabeth…The Carls FoundationThe Skillman Foundati…Jonathan and Beth Low…Robt & Gail Katz Fami…
United Way for Southeastern MichiganMI29.8× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way for Southeastern Michigan · Michigan Health Endowment Fund · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · The Jewish Fund · Ethel and James Flinn Foundation · Ford Philanthropy · DTE Energy Foundation · Phillip and Elizabeth Filmer Memorial · The Carls Foundation · The Skillman Foundation · Jonathan and Beth Lowe Family Foundation · Robt & Gail Katz Family 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 Sinai Medical Staff Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sinai Medical Staff Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get 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
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Sinai Medical Staff Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Sinai Medical Staff 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 50 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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