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The Horowitz Family Foundation at a glance

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The Horowitz Family 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.

$15k
Granted FY2025still arriving
5
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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 2025.

Environment$65kHuman Services$43kArts & Culture$26kYouth Development$17kPhilanthropy$14kEducation$8kFood & Nutrition$7kPublic Benefit$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,500
Median grant
4
States reached
$417k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND$5,000
CLEO INSTITUTE$5,000
MEND - MEET EACH NEED WITH DIGNITY$2,500
SEMBERVIRENS FUND$1,000
AGRICULTURAL STEWARD SHIP ASSOCIATION$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.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $51k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%BRIDGIT ALLIANCE: $3k → 17%MEND - MEET EACH NEED WITH DIGNITY: $10k → 14%MEND - MEET EACH NEED WITH DIGNITY: $8k → 14%MEND - MEET EACH NEED WITH DIGNITY: $5k → 14%MEND - MEET EACH NEED WITH DIGNITY: $4k → 14%MEND - MEET EACH NEED WITH DIGNITY: $4k → 14%MEND - MEET EACH NEED WITH DIGNITY: $3k → 14%MEND - MEET EACH NEED WITH DIGNITY: $3k → 14%MEND - MEET EACH NEED WITH DIGNITY: $3k → 14%SERAPHIC FIRE INC: $5k → 15%SERAPHIC FIRE INC: $3k → 15%HAITIAN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER SANT LA INC: $3k → 15%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.

64%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$118k · 5 repeat orgs$66k to everyone else

5 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

5
24

Total granted

$118k
$59k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-2%
+4%

Still filing today

80%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentEducationFood & NutritionCivil 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

  • TC
    THE CLEO INSTITUTE INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $53k · revenue +808%
  • MEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity
    8× · 2018–2025 · $38k · revenue -2%
  • DG
    DIY GIRLS
    3× · 2022–2024 · $15k · revenue -9%

Funded once

  • SI
    SOBE INSTITUTE OF ART
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • WA
    WORKING AMERICA EDUCATION FUND
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue -67%
  • From The Heart Productions
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · 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
Asociacion Interamericana Para La Defensa Del Ambiente

To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.

Crime & Legal
2
Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc

In 2024, biscayne bay waterkeeper (d/b/a miami waterkeeper) built on our reputation by navigating challenges, seizing opportunities, and continuing our unwavering commitment to safeguarding our precious waterways and finding local…

Environment
3
Florida Conservation Group Inc

Mission is to seek protection of land and water resources through restoration and conservation; and conducting education and outreach on the ecological and economic importance of natural lands. we protect land from development and protect…

Environment
4
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
5
The Everglades Foundation Inc

The mission of the foundation is to restore and protect america's everglades through its three programmatic pillars: science, advocacy and education. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
6
Conservation Florida Inc

Conservation florida's mission is to permanently protect florida's water, wildlife, and wild places - the places that make florida home.

Environment
7
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
8
Miami Freedom Project for Democracy

Miami freedom project for democracy (mfp for democracy), a non-partisan 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging south florida's latino and immigrant communities through comprehensive civic education, leadership training, and…

Human Services
9
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
10
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
11
Miami-Dade Innovation Authority Inc

Miami-dade innovation authority bridges the gap between private innovators and the public sector to fast track innovation that improves quality of life for miamians.

Science & Tech
12
Rainforest Foundation Inc

The purpose of rainforest foundation us is to support indigenous peoples and forest communities in their efforts to secure their lands, protect their environment, and uphold their rights.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Feeding South Florida Inc; the most unlike its peers is Berkshire Bird Paradise Inc. 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

22 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. 22 of the 34 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
9/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE CLEO INSTITUTE INC: $53,376 · EnvironmentTHE CLEO INSTITUTE INC1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC: $5,000 · Environment1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC+3 more: $3,000 · EnvironmentMEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity: $37,800 · Human ServicesMEND - Meet Each Need With Dig…SERAPHIC FIRE INC: $8,000 · Human ServicesSERAPHIC FIRE INCHAITIAN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER SANT LA INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesTHE BRIGID ALLIANCE INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesSOBE INSTITUTE OF ART: $10,000 · OtherSOBE INSTITUTE OF ARTIndividual grant recipient: $4,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipie…Individual grant recipient: $4,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipie…AGRICULTAL STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION: $4,000 · OtherAGRICULTAL STEWARDSHIP A…THE MIAMI HEARALD CHARITIES INC: $2,500 · OtherTHE MIAMI HEARALD CHARIT…MIAMI COLLEGIUM MUSICUM INC: $2,500 · OtherMIAMI COLLEGIUM MUSICUM …AGRICULTURAL: $2,000 · OtherFARM SHARE INC: $2,500 · OtherFARM SHARE INCFEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $2,000 · OtherTHE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC: $2,250 · OtherTHE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC+8 more: $4,700 · Other+8 moreDIY GIRLS: $14,500 · Youth DevelopmentDIY GIRLSPACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC: $2,500 · Youth DevelopmentPACE CENTE…WORKING AMERICA EDUCATION FUND: $5,000 · EducationUCLA FOUNDATION: $2,000 · EducationYES WE CAN WORLD FOUNDATION: $1,000 · EducationFrom The Heart Productions: $5,000 · Arts & CultureCOMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND: $5,000 · Public Benefit
Environment$61,376Human Services$50,800Other$40,950Youth Development$17,000Education$8,000Arts & Culture$5,000Public Benefit$5,000

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 budgetTHE CLEO INSTITUTE INC: $53,376 over 9y, 3.2% of budgetMEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity: $37,800 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetDIY GIRLS: $14,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetSERAPHIC FIRE INC: $8,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWORKING AMERICA EDUCATION FUND: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFrom The Heart Productions: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFARM SHARE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAITIAN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER SANT LA INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BRIGID ALLIANCE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC: $2,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEMPERVIRENS FUND: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCASA VALENTINA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYES WE CAN WORLD FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAGRICULTURAL STEWARDSHIP ASSN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMANGROVE ACTION PROJECT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBERKSHIRE BIRD PARADISE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLEARNING RIGHTS LAW CENTER: $200 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.

Mightycause Charitabl…The Miami Foundation …Community Foundation …Morgan Stanley Global…Paypal Charitable Giv…Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Mightycause Charitable FoundationFL15.2× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The Miami Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Broward Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 Horowitz Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Horowitz Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Farm Share Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Feeding South Florida Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Pace Center for Girlsinc: 2% of income from government
  • Seraphic Fire Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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.
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How do I get to The Horowitz Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Horowitz Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 34 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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