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Sirad Foundation Inc

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.

$175k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$35k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Civil Rights$430kArts & Culture$222kReligion$182kPublic Benefit$157kHealth$83kEducation$80kCommunity Improvement$51kScience & Tech$50kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $162k
$20,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$3.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Maine Peoples Resource Center$35,000
Greater Boston Interfaith Org$30,000
St James Church$25,400
The American Prospect$20,000
Mass Communities Action Network$20,000
Public Concern Foundation$12,000
WBUR$10,000
WGBH$10,000
American Repertory Theater$7,500
Harvard Art Museums$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 (FY19–19, $8k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Michigan League for Public Policy: $8k → 9%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

ME
MI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
VA
MD
AZ
NC
DC
GA
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.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 24 repeat orgs$206k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +45% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 17 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
19

Total granted

$1.3M
$184k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+45%
+17%

Still filing today

67%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k 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
Arts & CultureEducationCivil RightsCommunity ImprovementHuman ServicesInternationalOther
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

  • MP
    MAINE PEOPLE'S RESOURCE CENTER
    6× · 2018–2025 · $180k · revenue +152%
  • TA
    THE AMERICAN PROSPECT INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $105k · revenue +75%
  • PC
    PUBLIC CONCERN FOUNDATION INC
    7× · 2017–2024 · $97k · revenue +12%

Funded once

  • AC
    Arizona Center for Economic Prog
    one grant, 2019 · $25k
  • MP
    Maine Public Alliance
    one grant, 2017 · $20k
  • New Jersey Policy Perspectivegraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $15k · revenue +35%
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
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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2
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
3
Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation

The organization's primary exempt purpose is to provide access to and conduct activities in furtherance of higher education.

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4
The Common Application Inc

The common application is a not-for-profit membership organization of over 1,100 colleges and universities across the globe committed to access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. every year, over 1.5 million students…

Education
5
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
6
Center for American Progress

The center for american progress (cap) is an independent nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action. our aim is…

Civil Rights
7
Pew Research Center

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. Pew Research Center generates a foundation of facts that enriches the public dialogue and…

Social Science
8
National Opinion Research Center

See schedule onorc at the university of chicago conducts research and data science on critical societal issues to guide decision-making and the development of programs and public policy. our experts identify relationships and trends, and…

Social Science
9
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc

The manhattan institute is a community of scholars, journalists, activists, and civic leaders dedicated to advancing opportunity, individual liberty, and the rule of law in america and its great cities.

Public Benefit
10
Foreign Policy Research Institute

The foreign policy research institute (frpi) is dedicated to producing the highest quality scholarship and nonpartisan policy analysis focused on crucial foreign policy and national security challenges facing the united states. we educate…

International
11
Center for Popular Democracy Inc

The center for popular democracy (cpd) and its affiliates know that everyday people have the power to change the world. we upend business and politics as usual to forge a representative, multiracial government and society where we all…

Public Benefit
12
The American Assembly

A national non partisan public policy forum to illuminate issues of public policy.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Center for Community Change; the most unlike its peers is Wgbh Educational Foundation. 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

29 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. 29 of the 49 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/29
Grantees still filing
21/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Massachusetts Communities Action Ne: $180,000 · OtherMassachusetts Communities Action NeMAINE PEOPLE'S RESOURCE CENTER: $180,000 · OtherMAINE PEOPLE'S RESOURCE CENTERSt James Church: $172,325 · OtherSt James ChurchMass Communities Action Network: $80,000 · OtherMass Communities Action NetworkGreater Boston Interfaith Org: $60,000 · OtherGreater Boston Interfaith OrgOccidental: $45,000 · OtherNATIONAL CENTER FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES INC: $37,500 · Other+23 more: $282,500 · Other+23 moreTHE AMERICAN PROSPECT INC: $105,000 · Arts & CultureTHE AMERICAN PROS…AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATRE CO INC: $44,000 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN REPERTOR…CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER INC: $32,500 · Arts & CultureCENTRAL SQUARE TH…THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART INC: $32,500 · Arts & CultureTHE INSTITUTE OF …New Jersey Policy Perspective: $15,000 · Arts & CultureNew Jersey Policy…WGBH Educational Foundation: $10,000 · Arts & CulturePUBLIC CONCERN FOUNDATION INC: $97,000 · Community ImprovementPUBLIC CO…CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE: $30,000 · Community ImprovementCENTER FO…CITIZEN SCHOOLS INC: $25,000 · EducationFreedom House Inc: $20,000 · EducationPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $15,000 · EducationFenway High School Fund CO Fenway High School: $15,000 · EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology: $5,000 · EducationAmalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc: $20,000 · PhilanthropyCAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $20,000 · PhilanthropyFOOD FOR FREE COMMITTEE INC: $32,500 · Food & NutritionDemocracy North Carolina: $10,000 · Civil RightsPENNSYLVANIA VOICE: $10,000 · Civil RightsPROGEORGIA STATE TABLE INC: $10,000 · Civil Rights
Other$1,037,325Arts & Culture$239,000Community Improvement$127,000Education$80,000Philanthropy$40,000Food & Nutrition$32,500Civil Rights$30,000

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 budgetMAINE PEOPLE'S RESOURCE CENTER: $180,000 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetTHE AMERICAN PROSPECT INC: $105,000 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetPUBLIC CONCERN FOUNDATION INC: $97,000 over 7y, 4.9% of budgetAMERICAN REPERTORY THEATRE CO INC: $44,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL CENTER FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES INC: $37,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetFOOD FOR FREE COMMITTEE INC: $32,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCENTRAL SQUARE THEATER INC: $32,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetTHE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART INC: $32,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFREEDOM HOUSE: $27,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBRAINFUTURES INCORPORATED: $25,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetCITIZEN SCHOOLS INC: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAmalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFreedom House Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetNew Jersey Policy Perspective: $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFenway High School Fund CO Fenway High School: $15,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetCAMP HARBOR VIEW FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDemocracy North Carolina: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWGBH Educational Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPENNSYLVANIA VOICE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROGEORGIA STATE TABLE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMICHIGAN LEAGUE FOR PUBLIC POLICY: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetINTERVALLEY PROJECT INC: $6,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetEPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMassachusetts Institute of Technology: $5,000 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 MAINE PEOPLE'S RESOURCE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds THE AMERICAN PROSPECT INC ↗
  • Who funds PUBLIC CONCERN FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATRE CO INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL CENTER FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES INC ↗
  • Who funds FOOD FOR FREE COMMITTEE INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER INC ↗
  • Who funds THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE ↗
  • Who funds FREEDOM HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds BRAINFUTURES INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds CITIZEN SCHOOLS INC ↗
  • Who funds Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds Freedom House Inc ↗
  • Who funds New Jersey Policy Perspective ↗
  • Who funds President and Fellows of Harvard College ↗
  • Who funds Fenway High School Fund CO Fenway High School ↗
  • Who funds CAMP HARBOR VIEW FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Democracy North Carolina ↗
  • Who funds WGBH Educational Foundation ↗
  • Who funds PENNSYLVANIA VOICE ↗
  • Who funds PROGEORGIA STATE TABLE 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.

Amalgamated Charitabl…Tides FoundationHopewell FundGs Donor Advised Phil…Boston Foundation IncWellspring Philanthro…Marin Community Found…New Venture FundThe Ford FoundationMertz Gilmore Foundat…Rockefeller Family Fu…Barr Foundation
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncDC20.3× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Tides Foundation · Hopewell Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc · Marin Community Foundation · New Venture Fund · The Ford Foundation · Mertz Gilmore Foundation · Rockefeller Family Fund Inc · Barr 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 Sirad Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sirad Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 35% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
  • Citizen Schools Inc: 8% of income from government
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
  • Food for Free Committee Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Central Square Theater Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Camp Harbor View Foundation Inc: 1% of income from government
  • The Institute of Contemporary Art Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Wgbh Educational Foundation: 1% of income from government
  • American Repertory Theatre Co Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
3report 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.

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 49 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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