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The Hesed Fund

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$138k
Granted FY2025still arriving
25
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Religion$114kInternational$36kPublic Benefit$24kArts & Culture$17kHuman Services$17kEducation$5kCivil Rights$4kEnvironment$1kOther$0
02FY2025 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k20 grants · $34k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $55k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$1,800
Median grant
9
States reached
$37k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AWAKENED HEART PROJECT$50,000
BELOVED BUILDERS INC$17,000
JUST VISION$15,000
SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS EDUCATION FUND$12,500
MULTITUDE FILMS$10,000
ALEPH$5,000
LANDER-GRINSPOON ACADEMY$5,000
DEMOCRACY NOW$5,000
WOMEN MAKE MOVIES$5,000
KADIMA RECONSTRUCTIONIST COMMUNITY$3,600
TIKKUN OLAM CHAVURAH$2,000
FRACTURED ATLAS$1,800
THE INTERCEPT$1,800
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC$1,500
EVERYDAY ZEN FOUNDATION$1,200
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 (FY25–25, $17k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%BELOVED BUILDERS INC: $17k → 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

WA
IL
NY
MA
PA
RI
CA
CO
DC
OK
GA
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.

69%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$150k · 3 repeat orgs$67k to everyone else

3 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 0 since wound down; 20 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

3
5

Total granted

$150k
$8k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
0%

Still filing today

100%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 57% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $59k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’24’25
InternationalArts & CultureReligionFood & NutritionPublic BenefitEnvironmentOther
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

  • AH
    AWAKENED HEART PROJECT
    2× · 2024–2025 · $100k · revenue -75% · 69% of their budget
  • JV
    Just Vision Inc
    2× · 2024–2025 · $33k · revenue 0%
  • SS
    SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS EDUCATION FUND
    2× · 2024–2025 · $18k · revenue 0%

Funded once

  • SC
    Shalom Center
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue 0%
  • Y
    YERUSHA
    one grant, 2024 · $1k · revenue -14%
  • WL
    Woodstock Land Conservancy Inc
    one grant, 2024 · $1k · revenue 0%
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
Israel 21c

Through its news service and public programs, Israel 21c educates individuals and groups about comtemporary life in Israel providing news and information on the people of Israel, its culture and business and scientific achievements.

Education
2
The Israel Innovation Fund Inc

Our vision is to reignite the zionist spirit and meet the needs of jewish civilization in the twenty-first century by connecting people around the world through the vibrancy and creativity of contemporary israeli culture.

Arts & Culture
3
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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4
Jewish Film Institute

The Jewish Film Institute champions bold films and filmmakers that expand and evolve the Jewish story for audiences everywhere. Through its exhibition and artist development programs, JFI celebrates the spirit of film, inquiry,…

Arts & Culture
5
Jewish World Watch

Jewish world watch is an expression of judaism in action, bringing help and healing to survivors of mass atrocities around the globe and seeking to inspire people of all faiths and cultures to join the ongoing fight against genocide.

Education
6
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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7
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
8
Israel Venture Network

The Organization is at the forefront of the social business arena for fourth sector in Israel, nurturing and growing this emerging sector and generating sustainable social impact by providing Israel's social businesses with knowledge,…

Education
9
Partners in Torah

Offering jewish adults a personal connection to judaism,fostering a sense of belonging to the greater jewishcommunity, and building bridges between jews of allbackgrounds. to date, over 74,000 men and women from 39countries have been…

Religion
10
Global Witness

Our goal is a more sustainable, just and equal planet. we want forests and biodiversity to thrive, fossil fuels to stay in the ground and corporations to prioritize the interests of people and the planet.

International
11
New Jewish Narrative Inc

To support a strong and secure israel and to carry out public information activities on the middle east peace issues in the united states.

International
12
The Jewish Studio Project

Through thought leadership, community programs, leadership development, and organizational partnerships, jsp is building a movement to activate the creative power of the jewish community.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Amnesty International of the Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation. 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

24 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. 24 of the 30 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
8/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AWAKENED HEART PROJECT: $100,000 · ReligionAWAKENED HEART PROJECTShalom Center: $5,000 · Religion+1 more: $1,000 · ReligionJust Vision Inc: $32,500 · InternationalJust Vision Inc+7 more: $1,596 · InternationalMULTITUDE FILMS INC: $10,000 · OtherMULTITUDE FILMS…ALEPH: $5,000 · OtherALEPHLander-Grinspoon Academy Solomon Schechter Day School: $5,000 · OtherLander-Grinspoo…KADIMA: $3,600 · OtherKADIMATIKKUN OLAM CHAVURAH: $2,000 · OtherTIKKUN OLAM CHA…THE INTERCEPT: $1,800 · OtherTHE INTERCEPTEVERYDAY ZEN FOUNDATION: $1,200 · Other+5 more: $1,750 · Other+5 moreSOCIAL SECURITY WORKS EDUCATION FUND: $17,500 · Public BenefitSOCIAL SE…BELOVED BUILDERS INC: $17,000 · Human ServicesWOMEN MAKE MOVIES INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureDEMOCRACY NOW PRODUCTIONS INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $1,800 · Arts & CultureWOODSTOCK SCHOOL OF ART INC: $500 · Arts & CulturePEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $1,500 · Philanthropy
Religion$106,000International$34,096Other$30,350Public Benefit$17,500Human Services$17,000Arts & Culture$12,300Philanthropy$1,500

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 budgetAWAKENED HEART PROJECT: $100,000 over 2y, 69% of budgetJust Vision Inc: $32,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetSOCIAL SECURITY WORKS EDUCATION FUND: $17,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBELOVED BUILDERS INC: $17,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWOMEN MAKE MOVIES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLander-Grinspoon Academy Solomon Schechter Day School: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetShalom Center: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetYERUSHA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetWoodstock Land Conservancy Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLAN INTERNATIONAL USA INC: $396 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFEED THE CHILDREN INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $50 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.

Jewish Communal FundAmalgamated Charitabl…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Jewish Communal FundNY13.1× affinity5 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Amalgamated 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 Hesed Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Hesed Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Feed the Children Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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 30 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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