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The Bovin Family Foundation at a glance

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The Bovin Family Foundation

Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$13k
Granted FY2021
24
Grants FY2021
8
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.

International$348kEducation$268kArts & Culture$163kHealth$94kHuman Services$33kReligion$15kRecreation & Sports$4kPhilanthropy$4kOther$0
02FY2021 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$125
Median grant
8
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
OVERLOOK FOUNDATION$4,500
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE NEW YORK$3,250
NEW YORK COMMON PANTRY$1,000
OPPORTUNITY PROJECT INC$1,000
CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY$750
NEW JERSEY SEEDS INC$600
ANDY BOVIN MEMORIAL FUND$260
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$250
AMFAR (THE FOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH)$180
TEMPLE B'NAI ABRAHAM$154
TZIVOS HASHEM$150
EMDR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS INC$125
NCJW ESSEX SECTION- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN$100
HADASSAH$100
FRIENDS OF RHODE ISLAND CASA INC$100
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 (FY17–21, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, 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%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $50 → 14%HORIZON FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN INC: $500 → 16%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $25 → 14%BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IN NEW JERSEY: $250 → 12%OPPORTUNITY PROJECT: $1k → 16%OPPORTUNITY PROJECT INC: $1k → 16%OPPORTUNITY PROJECT INC: $1k → 16%OPPORTUNITY PROJECT: $1k → 16%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

IL
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
VA
MD
NC
DC
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$620k · 35 repeat orgs$68k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +19% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

35 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2021, 16 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
43

Total granted

$620k
$68k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
0%

Still filing today

66%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $586 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21
HealthHuman ServicesInternationalPhilanthropyEducationArts & CultureOther
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

  • BE
    BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
    3× · 2017–2019 · $139k · revenue +5%
  • IM
    INTREPID MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2017–2020 · $133k · revenue +11%
  • CF
    Center for a New American Security Inc
    3× · 2017–2019 · $100k · revenue +73%

Funded once

  • RM
    RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
    one grant, 2017 · $22k
  • TF
    THE FLETCHER SCHOOL INC
    one grant, 2018 · $15k · revenue -6%
  • JH
    JEWISH HOME AT ROCKLEIGHgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +34%
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
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
2
Northeast College of Health Sciences

Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.

Education
3
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp

To manage the brooklyn navy yard for the city of new york, specifically to expand job opportunities for new yorkers by fostering the development of small businesses.

Community Improvement
4
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
5
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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6
International Biomedical Research Alliance

Our mission is to invest in and accelerate the development of the most promising future leaders in biomedical research with global impact.

Health
7
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
8
Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
9
Stony Brook Ophthalmology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
10
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
11
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
12
University Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology University Faculty Pract ice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New Jersey Seeds Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Foundation for Aids Research. 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

48 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. 48 of the 85 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
47/48
Grantees still filing
27/48
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $250,000 · EducationMassachusetts Institute of Tec…+3 more: $2,400 · EducationBUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY: $138,500 · InternationalBUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIO…Center for a New American Security Inc: $100,000 · InternationalCenter for a New American Sec…+2 more: $4,000 · InternationalCOUNCIL FOR FOREIGN RELATIONS: $100,000 · OtherCOUNCIL FOR FOREIGN RELAT…ELLIS ISLAND HONORS SOCIETY INC: $26,500 · OtherELLIS ISLAND HONORS SOCIE…RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE: $22,240 · OtherRONALD MCDONALD HOUSETHE FLETCHER SCHOOL INC: $15,000 · OtherTHE FLETCHER SCHOOL INCTEMPLE BNAI ABRAHAM: $12,770 · OtherTEMPLE BNAI ABRAHAM+52 more: $31,386 · Other+52 moreINTREPID MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC: $132,500 · Arts & CultureINTREPID MUSEUM…+1 more: $125 · Arts & CultureRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC: $69,980 · HealthRONALD MCDO…OVERLOOK FOUNDATION: $12,000 · HealthOVERLOOK FO…JEWISH HOME AT ROCKLEIGH: $10,000 · HealthJEWISH HOME…+10 more: $3,405 · HealthINTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND INC: $5,000 · Civil RightsOPPORTUNITY PROJECT INC: $4,000 · Human ServicesHORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: $500 · Human ServicesBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IN NEW JERSEY INC: $250 · Human Services+1 more: $75 · Human Services
Education$252,400International$242,500Other$207,896Arts & Culture$132,625Health$95,385Civil Rights$5,000Human Services$4,825

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMassachusetts Institute of Technology: $250,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY: $138,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetINTREPID MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC: $132,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetCenter for a New American Security Inc: $100,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC: $69,980 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetELLIS ISLAND HONORS SOCIETY INC: $26,500 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetTHE FLETCHER SCHOOL INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOVERLOOK FOUNDATION: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH HOME AT ROCKLEIGH: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOPPORTUNITY PROJECT INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $3,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetINSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK COMMON PANTRY: $2,050 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $1,550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS TOWN JERUSALEM FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSEEDS OF PEACE INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW JERSEY SEEDS INC: $1,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK COUNCIL NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBARNARD COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJAMES LENOX HOUSE INC: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBREASTCANCERORG: $500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFUND FOR PARK AVENUE NEW YORK INC: $500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEMDR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS INC: $375 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH: $280 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEMPIRE DRAGONS NYC INC: $250 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IN NEW JERSEY INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHARE INC: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BROOKLYN COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Friends Of Long Pond Iron Works Inc: $125 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCHILDREN'S MEDICAL FUND OF NEW YORK: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SHARING NETWORK FOUNDATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLUPUS RESEARCH ALLIANCE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget5 UNDER 40 FOUNDATION CORP: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF RHODE ISLAND CASA INC: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $75 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE A CHILD'S HEART FOUNDATION US INC: $54 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE THE CHIMPS INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMELANOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $36 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreenwood Lake Volunteer Fire Department Inc: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDaughters of Israel Inc: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL PTSA: $25 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

The Sudler FoundationColumbia Bank Foundat…Morgan Stanley Founda…Jewish Communal FundThe Goldman Sachs Cha…Aetna Foundation IncThe Bank of America C…Gs Donor Advised Phil…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…The Pfizer Foundation…
The Sudler FoundationNJ13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Sudler Foundation · Columbia Bank Foundation · Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc · Jewish Communal Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Aetna Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc

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 The Bovin Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Bovin Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 21%
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 35% of income from government
  • International Institute of New England Inc: 24% of income from government
  • Horizons for Homeless Children: 21% of income from government
  • Opportunity Project Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Share Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
4report 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.
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Find your warmest path to The Bovin 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 85 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2022) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2021, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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