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The Drescher Foundation at a glance

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The Drescher Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.0M
Granted FY2025still arriving
1
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$1.0M
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 2025.

Science & Tech$4.3MHealth$469kFood & Nutrition$166kPhilanthropy$105kHuman Services$51kArts & Culture$36kEducation$30kYouth Development$6kOther$0
02FY2025 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,011,375
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMERICAN COMM WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE$1,011,375
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 (FY17–22, $28k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 9% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%BAND OF PARENTS: $3k → 18%JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR GROUP HOMES: $10k → 8%JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR GROUP HOMES: $5k → 8%JEWISH COUNCIL FOR THE AGING: $2k → 8%JEWISH COUNCIL FOR THE AGING: $1k → 8%JEWISH COUNCIL FOR THE AGING: $1k → 8%JEWISH COUNCIL FOR THE AGING: $1k → 8%JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY: $1k → 8%JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY: $1k → 8%JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY: $1k → 8%JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY: $1k → 8%JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY: $1k → 8%JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY: $1k → 8%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
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
NC
DC
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.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.1M · 15 repeat orgs$47k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +51% since the first grant, against +25% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 14 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
9

Total granted

$5.1M
$47k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+51%
+25%

Still filing today

53%
78%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’24’25
Human ServicesHealthEducationArts & CultureRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • CL
    CHAI LIFELINE INC
    2× · 2019–2021 · $42k · revenue +38%
  • HH
    HEBREW HOME OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $30k · revenue +6%
  • JF
    JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR GROUP HOMES INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $15k · revenue +148%

Funded once

  • JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $25k · revenue +51%
  • TU
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museumgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue +34%
  • MF
    MEADOWBROOK FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +19%
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
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
2
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.

—
3
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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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
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland

The mission of the hebrew academy is to imbue all students with a love of god, torah and eretz yisroel and to prepare them to achieve excellence in torah and general knowledge based on successful cooperation among family, judaic and…

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6
Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School

Abraham joshua heschel day school cultivates students' natural sense of wonder into an exceptionally rich education that encourages critical thinking, creativity, and compassion. in partnership with our families, we inspire our students to…

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7
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Committed to exceptional healthcare quality for all and actively engaged with our community, einstein drives scientific discovery and educates compassionate leaders in health and science.

Education
8
Jewish Family and Children's Service Inc

Strengthening the community by providing behavioral health, healthcare and social services to all ages, faiths and backgrounds.

Human Services
9
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
10
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
11
Metropolitan Jewish Home Care Inc

Mjhs home care is a not-for-profit, certified home health agency (chha), committed to providing skilled nursing and rehabilitation services for individuals recuperating at home from an acute episode, often elderly and at-risk members of…

Health
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 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

16 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. 16 of the 25 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
14/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AMERICAN COMM WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE: $4,287,675 · OtherAMERICAN COMM WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCENATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH: $340,218 · OtherNATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH+10 more: $387,015 · Other+10 moreCHAI LIFELINE INC: $42,254 · HealthHEBREW HOME OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC: $30,000 · Health+1 more: $1,000 · HealthJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $25,000 · EducationBULLIS SCHOOL: $5,000 · EducationJEWISH FOUNDATION FOR GROUP HOMES INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesJEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY: $6,000 · Human ServicesJEWISH COUNCIL FOR THE AGING OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC: $4,500 · Human ServicesBAND OF PARENTS INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $5,000 · Arts & CultureSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureVAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Community ImprovementMEADOWBROOK FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$5,014,908Health$73,254Education$30,000Human Services$28,000Arts & Culture$6,000Community Improvement$5,000Recreation & Sports$5,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCHAI LIFELINE INC: $42,254 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHEBREW HOME OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC: $30,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEASTER SEALS INC: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FOUNDATION FOR GROUP HOMES INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEADOWBROOK FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBULLIS SCHOOL: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH COUNCIL FOR THE AGING OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBAND OF PARENTS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MIDORI FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHORTON'S KIDS INC: $1,000 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 CHAI LIFELINE INC ↗
  • Who funds HEBREW HOME OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC ↗
  • Who funds JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds EASTER SEALS INC ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR GROUP HOMES INC ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY ↗
  • Who funds The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ↗
  • Who funds VAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MEADOWBROOK FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BULLIS SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH COUNCIL FOR THE AGING OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC ↗
  • Who funds BAND OF PARENTS INC ↗
  • Who funds SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds THE MIDORI FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds HORTON'S KIDS INC ↗

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.

Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramPA10.2× affinity5 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Drescher Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Drescher Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Johns Hopkins University: 12% of income from government
  • Jewish Social Service Agency: 1% of income from government
  • Hebrew Home of Greater Washington Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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 25 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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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