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The Elizabeth C Lambertson Foundation at a glance

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The Elizabeth C Lambertson Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$80k
Granted FY2026still arriving
8
Grants FY2026still arriving
3
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2026.

Arts & Culture$61kEducation$55kPhilanthropy$50kHuman Services$40kHousing & Shelter$30kPublic Safety & Disaster$30kInternational$20kYouth Development$15kOther$0
02FY2026 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $75k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$934k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MIAMI RESCUE MISSION$15,000
CORAL GABLES MUSEUM$10,000
RED CROSS$10,000
ACTOR'S PLAYHOUSE$10,000
SOCIETY OF ST ANDREW$10,000
CORNERSTONES$10,000
PACT$10,000
HOMESTRETCH INC$5,000
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 (FY24–26, $45k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 67% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%NEW HORIZON SERVICE DOGS: $10k → 12%HOMESTRETCH INC: $5k → 4%RED CROSS: $10k → 14%CHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY: $10k → 15%REDLANDS CHRISTIAN MIGRANT ASSOC: $10k → 15%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.
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.

23%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$80k · 4 repeat orgs$271k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +5% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

4 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2026, 2 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
20

Total granted

$80k
$216k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+5%
0%

Still filing today

50%
65%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 31% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24’25’26
Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureReligionHousing & ShelterHealthOther
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

  • MR
    Miami Rescue Mission Inc
    2× · 2022–2026 · $25k · revenue +5%
  • AR
    AMERICAN RED CROSS
    2× · 2022–2023 · $20k
  • TC
    THE CORAL GABLES MUSEUM CORP
    2× · 2025–2026 · $20k · revenue -15%

Funded once

  • GC
    GABLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $50k
  • CG
    CORAL GABLES SENIOR HIGH PTSA
    one grant, 2023 · $30k
  • NH
    NEW HORIZONS SERVICE DOGS
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue 0%
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 Miami

See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.

Education
2
University of Miami
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3
Clean Miami Beach Inc

Clean miami beach is dedicated to keeping our community and natural habitats free of garbage and harmful pollutants with a focus on single-use plastics. the goal is to teach residents, and educate the youth of today, how everyone can…

Environment
4
Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc

In 2024, biscayne bay waterkeeper (d/b/a miami waterkeeper) built on our reputation by navigating challenges, seizing opportunities, and continuing our unwavering commitment to safeguarding our precious waterways and finding local…

Environment
5
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc

We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…

Environment
6
Miami Children's Museum Inc Fka Miami Youth Museum

Miami children's museum is a non-profit educational institution, which meets the needs of all children in our multicultural community. visitors of all ages are encouraged to play together, learn, imagine, and create. the museum offers…

Arts & Culture
7
Central Miami Intergroup
—
8
Doctors Hospital Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of doctors hospital, inc. is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist health is a…

Health
9
Dance Now Ensemble Inc

Form 990, part 1, line 1 - organization mission and significant activities the mission of dance now miami is to promote the artistic vision of co- founders hannah baumgarten and diego salterini. the company creates, promotes and produces…

Arts & Culture
10
Miami Music Project Inc

Miami music project uses music as an instrument for social transformation, empowering children to acquire values and achieve their full potential, positively affecting their society through the study and performance of music. our vision is…

Arts & Culture
11
Rebuilding Together Miami-Dade Inc

Rebuilding together miami-dade, inc. is a nonprofit whose mission is repairing homes, revitalizing communities and rebuiling lives. the organization raises funds from the private and public sector to fund the rehabilitation services…

Human Services
12
Palm Beach Dramaworks Inc

Palm beach dramaworks is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in 2000 under the laws of the state of florida. in accordance with its mission and vision, the organization believes in the transformative power of live theatre and is…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Junior Orange Bowl Committee Inc; the most unlike its peers is Actors' Playhouse Productions 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

20 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 30 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
11/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GABLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $50,000 · OtherGABLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCORAL GABLES SENIOR HIGH PTSA: $30,000 · OtherCORAL GABLES SENIOR HIGH PTSAAMERICAN RED CROSS: $20,000 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSSIndividual grant recipient: $15,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT: $10,000 · OtherSALVATION ARMY: $10,000 · OtherTHE ED FUND: $10,000 · OtherDADE HERITAGE TRUST INC: $10,000 · OtherCORNERSTONES: $10,000 · OtherSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $10,000 · OtherISLAND DOLPHIN CARE INC: $10,000 · Other+3 more: $10,500 · Other+3 moreNEW HORIZONS SERVICE DOGS: $10,000 · Human ServicesNEW HORIZONS S…REDLANDS CHRISTIAN MIGRANT ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesREDLANDS CHRIS…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 · Human ServicesAmerican Natio…THE CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE CHILDREN'S…Homestretch Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesHomestretch In…THE CORAL GABLES MUSEUM CORP: $20,000 · Arts & CultureTHE CORAL GAB…ACTORS' PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTIONS INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureACTORS' PLAYH…THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION: $5,500 · Arts & CultureTHE MOUNT VER…ORCHESTRA MIAMI INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureORCHESTRA MIA…Miami Rescue Mission Inc: $25,000 · Housing & ShelterNEW WORLD SYMPHONY INC: $10,000 · EducationCARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC: $10,000 · EducationMIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · EducationPROJECT YESINC: $2,500 · EducationTHE SOCIETY OF ST ANDREW INC: $10,000 · Food & NutritionPACT INC: $10,000 · International
Other$195,500Human Services$45,000Arts & Culture$40,500Housing & Shelter$25,000Education$25,000Food & Nutrition$10,000International$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 budgetMiami Rescue Mission Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNEW HORIZONS SERVICE DOGS: $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetREDLANDS CHRISTIAN MIGRANT ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW WORLD SYMPHONY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDADE HERITAGE TRUST INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetISLAND DOLPHIN CARE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTHE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetORCHESTRA MIAMI INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetMIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT YESINC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% 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 Miami Foundation …William J and Tina Ro…The Batchelor Foundat…Mightycause Charitabl…William J and Isobel …Dunspaugh Dalton Foun…The William J McKeeha…The Sain-Orr and Roya…Ruth Anderson Foundat…The Kirk FoundationThe Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…
The Miami Foundation IncFL22.9× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Miami Foundation Inc · William J and Tina Rosenberg · The Batchelor Foundation Inc · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · William J and Isobel G Clarke Foundation · Dunspaugh Dalton Foundation Inc · The William J McKeehan Trust · The Sain-Orr and Royak-Deforest Steadman Foundation · Ruth Anderson Foundation · The Kirk Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust

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 Elizabeth C Lambertson Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Elizabeth C Lambertson Foundation. 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%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 8%
  • Redlands Christian Migrant Association Inc: 51% of income from government
  • Care Elementary School Inc: 8% of income from government
  • The Children's Home Society of Florida: 6% of income from government
  • New World Symphony Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
7report 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.
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Find your warmest path to The Elizabeth C Lambertson 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 30 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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