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The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$171k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
39
Grants FY2025
37
Organizations funded FY2024
30%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$200
Largest grant, FY2025
$57,960
Organizations funded a year
14 to 42
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$1.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 30% of the organizations The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthInternationalArts & CultureHuman ServicesCivil RightsReligionOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving36$155k19%
FY202437$188k30%
FY202342$217k26%
FY202227$113k33%
FY202124$154k33%
FY202020$161k50%
FY201914$117k36%
FY201815$304k47%
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What it funded, over time

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

Religion$520kArts & Culture$376kHealth$237kEducation$222kCivil Rights$123kScience & Tech$103kInternational$63kHuman Services$54kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
PA
NJ
VA
TN
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Miami Children's Museum Inc Fka Miami Youth Museum$354,00081%
Temple Judea$318,8339n/a
American Jewish Committee$119,85050%
Union for Reform Judaism$63,0528n/a
Temple Beth Shalom$57,6005n/a
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc$53,00050%
Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center Inc$50,00010%
Central Conference of American Rabbis$50,0002n/a
Blood Cancer United Inc$44,00050%
Teach for America Inc$25,00010%
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All grantees of The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Miami Children's Museum Inc Fka Miami Youth Museum$354,00081%
Temple Judea$318,8339n/a
American Jewish Committee$119,85050%
Union for Reform Judaism$63,0528n/a
Temple Beth Shalom$57,6005n/a
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc$53,00050%
Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center Inc$50,00010%
Central Conference of American Rabbis$50,0002n/a
Blood Cancer United Inc$44,00050%
Teach for America Inc$25,00010%
Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey Inc$25,00040%
Womans Cancer Association of the University of Miami Inc$20,90552%
Temple Ner Tamid$20,0002n/a
Foundation for New Education Initiatives Inc$16,01690%
Miami Music Project Inc$12,85040%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$11,00070%
Temple Beth Sholom$10,0001n/a
Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education$8,50070%
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion$5,6508n/a
Children's Law Center Inc$5,0001n/a
Association for Jewish Studies Inc$5,00010%
March of Dimes Inc$4,50020%
Anti-Defamation League$2,90040%
Scheck Hillel Community School$2,50010%
Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind Inc$2,25030%
Israel Tennis Centers Foundation Inc$2,10030%
United Service Organizations Inc$80050%
The Social Cog Inc$75010%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida Inc$70060%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$63650%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$60040%
South Florida Public Media Group Inc$55050%
South Florida Progress Foundation Inc$53010%
Heartbeats for Patches Inc$50011%
Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami-Dade County Inc$40020%
Jewish Educational Loan Fund Inc$36020%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$35020%
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Inc$30020%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$30030%
Salvation Army National Corp$3002n/a
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$25040%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$21020%
American Committee for Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem Inc$20020%
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami Inc$20020%
Jewish Community Services of South Florida Inc$18010%
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science Inc$17910%
The Brooklyn College Foundation Inc$15020%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$15020%
Historical Association of Southern Florida Inc$15020%
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc$12810%
Friends of Yad Sarah Inc$10010%
Smithsonian Institution$10010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$10010%
Operation Smile Inc$6010%
Special Olympics Inc$5010%
Meals on Wheels America$5010%
Birthright Israel Foundation$5010%
SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA Inc$5010%
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($261k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMiami Children's Museum Inc Fka Miami Youth Museum: $354,000 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $119,850 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc: $53,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMichael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $44,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey Inc: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWomans Cancer Association of the University of Miami Inc: $20,905 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetFoundation for New Education Initiatives Inc: $16,016 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetMiami Music Project Inc: $12,850 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $11,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for the Advancement of Jewish Education: $8,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetAssociation for Jewish Studies Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMarch of Dimes Inc: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $2,900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetScheck Hillel Community School: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind Inc: $2,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIsrael Tennis Centers Foundation Inc: $2,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Service Organizations Inc: $800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Social Cog Inc: $750 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida Inc: $700 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $636 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSouth Florida Public Media Group Inc: $550 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSouth Florida Progress Foundation Inc: $530 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHeartbeats for Patches Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetJorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami-Dade County Inc: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Educational Loan Fund Inc: $360 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMultiple Sclerosis Association of America Inc: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $210 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Committee for Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Greater Miami Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Community Services of South Florida Inc: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science Inc: $179 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brooklyn College Foundation Inc: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHistorical Association of Southern Florida Inc: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc: $128 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Yad Sarah Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Smile Inc: $60 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels America: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 50.

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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.

Mightycause Charitable FoundationFL25.7× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The Batchelor Foundation Inc · Westminster Barrington Foundation · Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · The Miami Foundation Inc · Peacock Foundation Inc · The Kirk Foundation · The Shepard Broad Foundation Inc · United Way Miami Inc · John S and James L Knight Foundation · Jewish Communal 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.

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About The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation

How much does The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation give?
The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation reported 39 grants totaling $170,754 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 42 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (30%), Arts & Culture (22%), Health (14%).
Who are The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Miami Children's Museum Inc Fka Miami Youth Museum ($354k), Temple Judea ($319k), American Jewish Committee ($120k).
Does The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Mightycause Charitable Foundation, The Batchelor Foundation Inc, Westminster Barrington Foundation.
Where is The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation based?
The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation is based in FL.

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 87 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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