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Stewart Flane &Bonnie Comley Foundation at a glance

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Stewart Flane &Bonnie Comley 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.

$175k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$57k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$750kMembership Benefit$300kArts & Culture$163kHuman Services$47kRecreation & Sports$29kFood & Nutrition$3kCivil Rights$1kHealth$500Other$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $29k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $90k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $57k
$9,360
Median grant
3
States reached
$4.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY$56,800
THE DRAMA LEAGUE OF NEW YORK INC$29,269
AMERICAN THEATRE WING$23,500
BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION$14,150
BOSTON UNIVERSITY$13,000
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS$10,000
Individual grant recipient$9,360
NYC DANCE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION$5,000
SAVE VENICE$4,300
FRENCH HERITAGE SOCIETY$4,070
UMASS LOWELL$4,000
ENCORE COMMUNITY SERVICES$1,000
BROADWAY EDUCATION ALLIANCE$1,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY24–25, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE: $3k → 17%ENCORE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $1k → 17%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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 11 repeat orgs$212k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +17% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
21

Total granted

$1.3M
$171k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
0%

Still filing today

73%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $41k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’23’24’25
EducationArts & CultureRecreation & SportsInternationalHuman ServicesMembership 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    8× · 2017–2025 · $507k · revenue +45%
  • TA
    THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA
    5× · 2017–2024 · $347k · revenue +80%
  • SG
    STEPHEN GAYNOR SCHOOL
    3× · 2017–2019 · $150k · revenue +36%

Funded once

  • BS
    BAY STREET THEATRE FESTIVAL INC
    one grant, 2024 · $48k · revenue 0%
  • TD
    THE DRAMA LEAGUE
    one grant, 2021 · $34k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHESETTS
    one grant, 2021 · $20k
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
New York School of Interior Design

New york school of interior design provides the most innovative, immersive, and transformative interior design education in the world, demonstrating the impact of professionally designed interiors on the health, happiness, and well-being…

Education
2
New York City Center Inc

The mission of new york city center is to be new york city's leading center for dance and musical theater. dedicated to making the arts accessible to the broadest possible audience, city center seeks to create a welcoming environment and…

Arts & Culture
3
Sarah Lawrence College

At sarah lawrence college, our mission is to graduate citizens of the world who are diverse in every definition of the word, who take intellectual and creative risks, and who are able to focus exceptional intellectual discipline (continued…

Education
4
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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5
The Paris Review Foundation Inc

The mission of the organization is to foster the development of creative individuals as writers and artists and to promote public appreciation of excellence in the literary and graphic arts by publishing a magazine containing fiction,…

Education
6
The American Theatre Guild

The american theatre guild is dedicated to providing the experience of live theatre to foster passion, inspire creativity and empower youth within our communities.

Arts & Culture
7
Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc

To create, to present, to preserve, and to extend the great repertoire of classical dancing through exciting performances and educational programming of the highest quality, presented to the widest possible audience. american ballet…

Arts & Culture
8
En Garde Arts Inc

To produce bold theatre experiences that reach across artistic, physical and social boundries. We aim to increase empathy and open-mindedness by illuminating nuanced perspectives and unspoken truths behind the salient issues of our time.…

Arts & Culture
9
Open New York Education Inc

Open new york education, inc. supports public education, awareness, and engagement around housing issues to help build a movement for a more abundant and inclusive new york.

Housing & Shelter
10
New York City Charter School of the Arts

New york city charter school of the arts (the "school") inspires a diverse community of young people to engage with the arts as a pathway to rich and rigorous academic scholarship and a creative, purposeful life.

Education
11
New York Foundation for the Arts Inc

Established in 1971, the mission of the new york foundation for the arts (nyfa) is to empower artists in all disciplines, as well as cultural workers, to achieve success on their own terms by providing critical support, resources, and…

Arts & Culture
12
American Repertory Theatre Co Inc

Seeks to expand the boundaries of theater, producing, performing and presenting works of literary, experimental and educational value. provide a home for outstanding artists, a training ground for young artists (including an extensive…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Actors' Fund of America; the most unlike its peers is Scleroderma Research 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

24 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. 24 of the 37 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
12/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $507,000 · OtherTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL: $45,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELLTHE DRAMA LEAGUE: $34,400 · OtherTHE DRAMA LEAGUE OF NEW YORK INC: $34,269 · OtherUMASS LOWELL: $26,306 · Other+10 more: $94,588 · Other+10 moreTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA: $347,000 · Membership BenefitTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERIC…STEPHEN GAYNOR SCHOOL: $150,000 · EducationSTEPHEN GAYN…+6 more: $19,000 · Education+6 moreBAY STREET THEATRE FESTIVAL INC: $48,000 · Arts & CultureBAY STREE…BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION: $37,650 · Arts & CultureBYRD HOFF…AMERICAN THEATRE WING INC: $23,500 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN …THE PARRISH ART MUSEUM INC: $6,400 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $4,500 · Arts & CultureCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $84,200 · Recreation & Sports+1 more: $2,000 · Recreation & SportsSAVE VENICE INC: $14,600 · InternationalFRENCH HERITAGE SOCIETY INC: $14,420 · InternationalTEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesENCORE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $1,000 · Human ServicesScleroderma Research Foundation: $500 · Health
Other$741,563Membership Benefit$347,000Education$169,000Arts & Culture$120,050Recreation & Sports$86,200International$29,020Human Services$3,500Health$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 budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $507,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA: $347,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSTEPHEN GAYNOR SCHOOL: $150,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $84,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBAY STREET THEATRE FESTIVAL INC: $48,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION: $37,650 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetTHE DRAMA LEAGUE OF NEW YORK INC: $34,269 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetSAVE VENICE INC: $14,600 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFRENCH HERITAGE SOCIETY INC: $14,420 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTHE PARRISH ART MUSEUM INC: $6,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHorace Mann School: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLONGHOUSE RESERVE: $4,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CALHOUN SCHOOL INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLISMORE ROAD INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCITY PARKS FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY EQUALITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBROADWAY EDUCATION ALLIANCE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW CLASSROOMS INNOVATION PARTNERS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENCORE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHEATER RESOURCES UNLIMITED INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetScleroderma Research Foundation: $500 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.

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.

Jewish Communal FundNational Philanthropi…Pledgeling FoundationMorgan Stanley Global…The Blackbaud Giving …Vanguard Charitable E…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Jewish Communal FundNY17.1× affinity7 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Pledgeling Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile 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 Stewart Flane &Bonnie Comley Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Stewart Flane &Bonnie Comley Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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 37 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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The camps
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By state
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