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The Hart Charitable Trust at a glance

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The Hart Charitable Trust

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$50k
Granted FY2024still arriving
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Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0179% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$203kEnvironment$142kRecreation & Sports$75kArts & Culture$53kCommunity Improvement$8kOther$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$50,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$94k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA$50,000
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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 84% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%SCENIC HUDSON: $28k → 9%RIVERKEEPER: $4k → 9%THOMAS COLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE: $3k → 11%BLACK ROCK FOREST: $10k → 14%CORNELL UNIVERISTY: $28k → 16%MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY: $3k → 17%CIVITAS: $5k → 10%LAND TRUST ALLIANCE: $15k → 14%SCENIC HUDSON: $28k → 9%RIVERKEEPER: $3k → 9%BLACK ROCK FOREST: $5k → 14%CORNELL UNIVERSITY: $15k → 16%MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY: $3k → 17%CIVITAS: $3k → 10%SCENIC HUDSON: $25k → 9%RIVERKEEPER: $3k → 9%BLACK ROCK FOREST: $5k → 14%CORNELL UNIVERSITY: $11k → 16%MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY: $3k → 17%SCENIC HUDSON: $15k → 9%BLACK ROCK FOREST: $5k → 14%CORNELL UNIVERISTY: $8k → 16%SCENIC HUDSON: $15k → 9%CORNELL UNIVERSITY: $8k → 16%TEACHERS COLLEGE: $5k → 17%DAVID REDDEN ALS: $3k → 17%DAVID REDDEN ALS: $3k → 17%NY PHILHARMONIC: $102k → 17%NY PHILHARMONIC: $50k → 17%PARK AVENUE ARMORY: $20k → 17%PARK AVENUE ARMORY: $20k → 17%PARK AVENUE ARMORY: $15k → 17%PARK AVENUE ARMORY: $10k → 17%PARK AVENUE ARMORY: $10k → 17%564 PARK AVE PRESERVATION FOUNDATIO: $5k → 17%564 PARK AVE PRESERVATION FOUNDATIO: $3k → 17%564 PARK AVE PRESERVATION FOUNDATIO: $3k → 17%NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $5k → 17%CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA: $15k → 17%NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $5k → 17%CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA: $10k → 17%NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $5k → 17%CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA: $5k → 17%CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA: $50k → 17%CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA: $20k → 17%NYLCV EDUCATION FUND: $15k → 17%NYLCV EDUCATION FUND: $10k → 17%NYLCV EDUCATION FUND: $7k → 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.
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$680k · 19 repeat orgs$29k to everyone else

19 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 18 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
8

Total granted

$680k
$29k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+59%

Still filing today

47%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
Arts & CultureEnvironmentEducationInternationalCommunity 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

  • SH
    Scenic Hudson Inc
    5× · 2017–2021 · $110k · revenue +86%
  • Cornell University
    3× · 2017–2022 · $34k · revenue +59%
  • KP
    KENT PLACE SCHOOL
    4× · 2018–2021 · $30k · revenue +63%

Funded once

  • LT
    LAND TRUST ALLIANCE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $15k · revenue +59%
  • TC
    Teachers College Columbia University
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue +11%
  • TC
    THOMAS COLE HISTORIC HOUSEgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $3k · revenue +83%
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
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
2
Municipal Art Society of New York

The municipal art society of new york (mas) lifts up the voices of the people in the debates that shape new york's built environment and leads the way to a more livable city from sidewalk to skyline. mas envisions a future in which all new…

Arts & Culture
3
Columbia University Press

Enhance Columbia University's education mission by acquiring and publishing outstanding original works by scholars and others that contribute to an understanding of global human concerns. Columbia University Press became part of the…

Arts & Culture
4
Tudor Place Foundation Inc

Tudor place historic house & garden preserves the stories of six generations of descendants of martha washington and the enslaved and free people who lived and worked at this georgetown landmark for nearly two centuries. by examining their…

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5
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
6
Harvard Club of Ny Historical Foundation
Environment
7
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States

The national trust for historic preservation in the united states protects significant places representing our diverse cultural experiences by taking direct action and inspiring broad public support.

Arts & Culture
8
The Architectural League of New York

The architectural league of new york supports critically transformative work in the allied fields that shape the built environment. as a vital, independent forum, the league stimulates thinking, debate, and action on today's (continued on…

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9
Clyfford Still Museum

Home to the art and legacy of the american painter clyfford still, we invite all to explore the potential of individual creative endeavor.

Arts & Culture
10
101 East 69TH Street Conservancy

Enhance the preservation, renovation & renewal of buildings of historical significance

Arts & Culture
11
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc

Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…

Arts & Culture
12
The Neue Galerie New York
Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Scenic Hudson Inc; the most unlike its peers is Teachers College Columbia University. 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

14 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. 14 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
11/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $152,300 · OtherIndividual grant recipientPARK AVENUE ARMORY: $75,000 · OtherPARK AVENUE ARMORYIndividual grant recipient: $35,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientNYLCV EDUCATION FUND: $34,500 · OtherNYLCV EDUCATION FUNDIndividual grant recipient: $25,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCIVITAS: $12,500 · Other+7 more: $27,500 · Other+7 moreScenic Hudson Inc: $110,200 · EnvironmentScenic Hudson IncLAND TRUST ALLIANCE INC: $15,000 · EnvironmentLAND TRUST ALLIANCE IN…RIVERKEEPER INC: $11,500 · EnvironmentRIVERKEEPER INC+1 more: $1,000 · EnvironmentCAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA: $100,000 · InternationalCAMBRIDGE IN AM…Cornell University: $33,932 · EducationCornell Uni…KENT PLACE SCHOOL: $30,000 · EducationKENT PLACE …Teachers College Columbia University: $5,000 · EducationTeachers Co…New York Historical Society: $15,000 · Arts & Culture564 PARK AVENUE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION: $12,000 · Arts & CulturePRESERVATION LEAGUE OF NEW YORK STATE: $5,000 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF THE UPPER EAST SIDE HISTORIC DISTRICTS INC: $4,000 · Arts & CultureTHOMAS COLE HISTORIC HOUSE: $3,000 · Arts & CultureTHE OLANA PARTNERSHIP: $1,000 · Community Improvement
Other$361,800Environment$137,700International$100,000Education$68,932Arts & Culture$39,000Community Improvement$1,000

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 budgetScenic Hudson Inc: $110,200 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetCAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA: $100,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCornell University: $33,932 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKENT PLACE SCHOOL: $30,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLAND TRUST ALLIANCE INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew York Historical Society: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budget564 PARK AVENUE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION: $12,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetRIVERKEEPER INC: $11,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPRESERVATION LEAGUE OF NEW YORK STATE: $5,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTeachers College Columbia University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE UPPER EAST SIDE HISTORIC DISTRICTS INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetTHOMAS COLE HISTORIC HOUSE: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE OLANA PARTNERSHIP: $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 Scenic Hudson Inc ↗
  • Who funds CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds Cornell University ↗
  • Who funds KENT PLACE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds LAND TRUST ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds New York Historical Society ↗
  • Who funds 564 PARK AVENUE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds RIVERKEEPER INC ↗
  • Who funds PRESERVATION LEAGUE OF NEW YORK STATE ↗
  • Who funds Teachers College Columbia University ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE UPPER EAST SIDE HISTORIC DISTRICTS INC ↗
  • Who funds THOMAS COLE HISTORIC HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds SCENIC AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds THE OLANA PARTNERSHIP ↗

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.

National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Philanthropic TrustPA10.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Hart Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Hart Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    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 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-PF 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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