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The Jackman Family Foundation at a glance

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The Jackman Family 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.

$5k
Granted FY2024still arriving
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Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Human Services$805kFood & Nutrition$581kEducation$534kMembership Benefit$500kHousing & Shelter$61kArts & Culture$47kInternational$40kCommunity Improvement$22kOther$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$3.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES INC$5,000
02The need
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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 (FY17–21, $800k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 99% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%GLADNEY CENTER FOR ADOPTION: $10k → 11%MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND: $500k → 14%HOPELAND: $35k → 17%HOPELAND: $25k → 17%CHILDREN IN CONFLICT INC: $5k → 17%HOPELAND: $150k → 17%HOPELAND: $50k → 17%HOPELAND: $25k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
DC
TX
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.

51%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 11 repeat orgs$1.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +61% since the first grant, against +48% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
35

Total granted

$1.3M
$1.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+61%
+48%

Still filing today

91%
89%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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 & CultureHuman ServicesEducationHealthHousing & ShelterInternationalOther
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

  • SHARE OUR STRENGTH
    2× · 2017–2020 · $555k · revenue +60%
  • H
    HOPELAND
    5× · 2017–2021 · $285k · revenue +76%
  • VA
    VILLAGE ACADEMIES NETWORK INC
    2× · 2017–2019 · $110k · revenue +153%

Funded once

  • TA
    THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA
    one grant, 2020 · $500k · revenue -24%
  • MP
    MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUNDgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $500k · revenue +29%
  • CS
    CHURCHILL SCHOOL AND CENTERgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $30k · revenue +93%
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.

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New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
2
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
3
Manhattanville University

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

Education
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New York City Center Inc

The mission of new york city center is to be new york city's leading center for dance and musical theater. dedicated to making the arts accessible to the broadest possible audience, city center seeks to create a welcoming environment and…

Arts & Culture
5
Manhattan University

Manhattan university is an independent catholic instituion of higher learning that embraces qualified men and women of all faiths, cultures, and traditions. the mission of manhattan university is to provide a contemporary, person-centered…

Education
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Ie New York College

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Education
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The New School

The new school's mission is to prepare our students to understand, contribute to, and succeed in a rapidly changing society, and thus make the world a better and more just place. (continued on schedule o)

Education
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Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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9
Manhattan Theatre Club Inc

Mtc's work includes producing and developing new work on and off-broadway, nurturing artists throughout their careers, and positively impacting the lives of many through innovative education programs. we are committed to equity, diversity…

Arts & Culture
10
Theatre for a New Audience Inc

The mission of theatre for a new audience is to develop and vitalize the performance and study of shakespeare and classic drama. the theatre is dedicated to the language and ideas of writers - to a dialogue over centuries between…

Arts & Culture
11
The Pierpont Morgan Library

The Morgan Library & Museum celebrates and shares the history and process of human creativity from antiquity to the present day through the preservation, study, and interpretation of a dynamic and growing collection.

Education
12
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc

The manhattan institute is a community of scholars, journalists, activists, and civic leaders dedicated to advancing opportunity, individual liberty, and the rule of law in america and its great cities.

Public Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Village Academies Network Inc; the most unlike its peers is Theatre Hall of Fame 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

44 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. 44 of the 48 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/44
Grantees still filing
31/44
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND: $500,000 · Human ServicesMOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUNDHOPELAND: $285,000 · Human ServicesHOPELAND+2 more: $15,000 · Human ServicesSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $555,000 · OtherSHARE OUR STRENGTHLITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE INC: $90,000 · OtherLITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE INCRoss Institute: $86,000 · OtherRoss Institute+22 more: $134,700 · Other+22 moreTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA: $500,000 · Membership BenefitTHE ACTORS' FUND OF A…VILLAGE ACADEMIES NETWORK INC: $110,000 · EducationVILLAGE ACADEM…TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $100,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF TH…THE WINDWARD SCHOOL: $90,000 · EducationTHE WINDWARD S…CHURCHILL SCHOOL AND CENTER: $30,000 · EducationCHURCHILL SCHO…WORLDWIDE ORPHANS FOUNDATION: $15,000 · EducationSAY DETROIT: $61,000 · Housing & ShelterA HOLE IN THE ROOF FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $25,000 · Food & NutritionEAST HAMPTON FOOD PANTRY INC: $1,000 · Food & NutritionSTORM KING ART CENTER: $5,000 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN THEATRE WING INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureGEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureTHE BARNUM MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureAmerican Museum of Natural History: $1,000 · Arts & CultureMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $1,000 · Arts & CultureMuseum of Modern Art: $1,000 · Arts & CultureRising Star Childrens Musical Theatre Troupe Inc: $1,000 · Arts & CultureTHE SECOND STAGE THEATRE INC: $1,000 · Arts & Culture
Human Services$800,000Other$865,700Membership Benefit$500,000Education$345,000Housing & Shelter$71,000Food & Nutrition$26,000Arts & Culture$25,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $555,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA: $500,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND: $500,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHOPELAND: $285,000 over 5y, 15% of budgetVILLAGE ACADEMIES NETWORK INC: $110,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE INC: $90,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE WINDWARD SCHOOL: $90,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRoss Institute: $86,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSAY DETROIT: $61,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetCHURCHILL SCHOOL AND CENTER: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWORLDWIDE ORPHANS FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAMERICAN AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMETROPOLE FILM BOARD INC CO OREN JACOBY: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetURBAN ZEN FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetTHE GLADNEY CENTER FOR ADOPTION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetA HOLE IN THE ROOF FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetSTORM KING ART CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN THEATRE WING INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Tap Dance Foundation inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe New York and Presbyterian Hospital: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BARNUM MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetUSTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN IN CONFLICT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRaincatcher Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetEVERY MOTHER COUNTS: $4,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCITY YEAR INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS (SEE) INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHEATRE HALL OF FAME INC: $2,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetBOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEAST HAMPTON FOOD PANTRY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRising Star Childrens Musical Theatre Troupe Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetTHE SECOND STAGE THEATRE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCity Squash Inc: $200 over 2y, 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.

The Goldman Sachs Cha…Jewish Communal FundCalifornia Community …National Philanthropi…Charities Aid Foundat…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Vanguard Charitable E…Silicon Valley Commun…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…The Pfizer Foundation…
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNY21.1× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Jewish Communal Fund · California Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Charities Aid Foundation America · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Pfizer 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 Jackman Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Jackman Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 23%
  • The Barnum Museum Foundation Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Boston Medical Center Corporation: 23% of income from government
  • City Year Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
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 Jackman Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Jackman 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 48 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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