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The Ellison Foundation Mutl Fd & LP Xxx-Xx-Xxxx

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.

$4.6M
Granted FY2024still arriving
17
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$792k
Largest
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Health$13MEducation$2.4MHousing & Shelter$1.2MArts & Culture$900kYouth Development$600kHuman Services$455kEnvironment$120kInternational$120kOther$0
02FY2024 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k1 grant · $20k
  • $50k–250k9 grants · $989k
  • $250k+7 grants · $3.6M
$168,988
Median grant
1
States reached
$90M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$792,000
TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE$675,000
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE$650,000
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC$507,272
BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL$414,928
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS CHAN$350,468
BOSTON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL TRUST$250,000
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL$170,000
MASS EYE & EAR INFIRMARY$168,988
DUXBURY BAY MARITIME SCHOOL$100,000
CROSSROADS FOR KIDS$100,000
ROSIE'S PLACE$100,000
WEST BOYLSTON JRSR HIGH SCHOOL$100,000
SOUTH SHORE CONSERVATORY$100,000
PINE STREET INN$100,000
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 (FY19–24, $600k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%PINE STREET INN: $100k → 16%PINE STREET INN: $100k → 16%PINE STREET INN: $100k → 16%PINE STREET INN: $100k → 16%PINE STREET INN: $100k → 16%PINE STREET INN: $100k → 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.
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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$19M · 28 repeat orgs$505k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +47% since the first grant, against -67% for those funded once.

28 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
4

Total granted

$19M
$505k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
-67%

Still filing today

57%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationArts & CultureRecreation & SportsHousing & ShelterHuman ServicesOther
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

  • Trustees of Tufts College
    5× · 2019–2024 · $1.6M · revenue +26%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc
    6× · 2019–2024 · $1.4M · revenue +97%
  • CH
    Children's Hospital Corporation
    5× · 2019–2024 · $1.3M · revenue +75%

Funded once

  • UM
    UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL - WATTS LAB
    one grant, 2020 · $250k
  • BU
    BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    one grant, 2021 · $160k
  • LH
    LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES INC
    one grant, 2023 · $75k · revenue -99%
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
Winchester Hospital

The mission of winchester hospital is "to care. to heal. to excel." this ethos provides each and every staff member with clear expectations, promoting teamwork and respect while ensuring safety, quality and empathy for patients. winchester…

Health
2
Northeast Hospital Corporation

Centering on a concept and continuum of care that embraces the health, well-being and dignity of each patient, regardless of their ability to pay, northeast hospital corporation (nhc) has four facilities, beverly hospital, addison gilbert…

Health
3
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton

The mission of the beth israel deaconess hospital-milton, inc. (bid-milton or hospital) is to provide safe, high-quality, community-based health care and access to tertiary care in close collaboration with its sister hospital, beth israel…

Health
4
Beth Israel Lahey Health Primary Care

Beth israel lahey health primary care (bilhpc) is a network of community based physicians affiliated with the beth israel lahey health (bilh) network and serving the patients and communities served by the lahey clinic hospital (lahey…

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5
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth Inc

The mission of the beth israel deaconess hospital-plymouth, inc. (bid-plymouth or hospital) is to improve the health and well-being of its patients and communities by providing a full continuum of healthcare services with excellence and…

Health
6
Lahey Clinic Hospital Inc

Lahey clinic hospital d/b/a lahey hospital & medical center (lhmc) is committed to providing superior health care leading to the best possible outcomes and experiences for every patient, advancing medicine through research and the…

Health
7
Medical Care of Boston Management Corp

Medical care of boston management corp d/b/a beth israel lahey health primary care a/k/a affiliated physicians group (bilhpc) is a network of community based physicians affiliated with beth israel lahey health (bilh) and its hospitals…

Health
8
Lahey Clinic Foundation Inc

The lahey clinic foundation, inc. (lcf) serves as the sole member and supports the lahey clinic (lc) and lahey clinic hospital d/b/a lahey hospital & medical center (lhmc), enabling lhmc and lc to provide superior health care leading to…

Health
9
Mount Auburn Hospital

The mission of new england baptist hospital (nebh or hospital) is the operation and maintenance of an acute care, orthopedic specialty hospital and provision of all services related thereto for the benefit of patients. nebh strives to…

Health
10
Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates Group Return

Mass general brigham incorporated is developing an integrated health care delivery system throughout the region that offers patients a continuum of coordinated, high-quality care.

Health
11
Beth Israel Lahey Health Specialty Care F/K/a Northeast Medical Practice

Beth israel lahey health specialty care f/k/a northeast medical practice (bilhsc fka nmp) primary mission is to provide high quality medical care to the patients of northeast hospital corporation (beverly hospital, addison gilbert hospital…

Health
12
Anna Jaques Hospital Inc

The mission of anna jaques hospital (ajh or hospital) is to provide the highest quality medical care and improve the health of the communities served by ajh in alliance with the ajh medical staff and ajh affiliates including seacoast…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Boston Medical Center Corporation; the most unlike its peers is Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 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

19 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. 19 of the 32 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
14/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $3,442,000 · OtherAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYMASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED: $1,049,928 · OtherMASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATEDMASS GENERAL HOSPITAL: $780,000 · OtherMASS GENERAL HOSPITALUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS CHAN: $700,468 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS CHANWEST BOYLSTON JRSR HIGH SCHOOL: $600,000 · OtherWEST BOYLSTON JRSR HIGH SCHOOLCITY YEAR INC: $400,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMY: $375,000 · OtherMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL: $335,000 · Other+8 more: $1,050,000 · Other+8 moreDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $1,400,000 · HealthDana-Farber Cancer Institute IncChildren's Hospital Corporation: $1,250,000 · HealthChildren's Hospital CorporationBETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC: $727,272 · HealthBETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INCBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC: $670,000 · HealthBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CE…MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND INC: $500,000 · HealthMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSAC…MASSACHUSETTS EYE & EAR INFIRMARY: $343,988 · HealthMASSACHUSETTS EYE & EAR INFIRMAR…BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION: $338,300 · HealthBOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATIO…LAHEY CLINIC INC: $250,000 · Health+1 more: $75,000 · HealthTrustees of Tufts College: $1,625,000 · EducationTrustees of T…DUXBURY BAY MARITIME SCHOOL INC: $600,000 · EducationDUXBURY BAY M…SOUTH SHORE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC: $600,000 · Arts & CultureUSS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM INC: $300,000 · Arts & CultureCROSSROADS FOR KIDS INC: $600,000 · Recreation & SportsROSIE'S PLACE INC: $600,000 · Housing & ShelterPINE STREET INN INC: $600,000 · Human Services
Other$8,732,396Health$5,554,560Education$2,225,000Arts & Culture$900,000Recreation & Sports$600,000Housing & Shelter$600,000Human Services$600,000

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 budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $1,625,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $1,400,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation: $1,250,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC: $727,272 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC: $670,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH SHORE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC: $600,000 over 6y, 2.4% of budgetDUXBURY BAY MARITIME SCHOOL INC: $600,000 over 6y, 5.3% of budgetCROSSROADS FOR KIDS INC: $600,000 over 6y, 3.3% of budgetROSIE'S PLACE INC: $600,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetPINE STREET INN INC: $600,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND INC: $500,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetCITY YEAR INC: $400,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION: $338,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUSS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM INC: $300,000 over 6y, 2.0% of budgetLAHEY CLINIC INC: $250,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDUXBURY BEACH RESERVATION INC: $120,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetLAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES INC: $75,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE 200 FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 14% 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 Trustees of Tufts College ↗
  • Who funds Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc ↗
  • Who funds Children's Hospital Corporation ↗
  • Who funds BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC ↗
  • Who funds BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds SOUTH SHORE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC ↗
  • Who funds DUXBURY BAY MARITIME SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds CROSSROADS FOR KIDS INC ↗
  • Who funds ROSIE'S PLACE INC ↗
  • Who funds PINE STREET INN INC ↗
  • Who funds MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND INC ↗
  • Who funds CITY YEAR INC ↗
  • Who funds MASSACHUSETTS EYE & EAR INFIRMARY ↗
  • Who funds BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds LAHEY CLINIC INC ↗
  • Who funds DUXBURY BEACH RESERVATION INC ↗
  • Who funds LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds THE 200 FOUNDATION 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.

The Rice Family Charitable FoundationDE13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Rice Family Charitable Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 Ellison Foundation Mutl Fd & LP Xxx-Xx-Xxxx funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Ellison Foundation Mutl Fd & LP Xxx-Xx-Xxxx. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 10%
  • Boston Medical Center Corporation: 23% of income from government
  • Uss Constitution Museum Inc: 17% of income from government
  • Trustees of Tufts College: 13% of income from government
  • Pine Street Inn Inc: 11% of income from government
  • City Year Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Children's Hospital Corporation: 10% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Duxbury Beach Reservation Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Crossroads for Kids Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Lahey Clinic Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Rosie's Place Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
1report 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.
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Find your warmest path to The Ellison Foundation Mutl Fd & LP Xxx-Xx-Xxxx 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 32 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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