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Susan J Glazer Foundation at a glance

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Susan J Glazer Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.2M
Granted FY2024still arriving
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$693k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$3.1MHealth$596kYouth Development$394kPhilanthropy$294kArts & Culture$177kReligion$160kHuman Services$138kFood & Nutrition$91kOther$0
02FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $16k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $60k
  • $50k–250k7 grants · $401k
  • $250k+1 grant · $693k
$50,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$5.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIV OF OKLA FDN$692,754
ELLIPSIS$100,000
DRAKE UNIV$50,500
BLANK CHILDRENS HOSPITAL$50,000
VARIETY CLUB$50,000
Individual grant recipient$50,000
ANAWIM$50,000
SOONER CLUB OU FDN$50,000
CHILD SERVE FDN$25,000
BRAVO$25,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS$10,000
Individual grant recipient$7,000
FOOD BANK$5,000
DM PLAYHOUSE$1,500
AMERICAN HEART ASSN$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 (FY18–24, $150k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 33% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%WELLSPRING: $100k → 7%HIDDEN HARVEST: $10k → 11%YOUNG WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER: $5k → 10%CHILD SERVE FDN: $25k → 10%CHILDSERVE FOUNDATION: $10k → 10%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
IA
CA
CO
MD
AZ
KS
NC
OK
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.

54%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.6M · 16 repeat orgs$2.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +42% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
36

Total granted

$2.6M
$1.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+42%
+3%

Still filing today

69%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 11% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.0M went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentAnimalsOther
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

  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY
    6× · 2018–2024 · $1.7M · revenue +11%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IOWA
    5× · 2018–2022 · $273k · revenue +21%
  • VT
    VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA
    3× · 2018–2021 · $104k · revenue +35%

Funded once

  • F8
    FORM 8283
    one grant, 2022 · $400k
  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IA
    one grant, 2023 · $110k
  • DV
    DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & RAPE CRISIS SERVICES OF SARATOGA COUNTY INC
    one grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue -28%
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
University of Iowa Facilities Corporation

The university of iowa facilities corporation acquires and holds property for the benefit and use of the university of iowa.

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2
Iowa Credit Union Foundation

Founded in 1995 as the philanthropic arm of the iowa credit union league and guided by the credit union philosophy of "people helping people", the iowa credit union foundation (the foundation) works to champion financial well-being for…

Unclassified
3
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
4
Common Good Iowa

Common good iowa engages iowans to create and advocate for research-based public policy that makes life better and more equitable for all who make iowa home.

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5
State University of Iowa Foundation

The university of iowa center for advancement's mission is to advance the university of iowa through engagement and philanthropy. we serve our alumni and friends in the state and the region, throughout the country, and around the world. we…

Education
6
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

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7
United Way of East Central Iowa

Unite the caring power of communities to invest in effective solutions to improve people's lives.

Philanthropy
8
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
9
The San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy
10
California Dental Association Foundation

The foundation's mission is to improve the oral health of all californians by supporting the dental profession and its efforts to meet community needs.

Science & Tech
11
California Dental Association

The california dental association is committed to the success of our members in service to their patients and the public.

Community Improvement
12
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Childserve Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is World Food Prize 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

33 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. 33 of the 68 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
24/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIV OF OKLA FDN: $692,754 · OtherUNIV OF OKLA FDNFORM 8283: $399,771 · OtherFORM 8283BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IA: $110,000 · OtherVARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA: $103,500 · OtherDMARC: $103,190 · OtherOKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $100,000 · OtherVARIETY CLUB: $75,000 · Other+34 more: $631,110 · Other+34 moreDRAKE UNIVERSITY: $1,657,315 · EducationDRAKE UNIVERSITY+3 more: $85,000 · EducationBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IOWA: $273,000 · Youth DevelopmentCOMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN: $200,015 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER DES MOINES: $40,500 · Philanthropy+2 more: $6,000 · PhilanthropyELLIPSIS INC: $100,000 · HealthEisenhower Medical Center: $60,959 · HealthABOVE AND BEYOND CANCER INC: $22,500 · HealthCUREBOUND: $20,000 · HealthMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF IOWA INC: $15,000 · HealthORCHARD PLACE: $10,000 · Health+3 more: $7,000 · HealthDOMESTIC VIOLENCE & RAPE CRISIS SERVICES OF SARATOGA COUNTY INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesCHILDSERVE FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 · Human ServicesHIDDEN HARVEST CORPORATION: $10,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER: $5,000 · Human ServicesDES MOINES SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $40,000 · Arts & CultureEdmundson Art Foundation Inc: $15,000 · Arts & CultureDES MOINES FILM SOCIETY: $10,000 · Arts & CultureSCIENCE CENTER OF IOWA: $10,000 · Arts & CultureARIZONA SCIENCE CENTER: $5,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$2,215,325Education$1,742,315Youth Development$273,000Philanthropy$246,515Health$235,459Human Services$150,000Arts & Culture$80,000

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 budgetDRAKE UNIVERSITY: $1,657,315 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IOWA: $273,000 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetCOMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN: $200,015 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetVARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA: $103,500 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetDOMESTIC VIOLENCE & RAPE CRISIS SERVICES OF SARATOGA COUNTY INC: $100,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetELLIPSIS INC: $100,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetFOOD BANK OF IOWA: $71,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEisenhower Medical Center: $60,959 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER DES MOINES: $40,500 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetDES MOINES SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $40,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA: $37,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDSERVE FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetDUKE UNIVERSITY: $33,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetABOVE AND BEYOND CANCER INC: $22,500 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetCUREBOUND: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF IOWA INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetEdmundson Art Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDES MOINES FILM SOCIETY: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetHIDDEN HARVEST CORPORATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetORCHARD PLACE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSCIENCE CENTER OF IOWA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLANK PARK ZOO FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWorld Food Prize Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFAMILIES FORWARD: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetARIZONA SCIENCE CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSTRANDS OF STRENGTH INC: $2,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTHE CAMPANILE FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA: $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.

Meredith Corporation …Community Fdn of Grea…John Ruan Foundation …Prairie Meadows Race …Deb & Bob Pulver Foun…William C Knapp Chari…The West Bancorporati…The Merchants Bonding…Bookey Family Foundat…Gartner Family Founda…The Denny and Candy E…Ita Group Foundation
Meredith Corporation FoundationIA30.1× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Meredith Corporation Foundation · Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · John Ruan Foundation Trust · Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc · Deb & Bob Pulver Foundation · William C Knapp Charitable Fdn · The West Bancorporation Foundation Inc · The Merchants Bonding Company Foundation · Bookey Family Foundation · Gartner Family Foundation % Michael G Gartner · The Denny and Candy Elwell Foundation · Ita Group 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 Susan J Glazer Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Susan J Glazer Foundation. 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%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
    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 68 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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