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The Ethel & Joseph Spatz Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Ethel & Joseph Spatz Foundation Inc

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.

$165k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2025.

Human Services$422kEducation$327kCrime & Legal$105kInternational$102kFood & Nutrition$60kReligion$60kHousing & Shelter$40kArts & Culture$3k
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$15,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$3.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SCHOLARSHIP AND WELFARE FUND OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF HUNTER COLLEGE$25,000
NEW YORK OPPORTUNITY NETWORK INC$25,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES SOUTHWESTERN OHIO$20,000
AIM HIGH$20,000
NATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER$15,000
CANAL ALLIANCE$15,000
PROJECT AVARY$15,000
A IS FOR AFRICA$10,000
FREESTORE - FOODBANK INC$10,000
SAN FRANCISCO MARIN FOOD BANK$10,000
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 (FY19–25, $192k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NEBRASKA: $20k → 12%RAPHAEL HOUSE: $20k → 10%LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NEBRASKA: $20k → 12%RAPHAEL HOUSE: $20k → 10%LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NEBRASKA: $17k → 12%CATHOLIC CHARITIES SOUTHWESTERN OHIO: $20k → 16%LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NEBRASKA: $15k → 12%CATHOLIC CHARITIES SOUTHWESTERN OHIO: $15k → 16%CATHOLIC CHARITIES SOUTHWESTERN OHIO: $15k → 16%CATHOLIC CHARITIES SOUTHWESTERN OHIO: $15k → 16%CATHOLIC CHARITIES SOUTHWESTERN OHIO: $15k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
NY
OH
CA
NE
MD
DC
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 9% of The Ethel & Joseph Spatz Foundation Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

The Ethel & Joseph Spatz Foundation Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 2.7% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 17 repeat orgs$54k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +56% since the first grant, against +55% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
3

Total granted

$1.1M
$39k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+56%
+55%

Still filing today

88%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationInternationalCrime & LegalFood & NutritionReligionOther
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

  • TN
    THE NEW YORK OPPORTUNITY NETWORK INC DBA THE OPPORTUNITY NETWORK
    7× · 2019–2025 · $165k · revenue +102%
  • SA
    SCHOLARSHIP AND WELFARE FUND OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF HUNTER COLLEGE INC
    5× · 2020–2025 · $121k · revenue +4%
  • LF
    LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC
    6× · 2019–2024 · $112k · revenue +56%

Funded once

  • HC
    HUNTER COLLEGE
    one grant, 2019 · $21k
  • FC
    FAMILY & CHILDREN'S LAW CENTERgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $15k · revenue +55%
  • NT
    NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION THE WATERGATE OFFICE BUILDING
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
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
Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services

Dedicated to assisting those in need by alleviating their immediate pain and problems and moving them toward self-sufficiency and financial independence.

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2
Community Action Marin

We make it possible for people in marin to achieve well-being by providing the vital services they need. together, we break down the barriers that get in the way of fair and lasting change in service to better outcomes for all.

Human Services
3
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri

The food bank for central & northeast missouri is a regional disaster and hunger relief network that acquires and distributes millions of meals each year to help neighbors get the food they need to thrive. (continued on schedule o)the…

Food & Nutrition
4
Avenues for Justice Inc

Avenues for justice operates a progressive diversion program for nyc court-involved and at-risk youth, ages 13 to 24, through adapted hybrid online and onsite programming, and 24/7 mentorship with community-based court advocates, the…

Crime & Legal
5
Hunger Solutions New York Inc

We strive to maximize participation in, and support for, federally funded nutrition assistance programs including supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap), the school breakfast program and national school lunch program, the summer…

Food & Nutrition
6
Association House of Chicago

Association house's mission is to advance each person's full participation in the life of their families, communities, and society. since 1899, we have served a vibrant, multicultural community. we used a trauma informed, culturally…

Human Services
7
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County

Catholic charities of santa clara county serves and advocates for families and individuals in need, especially those living in poverty. rooted in gospel values, we work to create a more just and compassionate community in which people of…

Human Services
8
Feeding San Diego

On a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. through direct service and community partnerships, feeding san diego provides more than 26 million meals each year to children, families,…

Food & Nutrition
9
Jobsfirstnyc

Jobsfirstnyc's mission is to create and advance solutions that break down barriers and transform the systems supporting young adults and their communities in the pursuit of economic opportunities.

Youth Development
10
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley

To realize our vision of a hunger free community we will provide more food, healthy food and better access to food. we will leverage our own resources and also work with partners in the community.

Food & Nutrition
11
Abilities Network Inc

Cultivating inclusive communities through relationships, innovation and high-quality services.

Health
12
Philabundance

PHILABUNDANCE WAS FOUNDED IN 1984 WITH THE SIMPLE BELIEF THAT NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY WHILE HEALTHY FOOD GOES TO WASTE. OUR MISSION IS TO DRIVE HUNGER FROM OUR COMMUNITIES TODAY AND TO END HUNGER FOR GOOD. We have a commitment to always…

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Aim High for High School; the most unlike its peers is A Is for Africa Ltd. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

16 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. 16 of the 21 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
14/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC: $112,000 · Human ServicesLUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE …AIM HIGH: $80,000 · Human ServicesAIM HIGHCatholic Charities Southwestern Ohio: $80,000 · Human ServicesCatholic Charities Southwestern…RAPHAEL HOUSE OF SAN FRANCISCO INC: $40,000 · Human ServicesRAPHAEL HOUSE OF SAN FRANCISCO …THE NEW YORK OPPORTUNITY NETWORK INC DBA THE OPPORTUNITY NETWORK: $165,000 · EducationTHE NEW YORK OPPORTUNITY NETWOR…SCHOLARSHIP AND WELFARE FUND OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF HUNTER COLLEGE INC: $121,400 · EducationSCHOLARSHIP AND WELFARE FUND OF…AIM HIGH FOR HIGH SCHOOL: $20,000 · EducationAIM HIGH FOR HIGH SCHOOLTHE PEOPLE CONCERN - OPCC AND LAMP COMMUNITY UNITED: $60,000 · OtherTHE PEOPLE CONCERN -…JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICES OF MADISON INC: $60,000 · OtherJEWISH SOCIAL SERVIC…CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE EAST BAY: $30,000 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIES O…HUNTER COLLEGE: $20,890 · OtherHUNTER COLLEGENATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER: $15,000 · OtherNATIONAL IMMIGRANT J…SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK: $15,000 · OtherSAN FRANCISCO FOOD B…+1 more: $3,000 · OtherA IS FOR AFRICA LTD: $70,400 · InternationalA IS FOR A…HIAS INC: $31,600 · InternationalHIAS INCPROJECT AVARY INC ALTERNATIVE VENTURES FOR AT RISK YOUTH: $75,000 · Crime & LegalPROJECT A…FAMILY & CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER: $15,000 · Crime & LegalFAMILY & …CANAL ALLIANCE: $60,000 · ReligionMANNA FOOD CENTER INC: $30,000 · Food & NutritionFREESTORE FOODBANK INC: $15,000 · Food & Nutrition
Human Services$312,000Education$306,400Other$203,890International$102,000Crime & Legal$90,000Religion$60,000Food & Nutrition$45,000

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 budgetTHE NEW YORK OPPORTUNITY NETWORK INC DBA THE OPPORTUNITY NETWORK: $165,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetSCHOLARSHIP AND WELFARE FUND OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF HUNTER COLLEGE INC: $121,400 over 5y, 3.0% of budgetLUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC: $112,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAIM HIGH: $80,000 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetCatholic Charities Southwestern Ohio: $80,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetPROJECT AVARY INC ALTERNATIVE VENTURES FOR AT RISK YOUTH: $75,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetA IS FOR AFRICA LTD: $70,400 over 7y, 14% of budgetCANAL ALLIANCE: $60,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH SOCIAL SERVICES OF MADISON INC: $60,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetRAPHAEL HOUSE OF SAN FRANCISCO INC: $40,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetHIAS INC: $31,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMANNA FOOD CENTER INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAIM HIGH FOR HIGH SCHOOL: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFAMILY & CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER: $15,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetFREESTORE FOODBANK INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK: $15,000 over 2y, 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.

Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramPA9.1× affinity5 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Ethel & Joseph Spatz Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Ethel & Joseph Spatz Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 88%
  • Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
  • Manna Food Center Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
8report 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.

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 21 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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