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The Farkas Family Foundation at a glance

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The Farkas Family 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.

$2.1M
Granted FY2026still arriving
10
Grants FY2026still arriving
2
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0182% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Crime & Legal$5.2MHealth$1.0MEnvironment$545kArts & Culture$510kHousing & Shelter$178kHuman Services$155kEducation$130kAnimals$112kOther$0
02FY2026 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • Under $10k2 grants · $7k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $85k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
  • $250k+2 grants · $2.0M
$25,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$4.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER$1,000,000
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER$1,000,000
BIKE THE US FOR MS$50,000
Individual grant recipient$25,000
WHOLE WOMAN'S HEALTH ALLIANCE$25,000
MOBIUS DISCOVERY CENTER$15,000
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF$10,000
WILDLIFE CENTER OF VIRGINIA$10,000
SAINT GEORGE'S SCHOOL$5,000
CHARLOTTESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL$2,000
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 (FY17–24, $125k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%READY KIDS: $25k → 8%READY KIDS: $25k → 8%READY KIDS: $25k → 8%READY KIDS: $20k → 8%READY KIDS: $10k → 8%READY KIDS: $10k → 8%READY KIDS: $10k → 8%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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$10M · 41 repeat orgs$530k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +55% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

41 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2026, 36 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

41
31

Total granted

$10M
$428k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+55%
+13%

Still filing today

44%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $102k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
Arts & CultureEnvironmentCrime & LegalHealthCivil RightsCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • LA
    LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER
    9× · 2017–2025 · $5.1M · revenue +317%
  • SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
    10× · 2017–2026 · $2.3M · revenue +55%
  • MF
    MONTPELIER FOUNDATION
    5× · 2017–2024 · $209k · revenue +80%

Funded once

  • DM
    DEMOCRACY MATTERS FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue +416%
  • TP
    THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE OF
    one grant, 2017 · $47k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2024 · $25k
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
Virginia Coalition for Progressive Values

To establish an effective, long-term and resilient political infrastructure that advocates for and delivers public policy victories which reflect the values held in common by our members.

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2
The Commonwealth Institute for

To use policy, research, and analysis to advance the well-being of Virginia communities, and improve the economic security and social opportunities of all Virginians.

Public Benefit
3
Virginia Community Action Partnership Inc

Virginia community action partnership (vacap) is the statewide membership association for virginia's thirty-one non-profit and public community action agencies. vacaps mission is to build the capacity and competencies of virginias…

Human Services
4
Voices for Virginia's Children

The mission of voices for virginia's children is to champion public policies and legislation that achieve positive and equitable outcomes for young people.

Civil Rights
5
The West Virginia Chamber Foundation
Public Benefit
6
Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley

Alliance for the shenandoah valley informs and engages people to protect the natural resources, cultural heritages, and rural character of our region.

Community Improvement
7
Virginia Commonwealth University Intellectual Property Foundation

The foundation determines the patentability and obtains patents on virginia commonwealth university (vcu) inventions and markets and licenses such inventions to commerical entities. the foundation's activities promote research efforts at…

Health
8
Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities

VCIC works with schools, businesses, and communities to achieve success through inclusion.

Civil Rights
9
Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Comm

The charlottesville regional chamber of commerce is a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the commonwealth of virginia for the purpose of representing private enterprise, promoting business, economic growth and vitality, and…

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10
Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development

To promote economic development in the charlottesville and central virginia region.

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11
Virginia Environmental Endowment

The endowment's mission is to improve the quality of the environment by using its capital, expertise, and resources to fund projects and programs that encourage all sectors to work together to prevent pollution, improve water quality,…

Environment
12
New Virginia Majority

New Virginia Majority is a grassroots organization that works with low income people in local communities through leadership development, trainings and workshops, issue education and advocacy.

Civil Rights
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Center for Nonprofit Excellence; the most unlike its peers is Allied Extract. 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

37 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. 37 of the 76 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/37
Grantees still filing
26/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER: $5,095,000 · Crime & LegalLEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER+2 more: $70,000 · Crime & LegalSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER: $2,310,000 · OtherSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTERIndividual grant recipient: $210,000 · OtherBLUE RIDGE ABORTION ASSISTANCE: $200,000 · Other+53 more: $1,759,690 · Other+53 moreMONTPELIER FOUNDATION: $209,380 · Arts & CultureTHE PARAMOUNT THEATER FOUNDATION IN F/K/A THE PARAMOUNT THEATER INC: $128,855 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $30,000 · Arts & CultureNEW RIVER ABORTION ACCESS FUND: $250,000 · Civil RightsDEMOCRACY MATTERS FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Civil Rights+1 more: $10,000 · Civil RightsTHE WOMEN'S INITIATIVE: $170,000 · HealthBIKE THE US FOR MS INC: $50,000 · HealthWHOLE WOMAN'S HEALTH ALLIANCE: $25,000 · HealthTHE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL: $195,000 · EnvironmentCOMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE: $20,000 · EnvironmentLAND TRUST ALLIANCE INC: $10,000 · EnvironmentAMERICAN RIVERS INC: $10,000 · EnvironmentREADYKIDS INC: $125,000 · Human Services
Crime & Legal$5,165,000Other$4,479,690Arts & Culture$368,235Civil Rights$310,000Health$245,000Environment$235,000Human Services$125,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER: $5,095,000 over 9y, 19% of budgetSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER: $2,310,000 over 10y, 0.1% of budgetNEW RIVER ABORTION ACCESS FUND: $250,000 over 3y, 27% of budgetMONTPELIER FOUNDATION: $209,380 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetTHE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL: $195,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetTHE WOMEN'S INITIATIVE: $170,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetTHE PARAMOUNT THEATER FOUNDATION IN F/K/A THE PARAMOUNT THEATER INC: $128,855 over 4y, 15% of budgetREADYKIDS INC: $125,000 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetTHE WILDLIFE CENTER OF VIRGINIA: $121,600 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetHOSPICE OF THE PIEDMONT INC: $110,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HAVEN INC: $75,000 over 6y, 25% of budgetCHARLOTTESVILLE TOMORROW: $60,000 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetVIRGINIA ORGANIZING INC: $60,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetFOOTHILLS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $60,000 over 5y, 3.2% of budgetDEMOCRACY MATTERS FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetJEFFERSON SCHOOL AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE CENTER INC: $30,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetTRI-RIVER HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $25,000 over 2y, 97% of budgetAllied Extract: $25,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetCOMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE: $20,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetInternational Neighbors Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetCENTER FOR NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE: $15,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetCHILD HEALTH PARTNERSHIP INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetKindness Cville: $12,500 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetSIDE BY SIDE VA INC: $12,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetSAINT GEORGE'S SCHOOL: $12,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLAND TRUST ALLIANCE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpark Central: $10,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetCRECIENDO JUNTOS: $10,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetCHARLOTTESVILLE OPERA: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTHE FOUNTAIN FUND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBLUE RIDGE FENCING CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetAMERICAN RIVERS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVIRGINIA DISCOVERY MUSEUM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTANDEM FRIENDS SCHOOL OF CHARLOTTESVILLE: $1,000 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.

  • Who funds LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER ↗
  • Who funds NEW RIVER ABORTION ACCESS FUND ↗
  • Who funds MONTPELIER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds THE WOMEN'S INITIATIVE ↗
  • Who funds THE PARAMOUNT THEATER FOUNDATION IN F/K/A THE PARAMOUNT THEATER INC ↗
  • Who funds READYKIDS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE WILDLIFE CENTER OF VIRGINIA ↗
  • Who funds HOSPICE OF THE PIEDMONT INC ↗
  • Who funds THE HAVEN INC ↗
  • Who funds CHARLOTTESVILLE TOMORROW ↗
  • Who funds VIRGINIA ORGANIZING INC ↗
  • Who funds FOOTHILLS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds BIKE THE US FOR MS INC ↗
  • Who funds DEMOCRACY MATTERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds JEFFERSON SCHOOL AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds TRI-RIVER HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC ↗
  • Who funds WHOLE WOMAN'S HEALTH ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds Allied Extract ↗

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.

Charlottesville Area …Caplin FoundationThe Charles Fund IncPerry Foundation IncThe Genan FoundationThe J & E Berkley Fou…Manning Family Founda…S&P Global Foundation…Oakwood Foundation Ch…Janet Stone Jones Fou…The Hartfield Fdn Inc…Cassiopeia Foundation…
Charlottesville Area Community FoundationVA51.5× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation · Caplin Foundation · The Charles Fund Inc · Perry Foundation Inc · The Genan Foundation · The J & E Berkley Foundation · Manning Family Foundation · S&P Global Foundation Fka the McGraw-Hill Research Foundation · Oakwood Foundation Charitable Trust · Janet Stone Jones Foundation · The Hartfield Fdn Inc 0739-80-42 · Cassiopeia Foundation Inc

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 Farkas Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Farkas Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    15report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    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 76 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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