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Spindrift Family 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.

$360k
Granted FY2025still arriving
20
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Youth Development$420kEnvironment$343kFood & Nutrition$216kAnimals$200kHealth$169kRecreation & Sports$155kPhilanthropy$131kScience & Tech$88kOther$0
02FY2025 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k19 grants · $355k
$20,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$4.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CONANICUT ISLAND SAILING FOUNDATION$25,000
FOOD BANK OF ROCKIES$25,000
THE BROTHERHOODSISTER SOL$25,000
RAMAPO BERGEN ANIMAL REFUGE INC$25,000
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF NEW JERSEY INC$25,000
CHRISTODORA INC$20,000
HUDSON RIVER COMMUNITY SAILING$20,000
ROC SOLID FOUNDATION INC$20,000
SHARE FOOD PROGRAM$20,000
COUNCIL ON THE ENVIRONMENT INC (GROWNYC)$20,000
CENTER FOR ORANGUTAN AND CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION INC$15,000
ADIRONDACK COUNCIL INC$15,000
NEW YORK CARES$15,000
AFTER THE RACES$15,000
PONY POWER THERAPIES INC$15,000
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 (FY21–25, $75k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 17% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%BALTIMORE HUNGER PROJECT LLC: $13k → 11%PONY POWER THERAPIES INC: $15k → 7%PONY POWER THERAPIES INC: $15k → 7%PONY POWER THERAPIES INC: $15k → 7%Pony Power Therapies: $10k → 7%Pony Power Therapies Inc: $8k → 7%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

NY
PA
NJ
RI
CO
VA
MD
NC
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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.7M · 20 repeat orgs$209k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +12% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
8

Total granted

$1.7M
$109k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
+8%

Still filing today

85%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $100k 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
AnimalsEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentEducationHealthPhilanthropyOther
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 BROTHERHOOD SISTER SOL INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $185k · revenue +34%
  • CO
    COUNCIL ON THE ENVIRONMENT INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $161k · revenue +58%
  • TA
    THE ADIRONDACK COUNCIL INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $115k · revenue +12%

Funded once

  • BF
    BUBBLE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2018 · $22k
  • PF
    PREP FOR PREP
    one grant, 2017 · $20k · revenue -28%
  • THE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $20k · revenue +40%
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
City Growers Inc

Through our original curriculum design that uses innovative growing spaces on rooftop farms, in school gardens, and public parks - city growers fosters a love of nature and encourages nyc youth to consider their place, agency, and future…

Food & Nutrition
2
Greater Newark Conservancy Inc

Greater newark conservancy is a new jersey not-for-profit organization that expands access to healthy food, environmental education, and green spaces. we provide hands-on community programs that cultivate sustainability, inspire action,…

Environment
3
Natural Areas Conservancy Inc

The natural areas conservancy champions urban natural areas in new york city and across the nation through innovative research, partnerships, and advocacy. we increase the health and resilience of urban forests and wetlands, catalyze…

Environment
4
City Harvest Inc

To end hunger in communities throughout new york city. (see schedule o)to end hunger in communities throughout new york city. we do this through food rescue and distribution, education, and other practical, innovative solutions.

Food & Nutrition
5
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
6
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The aspca's mission, as stated by founder henry bergh in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the united states." the aspca was founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and…

Animals
7
Sweet Farm Foundation

Sweet farm is the world's first nonprofit sanctuary to address the devastating impact that factory farming has on climate change from the perspective of animals, plants, and the planet. we must first understand how these pieces are…

Animals
8
New York Restoration Project

New york restoration project ("nyrp") believes that nature is a fundamental right of every new yorker. nyrp works collaboratively with residents in communities across the five boroughs to renovate gardens, restore parks, plant trees,…

Environment
9
Food Forward Inc

Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.

Food & Nutrition
10
Food Bank Association of New York State

The mission of feeding new york state is to lead a unified effort for a hunger-free state of new york. the mission of food banking is to obtain food and deliver it to emergency food programs. feeding new york state works to end hunger by…

Food & Nutrition
11
Animal Care and Control of New York City Inc

Animal care centers of nyc's (acc) mission is to end animal homelessness in nyc.

Animals
12
Island Harvest Ltd

The mission of island harvest is to end hunger and reduce food waste on long island.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New York Cares Inc; the most unlike its peers is True Mentors. 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

28 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. 28 of the 34 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
16/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COUNCIL ON THE ENVIRONMENT INC: $161,000 · EnvironmentCOUNCIL ON THE ENVIRO…THE ADIRONDACK COUNCIL INC: $114,500 · EnvironmentTHE ADIRONDACK COUNCI…CONANICUT ISLAND SAILING FOUNDATION: $70,000 · EnvironmentCONANICUT ISLAND SAIL…THE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $20,000 · EnvironmentTHE CONSERVATION FUND…AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS NYNJ: $135,000 · OtherAFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS NYNJEdible Schoolyard: $65,000 · OtherEdible SchoolyardNY Sun Works: $60,000 · OtherNY Sun WorksFOOD BANK OF ROCKIES: $25,000 · OtherNEW YORK SUN WORKS INC: $88,490 · OtherNEW YORK SUN WORKS INCHUDSON RIVER COMMUNITY SAILING INC: $85,000 · OtherHUDSON RIVER COMMUNITY SAILING INCPONY POWER THERAPIES INC: $62,500 · OtherPONY POWER THERAPIES INCRAINFOREST TRUST: $47,500 · OtherRAINFOREST TRUSTCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $25,000 · Other+5 more: $82,000 · Other+5 moreNEW YORK CARES INC: $131,000 · PhilanthropyNEW YORK CAR…Christodora Inc: $80,000 · PhilanthropyChristodora …RAMAPO-BERGEN ANIMAL REFUGE INC: $70,000 · AnimalsRAMAPO-BERG…NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC: $60,000 · AnimalsNORTH SHORE…AFTER THE RACES INC: $35,000 · AnimalsAFTER THE R…Center for Orangutan & Chimpanzee Conservation Inc: $30,000 · AnimalsCenter for …+1 more: $5,000 · AnimalsTHE BROTHERHOOD SISTER SOL INC: $185,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE BROTHER…+2 more: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentSPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY INC: $66,000 · EducationEDIBLE SCHOOLYARD NEW YORK: $56,000 · EducationPREP FOR PREP: $20,000 · EducationROC SOLID FOUNDATION INC: $85,000 · HealthSOLVING KIDS' CANCER INC: $16,500 · HealthMaternity Care Coalition: $5,000 · Health
Environment$365,500Other$675,490Philanthropy$211,000Animals$200,000Youth Development$195,000Education$142,000Health$106,500

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 budgetTHE BROTHERHOOD SISTER SOL INC: $185,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetCOUNCIL ON THE ENVIRONMENT INC: $161,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetNEW YORK CARES INC: $131,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetTHE ADIRONDACK COUNCIL INC: $114,500 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetNEW YORK SUN WORKS INC: $88,490 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetHUDSON RIVER COMMUNITY SAILING INC: $85,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetROC SOLID FOUNDATION INC: $85,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetChristodora Inc: $80,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetCONANICUT ISLAND SAILING FOUNDATION: $70,000 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetRAMAPO-BERGEN ANIMAL REFUGE INC: $70,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetSPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY INC: $66,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPONY POWER THERAPIES INC: $62,500 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetNORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC: $60,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEDIBLE SCHOOLYARD NEW YORK: $56,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetRAINFOREST TRUST: $47,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAFTER THE RACES INC: $35,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetCenter for Orangutan & Chimpanzee Conservation Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPREP FOR PREP: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHARE FOOD PROGRAM: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOLVING KIDS' CANCER INC: $16,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTHE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaternity Care Coalition: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFUR BABIES RESCUE: $5,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetTrue Mentors: $5,000 over 1y, 6.0% 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.

American Express Foun…National Philanthropi…Paypal Charitable Giv…Jewish Communal FundThe Bank of America C…Network for GoodJpmorgan Chase Founda…American Online Givin…The Pfizer Foundation…The Blackbaud Giving …Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…
American Express FoundationNY12.4× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Express Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Jewish Communal Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment 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 Spindrift Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Spindrift Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • The Maryland Food Bank Inc: 11% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get 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 · 0–75%
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 Spindrift Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Spindrift Family 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 34 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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