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The Ellen and Andrew G Celli Foundation at a glance

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The Ellen and Andrew G Celli 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.

$124k
Granted FY2026still arriving
30
Grants FY2026still arriving
7
States reached
$45k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$214kHuman Services$71kCivil Rights$69kEducation$26kHousing & Shelter$26kHealth$7kYouth Development$7kRecreation & Sports$5kOther$0
02FY2026 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • Under $10k27 grants · $35k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $89k
$1,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$378k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GRAND STREET SETTLEMENT$45,000
ISLAND HOUSING TRUST$24,000
REPRIEVE US INC$20,000
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART$7,500
HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES$5,000
LABSHUL$2,575
PERFORMANCE SPACE NEW YORK$2,500
MV AUTHOR SERIES AND BOOK FESTIVAL$2,500
MARTHA'S VINEYARD HEBREW CENTER$1,542
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART$1,500
STUDIO IN A SCHOOL ASSOCIATION$1,029
Individual grant recipient$1,000
ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL$1,000
CONGREGATION RODEPH SHOLOM$1,000
STILLPOINT MARTHAS VINEYARD INC$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 (FY22–26, $120k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%REIMAGINE: $500 → 10%THE AFYA FOUNDATION: $1k → 9%AFYA FOUNDATION: $518 → 9%AFYA FOUNDATION: $500 → 9%BOBBIE'S PLACE: $275 → 20%GRAND STREET SETTLEMENT: $45k → 17%GRAND STREET SETTLEMENT: $28k → 17%GRAND STREET SETTLEMENT: $23k → 17%GRAND STREET SETTLEMENT: $20k → 17%GRAND STREET SETTLEMENT: $415 → 17%DOROT INC: $187 → 17%MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM: $2k → 17%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

ME
VT
NH
IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MD
KS
TN
DC
GA
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$519k · 36 repeat orgs$55k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

36 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2026, 19 since wound down; 13 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

36
66

Total granted

$519k
$44k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
0%

Still filing today

78%
61%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’22’23’24’25’26
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementHealthPhilanthropyOther
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

  • GS
    GRAND STREET SETTLEMENT INC
    5× · 2022–2026 · $115k · revenue +32%
  • PA
    PUBLIC ART FUND INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $101k · revenue +34%
  • IH
    ISLAND HOUSING TRUST CORPORATION
    5× · 2022–2026 · $50k · revenue +71%

Funded once

  • MG
    MOMA GIVING 2127089698
    one grant, 2022 · $7k
  • SL
    STUDENT LEADERSHIP NETWORK INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $3k · revenue +34%
  • MS
    MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM INC
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue -15%
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
New York Studio School

The new york studio school is committed to giving a significant education to the aspiring artist, a preamble to a lifetime's engagement in drawing, painting, and sculpture. (see schedule o for continuation)

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2
New York Foundation for the Arts Inc

Established in 1971, the mission of the new york foundation for the arts (nyfa) is to empower artists in all disciplines, as well as cultural workers, to achieve success on their own terms by providing critical support, resources, and…

Arts & Culture
3
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
4
New Museum of Contemporary Art

A center for exhibitions, information, and documentation about living artists since 1977, which continues to be a place of experimentation and a hub of new art and new ideas.

Arts & Culture
5
New York School of Interior Design

New york school of interior design provides the most innovative, immersive, and transformative interior design education in the world, demonstrating the impact of professionally designed interiors on the health, happiness, and well-being…

Education
6
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences

The mission of the brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, d/b/a brooklyn museum (the "museum") is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. (see schedule o).

Arts & Culture
7
The Paris Review Foundation Inc

The mission of the organization is to foster the development of creative individuals as writers and artists and to promote public appreciation of excellence in the literary and graphic arts by publishing a magazine containing fiction,…

Education
8
New York City Center Inc

The mission of new york city center is to be new york city's leading center for dance and musical theater. dedicated to making the arts accessible to the broadest possible audience, city center seeks to create a welcoming environment and…

Arts & Culture
9
Arthur Miller Foundation

To honor the legacy of the great american playwright, arthur miller, and his new york city public school education, the arthur miller foundation (the "foundation") increases equitable access to quality theater education for public school…

Philanthropy
10
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc

The manhattan institute is a community of scholars, journalists, activists, and civic leaders dedicated to advancing opportunity, individual liberty, and the rule of law in america and its great cities.

Public Benefit
11
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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12
City Report Inc

CITY REPORT, INC. serves the people of New York through independent journalism that answers their information needs and holds the powerful to account.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Fund for the City of New York Inc; the most unlike its peers is Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County 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

79 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. 79 of the 119 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)
15
Early backer (in before they grew)
79/79
Grantees still filing
44/79
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PUBLIC ART FUND INC: $101,000 · OtherPUBLIC ART FUND INCMOMA GIVING 2127089698: $7,000 · Other+75 more: $66,358 · Other+75 moreGRAND STREET SETTLEMENT INC: $115,415 · Human ServicesGRAND STREET SETTLEMENT…+5 more: $5,267 · Human ServicesWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $30,250 · Arts & CultureWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AME…THE ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM INC: $28,700 · Arts & CultureTHE ALDRICH CONTEMPOR…CHICKEN & EGG FILMS INC: $13,537 · Arts & CultureCHICKEN & EGG FILMS I…Museum of Modern Art: $11,186 · Arts & CultureMuseum of Modern ArtCIRCUIT ARTS INC: $4,830 · Arts & CultureFILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC: $4,500 · Arts & CultureMARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM INC: $4,000 · Arts & Culture+14 more: $11,817 · Arts & Culture+14 moreREPRIEVE (US): $88,500 · Civil RightsREPRIEVE (US)ISLAND HOUSING TRUST CORPORATION: $50,000 · Housing & ShelterISLAND HO…HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES: $18,500 · EducationETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL: $4,046 · EducationKENYON COLLEGE: $1,000 · EducationBARD COLLEGE: $1,000 · Education+8 more: $2,858 · EducationCITY PARKS FOUNDATION INC: $5,100 · Recreation & Sports
Other$174,358Human Services$120,682Arts & Culture$108,820Civil Rights$88,500Housing & Shelter$50,000Education$27,404Recreation & Sports$5,100

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 budgetGRAND STREET SETTLEMENT INC: $115,415 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPUBLIC ART FUND INC: $101,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetREPRIEVE (US): $88,500 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetISLAND HOUSING TRUST CORPORATION: $50,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $30,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM INC: $28,700 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetHOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES: $18,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCHICKEN & EGG FILMS INC: $13,537 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $11,186 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCITY PARKS FOUNDATION INC: $5,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCIRCUIT ARTS INC: $4,830 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL: $4,046 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTORAHTELLING LAB SHUL INC: $3,088 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetARTSCONNECTION INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetISLAND GROWN INITIATIVE LTD: $2,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AFYA FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $2,305 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SUMMER CAMP INC: $1,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRIVERDALE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLAWYERS FOR CHILDREN INC: $1,290 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetACCESS REPRODUCTIVE CARE - SOUTHEAST: $1,036 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JEWISH MUSEUM: $1,008 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFORWARD TN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD FIRST PROGRAM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKENYON COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBARD COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DREAMYARD PROJECT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ACCELERATION PROJECT INC: $908 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOUTWARD BOUND INC: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK ABORTION ACCESS FUND: $750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $610 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MAIN IDEA INC: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPROTEUS FUND INC: $512 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetQUEER ART INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSKOWHEGAN SCHOOL OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUMPSTART FOR YOUNG CHILDREN INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR NEW YORK CITY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREIMAGINE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMISTY MEADOWS EQUINE LEARNING CENTER INC: $473 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF THE ARTS INC: $359 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBY KIDS INC: $356 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMobilization for Justice Inc: $354 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFEATHERSTONE CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAdvocates for Children of New York: $300 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.

Jewish Communal FundThe New York Communit…The Goldman Sachs Cha…The Ford FoundationTides FoundationAppleman Foundation I…Pinkerton FoundationThe Hyde and Watson F…Open Society InstituteThe Chicago Community…Jewish Community Fede…Daniel M Neidich & Br…
Jewish Communal FundNY31.3× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The New York Community Trust · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Ford Foundation · Tides Foundation · Appleman Foundation Inc · Pinkerton Foundation · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Open Society Institute · The Chicago Community Trust · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Daniel M Neidich & Brooke Garber 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 Ellen and Andrew G Celli Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Ellen and Andrew G Celli Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
  • Moveable Feast Inc: 18% of income from government
  • The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Island Housing Trust Corporation: 1% of income from government
  • Circuit Arts Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Island Grown Initiative Ltd: 0% of income from government
  • Milton Academy: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
19report 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 Ellen and Andrew G Celli 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 119 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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