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The Harold and Marion Gordon Foundation at a glance

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The Harold and Marion Gordon Foundation

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.

$107k
Granted FY2021
12
Grants FY2021
4
States reached
$32k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

56% of The Harold and Marion Gordon Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 9 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year The Harold and Marion Gordon Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $107k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

8
’17
7
’19
7
’20
6
’21
6
’22
6
’23
8
’24
9
’25

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 2025.

Philanthropy$436kArts & Culture$121kHealth$88kRecreation & Sports$44kEducation$39kHuman Services$39kYouth Development$22kInternational$17kOther$0
02FY2021 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k7 grants · $17k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $90k
$5,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION$31,667
PASSAGEWAY RESIDENTS OF DADE COUNTY$20,000
Individual grant recipient$18,333
BAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATION$10,000
TARA PERFORMING ART HIGH SCHOOL$10,000
THE EINSTEIN METHOD$5,000
MACKINTOSH ACADEMY$3,000
Individual grant recipient$2,500
FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN$2,500
TEAM PARADISE SAILING INC$1,667
EVANESCENT MUSTANG RESCUE & SANCTUA$1,000
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN$1,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY24–25, $9k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%RED CROSS: $4k → 14%BOULDER JCC: $2k → 12%CHARLIES GUY: $4k → 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

MI
NY
OR
OH
CA
CO
MD
DC
TX
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$421k · 21 repeat orgs$105k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +39% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2021, 12 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call). Read against FY2021, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
17

Total granted

$421k
$48k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+39%
+19%

Still filing today

52%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEducationAnimalsHealthPhilanthropyHuman ServicesOther
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

  • PR
    PASSAGEWAY RESIDENCE OF DADE COUNTY INC
    2× · 2021–2022 · $25k · revenue +27%
  • CG
    COMMON GROUND
    2× · 2022–2023 · $24k · revenue +42%
  • TM
    The Musical Arts Association
    2× · 2019–2020 · $20k · revenue +39%

Funded once

  • NW
    NEW WORLD SYMPHONY INC
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +12%
  • TC
    the cleveland orchestra miami
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • EH
    EXTENDED HANDS OF HOPE
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue -79%
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
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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2
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
3
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
4
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Committed to exceptional healthcare quality for all and actively engaged with our community, einstein drives scientific discovery and educates compassionate leaders in health and science.

Education
5
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
6
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
7
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
8
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
9
Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc

Simon wiesenthal center, inc. (the center) is a global jewish human rights activist organization that confronts anti-semitism, hate, stands with israel, defends the safety of jews worldwide, and teaches the lessons of the holocaust for…

Arts & Culture
10
Center for International Environmental Law Inc

To investigate, research, write, publish, present conferences and teach with respect to global, regional, transboundary, and comparative environmental issues and to make the findings from such activities available to the general public; to…

International
11
Colorado Legal Services

To provide meaningful access to high quality, civil legal services in the pursuit of justice for as many low income persons and members of vulnerable populations throughout colorado as possible.

Crime & Legal
12
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mile High United Way Inc; the most unlike its peers is Mad About 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

37 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. 37 of the 55 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/37
Grantees still filing
24/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION INC: $421,053 · PhilanthropyGREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION INCTHE EINSTEIN METHOD FKA EINSTEIN EDUCATION ECOSYSTEM INC: $19,166 · Philanthropy+2 more: $15,000 · PhilanthropyIndividual grant recipient: $107,476 · OtherIndividual grant recipientBAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATION: $60,000 · OtherBAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATIONTARA PERFORMING ART HIGH SCHOOL: $28,000 · OtherTARA PERFORMING ART HIGH SCHOOLPASSAGEWAY RESIDENCE OF DADE COUNTY INC: $25,000 · OtherPASSAGEWAY RESIDENCE OF DADE COUNTY INCCALARTS: $21,935 · OtherCALARTSSERVING TENNIS WOMEN: $21,000 · OtherSERVING TENNIS WOMENAFMDA MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $15,210 · Other+27 more: $80,419 · Other+27 moreThe Musical Arts Association: $20,000 · Arts & CultureCREATIVE VISIONS FOUNDATION: $14,000 · Arts & CultureMAD ABOUT ART: $10,123 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureFLAGSTAFF ACADEMY: $10,000 · EducationNEW WORLD SYMPHONY INC: $10,000 · EducationMACKINTOSH ACADEMY: $8,000 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $5,000 · Education+1 more: $1,000 · EducationCOMMON GROUND: $24,300 · HealthHEALTH INFORMATION PROJECT INC: $1,500 · HealthSAVE A WARRIOR INC: $1,000 · HealthTeam Paradise Sailing Inc: $11,667 · Recreation & SportsCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $11,000 · Recreation & SportsAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $4,000 · Human ServicesCHARLIES GUYS: $3,500 · Human ServicesTHE BOULDER JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $1,800 · Human Services
Philanthropy$455,219Other$359,040Arts & Culture$45,123Education$34,000Health$26,800Recreation & Sports$22,667Human Services$9,300

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 budgetGREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION INC: $421,053 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetPASSAGEWAY RESIDENCE OF DADE COUNTY INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCOMMON GROUND: $24,300 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Musical Arts Association: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE EINSTEIN METHOD FKA EINSTEIN EDUCATION ECOSYSTEM INC: $19,166 over 5y, 11% of budgetCREATIVE VISIONS FOUNDATION: $14,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetTeam Paradise Sailing Inc: $11,667 over 2y, 6.4% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAD ABOUT ART: $10,123 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetMERIT SPREAD FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFLAGSTAFF ACADEMY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW WORLD SYMPHONY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMACKINTOSH ACADEMY: $8,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEXTENDED HANDS OF HOPE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHARLIES GUYS: $3,500 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BOULDER VALLEY: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN INCORPORATED: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BOULDER JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $1,778 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $1,778 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFARM SANCTUARY INC: $1,777 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFUND FOR THE NEW SCHOOL BOULDER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $1,533 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHEALTH INFORMATION PROJECT INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetClassroom For Climate Action: $1,290 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetTHE WOMENS MEDIA CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBirds of Prey Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSAVE A WARRIOR INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEvanescent Mustang Rescue and Sanctuary Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHEAD COUNT INC: $887 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS 4 YOU RESCUE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ASHER HOUSE: $160 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.

Colorado Gives Founda…Mightycause Charitabl…The Miami Foundation …The Denver FoundationThe Batchelor Foundat…Community Foundation …Greater Miami Jewish …United Way Miami IncThe Blackbaud Giving …American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…
Colorado Gives FoundationCO17.3× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The Miami Foundation Inc · The Denver Foundation · The Batchelor Foundation Inc · Community Foundation Boulder County · Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc · United Way Miami Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable 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 Harold and Marion Gordon Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Harold and Marion Gordon Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc: 4% of income from government
  • New World Symphony Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
8report 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.

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 55 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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