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The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family 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.

$531k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
44
Grants FY2024
40
Organizations funded FY2023
13%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
40 to 43
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$13M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 13% of the organizations The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $41k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
HealthEducationAnimalsHuman ServicesCivil RightsHousing & ShelterOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving44$531k11%
FY202340$492k13%
FY202243$391k21%
FY202141$416k29%
FY202042$349kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$614kHealth$405kHuman Services$358kPhilanthropy$125kReligion$112kFood & Nutrition$91kInternational$87kCrime & Legal$75kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
MN
IL
NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
CO
MD
TN
DC
AL
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 51 grantees
All grantees of The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Friends Center for Children Inc$130,00051%
Horizons Inc$115,00052%
Fair Haven Community Health Clinic Inc$93,00040%
The Foote School Association Incorporated$85,00050%
International Rescue Committee INC$85,00050%
Read to Grow Inc$85,00052%
New Haven Reads Community Book Bank Inc$79,00052%
Equal Justice Initiative$75,00050%
Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services$70,00050%
Gateway Community College Foundation Inc$65,00054%
Carnegie Mellon University$60,00050%
Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation Incorporated$55,00050%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$50,00050%
Solar Youth Inc$45,00033%
Connecticut Foodshare Inc$40,00030%
All Our Kin Inc$35,00040%
The Children's Center of Hamden Inc$35,00050%
The Diaper Bank of Connecticut Inc$30,00040%
Fair Elections Center$30,00030%
Leap$30,0005n/a
Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen Inc$27,00050%
New Reach Inc$25,00030%
First Congregational Church of Wellesley Hills$25,0001n/a
Edith B Jackson Child Care Program Inc$25,00051%
St Martin de Porres Academy Inc$25,00031%
New Haven Hebrew Day School Inc$23,60021%
Shatterproof a Nonprofit Corporation$20,00020%
Music Haven Inc$17,00041%
American Cancer Society Inc$16,00030%
Frenchmans Creek Charities Foundation Inc$15,00022%
Boundless Literacy Inc$15,00023%
The Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Inc$15,00020%
Friends of the New Haven Animal Shelter$14,000510%
Sierra Club Foundation$10,00020%
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Hav$10,00010%
Jupiter Medical Center Inc$6,90040%
Circle Camps for Grieving Children Inc$6,50031%
Live and Let Live Farm Inc$5,00010%
Smile Train Inc$5,00010%
Visionary Council Inc$5,0003n/a
Community Soup Kitchen Incorporated$3,00020%
Jewish Community Center Inc$2,80020%
Presbyterian Homes Foundation$2,00010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$2,00020%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$2,00010%
The Connecticut Players Foundation Inc D/B/A Long Wharf Theatre$1,00010%
Special Olympics Inc$1,00010%
Leila Day Nurseries Inc$1,00010%
American Indian College Fund$1,00010%
Edgerton Park Conservancy Inc$50010%
Georgetown University$20010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($561k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFriends Center for Children Inc: $130,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetHorizons Inc: $115,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetFair Haven Community Health Clinic Inc: $93,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Foote School Association Incorporated: $85,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $85,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRead to Grow Inc: $85,000 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetNew Haven Reads Community Book Bank Inc: $79,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $75,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetIntegrated Refugee and Immigrant Services: $70,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetGateway Community College Foundation Inc: $65,000 over 5y, 3.9% of budgetCarnegie Mellon University: $60,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChoate Rosemary Hall Foundation Incorporated: $55,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSolar Youth Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetConnecticut Foodshare Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAll Our Kin Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThe Children's Center of Hamden Inc: $35,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Diaper Bank of Connecticut Inc: $30,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetFair Elections Center: $30,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetDowntown Evening Soup Kitchen Inc: $27,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetNew Reach Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEdith B Jackson Child Care Program Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetSt Martin de Porres Academy Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetNew Haven Hebrew Day School Inc: $23,600 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetShatterproof a Nonprofit Corporation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMusic Haven Inc: $17,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $16,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFrenchmans Creek Charities Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetBoundless Literacy Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetThe Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of the New Haven Animal Shelter: $14,000 over 5y, 9.6% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family Service of Greater New Hav: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetJupiter Medical Center Inc: $6,900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCircle Camps for Grieving Children Inc: $6,500 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetLive and Let Live Farm Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Soup Kitchen Incorporated: $3,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetJewish Community Center Inc: $2,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPresbyterian Homes Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Connecticut Players Foundation Inc D/B/A Long Wharf Theatre: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLeila Day Nurseries Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Indian College Fund: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEdgerton Park Conservancy Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGeorgetown University: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 48.

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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 Community Foundation for Greater New HavenCT43.7× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven · Newalliance Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater New Haven Inc · Yale University · Liberty Bank Foundation Inc · Eder Family Foundation Inc · The Jane and William Curran Foundation Inc C/O Margaret Andreassi · Ethel & Abe Lapides Foundation Inc · William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund · Roslyn Milstein Meyer and Jerome Meyer Foundation R&J Meyer Trustees · The Koch Ellis Fund · Joe & Cindy Goldberg Family 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.

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About The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation

How much does The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation give?
The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation reported 44 grants totaling $531,100 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 40 and 43 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (28%), Health (18%), Human Services (16%).
Who are The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Friends Center for Children Inc ($130k), Horizons Inc ($115k), Fair Haven Community Health Clinic Inc ($93k).
Does The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Newalliance Foundation Inc, United Way of Greater New Haven Inc.
Where is The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation based?
The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation is based in CT.

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 75 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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