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The Gordon Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Gordon Foundation Inc

$5k
Granted FY2022
8
Grants FY2022
4
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.

Religion$15kHealth$5kEnvironment$3kRecreation & Sports$1kEducation$1kFood & Nutrition$1kCommunity Improvement$1kHuman Services$780Other$0
02FY2022 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$250
Median grant
4
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Romenu$3,325
Sepsis Alliance$251
Clean Water Fund$250
Ironbound Community Corp$250
Community Food Bank$250
The Nature Conservancy$200
Playhouse Alumni$200
Somerset County Park Fdn$200
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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Its human-services grants (FY19–21, $280) land where the poverty rate runs at 4%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%Sam Devorah Foundation for Trans Yo: $180 → 4%Sam Devorah Foundation for Trans Yo: $100 → 4%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.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$26k · 11 repeat orgs$6k to everyone else

11 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2022, 5 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
17

Total granted

$26k
$6k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+65%

Still filing today

64%
35%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $200 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22
EnvironmentArts & CultureCrime & LegalPublic Safety & DisasterFood & NutritionHealthOther
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

  • SA
    SEPSIS ALLIANCE INC
    4× · 2017–2022 · $4k · revenue +592%
  • CF
    Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc
    6× · 2017–2022 · $1k · revenue +97%
  • IC
    Ironbound Community Corporation
    2× · 2020–2022 · $750 · revenue +31%

Funded once

  • KR
    KEHILAT ROMEMU
    one grant, 2017 · $3k
  • NJ
    New Jersey Employees Charitable Cam
    one grant, 2020 · $500
  • NY
    NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVALgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $500 · revenue +33%
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
New Jersey Conservation Foundation

Recognizing that a healthy environment is critical to the well-being and survival of all living things, new jersey conservation foundation is devoted to preserving land and protecting natural resources throughout new jersey's (continued on…

Environment
2
New Jersey Citizen Action

To protect and expand the rights of citizens of the state of new jersey, and encourage active citizen involvement in campaigns promoting economic, social and racial equity.

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3
New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance

New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance, Inc. Is an alliance of New Jersey Organizations and Individuals committed to creating healthy, sustainable and just communities by eliminating environmental injustices in low income and…

Environment
4
Fund for New Jersey
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5
Federation of State Conservation Voter Leagues Dba Nj League of Cons Voters

New jersey lcv is the statewide political voice for the environment. working with our allies in the community, we advocate for strong environmental policies, support our environmental justice partners in pursuing more equitable policies,…

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6
Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey Inc

Conserve wildlife foundation of new jersey works to preserve rare and at-risk wildlife in new jersey through field science, habitat restoration, education, and public engagement.

Animals
7
New Jersey Tree Foundation

The nj tree foundation is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to planting trees in new jersey's most underserved neighborhoods, where the need is greatest. through tree planting, volunteerism, and partnerships, we assist…

Environment
8
Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey Inc

NOFA-NJ is an Association of consumers, farmers and gardeners, creating a regionally based organic agricultural system which is economically viable. The corporation's goals are the following:- Increase the number of certified organic farms…

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9
New Jersey Future Inc

New jersey future promotes sensible growth, redevelopment and infrastructure investments to foster vibrant cities and towns, protect natural lands and waterways, enhance transportation choices, provide access to safe, affordable and…

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10
The Land Conservancy of New Jersey

The land conservancy of new jersey preserves land and water resources, conserves open space, and inspires and empowers individuals and communities to protect land and the environment.

Environment
11
New Jersey Policy Perspective

New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) is a nonpartisan think tank that drives policy change to advance economic, social, and racial justice through evidence-based, independent research, analysis, and strategic communications.

Arts & Culture
12
New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Education Fund

Dedicated to protecting our precious natural resources by elevating the importance of environmental issues in public discourse and increasing the efficacy of the entire environmental community.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Clinton Hill Community Action Inc; the most unlike its peers is Sam & Devorah Foundation for Trans Youth. 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

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 31 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
11/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Romenu: $14,387 · OtherRomenuKEHILAT ROMEMU: $2,500 · OtherKEHILAT ROMEMUIronbound Community Corporation: $750 · Other+20 more: $4,692 · Other+20 moreSEPSIS ALLIANCE INC: $4,451 · Public Safety & DisasterSEPSIS ALLIANCE…CLEAN WATER FUND: $2,150 · EnvironmentEASTERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER INC: $250 · EnvironmentSPARK FRIENDS INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: $500 · Arts & CultureCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $1,075 · Food & NutritionSam & Devorah Foundation For Trans Youth: $280 · Human ServicesEQUAL JUSTICE AMERICA INC: $100 · Crime & Legal
Other$22,329Public Safety & Disaster$4,451Environment$2,400Arts & Culture$1,500Food & Nutrition$1,075Human Services$280Crime & Legal$100

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

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSEPSIS ALLIANCE INC: $4,451 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCLEAN WATER FUND: $2,150 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $1,075 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSPARK FRIENDS INC: $1,000 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetIronbound Community Corporation: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSam & Devorah Foundation For Trans Youth: $280 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCLINTON HILL COMMUNITY ACTION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEASTERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSomerset County Park Foundation: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $90 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMILLBURN SHORT HILLS VOLUNTEER FIRST AID SQUAD INC: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SHORT HILLS ASSOCIATION: $25 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

Community Foundation …Verizon FoundationThe Pfizer Foundation…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Amazonsmile Foundation
Community Foundation of New JerseyNJ12.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of New Jersey · Verizon Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Gordon Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Gordon Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 100%
  • Ironbound Community Corporation: 100% of income from government
  • Clinton Hill Community Action Inc: 6% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
2report 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 31 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2023) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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