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The Dennis and Nancy Gershenson Family Foundaton at a glance

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The Dennis and Nancy Gershenson Family Foundaton

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.

$10k
Granted FY2024still arriving
3
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$8k
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, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$24kCrime & Legal$17kHuman Services$10kInternational$10kReligion$6kPhilanthropy$4kEducation$3kPublic Safety & Disaster$2kOther$0
02FY2024 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,800
Median grant
3
States reached
$240k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BEAUMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION$7,500
JAFCO$1,800
MAGEN DAVID ADOM$500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–20, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 95% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%JEWISH ADOPTION AND FAMILY CARE OPTIONS: $3k → 13%CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICE: $775 → 12%CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICE: $200 → 12%GUIDE DOGS OF AMERICA: $500 → 14%JEWISH ADOPTION AND FAMILY CARE OPTIONS: $2k → 13%STARFISH FAMILY SERVICE: $1k → 21%ORCHARD CHILDREN'S SERVICE: $500 → 8%LIVONIA KIDS AND FAMILIES: $100 → 21%JEWISH ADOPTION AND FAMILY CARE OPTIONS: $2k → 13%STARFISH FAMILY SERVICE: $250 → 21%HOSPICE OF MICHIGAN: $100 → 21%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
MI
NY
OH
NJ
CA
NE
VA
MS
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.

65%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$59k · 13 repeat orgs$31k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +140% since the first grant, against +66% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
39

Total granted

$59k
$24k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+140%
+66%

Still filing today

62%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 23% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthPhilanthropyCrime & LegalArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM
    3× · 2019–2024 · $9k · revenue +252%
  • JA
    Jewish Adoption and Family Care Options Inc
    2× · 2017–2018 · $6k · revenue +649%
  • TM
    THE MIRASOL FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2018–2020 · $2k · revenue +141%

Funded once

  • PF
    PLAY FOR PINK INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $4k · revenue +106%
  • MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC
    one grant, 2018 · $3k · revenue -42%
  • KS
    KEVINS SONG A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON DEPRESSION & SUICIDEgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $2k · revenue +81%
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
Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Long island jewish medical center is part of the northwell health ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and…

Health
2
Northwell Health Inc

Northwell health is the parent company of a fully integrated health system that is committed to promote clinical care, health education, conduct biomedical research, and caring for the community regardless of ability to pay.

Community Improvement
3
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

The feinstein institute for medical research ("the institute") is the research branch of northwell health ("northwell"). through its affiliation with northwell, the institute's mission is to bridge the gap between biomedical research and…

Health
4
North Shore University Hospital

North shore university hospital is part of northwell health ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and future…

Health
5
Lenox Hill Hospital

Lenox hill hospital is part of northwell health ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and future generations…

Health
6
Northwell Healthcare Inc

Northwell healthcare inc. coordinates policy making and strategic planning by providing advisory and administrative support services to affiliated health care organizations within northwell health; whose mission is to improve the health of…

Health
7
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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8
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
9
Plainview Hospital

Plainview hospital is part of northwell health, inc ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and future…

Health
10
Hospice Care Network

Our mission is to enable persons to live with peace and dignity in a caring environment during the final stages of life by offering care and comfort to both them and to those whom they share their lives.

Human Services
11
Glen Cove Hospital

Glen cove hospital is part of northwell health, inc. ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality geriatric care; educating the current and future…

Health
12
Mymichigan Health Foundation

The corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes by conducting or supporting activites exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Beaumont Health Foundation; the most unlike its peers is The Bottomless Toy Chest 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

28 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. 28 of the 53 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)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/28
Grantees still filing
23/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JAFCO: $9,000 · OtherJAFCOTEMPLE BETH EL: $5,810 · OtherTEMPLE BETH ELALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION: $3,050 · OtherALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATIONMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY: $2,000 · OtherMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYBEAUMONT FOUNDATION: $1,900 · OtherBEAUMONT FOUNDATIONNATIONAL POLICE SUPPORT FUND: $1,100 · Other+23 more: $7,980 · Other+23 moreDETROIT CRIME COMMISSION: $17,300 · Crime & LegalDETROIT CRIME COMMISSIONPLAY FOR PINK INC: $3,800 · Crime & LegalPLAY FOR PINK INCBEAUMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION: $7,500 · HealthBEAUMONT HEALTH FOU…MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $2,500 · HealthMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY …KEVINS SONG A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON DEPRESSION & SUICIDE: $2,000 · HealthKEVINS SONG A NONPR…Beaumont Health: $1,000 · HealthBeaumont HealthNORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION: $1,000 · HealthNORTHWELL HEALTH FO…PINK FUND INC: $600 · Health+2 more: $500 · HealthJewish Adoption and Family Care Options Inc: $6,100 · Human ServicesJewish Adopt…STARFISH FAMILY SERVICES INC: $1,250 · Human ServicesSTARFISH FAM…CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES: $975 · Human ServicesCENTER FOR F…ORCHARDS CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC: $500 · Human ServicesInternational Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America: $500 · Human Services+3 more: $400 · Human ServicesAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $9,300 · InternationalAMERICAN FR…THE MIRASOL FOUNDATION INC: $1,700 · PhilanthropyNicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation: $500 · PhilanthropyLEADERS IN FURTHERING EDUCATION INC: $500 · PhilanthropyGREAT LAKES CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: $1,000 · Arts & CultureHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER INC: $100 · Arts & Culture
Other$30,840Crime & Legal$21,100Health$15,100Human Services$9,725International$9,300Philanthropy$2,700Arts & Culture$1,100

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 budgetDETROIT CRIME COMMISSION: $17,300 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $9,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBEAUMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Adoption and Family Care Options Inc: $6,100 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetPLAY FOR PINK INC: $3,800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKEVINS SONG A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON DEPRESSION & SUICIDE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE MIRASOL FOUNDATION INC: $1,700 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSTARFISH FAMILY SERVICES INC: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBeaumont Health: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREAT LAKES CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES: $975 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetORT AMERICA INC: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetORCHARDS CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Firefighters Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEADERS IN FURTHERING EDUCATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSKY FOUNDATION INC: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHospice of Michigan Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOUNDATIONS INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BOTTOMLESS TOY CHEST INC: $100 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.

Community Foundation …United Jewish Foundat…The Kresge FoundationHarold and Penny B Bl…Malcolm and Beth Lowe…The Barton Malow Foun…United Way for Southe…Charles Stewart Mott …Gs Donor Advised Phil…Charities Aid Foundat…Raymond James Charita…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…
Community Foundation for Southeast MichiganMI20.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · United Jewish Foundation · The Kresge Foundation · Harold and Penny B Blumenstein Foundation Corporation · Malcolm and Beth Lowenstein Foundation · The Barton Malow Foundation · United Way for Southeastern Michigan · Charles Stewart Mott Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Jpmorgan Chase 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 The Dennis and Nancy Gershenson Family Foundaton funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Dennis and Nancy Gershenson Family Foundaton. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 73%
  • Center for Family Services: 73% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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 Dennis and Nancy Gershenson Family Foundaton 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 53 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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