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The Donald M Karp and Margery Lesnik Karp Foundation at a glance

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The Donald M Karp and Margery Lesnik Karp 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.

$631k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$459k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Philanthropy$641kArts & Culture$53kEducation$48kReligion$44kInternational$11kHealth$10kCivil Rights$9kCrime & Legal$6kOther$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $4k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $168k
  • $250k+1 grant · $459k
$2,500
Median grant
2
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GOLDMAN SACHS PHILANTHROPY FUND$459,368
Individual grant recipient$167,692
JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROWEST NJ$2,500
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES$1,000
INDEPENDENT CURATORS INTERNATIONAL$150
NEWARK MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY$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 (FY18–22, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 97% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER METROWEST: $1k → 16%MARINE CORPS HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $50 → 7%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER METROWEST: $500 → 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

VT
IL
MI
NY
PA
NJ
CT
VA
MD
KS
DC
TX
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.

22%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$186k · 35 repeat orgs$646k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against +1% for those funded once.

35 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 33 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
39

Total granted

$186k
$19k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+1%

Still filing today

51%
51%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 1% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $627k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’24
Arts & CultureEducationHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyCivil RightsOther
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

  • NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION
    6× · 2017–2022 · $29k · revenue +83%
  • AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
    5× · 2017–2021 · $9k · revenue +116%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2017–2019 · $7k · revenue +35%

Funded once

  • CP
    CAPITOL PAGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
  • NJ
    NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL
    one grant, 2017 · $2k
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
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
2
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
3
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Chartered by a unanimous act of congress, the museum is america's national institution for the documentation, study, interpretation, and education of holocaust history and serves as our country's memorial to the victims of the holocaust.…

Arts & Culture
4
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
5
The Pierpont Morgan Library

The Morgan Library & Museum celebrates and shares the history and process of human creativity from antiquity to the present day through the preservation, study, and interpretation of a dynamic and growing collection.

Education
6
The Newark Museum Association

Nmoa mission statement is: we welcome everyone with inclusive experiences that spark curiosity and foster community.

Arts & Culture
7
Clyfford Still Museum

Home to the art and legacy of the american painter clyfford still, we invite all to explore the potential of individual creative endeavor.

Arts & Culture
8
Jewish War Veterans of the Usa National Memorial Inc

The mission of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA National Memorial, Inc., doing business as the National Museum of American Jewish Military History, is to preserve, interpret, and share the history of Jewish Americans who have served in…

Arts & Culture
9
The Morris Museum Inc

Vision: the morris museum is the region's premier engine of curiosity and wonderment. mission: the morris museum enriches lives with exemplary exhibitions and performances of art, design, and science. see statement attached on schedule o.

Arts & Culture
10
The New Jersey Historical Society

The new jersey historical society collects, preserves, teaches, and interprets new jersey history through our archives, research library, and educational programs. we do so in the belief that an understanding and appreciation of historical…

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11
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

The gilder lehrman institute of american history was founded in 1994 by richard gilder and lewis e. lehrman, visionaries and lifelong supporters of american history. the institute is the leading nonprofit and nonpartisan organization…

Education
12
New York Historical Society

The founding mission of the new-york historical society ("the new york historical "tnyh") is to collect, preserve, and interpret, for the broadest possible public, material relevant to the history of the united states in general and of new…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Marine Corps Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Louis and Sandra Grotta Foundation 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

44 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. 44 of the 79 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)
40/44
Grantees still filing
30/44
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GOLDMAN SACHS PHILANTHROPY FUND: $459,368 · OtherGOLDMAN SACHS PHILANTHROPY FUNDIndividual grant recipient: $167,692 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCONGREGATION BNAI JESHURUN: $44,064 · OtherCONGREGATION BNAI JESHURUN+42 more: $76,289 · Other+42 moreNEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION: $28,500 · Arts & CultureWNET: $12,000 · Arts & Culture+14 more: $2,137 · Arts & CultureUNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 · EducationKENT PLACE SCHOOL: $6,700 · EducationTHE SPENCE SCHOOL: $6,000 · EducationMRCC FOUNDATION INC: $1,200 · EducationRUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $1,000 · EducationSKIDMORE COLLEGE: $1,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF SAINT MARY INC: $900 · Education+1 more: $100 · EducationAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $9,233 · Civil RightsSAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER: $3,250 · HealthMILLBURN SHORT HILLS VOLUNTEER FIRST AID SQUAD INC: $1,800 · HealthLISA B FISHMAN FOUNDATION INC: $850 · HealthLYMPHOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $600 · HealthFAMILY CONNECTIONS INC: $560 · Health+1 more: $100 · HealthJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF METROWEST INC: $1,500 · Human Services+1 more: $50 · Human ServicesGLASSROOTS INC: $850 · Youth Development
Other$747,413Arts & Culture$42,637Education$23,900Civil Rights$9,233Health$7,160Human Services$1,550Youth Development$850

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 budgetNEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION: $28,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWNET: $12,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $9,233 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKENT PLACE SCHOOL: $6,700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SPENCE SCHOOL: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER: $3,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMILLBURN SHORT HILLS VOLUNTEER FIRST AID SQUAD INC: $1,800 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF METROWEST INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMRCC FOUNDATION INC: $1,200 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetRUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSKIDMORE COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SAINT MARY INC: $900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLISA B FISHMAN FOUNDATION INC: $850 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGLASSROOTS INC: $850 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPLAY FOR PINK INC: $650 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetECLC FOUNDATION: $600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLYMPHOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY CONNECTIONS INC: $560 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY: $400 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL WASP WWII MUSEUM INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINDEPENDENT CURATORS INTERNATIONAL: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Eisenhower Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINT'L FOUNDATION FOR PROTECTION OFFICERS INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYale University: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUMMIT SPEECH SCHOOL: $100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHUNTINGTON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Army Historical Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFORMER TEXAS RANGERS FOUNDATION: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE CORPS HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MOUNTED WARFARE FOUNDATION: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOUIS AND SANDRA GROTTA FOUNDATION INC: $50 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN SAILOR FOUNDATION: $50 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL DESERT STORM WAR MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION: $45 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum: $42 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.

  • Who funds NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds WNET ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds KENT PLACE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds THE SPENCE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds MILLBURN SHORT HILLS VOLUNTEER FIRST AID SQUAD INC ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF METROWEST INC ↗
  • Who funds MRCC FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SKIDMORE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SAINT MARY INC ↗
  • Who funds LISA B FISHMAN FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds GLASSROOTS INC ↗
  • Who funds PLAY FOR PINK INC ↗
  • Who funds ECLC FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds LYMPHOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY CONNECTIONS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY INC ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN ↗

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.

Jewish Community Foun…Community Foundation …Lvh FoundationThe Mark and Jane Wil…The Goldman Sachs Cha…The Hall Schultz Foun…The Florin Family Fou…Mark E Bryant Charita…The McJ Amelior Found…American Express Foun…Investors Foundation …The Hyde and Watson F…
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJNJ19.3× affinity7 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ · Community Foundation of New Jersey · Lvh Foundation · The Mark and Jane Wilf Family Foundation Inc · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Hall Schultz Foundation · The Florin Family Foundation Inc · Mark E Bryant Charitable Trust · The McJ Amelior Foundation · American Express Foundation · Investors Foundation Inc · The Hyde and Watson 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 Donald M Karp and Margery Lesnik Karp Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Donald M Karp and Margery Lesnik Karp Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 110%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Family Connections Inc: 83% of income from government
  • Yale University: 12% of income from government
  • Glassroots Inc: 5% of income from government
  • New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation: 0% of income from government
  • Rutgers University Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
11get 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
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 79 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home