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The Eber Family Foundation Inc

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.

$228k
Granted FY2024still arriving
8
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$845kHealth$63kHuman Services$29kFood & Nutrition$20kAnimals$6kInternational$2kPublic Benefit$1kPublic Safety & Disaster$1kOther$0
02FY2024 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k6 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $200k
$5,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$563k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE ST PAUL'S SCHOOL$200,000
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION$10,000
TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$5,000
JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION$5,000
A BETTER WORLD$3,000
BOSTON HEALTHCARE$2,000
ONE LOVE$2,000
BALTIMORE HUMANE SOCIETY$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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–23, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 40% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%BRANDON TOLSON FOUNDATION: $2k → 7%RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF MARYLAND INC: $1k → 19%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
MA
NV
CA
MD
DE
NC
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$894k · 7 repeat orgs$76k to everyone else

7 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
19

Total granted

$894k
$71k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+37%

Still filing today

71%
74%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsHealthEducationHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsFood & NutritionOther
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

  • TU
    TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $25k · revenue +138%
  • AB
    A Better World Charlotte
    4× · 2021–2024 · $21k · revenue +38%
  • CF
    CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $20k · revenue +22%

Funded once

  • FF
    FIRST FRUITS FARM INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $20k · revenue +82%
  • BB
    Blood Bank of Delmarva Inc
    one grant, 2021 · $15k · revenue -47%
  • LR
    LEUKEMIA RESEARCH FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $8k · revenue +136%
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
Blood Cancer United Inc

Our mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Health
2
Animal Cancer Foundation

Animal cancer foundation is dedicated to finding new treatments and eventual cures for cancer by funding research in and increasing public awareness of comparative oncology, the study of naturally occurring, similar cancers in people and…

Health
3
American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation

The mission of the akc canine health foundation, inc. is to fund, advance, and communicate canine health research and science through knowledge and discovery.

Animals
4
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
5
New York Blood Center Inc

As one of the most preeminent and comprehensive blood centers in theworld, nybc operates under a four-part mission. for more information,see sch. o and part iii, 4a-c.

Health
6
Animals First Rescue of the Carolinas Inc

Rescue unwanted dogs and cats from high kill shelters and other dire circumstances. Provide veterinary care shelter and love until the pet is placed into an appropriate new home.

Animals
7
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Fred hutch cancer center ("fred hutch") unites innovative research and compassionate care to prevent and eliminate cancer and infectious disease. continued on schedule o

Health
8
Oneblood Inc

To enhance the health and well-being of others through our work with blood and stem cell products and by facilitating scientific research

Health
9
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

For more than 125 years, the mission of the johns hopkins hospital has been to lead the world in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and to train tomorrow's great physicians, nurses and scientists. above all, we aim to provide the…

Health
10
Safe Haven for Cats

The mission of safe haven for cats is to use no-kill principles and education to save cats' lives through rescue, adoption, spay/neuter services and community programs.

Animals
11
Washington Humane Society

The washington humane society protects animals, supports families, and advocates for positive change to create a world where all animals can thrive. we enrich the humanity of our communities by promoting compassion and encouraging people…

Animals
12
Spay Neuter Charlotte

The organization stands for every pet and pet owner by making the highest quality veterinary care and spay neuter services affordable and accessible, with the goal of reducing the number of dogs and cats euthanized in regional shelters and…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Feeding Pets of the Homeless Aka Pets of the Homeless; the most unlike its peers is A Better World Charlotte. 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

21 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. 21 of the 29 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/21
Grantees still filing
16/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE ST PAULS SCHOOLS INC: $805,000 · OtherTHE ST PAULS SCHOOLS INC+10 more: $36,600 · OtherTOWSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · EducationTHE ONE LOVE FOUNDATION IN HONOR OF YEARDLEY LOVE INC: $10,000 · EducationQueens University of Charlotte: $2,500 · EducationThe University of Tampa Incorporated: $2,500 · EducationCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $20,000 · HealthLEUKEMIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $8,000 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $7,000 · Health+1 more: $1,000 · HealthA Better World Charlotte: $21,000 · Recreation & SportsFIRST FRUITS FARM INC: $20,000 · Food & NutritionHumane Society of Charlotte Inc: $2,500 · AnimalsTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $1,500 · AnimalsTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE COUNTY INC: $1,000 · AnimalsFEEDING PETS OF THE HOMELESS AKA PETS OF THE HOMELESS: $900 · AnimalsHumane Society of Tampa Bay Inc: $500 · AnimalsLEARNING HELP CENTERS OF CHARLOTTE: $2,000 · Human ServicesTHE BRANDON TOLSON FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 · Human ServicesRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF MARYLAND INC: $1,000 · Human Services
Other$841,600Education$40,000Health$36,000Recreation & Sports$21,000Food & Nutrition$20,000Animals$6,400Human Services$4,500

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 budgetTOWSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetA Better World Charlotte: $21,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetFIRST FRUITS FARM INC: $20,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ONE LOVE FOUNDATION IN HONOR OF YEARDLEY LOVE INC: $10,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLEUKEMIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Society of Charlotte Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetQueens University of Charlotte: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Tampa Incorporated: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BRANDON TOLSON FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetOPERATION GRATITUDE INC: $1,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE COUNTY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Claire Marie Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF MARYLAND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDING PETS OF THE HOMELESS AKA PETS OF THE HOMELESS: $900 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHumane Society of Tampa Bay Inc: $500 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.

The United Way of Cen…Baltimore Community F…T Rowe Price Program …Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Bank of America C…Charities Aid Foundat…National Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
The United Way of Central Maryland IncMD13.4× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 Eber Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Eber Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 26%
  • First Fruits Farm Inc: 26% of income from government
  • The University of Tampa Incorporated: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
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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How do I get to The Eber Family Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to The Eber Family Foundation Inc 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 29 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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