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The Foundation of the American Assoc of Gynecological Laparoscopists at a glance

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The Foundation of the American Assoc of Gynecological Laparoscopists

The foundation provides opportunities for education, research, technology and global outreach with the ultimate goal of improving women's health.

$89k
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$23k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$1.2MEducation$276kScience & Tech$130k
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 4 grants below total $66,388, the rows itemized in this filing. The $89,046 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $22,658 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $9k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $57k
$22,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$22,500
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$22,500
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY$11,914
UNIVERSITY OF PENN$9,474
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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 66% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BANNER HOSPITAL: $40k → 11%THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL INC: $23k → 8%THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL INC: $24k → 16%MAYO CLINIC: $107k → 9%UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS: $47k → 11%THE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER: $62k → 12%UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE: $24k → 11%CEDARS-SINAI: $50k → 14%NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY: $47k → 6%CNY ADVANCED GYNECOLOGY PC: $23k → 12%COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: $107k → 17%MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER: $50k → 20%CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA: $47k → 13%HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM: $24k → 8%GOOD SAMARITAN FOUNDATION: $62k → 12%YALE NEW HAVEN BRIDGEPORT: $107k → 9%VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY: $47k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL: $47k → 13%ADVOCATE LUTHERAN: $107k → 7%THE VOLKER FOUNDATION: $62k → 13%MEDSTAR: $50k → 11%JOHN HOPKINS: $50k → 19%MAGEE WOMENS HOSPITAL UPMC: $24k → 11%PENN STATE UNIVERSITY: $47k → 12%NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL: $24k → 6%COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: $12k → 17%CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA: $24k → 13%HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM: $23k → 8%DANBURY HOSPITAL: $24k → 9%VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER: $23k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL: $40k → 13%THE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER: $31k → 12%NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL: $24k → 6%CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA: $24k → 13%BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $31k → 9%VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY: $23k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF PENN: $9k → 12%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

MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
PA
CT
CA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

53%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$750k · 10 repeat orgs$665k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +50% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
13

Total granted

$750k
$620k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+50%
+16%

Still filing today

50%
62%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 17% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $45k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationOther
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

  • BH
    BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2017–2021 · $138k · revenue +66%
  • NS
    NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    3× · 2017–2021 · $94k · revenue +49%
  • TM
    THE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER
    2× · 2017–2018 · $93k · revenue +16%

Funded once

  • AH
    ADVOCATE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORP
    one grant, 2021 · $107k · revenue +16%
  • GS
    GOOD SAMARITAN FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2018 · $62k · revenue -26%
  • TV
    The Volker Foundation
    one grant, 2018 · $62k · revenue -98% · 40% of their budget
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
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
2
Rush University Medical Center

The mission of Rush is to improve the health of the individuals and diverse communities we serve through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships.

Health
3
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group

Northwestern memorial healthcare is an integrated healthcare system, consisting of multiple hospitals (including northwestern memorial hospital, an academic medical center) and networks of physicians and healthcare professionals, where the…

Health
4
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital

Mission: to heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve. values: humanity, innovation, teamwork, diversity and equity - our values define our philosophy of care. they shape our actions and motivate and…

Health
5
University of Minnesota Physicians

University of minnesota physicians serves as the integrated group practice for the university of minnesota medical school full-time faculty to provide the highest quality healthcare to patients and their families.university of minnesota…

Health
6
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

For more than 125 years, the mission of the johns hopkins hospital has been to lead the world in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and to train tomorrow's great physicians, nurses and scientists. above all, we aim to provide the…

Health
7
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary

THE MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY ("THE INFIRMARY") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT TEACHING HOSPITAL CONDUCTING PATIENT CARE AND RESEARCH. THE INFIRMARY IS A TEACHING HOSPITAL OF HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND AN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH.…

Health
8
Thomas Jefferson University

Thomas jefferson university ("tju") is a comprehensive university with preeminence in transdisciplinary, experiential professional education, research and discovery, delivering exceptional value for the 21st century students with…

Education
9
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations

Endeavor Health Clinical Operations follows the mission of Endeavor Health to "help everyone in our communities be their best."

Health
10
Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals

Methodist le bonheur healthcare, in partnership with its medical staffs, will collaborate with patients and their families to be the leader in providing high quality, cost-effective patient-and family-centered care. services will be…

Health
11
Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation

Johns hopkins health system corporation provides centralized management of a multi-hospital healthcare system. it is a key component of johns hopkins medicine, a collaboration with the johns hopkins university school of medicine.

Health
12
Upmc Group

Healthcare, education, and research

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Montefiore Medical Center; the most unlike its peers is The Volker Foundation. 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

17 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. 17 of the 27 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/17
Grantees still filing
15/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $138,000 · HealthBRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCADVOCATE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORP: $107,000 · HealthADVOCATE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPMAYO CLINIC: $107,000 · HealthMAYO CLINICNORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL: $94,000 · HealthNORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALTHE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER: $93,000 · HealthTHE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTERGOOD SAMARITAN FOUNDATION: $62,000 · HealthGOOD SAMARITAN FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER CORPORATION: $50,000 · HealthWASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER CORPORATIONMAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER: $50,000 · HealthMAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTERCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $50,000 · HealthCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTERHENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM: $47,000 · HealthHENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEMMONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER: $31,000 · Health+2 more: $46,500 · HealthUNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL: $87,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAP…UPMC: $71,000 · OtherUPMCThe Volker Foundation: $62,000 · OtherThe Volker FoundationPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $56,474 · OtherPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYMASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED: $47,000 · OtherMASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATEDCLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $47,000 · OtherCLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA A NONPROFIT…CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA PHARMACY SERVICES NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $47,000 · OtherCLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA PHARMACY SE…BANNER HOSPITAL: $40,000 · OtherBANNER HOSPITALREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE: $24,000 · OtherCNY ADVANCED GYNECOLOGY PC: $23,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $22,500 · OtherTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $118,914 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF …Vanderbilt University: $70,000 · EducationVanderbilt Unive…JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $50,000 · EducationJOHNS HOPKINS UN…
Health$875,500Other$526,974Education$238,914

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 budgetBRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $138,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $118,914 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetADVOCATE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORP: $107,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $107,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL: $94,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVanderbilt University: $70,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGOOD SAMARITAN FOUNDATION: $62,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Volker Foundation: $62,000 over 1y, 40% of budgetWASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER CORPORATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM: $47,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER: $31,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDanbury Hospital & New Milford Hospital Foundation Inc: $24,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetVanderbilt University Medical Center: $22,500 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.

American Cancer Socie…Cystic Fibrosis Found…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
American Cancer Society IncGA17.2× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Cancer Society Inc · Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Foundation of the American Assoc of Gynecological Laparoscopists funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Foundation of the American Assoc of Gynecological Laparoscopists. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Johns Hopkins University: 12% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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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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 27 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 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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