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The Dave Hokin Foundation at a glance

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The Dave Hokin 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.

$76k
Granted FY2025still arriving
24
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Environment$209kEducation$62kArts & Culture$62kFood & Nutrition$22kCommunity Improvement$22kHealth$21kHuman Services$15kPhilanthropy$13kOther$0
02FY2025 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k21 grants · $46k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $30k
$2,500
Median grant
5
States reached
$560k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY$10,000
CENTER ON HALSTED$10,000
CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION$10,000
SHAKESPEARE ON THE SOUND$9,000
FRACTURED ATLAS$5,000
NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON SCHOOL$5,000
OPEN DOORS$4,000
NEW CANAAN COUNTRY SCHOOL$3,000
WESTPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY$2,500
FAMILY CENTERS$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,500
DARIEN LIBRARY$2,500
NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO$1,200
TRIANGLE COMMUNITY CENTER$1,000
DARIEN NATURE CENTER$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 (FY25–25, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%CENTER ON HALSTED: $10k → 14%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

VT
ID
MT
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
PA
CT
RI
CA
TN
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.

34%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$153k · 14 repeat orgs$301k to everyone else

14 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 14 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
23

Total granted

$153k
$266k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+45%

Still filing today

64%
74%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 54% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $34k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationArts & CultureInternationalEnvironmentFood & NutritionCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON SCHOOL
    3× · 2019–2025 · $26k · revenue +40%
  • GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
    3× · 2020–2025 · $21k · revenue +17%
  • PT
    PERSON TO PERSON INC
    5× · 2019–2025 · $13k · revenue +28%

Funded once

  • TB
    THE BITTER END FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2020 · $200k · revenue -69%
  • MO
    MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
    one grant, 2019 · $15k · revenue +12%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2019 · $15k
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 New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
2
Rhode Island School of Design

The mission of rhode island school of design, through its college and museum,is to educate its students and the public in the creation and (see schedule o)appreciation of works of art and design, to discover and transmit knowledge and to…

Education
3
Darrow School

Darrow school is dedicated to serving students with diverse backgrounds and abilities, building on each student's talents and interests to inspire enduring confidence for success in college and life. this mission is accomplished through…

Education
4
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
5
Fordham University

Fordham university, the jesuit university of new york, is committed to the discovery of wisdom and the transmission of learning, through research and through education of the highest quality. for more information, see schedule o.

Education
6
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
7
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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8
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
9
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
10
Dickinson College

Dickinson college provides a useful, innovative and interdisciplinary education in the liberal arts and sciences to prepare students to lead rich and fulfilling lives of engaged global citizenship

Education
11
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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12
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The New Canaan Country School Incorporated; the most unlike its peers is International Rescue Committee Inc. 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

41 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. 41 of the 52 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
40/41
Grantees still filing
23/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE BITTER END FOUNDATION INC: $200,000 · InternationalTHE BITTER END FOUNDATION INC+3 more: $3,750 · InternationalCANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherCANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIO…Individual grant recipient: $15,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipien…Individual grant recipient: $12,769 · OtherIndividual grant recipien…PUTNEY SCHOOL INC: $12,500 · OtherPUTNEY SCHOOL INCTHE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LABORATORY: $6,500 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO…WESTPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY: $3,650 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE TETON RIVER INC: $6,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE TETON RIVE…ROWAYTON CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC: $4,000 · OtherTHE OPEN DOOR SHELTER INC: $4,000 · Other+19 more: $18,192 · Other+19 moreSHAKESPEARE ON THE SOUND INC: $23,000 · Arts & CultureSHAKESPEARE ON …MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART: $15,000 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM OF CONTE…Lyric Opera of Chicago: $10,000 · Arts & CultureLyric Opera of …NEW YORK CITY BALLET INC: $6,000 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK CITY B…FRACTURED ATLAS INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureFRACTURED ATLAS…+2 more: $2,750 · Arts & CultureNORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON SCHOOL: $26,000 · EducationNORTHFIELD…CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $3,500 · EducationCHOATE ROS…THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATION: $3,000 · EducationTHE UNIVER…THE NEW CANAAN COUNTRY SCHOOL INCORPORATED: $3,000 · EducationTHE NEW CA…DARIEN LIBRARY INC: $2,500 · EducationDARIEN LIB…University of Chicago: $2,000 · EducationWESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $1,831 · Education+2 more: $650 · EducationGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $20,500 · Food & NutritionTHE FOOD BANK OF LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC: $1,000 · Food & NutritionPERSON TO PERSON INC: $12,800 · PhilanthropyCenter on Halsted: $10,000 · Human Services
International$203,750Other$102,611Arts & Culture$61,750Education$42,481Food & Nutrition$21,500Philanthropy$12,800Human Services$10,000

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 budgetNORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON SCHOOL: $26,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSHAKESPEARE ON THE SOUND INC: $23,000 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $20,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPERSON TO PERSON INC: $12,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPUTNEY SCHOOL INC: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLyric Opera of Chicago: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCenter on Halsted: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE TETON RIVER INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNEW YORK CITY BALLET INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE OPEN DOOR SHELTER INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetROWAYTON CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetCHOATE ROSEMARY HALL FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NEW CANAAN COUNTRY SCHOOL INCORPORATED: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY CENTERS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDARIEN LIBRARY INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDOWNTOWN DRIGGS ASSOCIATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAFE & SOUND: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $1,831 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC: $1,550 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBROWN UNIVERSITY: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO: $1,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTETON REGIONAL LAND TRUST INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSylvia Earle AllianceMission Blue: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTRIANGLE COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCAPE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOOD BANK OF LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INC: $742 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOOTE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAUGATUCK DUNES COASTAL ALLIANCE: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGirl Rising: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCT Against Gun Violence Education Fund Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREENS FARMS ACADEMY INC: $150 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.

Neil & Sandra Defeo F…Ibm International Fou…Fairfield County's Co…PatagoniaorgBaird Foundation IncNational Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…
Neil & Sandra Defeo Family FoundatiFL15.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Neil & Sandra Defeo Family Foundati · Ibm International Foundation · Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · Patagoniaorg · Baird Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving 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 Dave Hokin Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Dave Hokin Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Family Centers Inc: 20% of income from government
  • The Open Door Shelter Inc: 14% of income from government
  • Planned Parenthood of Southern New England Inc: 10% of income from government
  • Connecticut Foodshare Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Triangle Community Center Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Person to Person Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Westport Country Playhouse Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Wesleyan University: 1% of income from government
  • Darien Nature Center Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation Incorporated: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get 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
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to The Dave Hokin Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Dave Hokin 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 52 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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