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The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc

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.

$627k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
45
Grants FY2024
31
Organizations funded FY2023
29%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
24 to 35
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$12M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 29% of the organizations The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $115k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Food & NutritionEnvironmentEducationInternationalArts & CultureHuman 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving40$627k38%
FY202331$544k29%
FY202235$643k51%
FY202125$439k44%
FY202024$356kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$1.1MFood & Nutrition$611kEducation$356kHealth$176kArts & Culture$105kHuman Services$60kScience & Tech$55kCivil Rights$35kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
IA
CT
CA
CO
KY
DE
NM
NC
DC
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation$263,00050%
Earthjustice$165,00040%
American Farmland Trust$160,00050%
Soil Health Institute$155,00041%
Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Inc$151,00050%
Sylvester Manor Educational Farm Inc$122,47551%
Ceres Inc$100,00030%
Environmental Advocates Ny Inc$95,00041%
Organic Farming Research Foundation$85,00042%
Civil Eats$65,00042%
Refed Inc$60,00031%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$55,00020%
The Sand County Foundation Inc$50,00050%
Scenic Hudson Inc$50,00020%
Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc$50,00020%
Sustainable Conservation$50,00020%
The Carl Safina Center Inc the Safina Center$48,70024%
The Marion and Aaron Gural Jcc Inc$45,00050%
Organic Seed Alliance$36,00022%
Gallery North Inc$35,35731%
Yale University$35,0003n/a
National Young Farmers Coalition Inc$35,00020%
Regenerative Agriculture Foundation$35,00020%
Crossing Point Arts Inc$31,5005n/a
Yale University$30,0001n/a
FoodWhat Incorporated$30,00021%
Point Reyes Bird Observatory$25,00010%
City Growers Inc$25,00052%
Cornell University$25,00010%
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Inc$25,00010%
Meridian Institute$25,00010%
Green America$20,00010%
The Food Project Association$20,00011%
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs$20,00010%
Food Recovery Network Inc$20,00021%
Environmental Grantmakers Association$15,64150%
Faith Roots Reproductive Action$15,00014%
NEO Philanthropy Inc$15,00010%
Utopian Seed Project Inc$15,00014%
The Reboli Center for Art and Histo$15,00032%
Impact 100 NYC Inc$15,00032%
State Innovation Exchange$15,00010%
Socially Responsible Agriculture Project Inc$15,00011%
Heartland Health Research Alliance Ltd$15,00011%
Marbleseed Inc$12,00011%
National Caucus of Environmental Legislators$10,00010%
The Memory Project Productions Inc$10,00026%
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$10,00010%
Legal Momentum$10,00011%
Kentucky Health Justice Network Inc$10,00011%
Groundswell International Inc$10,00010%
Smile Farms Inc$10,00011%
Worker Justice Center of New York Inc$7,50020%
Foodshed Capital Network Inc$6,0002n/a
Columbia Land Conservancy Inc$5,00010%
The New Food Economy Inc$5,00010%
Land Stewardship Project$5,00010%
The Brick Studio Rp Inc$5,00021%
Vilcap Inc$5,00010%
Long Island Cares Inc$5,00010%
Founders First Community Development Corporation Inc$5,00010%
Whyhunger Inc$5,00010%
Fractured Atlas Inc$5,00010%
Grow Food Northampton Inc$5,00011%
Boston Impact Initiative Fund$5,00010%
Her Justice Inc$4,00010%
In Our Backyards Inc$2,50010%
The City University of New York School of Law Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Artichoke Dance Company Inc$2,50014%
Council on the Environment Inc$1,00010%
Bluecheck Charitable Foundation Inc$1,00010%
New Place Players New York Inc$1,00010%
Asylum Access$1,00010%
NYC Climate Action Alliance Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($63k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUc Santa Cruz Foundation: $263,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetEarthjustice: $165,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Farmland Trust: $160,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSoil Health Institute: $155,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Inc: $151,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSylvester Manor Educational Farm Inc: $122,475 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetCeres Inc: $100,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEnvironmental Advocates Ny Inc: $95,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetOrganic Farming Research Foundation: $85,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetCivil Eats: $65,000 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetRefed Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Sand County Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetScenic Hudson Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWoodwell Climate Research Center Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSustainable Conservation: $50,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetThe Carl Safina Center Inc the Safina Center: $48,700 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetThe Marion and Aaron Gural Jcc Inc: $45,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetOrganic Seed Alliance: $36,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetGallery North Inc: $35,357 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetNational Young Farmers Coalition Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRegenerative Agriculture Foundation: $35,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetFoodWhat Incorporated: $30,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetPoint Reyes Bird Observatory: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCity Growers Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetCornell University: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMeridian Institute: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGreen America: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Food Project Association: $20,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetThe Chicago Council on Global Affairs: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFood Recovery Network Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetEnvironmental Grantmakers Association: $15,641 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFaith Roots Reproductive Action: $15,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetNEO Philanthropy Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUtopian Seed Project Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetThe Reboli Center for Art and Histo: $15,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetImpact 100 NYC Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetState Innovation Exchange: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSocially Responsible Agriculture Project Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHeartland Health Research Alliance Ltd: $15,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetMarbleseed Inc: $12,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNational Caucus of Environmental Legislators: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Memory Project Productions Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetThe Center for Reproductive Rights Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLegal Momentum: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetKentucky Health Justice Network Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGroundswell International Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 70.

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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.

Clif Family FoundationCA29.7× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Clif Family Foundation · Impactassetsinc · Patagoniaorg · The Schmidt Family Foundation · Rsf Social Finance Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · The Nell Newman Foundation Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The McKnight Foundation · Walton Family Foundation Inc · UNFI Foundation · The Rockefeller 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.

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About The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc give?
The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc reported 45 grants totaling $626,841 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 35 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (42%), Food & Nutrition (23%), Education (14%).
Who are The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Uc Santa Cruz Foundation ($263k), Earthjustice ($165k), American Farmland Trust ($160k).
Does The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Clif Family Foundation, Impactassetsinc, Patagoniaorg.
Where is The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc based?
The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc is based in DE.

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 78 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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