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The Hermine and David Heller Foundation at a glance

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The Hermine and David Heller Foundation

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.

$2.3M
Granted FY2024still arriving
20
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$735k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$4.4MEducation$3.2MCivil Rights$1.0MRecreation & Sports$779kInternational$693kPhilanthropy$551kHuman Services$215kHealth$105kOther$0
02FY2024 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $85k
  • $50k–250k8 grants · $690k
  • $250k+4 grants · $1.5M
$50,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$26M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART$735,000
THIRD WAY INSTITUTE$250,000
HARVARD COLLEGE$250,000
FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC$250,000
MORRYS CAMP INC$205,000
POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL$100,000
CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC$100,000
Individual grant recipient$70,000
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE FOUNDATION$65,000
NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART$50,000
GRACE CHURCH SCHOOL$50,000
EAST END TEMPLE$50,000
DAY ONE NEW YORK INC$20,000
CHRISTIAN HERALD ASSOCIATION INC$15,000
SKYLINERS SYNCHRONIZER SKATING TEAM$10,000
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 (FY22–24, $30k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%TANENBAUM CENTER FOR INTERRELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING: $10k → 17%TANENBAUM CENTER FOR INTERRELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING: $10k → 17%TANENBAUM CENTER FOR INTERRELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING: $10k → 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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$9.0M · 20 repeat orgs$850k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
18

Total granted

$9.0M
$765k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
+52%

Still filing today

90%
61%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $85k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’22’23’24
Recreation & SportsArts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesHealthCivil RightsOther
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

  • NM
    New Museum of Contemporary Art
    4× · 2020–2024 · $3.0M · revenue +119%
  • TW
    THIRD WAY INSTITUTE
    4× · 2020–2024 · $1.0M · revenue +45%
  • GC
    GRACE CHURCH SCHOOL
    4× · 2020–2024 · $1.0M · revenue +19%

Funded once

  • US
    UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $175k · revenue +59%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF HUDSON RIVER PARK INC
    one grant, 2022 · $100k · revenue +9%
  • MN
    METROPOLITAN NEW YORK COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTYgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue +29%
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 Olympic and Paralympic Committee

Empowering the competitive excellence and well-being of team usa athletes, championing the power of sport, and inspiring the nation.

Recreation & Sports
2
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
3
Open New York Education Inc

Open new york education, inc. supports public education, awareness, and engagement around housing issues to help build a movement for a more abundant and inclusive new york.

Housing & Shelter
4
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
5
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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6
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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7
New York School of Interior Design

New york school of interior design provides the most innovative, immersive, and transformative interior design education in the world, demonstrating the impact of professionally designed interiors on the health, happiness, and well-being…

Education
8
Manhattanville University

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

Education
9
Public Media Nj Inc

To bring quality public television programs and resources to communities throughout new jersey and its tri-state neighbors. its content, both on-air and online, aims to reflect the diverse

Arts & Culture
10
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
11
New York Road Runners Inc

As a new york city based nonprofit, we're dedicated to transforming the health and well-being of our communities through inclusive and accessible running experiences, empowering all to achieve their potential.

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12
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Johnny Mac Tennis Project Inc; the most unlike its peers is Abzyme Research Foundation co Jamie Drake Design. 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

32 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. 32 of the 43 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
29/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

New Museum of Contemporary Art: $2,990,000 · Arts & CultureNew Museum of Contemporary ArtFRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC: $1,050,000 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INCPAUL TAYLOR DANCE FOUNDATION INC: $215,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $150,000 · Arts & CultureGRACE CHURCH SCHOOL: $1,005,000 · EducationGRACE CHURCH SCHOOLPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $910,000 · EducationPresident and Fellows of H…NABU GLOBAL INC: $550,000 · EducationNABU GLOBAL INCPOLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $200,000 · EducationPOLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHO…+2 more: $30,000 · EducationTHIRD WAY INSTITUTE: $1,015,000 · Civil RightsTHIRD WAY …HARVARD COLLEGE: $500,000 · OtherHARVARD COLLE…EAST END TEMPLE-CONGREGATION ELEMEN T: $122,000 · OtherEAST END TEMP…Project Morry: $100,000 · OtherProject MorryLF International Inc: $93,000 · OtherLF Internatio…Individual grant recipient: $70,000 · OtherMETROPOLITAN NEW YORK COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY: $100,000 · OtherMETROPOLITAN …Day One of New York Inc: $75,000 · OtherDay One of Ne…AMERICAN ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY FOR SPORTS MEDICINE: $100,000 · OtherAMERICAN ORTH…+14 more: $184,518 · Other+14 moreMORRY'S CAMP INC: $410,000 · Recreation & SportsUNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC FOUNDATION: $175,000 · Recreation & SportsFRIENDS OF HUDSON RIVER PARK INC: $100,000 · Recreation & Sports+3 more: $52,500 · Recreation & SportsACUMEN FUND INC: $600,000 · InternationalNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $540,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $10,000 · Philanthropy
Arts & Culture$4,405,000Education$2,695,000Civil Rights$1,015,000Other$1,344,518Recreation & Sports$737,500International$600,000Philanthropy$550,000

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 budgetNew Museum of Contemporary Art: $2,990,000 over 4y, 6.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC: $1,050,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetTHIRD WAY INSTITUTE: $1,015,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetGRACE CHURCH SCHOOL: $1,005,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $910,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetACUMEN FUND INC: $600,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetNABU GLOBAL INC: $550,000 over 3y, 8.1% of budgetNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $540,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMORRY'S CAMP INC: $410,000 over 3y, 6.3% of budgetPAUL TAYLOR DANCE FOUNDATION INC: $215,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetPOLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $200,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC FOUNDATION: $175,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC: $125,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetFRIENDS OF HUDSON RIVER PARK INC: $100,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetMETROPOLITAN NEW YORK COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAMERICAN ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY FOR SPORTS MEDICINE: $100,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetDay One of New York Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetJOHNNY MAC TENNIS PROJECT INC: $37,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetGOVERN FOR AMERICA INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetChristian Herald Association Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTANENBAUM CENTER FOR INTERRELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION INC: $22,500 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetTHE GO PROJECT INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLIGHTNING BASKETBALL INC: $20,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetGOOD PLUS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSKYLINERS SYNCHRONIZED SKATING TEAM INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE DISCOVERY LAND COMPANY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUTOPIA FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetABZYME RESEARCH FOUNDATION co Jamie Drake Design: $5,000 over 1y, 93% of budgetFRIENDS of POOL INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% 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.

Jewish Communal FundThe Goldman Sachs Cha…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Robert Wood Johns…The Ayco Charitable F…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…The Blackbaud Giving …The Pfizer Foundation…American Online Givin…
Jewish Communal FundNY21.7× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Online Giving 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 Hermine and David Heller Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Hermine and David Heller Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
  • Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc: 3% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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 43 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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