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The F & Js Fund Inc at a glance

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The F & Js Fund Inc

Its FY2023 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$682k
Granted FY2021
37
Grants FY2021
9
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

100% of The F & Js Fund Inc’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year The F & Js Fund Inc named its own grantees at scale: 23 organizations, $682k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

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Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Philanthropy$4.0MCrime & Legal$283kArts & Culture$120kHealth$91kEnvironment$83kCivil Rights$52kAnimals$26kEducation$25kOther$0
02FY2021 · 37 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k20 grants · $24k
  • $10k–50k15 grants · $308k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$5,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL$250,000
THE FILM COLLABORATIVE$100,000
350ORG$36,000
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND$35,000
CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN$26,000
ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE$26,000
MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER$25,000
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY$25,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NY$25,000
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE$25,000
END OF LIFE CHOICES NY$20,000
WNET-THIRTEEN & WLIW 21$15,000
FINAL EXIT NETWORK$10,000
LEGAL AID SOCIETY$10,000
COMPASSION & CHOICES$10,000
02The need
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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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–23) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 8% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%NANTUCKET LAND COUNCIL: $1k → 6%CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY CHORUS: $500 → 8%SWARTHMORE COLLEGE: $25k → 10%UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL: $1k → 22%PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK: $10k → 10%SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND: $3.9M → 10%THE FILM COLLABORATIVE: $100k → 14%SEE ATTACHED LIST: $646k → 6%AVENUES FOR JUSTICE: $1k → 17%COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES INC: $500 → 20%LEGAL AID SOCIETY: $10k → 28%WORLD WILDLIFE FUND: $150 → 14%INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $1k → 10%XERCES SOCIETY: $500 → 12%SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE: $1k → 8%HARVARD LAW SCHOOL: $5k → 8%SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND: $97k → 10%SEE ATTACHED LIST: $609k → 6%NY COUNTY LAWYERS ASSN: $205 → 17%CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NY: $5k → 20%NY BOTANICAL GARDENS: $100 → 28%ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE: $26k → 14%SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND: $12k → 10%SEE ATTACHED LIST: $519k → 6%COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL: $250k → 17%MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER: $25k → 28%SEE ATTACHED LIST: $517k → 6%END OF LIFE CHOICES NY: $20k → 17%WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY: $25k → 28%TRICKLE UP: $1k → 17%METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $2k → 17%WNET-THIRTEEN & WLIW 21: $15k → 17%CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN: $26k → 17%PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NY: $25k → 17%COLUMBIA PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL: $1k → 17%AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $2k → 17%NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $500 → 17%CITY BAR ASSOCIATION: $10k → 17%NEW YORK LANDMARKS CONSERVANCY: $1k → 17%ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND: $35k → 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

NY
MA
OR
PA
CA
UT
MO
DC
FL
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 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.

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Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
2
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
3
National Association of Clean Water Agencies

Nacwa is the national voice of public clean water utilities, shaping water policy, convening a vibrant peer network, and empowering water leaders.

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4
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
5
Asociacion Interamericana Para La Defensa Del Ambiente

To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.

Crime & Legal
6
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
7
The Nature Conservancy

The mission of the nature conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.

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8
Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide

Educational & charitable. to provide legal and scientific information to public interest attorneys and scientists in numerous countries.

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9
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
10
New York League of Conservation Voters

See schedule onylcv is a non-partisan policy making and political action organization that works to make environmental protection a top priority with elected officials, decision-makers and the voters by evaluating incumbent performance and…

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11
The Climate Group Inc

Climate group advances climate action by mobilizing business and government leadership to drive systemic decarbonization across energy, transport, and industry, while engaging the public through large-scale convenings and global platforms.…

Environment
12
Ocean Conservancy

Ocean conservancy unites science, people, and policy to protect our ocean, today and for generations to come.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc; the most unlike its peers is Metropolitan Museum of Art. 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

24 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. 24 of the 38 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
17/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $3,975,017 · PhilanthropyDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INCCOLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL: $250,000 · OtherCOLUMBIA …CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN OF NEW YORK INC: $26,000 · OtherCITIZENS …PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NY: $25,000 · OtherPLANNED P…END OF LIFE CHOICES NY: $20,000 · OtherWNET-THIRTEEN & WLIW 21: $15,000 · OtherSWARTHMORE COLLEGE: $25,000 · OtherSWARTHMOR…+15 more: $39,055 · Other+15 moreTHE FILM COLLABORATIVE INC: $100,000 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $2,500 · Arts & Culture350ORG: $36,000 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $35,000 · EnvironmentPesticide Action Network North America: $10,000 · Environment+3 more: $2,150 · EnvironmentALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE: $26,000 · Civil RightsCOMPASSION & CHOICES: $10,000 · Civil RightsMONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER: $25,000 · HealthFINAL EXIT NETWORK INC: $10,000 · HealthWildlife Conservation Society: $25,000 · Animals+1 more: $500 · Animals
Philanthropy$3,975,017Other$400,055Arts & Culture$102,500Environment$83,150Civil Rights$36,000Health$35,000Animals$25,500

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 budgetDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $3,975,017 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FILM COLLABORATIVE INC: $100,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budget350ORG: $36,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $35,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN OF NEW YORK INC: $26,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE: $26,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSWARTHMORE COLLEGE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFINAL EXIT NETWORK INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetPesticide Action Network North America: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE LEGAL AID SOCIETY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMPASSION & CHOICES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK LANDMARKS CONSERVANCY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNANTUCKET LAND & WATER COUNCIL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAVENUES FOR JUSTICE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSouthern Utah Wilderness Alliance: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRICKLE UP PROGRAM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetXERCES SOCIETY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Historical Society: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY CHORUS: $500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $150 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.

The New York Communit…Boston Foundation IncVanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
The New York Community TrustNY13.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The New York Community Trust · Boston Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 F & Js Fund Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The F & Js Fund Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 22%
  • Xerces Society Inc: 22% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
4report 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.

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 38 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
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