· Private foundation
Stephen & May C Leeman Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k2 grants · $3k
- $10k–50k11 grants · $154k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| FIVER CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | $14,000 |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN OF NY | $14,000 |
| FRESH YOUTH INITIATIVES | $14,000 |
| EXALT YOUTH | $14,000 |
| CHILDREN OF PROMISE NYC | $14,000 |
| LEGAL OUTREACH | $14,000 |
| ASSOCIATION TO BENEFIT CHILDREN | $14,000 |
| BALLET TECH FOUNDATION | $14,000 |
| THE GO PROJECT | $14,000 |
| BREAKTHROUGH NEW YORK | $14,000 |
| AVENUES FOR JUSTICE | $14,000 |
| EQUAL JUSTICE USA | $1,603 |
| NORTH EAST COMMUNITY CENTER | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY18–24, $485k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
16 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- FYFRESH YOUTH INITIATIVES INC7× · 2018–2024 · $255k · revenue +43%
- ATASSOCIATION TO BENEFIT CHILDREN7× · 2018–2024 · $229k · revenue +61%
- BTBALLET TECH FOUNDATION INC7× · 2018–2024 · $176k · revenue +53%
Funded once
- BBROTHERSINCone grant, 2022 · $1k
- RHRED HOOK INITIATIVEgraduatedone grant, 2018 · $1k · revenue +50%
- CFCENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES INCgraduatedone grant, 2019 · $500 · revenue +90%
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.
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.
To ensure a high quality education for new york students who face barriers to academic success, focusing on students from low-income backgrounds.
Friends of the children - new york has a mission of impacting generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships with professional mentors - 12+ years, no matter what. 92% go on to enroll in…
The opportunity network ignites the drive, curiosity, and agency of underrepresented students on their paths to and through college and into thriving careers, powered by our commitment to access and community.
Establish a unified voice for children and youth with emotional, behavioral, and social challenges. the organizational mission is to ensure that every family has access to needed information, support, and services.
Futures and options expands opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds and historically underrepresented communities, collaborating with employers to empower students to gain the skills and confidence needed to succeed in future…
Youth Justice Network (YJN)s mission is to break cycles of incarceration and build an equitable justice system by providing young people with individualized advocacy, mentorship, and opportunities to grow, thrive, and lead. (SEE SCHEDULE O)
Apex for youth delivers possibilities to underserved asian and immigrant youth from low-income families in nyc. apex recruits working professionals to volunteer and become positive role models who inspire youth to expand their horizons and…
The child center of ny strengthens children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives.
New York State Youth Leadership Council, Inc. (NYSYLC or the Organization) works to empower immigrant youth through leadership development, grassroots organizing, educational advancement, and self-expression. NYSYLCs goal is to give…
Vision: a world where no child's life is torn apart by war.children in conflict works tirelessly to restore hope, safety and childhoods to children whose lives are affected by war.
Founded in 2012, young new yorkers' restorative art diversion programs allow young people to exit the criminal legal system, have their cases dismissed and sealed, and avoid a life-long criminal record. in addition, our graduate programs…
The purpose of the organization is to build an enriching educational setting for under-served brooklyn youth, using athletics as a vehicle to inspire them to fulfill their academic, physical, and personal potential. bkysc is driven by an…
How this is measured
20 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 25 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 FRESH YOUTH INITIATIVES INC ↗
- Who funds ASSOCIATION TO BENEFIT CHILDREN ↗
- Who funds LEGAL OUTREACH INC ↗
- Who funds BALLET TECH FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds FIVER CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds THE GO PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds AVENUES FOR JUSTICE INC ↗
- Who funds EXALT YOUTH ↗
- Who funds CHILDREN OF PROMISE NYC ↗
- Who funds BREAKTHROUGH NEW YORK INC ↗
- Who funds ATLAS DIY CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds NORTHEAST COMMUNITY CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds EQUAL JUSTICE USA INC ↗
- Who funds The Children's Health Fund ↗
- Who funds RED HOOK INITIATIVE ↗
- Who funds CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN OF NEW YORK INC ↗
- Who funds CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES INC ↗
- Who funds HOUR CHILDREN INC ↗
- Who funds Preparing Leaders of Tomorrow ↗
- Who funds NEW YORK IMMIGRATION COALITION 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.
Open a dossier: Pinkerton Foundation · Brooklyn Community Foundation · Robin Hood Foundation · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · The New York Community Trust · Jewish Communal Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Rose M Badgeley Charitable Trust 10-214890 · The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc · The New York Bar Foundation · Credit Suisse Americas Foundation · Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Stephen & May C Leeman Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Stephen & May C Leeman Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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